Patents by Inventor Michael Katz

Michael Katz 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).

  • Publication number: 20230063324
    Abstract: A wireless receiver system includes a receiver antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a receiver controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information associated with AC wireless signals, the electrical information including, at least, a voltage of the AC wireless signals. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, detect a change in the electrical information, determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts. The receiver controller is configured to receive the plurality of data alerts from the demodulation circuit, and decode the plurality of data alerts into the wireless data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz, Md. Nazmul Alam
  • Publication number: 20230065697
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system includes a transmitter antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a transmitter controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information associated with AC wireless signals, the electrical information including, at least, a voltage of the AC wireless signals. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, detect a change in the electrical information, determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts. The transmitter controller is configured to receive the plurality of data alerts from the demodulation circuit, and decode the plurality of data alerts into the wireless data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz, Md. Nazmul Alam
  • Patent number: 11594915
    Abstract: A method of operating a power and data transfer system includes determining, by a wireless transmission system, presence of a wireless receiver system. The method further includes starting wireless power and data transfer via the wireless transmission system, if presence of the wireless receiver system is detected. The method further includes determining if power at a load associated with the wireless receiver system exceeds a threshold for out of band communications. The method further includes, if the power at the load exceeds the threshold for out of band communications, handing over wireless data transfer to an out of band communications system that is in operative communication with the wireless transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Luzinski, Michael Katz, Mark Melone
  • Patent number: 11569694
    Abstract: A wireless receiver system includes a receiver antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a receiver controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information superimposed on an AC wireless signal. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, apply automatic bias control and gain control to generate modified electrical information, detect a change in the modified electrical information and determine if the change in the modified electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold. If the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, an alert is generated. Alerts are decoded into the electrical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Anna Oleksiewicz, Michael Katz, Md. Nazmul Alam
  • Patent number: 11563463
    Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems, disclosed, include a wireless power transmission system and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter antenna configured to couple with a receiver antenna to transmit alternating current (AC) wireless signals to the receiver antenna. Antenna coupling may be inductive and may operate in conformance to a wireless power and data transfer protocol. A transmission controller drives the transmitter antenna at an operating frequency, and either the wireless power transmission system or the wireless power receiver system may damp the wireless power transmission to create a data signal containing a serial asynchronous data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Melone, Michael Katz
  • Patent number: 11557919
    Abstract: A method of operating a power and data transfer system includes determining, by a wireless transmission system, presence of a wireless receiver system. The method further includes starting wireless power and data transfer via the wireless transmission system, if presence of the wireless receiver system is detected. The method further includes determining if power at a load associated with the wireless receiver system exceeds a threshold for out of band communications. The method further includes, if the power at the load exceeds the threshold for out of band communications, handing over wireless data transfer to an out of band communications system that is in operative communication with the wireless transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Luzinski, Michael Katz, Mark Melone
  • Patent number: 11526791
    Abstract: Embodiments for creating planning tasks are provided. A plurality of atoms are generated. The plurality of atoms are partitioned into a plurality of variables. A casual graph is generated based on the plurality of variables. A layered graph including interchanging variable value layers and action layers is created based on the casual graph. A planning task is generated based on the layered graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Katz, Shirin Sohrabi Araghi
  • Publication number: 20220368168
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a controller, a first power conditioning system, and a second power conditioning system. The controller is configured to determine a first driving signal for driving the first antenna based on a first operating frequency, a virtual AC power frequency, a variable slot length, and slot timing, and determine a second driving signal for driving the second antenna based on a second operating frequency, the slot length, and the slot timing. The first power conditioning system is configured to receive the first driving signal to generate the virtual AC power signals at the first operating frequency, the virtual AC power signals having peak voltages rising and falling based on the virtual AC power frequency. The second power conditioning system is configured to receive the second driving signal to generate the virtual DC power signals at the second operating frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Melone, Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz
  • Publication number: 20220347276
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the use of sphingolipid-metabolizing proteins to mitigate or minimize tissue damage resulting from injury or from disease, for example, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) when the sphingolipid-metabolizing protein is delivered via expression from an Anc80 vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Efrat ELIYAHU, Adam VINCEK, Anthony FARGNOLI, Michael KATZ
  • Patent number: 11476712
    Abstract: A sensing system includes a sensor, a wireless transmission system, a wireless receiver system, and a controller. The sensor is configured to determine sensor data, the sensor data associated with a sensing environment. The wireless transmission system is configured to wirelessly couple with the sensor, the wireless transmission system configured for wirelessly providing significant electrical energy to the sensor as wireless power signals and receive the sensor data as in-band data signals encoded in the wireless power signals. The wireless receiver system is operatively associated with the sensor and with which the wireless transmission system couples with the sensor and is configured to receive the significant electrical energy as the wireless power signals from the wireless transmission system. The controller is operatively associated with the wireless transmission system and is configured to decode the in-band signals from the wireless power signals as the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz, Md. Nazmul Alam
  • Publication number: 20220300852
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided that relate to a computer system, a computer program product, and a computer-implemented method for automating scenario planning. Embodiments involve machine learning (ML) and an artificial intelligence (AI) planner to capture a general scenario planning (GSP) problem and provide a solution to the GSP problem in the form of trajectories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Octavian Udrea, Shirin Sohrabi Araghi, Michael Katz, Mark David Feblowitz, Kavitha Srinivas, Oktie Hassanzadeh
  • Patent number: 11444492
