Patents by Inventor Michael Ney
Michael Ney 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: 11965366Abstract: A vehicle latch system, including: a latch assembly; an electronic control unit removably attached to an exterior of a housing of the latch assembly, the electronic control unit having a printed circuit board assembly secured into a housing of the electronic control unit, wherein the printed circuit board assembly when inserted into the housing of the electronic control unit is press fit into electrical communication with a first pair of terminals molded into the housing of the electronic control unit, wherein the first pair of terminals are configured to have an interference fit with a second pair of terminals molded into a housing of the latch assembly when the electronic control unit is secured to the latch assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Daniel Alexander Ney, Donald Michael Perkins
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Patent number: 11946996Abstract: Accuracy for detecting and tracking one or more objects of interest can be improved using radar-based tracking systems. In some examples, multiple radars implemented in a device can be used to transmit signals to, and receive signals from, the one or more objects of interest. To disambiguate an object of interest from undesired objects such as the hand of a user, the object of interest can include a transponder that applies a delay element to a signal received from a radar, and thereafter transmits a delayed return signal back to the radar. The delay produced by the delay element can separate the return signal from undesired reflections and enable disambiguation of those signals. Clear identification of the desired return signal can lead to more accurate object distance determinations, more accurate triangulation, and improved position detection and tracking accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Apple, Inc.Inventors: Michael Kerner, John Zhonghua Wu, Michael Delishansky, Zohar Agon, Shachar Shayovitz, Michael Ney, Shay I. Freundlich
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Patent number: 11946296Abstract: A two-pull, automatic reset, latch system is configured to operate during a no-power scenario and a power scenario. The latch system includes a release system, a release lever, and a coupling lever. The release lever is pivotally engaged to a stationary structure about a first axis. The coupling lever pivots about a second axis offset from the first axis, and is adapted to couple the release lever to the release system during a no-power scenario and upon two actuations of the release lever. The coupling lever is further adapted to maintain decoupling of the release lever from the release system during a power scenario.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Daniel Alexander Ney, Donald Michael Perkins
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Publication number: 20240094374Abstract: An electronic device may include sensing circuitry that transmits radar signals and receives reflected signals over a set of antennas. Communications circuitry may use the antennas to transmit communications data subject to a maximum transmit power level. The sensing circuitry may generate Doppler information based on the reflected signals and may detect whether an external object is on a surface of the device based on the Doppler information. When the external object is detected on the surface, the external object is not within a hot-spot cone of the antennas and the communications circuitry may transmit the communications data without reducing the maximum transmit power level. When the external object is detected off the surface, the external object may be within the hot-spot cone and the communications circuitry may transmit the communications data with a reduced maximum transmit power level to satisfy regulatory limits on radio-frequency exposure or absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Michael Ney, Michael Kerner, Lev Grobman
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Patent number: 11619732Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to motion detection and recognition using segmented data from reflections of transmitted signals. An apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor may cause the transmitter to transmit pulses of an RF signal, the reflections of which are received by a receiver. For each of a number of consecutive segments, the transmitter may transmit N pulses of the RF signal, followed by quiet period. The processor may determine amplitude and phase data for reflections received by the receiver. Over a number of consecutive segments, the processor may detect and classify the amplitude and phase data change over time.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Ney, Zohar Agon
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Publication number: 20230003867Abstract: An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with sensing circuitry that transmits radio-frequency sensing signals and receives reflected radio-frequency sensing signals. A mixer may generate a series of beat signals based on the sensing signals and the reflected sensing signals. The sensing circuitry may generate a beat phase based on an average of the series of beat signals, a set of phase values based on the series of beat signals, and a phase velocity based on the set of phase values. The sensing circuitry may resolve a phase ambiguity in the beat phase based on the phase velocity to identify a range between the electronic device and an external object. This way may allow the sensing circuitry to generate accurate ranges even in a low signal-to-noise ratio regime, such as when the external object is moving relative to the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Avihay Yehezkel, Michael Kerner, Michael Delishansky, Michael Ney, Shachar Shayovitz, Zohar Agon
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Patent number: 11307299Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform sensing applications using communication signals. The first wireless device may determine to perform a sensing application and to perform the sensing application using a communication signal to be transmitted to a second device. In other words, the first wireless device may use a transmission that is scheduled for communication purposes to additionally perform sensing of one or more types. Example sensing or radar-like applications include estimating distance, motion, and/or angle to one or more objects or structures in the vicinity of the first wireless device. After transmitting the communication signal to the second wireless device, the first wireless device may receive a reflection of the communication signal. The first wireless device may use the reflection to perform the sensing application.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Kerner, Zohar Agon, Michael Ney
