Patents by Inventor Tomas FORSBERG

Tomas FORSBERG 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: 10742142
    Abstract: It is presented a motor controller configured to control movement of a motor to a mechanical end position. The motor controller comprises: a motor output configured to control an amount of energy being supplied to the motor; a motor input configured to measure a back electromotive force, EMF, voltage over the motor; and a control unit being configured to control the amount of energy being supplied on the motor output based on back EMF measurements from the motor input when the motor output is in a state of not supplying energy to the motor wherein the control unit is configured to detect an end position of the motor based on changes of back EMF measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Forsberg, Maciej Jurczak, Wojciech Koczwara, Tomasz Piwowarczyk
  • Publication number: 20190379308
    Abstract: It is presented a motor controller configured to control movement of a motor to a mechanical end position. The motor controller comprises: a motor output configured to control an amount of energy being supplied to the motor; a motor input configured to measure a back electromotive force, EMF, voltage over the motor; and a control unit being configured to control the amount of energy being supplied on the motor output based on back EMF measurements from the motor input when the motor output is in a state of not supplying energy to the motor wherein the control unit is configured to detect an end position of the motor based on changes of back EMF measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas FORSBERG, Maciej JURCZAK, Wojciech KOCZWARA, Tomasz PIWOWARCZYK
  • Patent number: 9845617
    Abstract: It is presented a lock device comprising: a controller configured to determine whether to open the lock device, wherein the controller is configured to provide an open signal when the lock device it to be opened, the open signal being a pulsating signal; a motor controllable to set the lock device in an open state or a closed state; and a motor driver connected between the controller and the motor, the motor driver comprising a capacitor providing a capacitive coupling between the controller and the motor, the motor driver being configured to provide a motor control signal to the motor to set the lock device in an open state only when a duty cycle of the open signal is less than a threshold duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Tomas Forsberg, Tomas Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20160348400
    Abstract: It is presented a lock device comprising: a controller configured to determine whether to open the lock device, wherein the controller is configured to provide an open signal when the lock device it to be opened, the open signal being a pulsating signal; a motor controllable to set the lock device in an open state or a closed state; and a motor driver connected between the controller and the motor, the motor driver comprising a capacitor providing a capacitive coupling between the controller and the motor, the motor driver being configured to provide a motor control signal to the motor to set the lock device in an open state only when a duty cycle of the open signal is less than a threshold duty cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Tomas FORSBERG, Tomas JONSSON