Patents by Inventor Mark Hickey
Mark Hickey 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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Publication number: 20250343445Abstract: There is provided a method of wireless power transfer through a medium. The method comprises controlling an input voltage of an inverter of a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system based on a detected parameter. The method further comprises generating, via the transmitter, a field for transferring power wirelessly through a medium to a receiver of the wireless power transfer system based on the input voltage. Other methods are also provided. There is also provided a controller, system, and transmitter for wirelessly transferring power through a medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2025Publication date: November 6, 2025Applicant: Solace Power Inc.Inventors: Paul ARSENAULT, Mark HICKEY, Bernard RYAN, Amir TAHAVORGAR, Robert COVE, Samer ALDHAHER, Si Jing LIM
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Patent number: 12388298Abstract: There is provided a method of wireless power transfer through a medium. The method comprises controlling an input voltage of an inverter of a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system based on a detected parameter. The method further comprises generating, via the transmitter, a field for transferring power wirelessly through a medium to a receiver of the wireless power transfer system based on the input voltage. Other methods are also provided. There is also provided a controller, system, and transmitter for wirelessly transferring power through a medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: Solace Power Inc.Inventors: Paul Arsenault, Mark Hickey, Bernard Ryan, Amir Tahavorgar, Robert Cove, Samer Aldhaher, Si Jing Lim
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Publication number: 20250038513Abstract: An overcurrent detection circuit for use in a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system is provided. The transmitter comprises a transmitter element for generating a field to transfer power to a receiver of a wireless power transfer system. The circuit is adapted to shut down a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system in response to a detected short circuit event. An overvoltage protection circuit for use in a receiver of a wireless power transfer system is also provided. The receiver comprises a receiver element for extracting power from a field generated by a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system, and a switching element electrically connected to the receiver element. The overvoltage protection circuit is adapted to electrically ground the switching element based on an overvoltage event.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Solace Power Inc.Inventors: Samer ALDHAHER, Mark HICKEY, Samuel Robert COVE, Jonathan DAWE, Paul ARSENAULT
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Publication number: 20240213813Abstract: There is provided a method of wireless power transfer through a medium. The method comprises controlling an input voltage of an inverter of a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system based on a detected parameter. The method further comprises generating, via the transmitter, a field for transferring power wirelessly through a medium to a receiver of the wireless power transfer system based on the input voltage. Other methods are also provided. There is also provided a controller, system, and transmitter for wirelessly transferring power through a medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: Solace Power Inc.Inventors: Paul ARSENAULT, Mark HICKEY, Bernard RYAN, Amir TAHAVORGAR, Robert COVE, Samer ALDHAHER, Si Jing LIM
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Publication number: 20240186832Abstract: Method and circuitry for controlling a transmitter and a receiver of a wireless power transfer system. There is provided transmitter control circuitry for controlling a duty cycle of an inverter of a transmitter of a wireless power transfer system based on detection of a load signal at the transmitter. There is further provided receiver control circuitry for controlling operation of a receiver of a wireless power transfer system, the circuitry modifying of the load at the input or output of a rectifier of a receiver of a wireless power transfer system to vary a load signal at the receiver. The transmitter control circuitry may control the duty cycle of the inverter based on detection of the load signal from the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Solace Power Inc.Inventors: Paul ARSENAULT, Daniel THORSEN, Bernard RYAN, Mark HICKEY, Bob TURNBULL, Nicolas YOUNG
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Patent number: 10254428Abstract: This invention relates to devices and processes for geophysical prospecting, subsurface fluid monitoring and, more particular, to the use of interferometric techniques using Control Source Electromagnetic (“CSEM”) and Magnetoturelic (“MT”) signals to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James Sokolowsky, Robert Payton, Trevor Pugh, Alexander Kalish, Mark Hickey
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Patent number: 9719782Abstract: An avionics system comprises one or more attitude sources, each configured to produce a respective calculated attitude solution; at least one magnetometer configured to measure magnetic field; and at least one attitude monitor configured to use the respective calculated attitude solution from one of the attitude sources to project the measured magnetic field estimate or an Earth Magnetic Field Model (EMFM) estimate such that the measured magnetic field estimate and the EMFM estimate are in a common shared frame. The at least one attitude monitor is further configured to determine a difference between the measured magnetic field estimate and the EMFM estimate in the common shared frame. The at least one attitude monitor is further configured to output an alert, which indicates that the respective calculated attitude solution used to project the measured magnetic field estimate or the EMFM estimate is in error, if the difference exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: John R. Morrison, Douglas Mark Weed, Mark Hickey
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Publication number: 20170212267Abstract: This invention relates to devices and processes for geophysical prospecting, subsurface fluid monitoring and, more particular, to the use of interferometric techniques using Control Source Electromagnetic (“CSEM”) and Magnetoturelic (“MT”) signals to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: James Sokolowsky, Robert Payton, Trevor Pugh, Alexander Kalish, Mark Hickey
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Patent number: 9638826Abstract: This invention relates to devices and processes for geophysical prospecting, subsurface fluid monitoring and, more particular, to the use of interferometric techniques using Control Source Electromagnetic (“CSEM”) and Magnetoturelic (“MT”) signals to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Deep Imaging Technologies Inc.Inventors: James Sokolowsky, Robert Payton, Trevor Pugh, Alexander Kalish, Mark Hickey
