Patents by Inventor Michael S. Jansen

Michael S. Jansen 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for monitoring contact slipring disconnections
    Patent number: 6424159
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting interruptions of continuity in a circuit is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal through a brush contacting a conductive band of a slipring, wherein the brush and the slipring have a relative motion. The apparatus is configured to determine a circuit interruption using a plurality of parameters of the signal transmitted through the brush and the slipring, and provide an indication of an interruption when the parameters of the signal transmitted through the brush and slipring are indicative of a circuit interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Jansen, Jonathan R. Schmidt