Patents by Inventor Mark Bryla
Mark Bryla 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).
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Patent number: 11837748Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the emission of gases and/or flames emitted from one or more electrochemical cells are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, gas emitted from an electrochemical cell located within an interior of an enclosure may be flowed through a flow restriction to reduce a pressure and/or temperature of the gas and/or the gas may be flowed through a catalyst prior to exiting through an outlet of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Mark Bryla
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Patent number: 11164408Abstract: Lock systems are disclosed. The lock system may include a lock unit and a separate base station. The lock unit may include one or more components maintained in a powered-off and/or low-power standby state when not in use. The lock unit may include a sound receiver. The lock unit may activate power to one or more components unit after detecting a predetermined activation sound transmitted by a sound transmitter on the base station. The lock unit and base station may include wireless communicators to communicate signals and/or information between the lock unit and base station after the lock unit is powered on. To conserve power, a lock unit may power down after a predetermined action has been completed, communication of a power down signal, and/or after a predetermined time period has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Mark Bryla, Michael Lorello
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Publication number: 20210135314Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the emission of gases and/or flames emitted from one or more electrochemical cells are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, gas emitted from an electrochemical cell located within an interior of an enclosure may be flowed through a flow restriction to reduce a pressure and/or temperature of the gas and/or the gas may be flowed through a catalyst prior to exiting through an outlet of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Mark Bryla
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Patent number: 10923696Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the emission of gases and/or flames emitted from one or more electrochemical cells are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, gas emitted from an electrochemical cell located within an interior of an enclosure may be flowed through a flow restriction to reduce a pressure and/or temperature of the gas and/or the gas may be flowed through a catalyst prior to exiting through an outlet of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Mark Bryla
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Patent number: 10693310Abstract: Various door locks and their methods of operation are described. In one embodiment, one or more capacitors are discharged to power one or more electrical loads of a door lock and then charged by one or more associated power sources. During this type of operation, a voltage of the one or more capacitors may cyclically vary between a first voltage threshold and a second voltage threshold. Methods related to estimating an amount of energy provided to the one or more capacitors using time measurements are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Mark Bryla, Michael Lorello
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Patent number: 10438978Abstract: A system and method for measuring energy harvested from at least one energy source for use in an access control system. The method comprises charging a capacitive storage device to a voltage high threshold, where the capacitive storage device is for storing energy harvested from at least one sensor receiving energy from at least one energy source and the capacitive storage device is coupled to an energy harvesting manager adapted for managing the amount of energy received by the at least one sensor, and applying a reference load to the capacitive storage device until the capacitive storage device discharges to a predetermined voltage value, the reference load having a predetermined resistance value.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SARGENT MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Mark Bryla, Michael Lorello, John C. Wren
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Publication number: 20190228604Abstract: A lock system may include a lock unit and a gateway. The lock unit may include a first wireless communicator that is configured to communicate via a LoRa-based wireless communication link to initiate one or more operations, status inquiries, and/or lock unit updates of the lock unit. In some embodiments, the lock unit may also include one or more components that may be maintained in a powered-off and/or low-power standby state when not in use. The lock unit may activate power to these one or more components, including activating a second wireless communicator, for example, after receiving a wakeup signal from the gateway. The lock unit and the gateway may communicate requests for low bandwidth data transfer via the first wireless communicator and requests for high bandwidth data transfer via the second wireless communicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventor: Mark Bryla
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Publication number: 20190130684Abstract: Lock systems are disclosed. The lock system may include a lock unit and a separate base station. The lock unit may include one or more components maintained in a powered-off and/or low-power standby state when not in use. The lock unit may include a sound receiver. The lock unit may activate power to one or more components unit after detecting a predetermined activation sound transmitted by a sound transmitter on the base station. The lock unit and base station may include wireless communicators to communicate signals and/or information between the lock unit and base station after the lock unit is powered on. To conserve power, a lock unit may power down after a predetermined action has been completed, communication of a power down signal, and/or after a predetermined time period has elapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Mark Bryla, Michael Lorello
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Publication number: 20190131818Abstract: Various door locks and their methods of operation are described. In one embodiment, one or more capacitors are discharged to power one or more electrical loads of a door lock and then charged by one or more associated power sources. During this type of operation, a voltage of the one or more capacitors may cyclically vary between a first voltage threshold and a second voltage threshold. Methods related to estimating an amount of energy provided to the one or more capacitors using time measurements are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Mark Bryla, Michael Lorello
