Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Delin

Kevin A. Delin 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).

  • Patent number: 10477495
    Abstract: A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kevin A. Delin, Shannon Jackson
  • Publication number: 20160286505
    Abstract: A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin A. DELIN, Shannon Jackson
  • Patent number: 9385825
    Abstract: A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kevin A. Delin, Shannon P. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20110196651
    Abstract: A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kevin A. Delin, Shannon P. Jackson
  • Patent number: 7925469
    Abstract: A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin A. Delin, Shannon P. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20070061098
    Abstract: A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Delin, Shannon Jackson
  • Patent number: 7133800
    Abstract: a Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kevin A. Delin, Shannon P. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20040128091
    Abstract: a Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin A. Delin, Shannon P. Jackson
  • Patent number: 6201392
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus for utilizing planar HTS probe coils in substantially coplanar coil sets, each set comprised of a plurality of coils, two such similar sets being positioned on opposite sides of the sample to form a plurality of coil pairs. The coil pairs may be used for excitation of the sample, for receiving the NMR response signal or for both. A feature of the invention is the ability afforded to adjust the coupling between coil pairs to a minimum value to thereby prevent interaction between coil pairs having simultaneously applied high power signals and weak NMR response signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignees: Varian, Inc., Bruker Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Weston Anderson, Richard S. Withers, Kevin A. Delin, Luis Felipe Fuks, Wai Ha Wong