Patents by Inventor Jan Baranski

Jan Baranski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Capacitance sensor arrangement
    Patent number: 5012196
    Abstract: A capacitance sensor arrangement is used to determine the distance of an element such as a shearing handpiece from a surface such as the skin of a sheep. The arrangement processes data from one or more sensors which include a variable capacitor dependent on the distance, and provides an output voltage consistent with the distance, the output voltage being dependent on the voltage drop across a reference capacitor in the sensor circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: The University of Western Australia
    Inventor: Jan Baranski
  • Proximity measurement by inductive sensing using single turn UHF energized coil sensors incorporated into cutter head of sheep shearing device
    Patent number: 4983914
    Abstract: An inductive sensing arrangement enables the distance of the cutting head of an automated sheep shearing apparatus from the skin of a sheep to be determined. Sensors on the cutting head include a coil, the inductance of which varies in accordance with the distance of the coil from a conductive surface such as the skin of a sheep. An output voltage represents the distance of the coil from the conductive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: The University of Western Australia
    Inventor: Jan Baranski