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Patent number: 9377309Abstract: A method to calibrate at least one lever arm between at least one respective global positioning system (GPS) antenna/receiver and a communicatively coupled inertial navigation system is provided. The method includes receiving signals from the at least one GPS antenna/receiver at the inertial navigation system communicatively coupled to a Kalman filter; and estimating, in the Kalman filter, at least one fixed lever arm component while accounting for a bending motion of the lever arm based on the received signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mark Hickey, Kevin D. Vanderwerf, Mark A. Ahlbrecht
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Publication number: 20160109233Abstract: An avionics system comprises one or more attitude sources, each configured to produce a respective calculated attitude solution; at least one magnetometer configured to measure magnetic field; and at least one attitude monitor configured to use the respective calculated attitude solution from one of the attitude sources to project the measured magnetic field estimate or an Earth Magnetic Field Model (EMFM) estimate such that the measured magnetic field estimate and the EMFM estimate are in a common shared frame. The at least one attitude monitor is further configured to determine a difference between the measured magnetic field estimate and the EMFM estimate in the common shared frame. The at least one attitude monitor is further configured to output an alert, which indicates that the respective calculated attitude solution used to project the measured magnetic field estimate or the EMFM estimate is in error, if the difference exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: John R. Morrison, Douglas Mark Weed, Mark Hickey
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Publication number: 20150276413Abstract: A method to calibrate at least one lever arm between at least one respective global positioning system (GPS) antenna/receiver and a communicatively coupled inertial navigation system is provided. The method includes receiving signals from the at least one GPS antenna/receiver at the inertial navigation system communicatively coupled to a Kalman filter; and estimating, in the Kalman filter, at least one fixed lever arm component while accounting for a bending motion of the lever arm based on the received signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mark Hickey, Kevin D. Vanderwerf, Mark A. Ahlbrecht
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Publication number: 20150123835Abstract: This invention relates to devices and processes for geophysical prospecting, subsurface fluid monitoring and, more particular, to the use of interferometric techniques using Control Source Electromagnetic (“CSEM”) and Magnetoturelic (“MT”) signals to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: James Sokolowsky, Robert Payton, Trevor Pugh, Alexander Kalish, Mark Hickey
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Publication number: 20070234191Abstract: In a first aspect, a first method is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) transmitting data on a bus, wherein data is presented on the bus using varying widths; (2) configuring a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to be performed on the data based on the manner in which the data is presented on the bus; and (3) performing the CRC on the data. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Mark Hickey, Robert Shearer
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Publication number: 20060219746Abstract: A vehicle storage/cargo box system is provided. The system includes at least one access portion, such as but not limited to a door member, for providing access to the interior of a box portion. The box portion includes a weather stripping and door arrangement that allows flat access to the load floor of the box portion. The load floor of the box portion is above the level of the access door's weather stripping flange portion. The system includes various additional access portions, including but not limited to multiple door configurations that articulate in several different manners. The system also includes various storage and support devices such as but not limited to drawers, shelves, tables, and/or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Tim Kniffel, Dino Filias, Andrew Olszewski, Mark Hickey, Keijo Huotari
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Publication number: 20060159023Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that may be utilized to dynamically train communications links between two or more devices based on an error detection history are provided. The error detection history may be based on error detection value comparisons (e.g., CRCs) for a sequence of received packets. According to some embodiments, packets may be accepted only if a number (N) of successive packets have been received without errors, while link training may be automatically initiated only if a number (P) of successive packets have been received with errors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Hickey, Robert Shearer, Alfred Watson
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Publication number: 20060136801Abstract: In a first aspect, a first method is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) transmitting data on a bus, wherein data is presented on the bus using varying widths; (2) configuring a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to be performed on the data based on the manner in which the data is presented on the bus; and (3) performing the CRC on the data. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Hickey, Robert Shearer
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Publication number: 20060092842Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, a module, and a system for calculating a credit limit for an interface capable of receiving multiple packets simultaneously. Generally, the multiple packets are simultaneously received at an interface on the second device, each packet being one of a plurality of packet types, and a flow control credit limit to be transmitted to the first device is adjusted based on the combination of packet types of the simultaneously received packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2004Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bruce Beukema, Mark Hickey, Robert Shearer
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Publication number: 20060045031Abstract: Methods and apparatuses that may be utilized to automatically train and activate communications links between two or more devices are provided. In some embodiments, one or more state machines may be used to monitor and control the behavior of receive and transmit logic during the automatic training and activation, thus, reducing or eliminating the need for software intervention. As a result, training and activation may begin with little delay after a power-on cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark Hickey, Robert Shearer, Alfred Watson
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Patent number: D731044Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Gary Fulkerson, Rolf Haag, Robert Gaarder, Mark Hickey, Sead Smailagic, Albrecht Otte