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Patent number: 11237247Abstract: A transceiver having quantization noise compensation is disclosed. The transceiver includes transmitter and receiver circuits. The transmitter is configured to receive and quantize a digital signal to generate a quantized signal. The quantized signal is then converted into an analog transmit signal and transmitted as a wireless signal. The receiver circuit is configured to receive a reflected version of the wireless signal and generate an analog receive signal based thereon. The analog receive signal is converted into a digital receive signal. Thereafter, the receiver cancels quantization noise from the digital receive signal to produce a digital output signal that can be utilized for further processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Kerner, Zohar Agon, Michael Ney
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Publication number: 20210405174Abstract: Accuracy for detecting and tracking one or more objects of interest can be improved using radar-based tracking systems. In some examples, multiple radars implemented in a device can be used to transmit signals to, and receive signals from, the one or more objects of interest. To disambiguate an object of interest from undesired objects such as the hand of a user, the object of interest can include a transponder that applies a delay element to a signal received from a radar, and thereafter transmits a delayed return signal back to the radar. The delay produced by the delay element can separate the return signal from undesired reflections and enable disambiguation of those signals. Clear identification of the desired return signal can lead to more accurate object distance determinations, more accurate triangulation, and improved position detection and tracking accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Michael KERNER, John Zhonghua WU, Michael DELISHANSKY, Zohar AGON, Shachar SHAYOVITZ, Michael NEY, Shay I. FREUNDLICH
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Publication number: 20210382138Abstract: A transceiver having quantization noise compensation is disclosed. The transceiver includes transmitter and receiver circuits. The transmitter is configured to receive and quantize a digital signal to generate a quantized signal. The quantized signal is then converted into an analog transmit signal and transmitted as a wireless signal. The receiver circuit is configured to receive a reflected version of the wireless signal and generate an analog receive signal based thereon. The analog receive signal is converted into a digital receive signal. Thereafter, the receiver cancels quantization noise from the digital receive signal to produce a digital output signal that can be utilized for further processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Michael Kerner, Zohar Agon, Michael Ney
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Publication number: 20210382163Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to motion detection and recognition using segmented data from reflections of transmitted signals. An apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor may cause the transmitter to transmit pulses of an RF signal, the reflections of which are received by a receiver. For each of a number of consecutive segments, the transmitter may transmit N pulses of the RF signal, followed by quiet period. The processor may determine amplitude and phase data for reflections received by the receiver. Over a number of consecutive segments, the processor may detect and classify the amplitude and phase data change over time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Michael Ney, Zohar Agon
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Publication number: 20210041549Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform sensing applications using communication signals. The first wireless device may determine to perform a sensing application and to perform the sensing application using a communication signal to be transmitted to a second device. In other words, the first wireless device may use a transmission that is scheduled for communication purposes to additionally perform sensing of one or more types. Example sensing or radar-like applications include estimating distance, motion, and/or angle to one or more objects or structures in the vicinity of the first wireless device. After transmitting the communication signal to the second wireless device, the first wireless device may receive a reflection of the communication signal. The first wireless device may use the reflection to perform the sensing application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Michael Kerner, Zohar Agon, Michael Ney
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Publication number: 20190101380Abstract: Herein is provided a simplified method for performing multiple wavelength phase shift interferometry measurements that is implemented by modulating each of the monochromatic light sources with a different carrier frequency, combining them to a single beam, detecting all wavelengths simultaneously using the same detectors and separating them via Fourier analysis and demodulation of the data. This approach offers both a simplification to the optical system and reduces the duration of time required to perform the multiple wavelength measurement, based on a simple data extraction algorithm decoding the information for each wavelength. When combined with the parallel phase shift orthogonal polarization interferometric microscopy this method provides fast, stable, high precision 3D imaging and displacements sensing. Also disclosed are embodiments of optical systems designed to carry out the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS LTD., AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITYInventors: Ibrahim ABDULHALIM, Michael NEY
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Patent number: 9880377Abstract: A system microscopy system and method that enable obtaining high resolution 3D images in a single shot are presented. The system is an ultra-high speed, real time multi wavelength phase shift interference microscopy system that uses three synchronized color CCD cameras. Each CCD is equipped with a precision achromatic phase mask which in turn allows obtaining ?/2 phase shifted signals in three different wavelengths simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Photonicsys Ltd.Inventors: Avner Safrani, Michael Ney, Ibrahim Abdulhalim