Patents by Inventor Steve Gary Steane

Steve Gary Steane 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).

  • Capacitor sensors and system and methods for non-contact object detection
    Patent number: 9068816
    Abstract: A non-contact object detection system includes a capacitor sensor and a control system, the control system providing a AES (Adaptive Excitation Signal) to the capacitor sensor, the AES (Adaptive Excitation Signal) configured according to an environment in which the capacitor sensor is deployed, the AES (Adaptive Excitation Signal) configured to produce a threshold voltage from the capacitor sensor to the control system in the environment when an object is not in a detection area of the capacitor sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Flextronics Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald C. Grills, Wasim Tahir, Yarko Matkiwsky, Gary Warren, Allan Chun, Steve Gary Steane
  • CAPACITOR SENSORS AND SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT OBJECT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20130127479
    Abstract: A non-contact object detection system includes a capacitor sensor and a control system, the control system providing a AES (Adaptive Excitation Signal) to the capacitor sensor, the AES (Adaptive Excitation Signal) configured according to an environment in which the capacitor sensor is deployed, the AES (Adaptive Excitation Signal) configured to produce a threshold voltage from the capacitor sensor to the control system in the environment when an object is not in a detection area of the capacitor sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Reginald C. Grills, Wasim Tahir, Yarko Matkiwsky, Gary Warren, Allan Chun, Steve Gary Steane