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Publication number: 20190006650Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the emission of gases and/or flames emitted from one or more electrochemical cells are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, gas emitted from an electrochemical cell located within an interior of an enclosure may be flowed through a flow restriction to reduce a pressure and/or temperature of the gas and/or the gas may be flowed through a catalyst prior to exiting through an outlet of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Mark Bryla
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Patent number: 10128283Abstract: A method for managing light energy received from at least one light source by at least one light sensor in an access control system. The method comprises receiving light energy by the at least one light sensor, measuring the amount of light energy received by an energy harvesting manager interconnected with an access control device, and determining whether the measured amount of light energy is above a predetermined threshold. If the measured amount of light energy is above the predetermined threshold, the method comprises converting the light energy into harvested energy by at least one energy harvester. If the measured amount of light energy is not above the predetermined threshold, the method comprises adjusting the amount of light energy available to the at least one light sensor from the at least one light source until the predetermined threshold is reached.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: SARGENT MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventor: Mark Bryla
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Patent number: 9896866Abstract: An electronic lock with power failure control circuit includes a lock mechanism having a latchbolt movable between extended and retracted positions and an electrically powered lock actuator to lock and unlock the latchbolt. The power failure control circuit includes a microcontroller and the lock is connected to a primary power source and an auxiliary power source, preferably supercapacitors and charger that can be turned on by the microcontroller and off when the charger signals a full charge. A power monitor circuit detects low voltage on the primary power supply and sets a power failure interrupt causing the microcontroller to execute power failure instructions that control the actuator so that the lock is placed into a desired locked or unlocked final state during the power failure. Upon detection of the return of good power, the system resets the lock.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: SARGENT MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Mark Bryla, Steve Morse, John C. Wren
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Publication number: 20170278880Abstract: A method for measuring energy harvested from at least one energy source for use in an access control system, comprising providing an access control device adapted to be at least partially powered by energy harvested from at least one energy source; providing at least one sensor receiving energy from the at least one energy source; providing an energy harvesting manager coupled to the at least one sensor, wherein the energy harvesting manager manages the amount of energy received by the at least one sensor; providing a capacitive storage device coupled to the energy harvesting manager, the capacitive storage device for storing energy harvested from the at least one sensor; charging the capacitive storage device to a voltage high threshold, V-HTH; applying a reference load to the capacitive storage device until the capacitive storage device discharges to a predetermined voltage value, Vo/e, the reference load having a predetermined resistance value; determining a time constant, the time constant defined as theType: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Mark Bryla, Michael Lorello, John C. Wren
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Publication number: 20160123805Abstract: A method for managing light energy received from at least one light source by at least one light sensor in an access control system. The method comprises receiving light energy by the at least one light sensor, measuring the amount of light energy received by an energy harvesting manager interconnected with an access control device, and determining whether the measured amount of light energy is above a predetermined threshold. If the measured amount of light energy is above the predetermined threshold, the method comprises converting the light energy into harvested energy by at least one energy harvester. If the measured amount of light energy is not above the predetermined threshold, the method comprises adjusting the amount of light energy available to the at least one light sensor from the at least one light source until the predetermined threshold is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventor: Mark Bryla
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Publication number: 20150167350Abstract: An electronic lock with power failure control circuit includes a lock mechanism having a latchbolt movable between extended and a retracted positions and an electrically powered lock actuator to lock and unlock the latchbolt. The power failure control circuit includes a microcontroller and the lock is connected to a primary power source and an auxiliary power source, preferably supercapacitors and charger that can be turned on by the microcontroller and off when the charger signals a full charge. A power monitor circuit detects low voltage on the primary power supply and sets a power failure interrupt causing the microcontroller to execute power failure instructions that control the actuator so that the lock is placed into a desired locked or unlocked final state during the power failure. upon detection of the return of good power, the system resets the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Mark Bryla, Steve Morse, Chris Wren
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Publication number: 20120169453Abstract: An electronic lock with power failure control circuit includes a lock mechanism having a latchbolt movable between extended and a retracted positions and an electrically powered lock actuator to lock and unlock the latchbolt. The power failure control circuit includes a microcontroller and the lock is connected to a primary power source and an auxiliary power source, preferably supercapacitors and charger that can be turned on by the microcontroller and off when the charger signals a full charge. A power monitor circuit detects low voltage on the primary power supply and sets a power failure interrupt causing the microcontroller to execute power failure instructions that control the actuator so that the lock is placed into a desired locked or unlocked final state during the power failure. upon detection of the return of good power, the system resets the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Mark Bryla, Steve Morse, Chris Wren
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Patent number: D738192Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Meg Hetfield, Rick Leites, John E. Walsh, Garrett E. Lovejoy, Mark Bryla, Douglas A. Clark, Angelo S. Arcaria