Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Jesme

Ronald D. Jesme 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: 20190054401
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for filter media monitoring within a filtration system. The filter media monitoring techniques described herein include, for example, direct contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located inside a boundary defined by a surface of the filter media, or indirect contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located outside the boundary defined by the surface of the filter media such that the sensor does not make direct physical contact with the filter media being monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Ronald D. Jesme, Jeffrey M. Maki, Brock A. Hable, Jaewon Kim
  • Publication number: 20190037962
    Abstract: A shoe degradation sensor assembly includes a first sensor disposed in or proximate to a material layer of a shoe between a foot space and an outer surface of the shoe, and an electrical contact assembly operable to removably electrically connect the shoe degradation sensor assembly to a reader. The material layer changes in at least one physical property with degradation to the shoe, and the first sensor is configured to indicate the changing physical property of the material layer thereby indicating a degree of degradation to the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. BONIFAS, Brock A. HABLE, Nicholas T. GABRIEL, Ronald D. JESME, Nicholas G. AMELL, Kristy A. JOST
  • Publication number: 20190026618
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) sensing device in an assembly is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a remote transceiver. The sensing device includes a substrate; an antenna disposed on the substrate; an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the antenna; a heating element electrically coupled to the electronic circuit for heating a target area; and a sensing element thermally coupled to the heating element for sensing a temperature of the heating element. The RF sensing device is configured to wirelessly receive a power and provides the power to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald D. Jesme, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Andrew P. Bonifas
  • Patent number: 10152667
    Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag adapted to wirelessly communicate with a remote transceiver. The RFID tag includes a substrate; and first and second circuits disposed on the substrate and comprising respective first and second antennas magnetically coupled to one another. At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a RFID tag having a plurality of RF circuits, where each RF circuit is electronically coupled to a sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas
  • Publication number: 20180351412
    Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature an RF interface device. The RF interface device comprises an RF receiver, a wireless reader and an output component. The RF receiver is configured to receive power wirelessly. The wireless reader is configured to interrogate a wireless device. The wireless reader is further configured to provide power to the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Andrew P. Bonifas, Brock A. Hable, Ronald D. Jesme
  • Patent number: 10143948
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for filter media monitoring within a filtration system. The filter media monitoring techniques described herein include, for example, direct contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located inside a boundary defined by a surface of the filter media, or indirect contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located outside the boundary defined by the surface of the filter media such that the sensor does not make direct physical contact with the filter media being monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Ronald D. Jesme, Jeffrey M. Maki, Brock A. Hable, Jaewon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180310658
    Abstract: A shoe (606) degradation sensor (1012, 608) assembly includes a first sensor (1002) disposed in or proximate to a material layer of a shoe (606) between a foot space and an outer surface of the shoe (606). The material layer changes in at least one physical property with degradation to the shoe (606), and the first sensor (1002) is configured to indicate the changing physical property of the material layer thereby indicating a degree of degradation to the shoe (606).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Ronald D. Jesme, Brock A. Hable, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Erik K. Iverson, Kristy A. Jost
  • Patent number: 10102469
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) sensing device in an assembly is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a remote transceiver. The sensing device includes a substrate; an antenna disposed on the substrate; an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the antenna; a heating element electrically coupled to the electronic circuit for heating a target area; and a sensing element thermally coupled to the heating element for sensing a temperature of the heating element. The RF sensing device is configured to wirelessly receive a power and provides the power to the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald D. Jesme, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Andrew P. Bonifas
  • Publication number: 20180270549
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) having at least one sensor configured to generate a stream of usage data; and an analytical stream processing component comprising: a communication component that receives the stream of usage data; a memory configured to store at least a portion of the stream of usage data and at least one model for detecting a safety event signature, wherein the at least one model is trained based as least in part on a set of usage data generated by one or more other articles of PPE of a same type as the article of PPE; and one or more computer processors configured to: detect the safety event signature in the stream of usage data based on processing the stream of usage data with the model, and generate an output in response to detecting the safety event signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Steven T. Awiszus, Eric C. Lobner, Michael G. Wurm, Kiran S. Kanukurthy, Jia Hu, Matthew J. Blackford, Keith G. Mattson, Ronald D. Jesme, Nathan J. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180249230
    Abstract: A data communication apparatus, system, and method are described. The data communication system comprises a transceiver disposed on an entrance port to an enclosure, such as an underground enclosure. The transceiver includes a housing, the housing mountable to the entrance port, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with a network outside of the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a monitoring device disposed in the underground enclosure that provides data related to a real-time condition within the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a sensor analytics unit to process the data from the monitoring device/sensor and generate a processed data signal and to communicate the processed data signal to the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ernesto M. Rodriguez, Jr., Vaughn G. Amann, Lars Schrix, Jens Weichold, Ann-Maud B. Laprais, David H. Redinger, Ronald D. Jesme, David J. Badzinski
  • Publication number: 20180241125
    Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature an RF device including a conductive loop and a plurality of resonant circuits. Each of the plurality of resonant circuits is electromagnetically coupled to the conductive loop with an effective coupling coefficient. The effective coupling coefficient has a relative low absolute value such that each of the plurality of resonant circuits has a distinctive resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Ronald D. Jesme, Jaewon Kim, Brock A. Hable, Nicholas G. Amell
  • Publication number: 20180229161
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for filter media monitoring within a filtration system. The filter media monitoring techniques described herein include, for example, direct contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located inside a boundary defined by a surface of the filter media, or indirect contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located outside the boundary defined by the surface of the filter media such that the sensor does not make direct physical contact with the filter media being monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Maki, Nicholas G. Amell, Brock A. Hable, Robert E. Astle, Andrew P. Bonifas, Ronald D. Jesme
  • Publication number: 20180221795
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for filter media monitoring within a filtration system. The filter media monitoring techniques described herein include, for example, direct contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located inside a boundary defined by a surface of the filter media, or indirect contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located outside the boundary defined by the surface of the filter media such that the sensor does not make direct physical contact with the filter media being monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Nicholas G. Amell, Ronald D. Jesme, Jeffrey M. Maki, Brock A. Hable, Jaewon Kim
  • Publication number: 20180221796
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for filter media monitoring within a filtration system. The filter media monitoring techniques described herein include, for example, direct contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located inside a boundary defined by a surface of the filter media, or indirect contact with the filter media, e.g., a sensor may be located outside the boundary defined by the surface of the filter media such that the sensor does not make direct physical contact with the filter media being monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Brock A. Hable, Nicholas G. Amell, Jaewon Kim, Ronald D. Jesme, Jeffrey M. Maki, Robert E. Astle
  • Publication number: 20180165561
    Abstract: At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag adapted to wirelessly communicate with a remote transceiver. The RFID tag includes a substrate; and first and second circuits disposed on the substrate and comprising respective first and second antennas magnetically coupled to one another. At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a RFID tag having a plurality of RF circuits, where each RF circuit is electronically coupled to a sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Andrew P. Bonifas
  • Patent number: 9998804
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) having at least one sensor configured to generate a stream of usage data; and an analytical stream processing component comprising: a communication component that receives the stream of usage data; a memory configured to store at least a portion of the stream of usage data and at least one model for detecting a safety event signature, wherein the at least one model is trained based as least in part on a set of usage data generated by one or more other articles of PPE of a same type as the article of PPE; and one or more computer processors configured to: detect the safety event signature in the stream of usage data based on processing the stream of usage data with the model, and generate an output in response to detecting the safety event signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Steven T. Awiszus, Eric C. Lobner, Michael G. Wurm, Kiran S. Kanukurthy, Jia Hu, Matthew J. Blackford, Keith G. Mattson, Ronald D. Jesme, Nathan J. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180144227
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) sensing device in an assembly is adapted to wirelessly communicate with a remote transceiver. The sensing device includes a substrate; an antenna disposed on the substrate; an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the antenna; a heating element electrically coupled to the electronic circuit for heating a target area; and a sensing element thermally coupled to the heating element for sensing a temperature of the heating element. The RF sensing device is configured to wirelessly receive a power and provides the power to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald D. Jesme, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Andrew P. Bonifas
  • Patent number: 9961418
    Abstract: A data communication apparatus, system, and method are described. The data communication system comprises a transceiver disposed on an entrance port to an enclosure, such as an underground enclosure. The transceiver includes a housing, the housing mountable to the entrance port, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with a network outside of the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a monitoring device disposed in the underground enclosure that provides data related to a real-time condition within the underground enclosure. The data communication system also includes a sensor analytics unit to process the data from the monitoring device/sensor and generate a processed data signal and to communicate the processed data signal to the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ernesto M. Rodriguez, Jr., Vaughn G. Amann, Lars Schrix, Jens Weichold, Anne-Maud B. Laprais, David H. Redinger, Ronald D. Jesme, David J. Badzinski
  • Publication number: 20180107169
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes a self-retracting lifeline (SRL) comprising one or more electronic sensors, the one or more electronic sensors configured to generate data that is indicative of an operation of the SRL; and at least one computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to: receive the data that is indicative of the operation of the SRL; apply the data to a safety model that predicts a likelihood of an occurrence of a safety event associated with the SRL; and perform one or more operations based at least in part on the likelihood of the occurrence of the safety event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jia HU, Matthew J. BLACKFORD, Keith G. MATTSON, Ronald D. JESME, Nathan J. ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20180089547
    Abstract: A fluid treatment cartridge includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet with a treatment media contained within the housing. The fluid treatment cartridge includes a detection member comprising at least one closed electrically conductive loop having at least two spatially separate sections. Each of the sections generates a magnetic response when at least one section is electromagnetically excited. The magnetic response of each section is predetermined by the physical shape of the section and comprises at least one of a predetermined magnetic phase response and a predetermined magnetic amplitude response. The predetermined magnetic response of at least one other section of the closed electrically conductive loop corresponds to at least a one digit code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew P. Bonifas, Brock A. Hable, Ronald D. Jesme, Nicholas G. Amell