Patents by Inventor Paul Heydron

Paul Heydron 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).

  • Patent number: 9059619
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a device that includes a mass configured for motion. The system includes a tri-axial accelerometer disposed to detect acceleration vectors of the device and to output three channels of acceleration data, and a user interface receiving the three channels of acceleration data. The user interface is configured to correlate the three channels of acceleration data with a reference frame defined by three orthogonal axes intersecting at a vertex, and includes a display and a selector. The display shows sets of options that represent dispositions of the device with respect to gravity, placements of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device, and orientations of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device. The selector selects one device disposition option, one tri-axial accelerometer placement option, and one tri-axial accelerometer orientation option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Richer, Terry G. Morey, Ferdinand Laurino, Sidney Lin, Paul Heydron, Cy Y. Kawasaki, Robert Maañao
  • Publication number: 20120024063
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a device that includes a mass configured for motion. The system includes a tri-axial accelerometer disposed to detect acceleration vectors of the device and to output three channels of acceleration data, and a user interface receiving the three channels of acceleration data. The user interface is configured to correlate the three channels of acceleration data with a reference frame defined by three orthogonal axes intersecting at a vertex, and includes a display and a selector. The display shows sets of options that represent dispositions of the device with respect to gravity, placements of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device, and orientations of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device. The selector selects one device disposition option, one tri-axial accelerometer placement option, and one tri-axial accelerometer orientation option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Richer, Terry G. Morey, Ferdinand Laurino, Sidney Lin, Paul Heydron, Cy Y. Kawasaki, Robert Maañao
  • Patent number: 8032315
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a device that includes a mass configured for motion. The system includes a tri-axial accelerometer disposed to detect acceleration vectors of the device and to output three channels of acceleration data, and a user interface receiving the three channels of acceleration data. The user interface is configured to correlate the three channels of acceleration data with a reference frame defined by three orthogonal axes intersecting at a vertex, and includes a display and a selector. The display shows sets of options that represent dispositions of the device with respect to gravity, placements of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device, and orientations of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device. The selector selects one device disposition option, one tri-axial accelerometer placement option, and one tri-axial accelerometer orientation option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Fluke Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Richer, Terry G. Morey, Ferdinand Laurino, Sidney Lin, Paul Heydron, Cy Y. Kawasaki, Robert Maa{umlaut over (n)}nao
  • Publication number: 20100131227
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a device that includes a mass configured for motion. The system includes a tri-axial accelerometer disposed to detect acceleration vectors of the device and to output three channels of acceleration data, and a user interface receiving the three channels of acceleration data. The user interface is configured to correlate the three channels of acceleration data with a reference frame defined by three orthogonal axes intersecting at a vertex, and includes a display and a selector. The display shows sets of options that represent dispositions of the device with respect to gravity, placements of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device, and orientations of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device. The selector selects one device disposition option, one tri-axial accelerometer placement option, and one tri-axial accelerometer orientation option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Richer, Terry G. Morey, Ferdinand Laurino, Sidney Lin, Paul Heydron, Cy Y. Kawasaki, Robert Maanao
  • Patent number: 7697131
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automating a quality assurance test conducted on display devices used for diagnostic imaging. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an automated mechanical system for scanning a light meter over a test pattern displayed on a display device. In another embodiment, the method comprises an automated method of comparing the measured data from the light meter with an ideal image. In another embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a digital image of the test pattern displayed on the display device, and the digital image is compared with an ideal image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Konopa, Paul Heydron
  • Publication number: 20090262341
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automating a quality assurance test conducted on display devices used for diagnostic imaging. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an automated mechanical system for scanning a light meter over a test pattern displayed on a display device. In another embodiment, the method comprises an automated method of comparing the measured data from the light meter with an ideal image. In another embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a digital image of the test pattern displayed on the display device, and the digital image is compared with an ideal image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Konopa, Paul Heydron