Patents by Inventor Stephen Quigley

Stephen Quigley 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: 11688599
    Abstract: An environmental sensor may acquire data related to flux and energy of charged particles in an environment for using the data to determine, in substantially real time, whether the environment is conducive to an anomaly caused by the charged particles. The sensor may include an electrostatic analyzer structurally configured for charged particle detection, the electrostatic analyzer generating controllable electric fields to provide energy filtering of incoming charged particles, where, after filtering, the charged particles impact a charge multiplier to establish a detectable signal. The sensor may further include a plurality of silicon detector telescopes structurally configured to collectively detect electrons having energy within the range of about 100 electronvolts (eV) to about 5 mega-electronvolts (MeV) and to collectively detect protons having energy within the range of about 2 MeV to about 100 MeV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Chadwick Lindstrom, John Ballenthin, David Barton, Joseph Coombs, Scott Kratochvil, David Stiles, Adrian Wheelock, Stephen Quigley, Patrick Roddy, Richard Selesnick
  • Patent number: 9722429
    Abstract: Power delivery of an image modality system for transferring power from a transmission unit (e.g., stationary unit) to a reception unit (e.g., a moving and/or rotating unit). A modulated electric signal comprising at least two modulated characteristics (e.g., such as amplitude and frequency) is configured to (e.g., concurrently) supply power to both high voltage and lower voltage components (216, 222) of the reception unit. An auxiliary component (316) is configured to utilize a first of the modulated characteristics (e.g., amplitude) to adjust/regulate a voltage applied to the lower voltage component (s), and a filter component (324) (e.g., such as a frequency selective circuit) is configured to utilize a second of the modulated characteristics (e.g., frequency) to adjust/regulate a voltage applied to the high voltage component (s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ANALOGIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hans J. Weedon, Stephen Quigley
  • Publication number: 20160185456
    Abstract: A system for tethered unmanned aerial vehicle having an unmanned aerial vehicle platform capable of flight. At least one propeller is mounted on the platform. A ground power system includes a low voltage direct current power supply for creating a low voltage direct current power signal and converting the low voltage direct current power signal to a higher voltage power signal. A tether physically and operatively couples the ground power system to the unmanned aerial vehicle platform and transmits the higher voltage power signals in alternating current voltage power signal to the unmanned aerial vehicle platform for powering the at least one propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Hoverfly Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred D. Ducharme, Stephen Quigley
  • Publication number: 20140239715
    Abstract: Power delivery of an image modality system for transferring power from a transmission unit (e.g., stationary unit) to a reception unit (e.g., a moving and/or rotating unit). A modulated electric signal comprising at least two modulated characteristics (e.g., such as amplitude and frequency) is configured to (e.g., concurrently) supply power to both high voltage and lower voltage components (216, 222) of the reception unit. An auxiliary component (316) is configured to utilize a first of the modulated characteristics (e.g., amplitude) to adjust/regulate a voltage applied to the lower voltage component (s), and a filter component (324) (e.g., such as a frequency selective circuit) is configured to utilize a second of the modulated characteristics (e.g., frequency) to adjust/regulate a voltage applied to the high voltage component (s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Hans J. Weedon, Stephen Quigley