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance is disclosed includes a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power receiver system includes a first receiver antenna configured to couple with a first transmission antenna and receive virtual AC power signals from the first transmission antenna. A second receiver antenna is configured to couple with a second transmission antenna and receive virtual DC power signals from the second transmitter antenna. A first receiver power conditioning system is configured to receive the virtual AC power signals, convert the virtual AC power signals to AC received power signals, and provide the AC received power signals to power the first electrical component. The second receiver power conditioning system configured to receive the virtual DC power signals, convert the virtual DC power signals to DC received power signals, and provide the DC received power signals to power the second electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Melone, Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz
  • Patent number: 11431205
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a transmitter controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information indicative of data signals encoded in the transmission by a receiver. The demodulation circuit is configured to apply automatic bias control and gain control to the electrical information to generate a modified electrical information signal, detect a change in the modified electrical information signal, and generate alerts based on said change, indicative of the data signals. The transmitter controller is configured to perform a beaconing sequence to determine a coupling between the transmitter antenna and the at least one other antenna, determine the automatic bias control and the automatic gain control, for the demodulation circuit based on the beaconing sequence, receive the plurality of data alerts from the demodulation circuit, and decode the plurality of data alerts into the wireless data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz
  • Patent number: 11431204
    Abstract: A wireless receiver and transmission systems include a receiver antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information superimposed on an AC wireless signal. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, apply automatic bias control and gain control to generate modified electrical information, detect a change in the modified electrical information and determine if the change in the modified electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold. If the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, an alert is generated. Alerts are decoded into the electrical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Anna Oleksiewicz, Michael Katz, Md. Nazmul Alam
  • Publication number: 20220255363
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance is disclosed includes a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power receiver system includes a first receiver antenna configured to couple with a first transmission antenna and receive virtual AC power signals from the first transmission antenna. A second receiver antenna is configured to couple with a second transmission antenna and receive virtual DC power signals from the second transmitter antenna. A first receiver power conditioning system is configured to receive the virtual AC power signals, convert the virtual AC power signals to AC received power signals, and provide the AC received power signals to power the first electrical component. The second receiver power conditioning system configured to receive the virtual DC power signals, convert the virtual DC power signals to DC received power signals, and provide the DC received power signals to power the second electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Melone, Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz
  • Publication number: 20220255365
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a controller, a first power conditioning system, and a second power conditioning system. The controller is configured to determine a first driving signal for driving the first antenna based on a first operating frequency, a virtual AC power frequency, a slot length, and slot timing, and determine a second driving signal for driving the second t antenna based on a second operating frequency, the slot length, and the slot timing. The first power conditioning system is configured to receive the first driving signal to generate the virtual AC power signals at the first operating frequency, the virtual AC power signals having peak voltages rising and falling based on the virtual AC power frequency. The second power conditioning system is configured to receive the second driving signal to generate the virtual DC power signals at the second operating frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Melone, Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz
  • Publication number: 20220255359
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system includes a transmitter antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a transmitter controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information associated with AC wireless signals, the electrical information including, at least, a voltage of the AC wireless signals. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, detect a change in the electrical information, determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts. The transmitter controller is configured to receive the plurality of data alerts from the demodulation circuit and decode the plurality of data alerts into the wireless data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Vikas Kasireddy, Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz, Nazmul Alam
  • Publication number: 20220247225
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter antenna, an amplifier, and a transmitter controller. The transmitter antenna is configured to transmit wireless power signals and wireless data signals. The amplifier is configured to receive a driving signal at a gate of the at least one transistor and invert a direct power (DC) input power signal to generate the AC wireless signal at the operating frequency. The transmitter controller is configured to configure the driving signal based, at least, on an operating frequency and an initial beaconing process, the initial beaconing process for determining presence of a wireless receiver system at a coupling between the transmitter antenna and a receiver antenna of the wireless receiver system, determine amplifier voltage instructions for the amplifier based on the initial beaconing process, and drive the amplifier by providing the driving signal and the amplifier voltage instructions to the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz
  • Publication number: 20220247215
    Abstract: A sensing system includes a sensor, a wireless transmission system, a wireless receiver system, and a controller. The sensor is configured to determine sensor data, the sensor data associated with a sensing environment. The wireless transmission system is configured to wirelessly couple with the sensor, the wireless transmission system configured for wirelessly providing significant electrical energy to the sensor as wireless power signals and receive the sensor data as in-band data signals encoded in the wireless power signals. The wireless receiver system is operatively associated with the sensor and with which the wireless transmission system couples with the sensor and is configured to receive the significant electrical energy as the wireless power signals from the wireless transmission system. The controller is operatively associated with the wireless transmission system and is configured to decode the in-band signals from the wireless power signals as the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Peralta, Michael Katz, Md. Nazmul Alam
  • Publication number: 20220247224
    Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems, disclosed, include a wireless power transmission system and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter antenna configured to couple with a receiver antenna to transmit alternating current (AC) wireless signals to the receiver antenna. Antenna coupling may be inductive and may operate in conformance to a wireless power and data transfer protocol. A transmission controller drives the transmitter antenna at an operating frequency, and either the wireless power transmission system or the wireless power receiver system may damp the wireless power transmission to create a data signal containing a serial asynchronous data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Melone, Michael Katz