Patents by Inventor Sebastian Tomasz Tomczyk

Sebastian Tomasz Tomczyk 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling an electrostatic shutter
    Patent number: 12024948
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrostatic shutter system including an electrostatic shutter configured to be selectively raised and lowered based on a voltage applied to the electrostatic shutter, at least one sensor system configured to detect a position of the electrostatic shutter, and a controller communicatively coupled to the electrostatic shutter and the at least one sensor system. The controller is configured to apply an initial voltage to the electrostatic shutter to lower the electrostatic shutter, receive an output signal from the at least one sensor indicating the electrostatic shutter has reached a predetermined position, and based on the received output signal from the at least one sensor, apply an updated voltage to the electrostatic shutter to hold the shutter at the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Pella Corporation
    Inventor: Sebastian Tomasz Tomczyk
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROSTATIC SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20210285280
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrostatic shutter system including an electrostatic shutter configured to be selectively raised and lowered based on a voltage applied to the electrostatic shutter, at least one sensor system configured to detect a position of the electrostatic shutter, and a controller communicatively coupled to the electrostatic shutter and the at least one sensor system. The controller is configured to apply an initial voltage to the electrostatic shutter to lower the electrostatic shutter, receive an output signal from the at least one sensor indicating the electrostatic shutter has reached a predetermined position, and based on the received output signal from the at least one sensor, apply an updated voltage to the electrostatic shutter to hold the shutter at the predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Sebastian Tomasz Tomczyk