Patents by Inventor Terence Sauer

Terence Sauer 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: 20240396324
    Abstract: A hybrid circuit breaker that combines low on-resistance with very fast actuation time and extremely small size, the breaker including a first relay circuit coupled between an external voltage source and an external load via a line in input terminal coupled to the voltage source and a line out output terminal coupled to the load, the first relay circuit formed of a MEMS device, a second relay circuit coupled in parallel to the first relay circuit, and a control logic circuit having a first pair of control terminals coupled to the first and second relay circuits, and at least one current sense input coupled in series with the first relay circuit, the breaker further including one or more circuits connected in parallel with the first relay to mitigate damage from arcing events, and a second relay in series with the first relay to provide galvanic isolation, the one or more circuits coupled in parallel may be either solid state or mechanical (MEMS) relays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Klaus Zietlow, Jeffrey Holden, Terence Sauer
  • Patent number: 11869131
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an absolute position of an object in an area is presented. The system includes a server having a processor, and a plurality of camera nodes coupled to the server. Each node includes a camera that acquires images of the object and area. The server receives image data from a camera, detects the object within an approximate location by image analysis techniques, and determines a relative position of the object in pixel coordinates. The processor then detects stationary markers proximate to the relative location of the object, determines an absolute position of the detected markers relative to known markers to define an absolute position of the marker, and determines an absolute location of the object in relation to the absolute location of the detected marker. This absolute position of the object is provided to an official to accurately locate the object in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: PRECISION POINT SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Kohler, Terence Sauer, David Schroeder, Dennis Wanzie
  • Publication number: 20220415016
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an absolute position of an object in an area is presented. The system includes a server having a processor, and a plurality of camera nodes coupled to the server. Each node includes a camera that acquires images of the object and area. The server receives image data from a camera, detects the object within an approximate location by image analysis techniques, and determines a relative position of the object in pixel coordinates. The processor then detects stationary markers proximate to the relative location of the object, determines an absolute position of the detected markers relative to known markers to define an absolute position of the marker, and determines an absolute location of the object in relation to the absolute location of the detected marker. This absolute position of the object is provided to an official to accurately locate the object in the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Precision Point Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Kohler, Terence Sauer, David Schroeder, Dennis Wanzie
  • Patent number: 11501521
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an absolute position of an object in an area is presented. The system includes a server having a processor, and a plurality of camera nodes coupled to the server. Each node includes a camera that acquires images of the object and area. The server receives image data from a camera, detects the object within an approximate location by image analysis techniques, and determines a relative position of the object in pixel coordinates. The processor then detects stationary markers proximate to the relative location of the object, determines an absolute position of the detected markers relative to known markers to define an absolute position of the marker, and determines an absolute location of the object in relation to the absolute location of the detected marker. This absolute position of the object is provided to an official to accurately locate the object in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Precision Point Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Kohler, Terence Sauer, David Schroeder, Dennis Wanzie
  • Patent number: 11436822
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an absolute position of an object in an area is presented. The system includes a server having a processor, and a plurality of camera nodes coupled to the server. Each node includes a camera that acquires images of the object and area. The server receives image data from a camera, detects the object within an approximate location by image analysis techniques, and determines a relative position of the object in pixel coordinates. The processor then detects stationary markers proximate to the relative location of the object, determines an absolute position of the detected markers relative to known markers to define an absolute position of the marker, and determines an absolute location of the object in relation to the absolute location of the detected marker. This absolute position of the object is provided to an official to accurately locate the object in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Precision Point Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Kohler, Terence Sauer, David Schroeder, Dennis Wanzie
  • Patent number: 7253413
    Abstract: A system for identifying a gas sample includes a canister, a docking station, a thermal desorption device, and a spectrometer. The canister includes a sorbent and a valve. The docking station is configured to removably engage the canister. When the canister is engaged with the docking station, the canister is capable of fluid communication with a gas cell via the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Smiths Detection Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Sauer, Gregg Ressler, Robert Burch, William Desousa, Maxim Frayer, Kenneth Schreiber
  • Publication number: 20060102844
    Abstract: A system for identifying a gas sample includes a canister, a docking station, a thermal desorption device, and a spectrometer. The canister includes a sorbent and a valve. The docking station is configured to removably engage the canister. When the canister is engaged with the docking station, the canister is capable of fluid communication with a gas cell via the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Terence Sauer, Gregg Ressler, Robert Burch, William Desousa, Maxim Frayer, Kenneth Schreiber