Patents by Inventor William Laratta
William Laratta 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).
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Patent number: 11402410Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: MICATU INC.Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Sperrick, William Laratta
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Publication number: 20210285814Abstract: One aspect of the present technology relates to a safety cable vibration monitoring system. The system includes a vibration sensor configured to be coupled to a safety cable. A vibration monitoring computing device is coupled to the vibration sensor. The vibration monitoring computing device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor which is configured to execute one or more programmed instructions comprising and stored in the memory to receive data from the vibration sensor. An occurrence of a fall event related to use of the safety cable is determined based on the received data from the vibration sensor. A method of monitoring a safety cable and a safety cable monitoring network are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Michael OSHETSKI, James KENNEDY, William LARATTA, Atul PRADHAN
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Patent number: 10816577Abstract: One aspect of the present technology relates to an optical electric field sensor device. The device includes a non-conductive housing configured to be located proximate to an electric field. A voltage sensor assembly is positioned within the housing and includes a crystal material positioned to receive an input light beam from a first light source through a first optical fiber. The crystal material is configured to exhibit a Pockels effect when an electric field is applied when the housing is located proximate to the electric field to provide an output light beam to a detector through a second optical fiber. An optical cable is coupled to the housing and configured to house at least a portion of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber. The first light source and the detector are located remotely from the housing. A method of detecting an electric field is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: MICATU INC.Inventors: James Kennedy, Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, William Laratta
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Publication number: 20200241053Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Sperrick, William Laratta
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Patent number: 10663494Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Micatu, Inc.Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Andrew Sperrick, William Laratta
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Patent number: 10634704Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: MICATU, INC.Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Andrew Sperrick, William Laratta
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Publication number: 20190339308Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Andrew Sperrick, William Laratta
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Publication number: 20190178918Abstract: One aspect of the present technology relates to an optical electric field sensor device. The device includes a non-conductive housing configured to be located proximate to an electric field. A voltage sensor assembly is positioned within the housing and includes a crystal material positioned to receive an input light beam from a first light source through a first optical fiber. The crystal material is configured to exhibit a Pockels effect when an electric field is applied when the housing is located proximate to the electric field to provide an output light beam to a detector through a second optical fiber. An optical cable is coupled to the housing and configured to house at least a portion of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber. The first light source and the detector are located remotely from the housing. A method of detecting an electric field is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: James Kennedy, Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, William Laratta
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Patent number: 10006944Abstract: An optical sensor assembly that senses current in a secondary electrical cable while sensing voltage in a primary electrical cable. The optical sensor assembly may include a sensor body, a concentrator core for measuring current. The concentrator core may be attached to a first end of the sensor body. The optical sensor assembly may include a plurality of extension arms that extend from the sensor body. The extension arms may include clamping devices on one end that are configured to attach to a first electrical cable. The concentrator core may be configured to at least partially surround a second electrical cable and sense the current from that second electrical cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: GRIDVIEW OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC.Inventors: Philip B. Davis, Ye Li, Theodore C. Konetski, Anthony Fiorille, William Laratta, Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski
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Publication number: 20180059144Abstract: An optical sensor assembly that senses current in a secondary electrical cable while sensing voltage in a primary electrical cable. The optical sensor assembly may include a sensor body, a concentrator core for measuring current. The concentrator core may be attached to a first end of the sensor body. The optical sensor assembly may include a plurality of extension arms that extend from the sensor body. The extension arms may include clamping devices on one end that are configured to attach to a first electrical cable. The concentrator core may be configured to at least partially surround a second electrical cable and sense the current from that second electrical cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: GRIDVIEW OPTICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC.Inventors: Philip B. Davis, Ye Li, Theodore C. Konetski, Anthony Fiorille, William Laratta, Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski
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Publication number: 20180052192Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Andrew Sperrick, William Laratta
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Publication number: 20130046262Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple layer polymeric film comprising at least three layers wherein at least two layers comprise at least one polyolefin and a third layer comprises from about 5% to about 45% of a thermoplastic starch, from about 55% to about 95% of at least one polyolefin, and from about 0.5% to about 10% of a compatibilizer, wherein said compatibilizer is selected from the group consisting of a graft copolymer, a block copolymer, and a random copolymer of non-polar monomers and polar monomers. Also presented is a packaging material or a consumer product comprising a portion made of the multiple layer polymeric film that may be used to create an absorbent article such as diapers, pantiliners, feminine pads, adult incontinence products, wipes, tissues, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Inventors: James H. Wang, Brent M. Thompson, William Laratta, Marcelo P. Paulino