Patents by Inventor Tyson J. Steenstra Toussaint

Tyson J. Steenstra Toussaint 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).

  • Variable power water heater
    Patent number: 11215381
    Abstract: A variable power water heater is disclosed. In embodiments, the variable power water heater includes a water tank, a heating element, a power supply circuit, a switch, and a controller. The heating element may be disposed within or coupled to the water tank. The power supply circuit may be configured to generate a power signal for the heating element. The switch may be configured to couple the power supply circuit to the heating element, and the controller may be configured to toggle the switch according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) scheme to control a duty cycle of the power signal transmitted from the power supply circuit to the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Avinash Srikantegowda Hasirumane, Tyson J. Steenstra Toussaint, Bradley J. Buniak
  • Variable Power Water Heater
    Publication number: 20200263904
    Abstract: A variable power water heater is disclosed. In embodiments, the variable power water heater includes a water tank, a heating element, a power supply circuit, a switch, and a controller. The heating element may be disposed within or coupled to the water tank. The power supply circuit may be configured to generate a power signal for the heating element. The switch may be configured to couple the power supply circuit to the heating element, and the controller may be configured to toggle the switch according to a pulse width modulation (PWM) scheme to control a duty cycle of the power signal transmitted from the power supply circuit to the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Avinash Srikantegowda Hasirumane, Tyson J. Steenstra Toussaint, Bradley J. Buniak
  • Apparatus, system and method of providing a foot pedal platform for ophthalmic surgery
    Patent number: 10646394
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, system and method may include at least an adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal, such as may be associated with a phacoemulsification surgical console. The adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal may include a bearing arm having a mount; a pedal, having associated therewith one or more sensors indicative of at least one surgical setting; and a platform at a first end of the bearing arm distal from the mount, comprising a mating surface for receiving the pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
    Inventor: Tyson J. Steenstra Toussaint
  • Apparatus, System and Method of Providing a Foot Pedal Platform for Ophthalmic Surgery
    Publication number: 20180303694
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, system and method may include at least an adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal, such as may be associated with a phacoemulsification surgical console. The adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal may include a bearing arm having a mount; a pedal, having associated therewith one or more sensors indicative of at least one surgical setting; and a platform at a first end of the bearing arm distal from the mount, comprising a mating surface for receiving the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Tyson J. Steenstra Toussaint