公开(公告)号：US07525222B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-28

申请号：US11293943

申请日：2005-12-05

申请人： Robert E. Martinez ,  Todd Goyen ,  Jack Nunes

发明人： Robert E. Martinez ,  Todd Goyen ,  Jack Nunes

IPC分类号： H02H11/00

CPC分类号： F16P3/148 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960755

摘要： The invention provides a sensor assembly which can sense human tissue in a protected area of a machine. An emitter plate and a plurality of sensor plates are disposed co-planar to each other and adjacent to the protected area of the machine. An electric field is generated between the emitter plate and the sensor plates and directed towards the protected area. The sensor plates produce electrical signals corresponding to the electric field received at the sensor plate. The electrical signals are amplified, measures, and analyzed to determine if human tissue is within the protected area. If human tissue is detected, a machine interface circuit will shut down the machine to prevent injury.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种传感器组件，其可感测机器的保护区域中的人体组织。 发射极板和多个传感器板彼此共面设置并且与机器的保护区域相邻。 在发射极板和传感器板之间产生电场并且指向保护区域。 传感器板产生对应于在传感器板处接收的电场的电信号。 电信号被放大，测量和分析，以确定人体组织是否在保护区内。 如果检测到人体组织，机器接口电路将关闭机器以防止受伤。

公开(公告)号：US07557570B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-07

申请号：US11556307

申请日：2006-11-03

申请人： Alfred E. Crouch ,  Todd Goyen ,  Patrick C. Porter ,  Shawn Laughlin

发明人： Alfred E. Crouch ,  Todd Goyen ,  Patrick C. Porter ,  Shawn Laughlin

IPC分类号： G01N27/82 ,  G01B7/06

CPC分类号： G01N27/9006 ,  G01N27/904

摘要： A system for mapping a surface defect in an electrically-conducting material by measuring a change in the resonance of the material includes a flexible printed circuit board and a two dimensional array of transducers printed on the flexible circuit board, wherein each element of the array includes two transducer coils in a paired arrangement. A receive circuit connected to the coils is tuned to a resonant frequency, and the transducer coils operate in a send/receive mode. In another feature of the invention, there are means for converting a change in measured resonance to a visual display of the depth and width of the surface defect.

摘要翻译： 用于通过测量材料的谐振变化来映射导电材料中的表面缺陷的系统包括柔性印刷电路板和印刷在柔性电路板上的二维阵列的换能器，其中阵列的每个元件包括 两个换能器线圈成对配置。 连接到线圈的接收电路被调谐到谐振频率，并且换能器线圈以发送/接收模式工作。 在本发明的另一特征中，存在用于将测量的共振的变化转换为表面缺陷的深度和宽度的视觉显示的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20080042646A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11767267

申请日：2007-06-22

申请人： Gary BURKHARDT ,  Alfred CROUCH ,  Albert PARVIN ,  Ronald PETERSON ,  Todd GOYEN ,  Richard TENNIS

发明人： Gary BURKHARDT ,  Alfred CROUCH ,  Albert PARVIN ,  Ronald PETERSON ,  Todd GOYEN ,  Richard TENNIS

IPC分类号： G01N27/82

CPC分类号： G01N27/82

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a device and method for pipeline inspection, The inspection device may include an exciter coil capable of providing an alternating current magnetic field and producing eddy currents. A plurality of sensors may then be provided which are capable of sensing a magnetic field produced by the eddy currents and the sensors may be engaged with a sensor shoe. The sensors may then be capable of being positioned at a first distance D1 with respect to an inner pipe wall surface and capable of providing coupling to the magnetic field produced by the eddy currents. The sensor shoe may also be capable of retracting to a second distance D2, wherein D1

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及一种用于管道检查的装置和方法。检查装置可以包括能够提供交流磁场并产生涡流的励磁线圈。 然后可以提供能够感测涡流产生的磁场的多个传感器，并且传感器可以与传感器靴接合。 然后，传感器能够相对于内管壁表面定位在第一距离D 1，并且能够提供与由涡流产生的磁场的耦合。 传感器靴还可以回缩到第二距离D 2，其中D 1 2。 传感器靴可以连接到传感器支撑臂，其中支撑臂可以可枢转地附接到固定轮毂和控制臂，然后控制臂可枢转地连接到从动轮毂。

公开(公告)号：US20080012673A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-17

申请号：US11767974

申请日：2007-06-25

申请人： Gary BURKHARDT ,  Albert PARVIN ,  Todd GOYEN

发明人： Gary BURKHARDT ,  Albert PARVIN ,  Todd GOYEN

IPC分类号： H01F21/02 ,  H01F5/02

CPC分类号： H01F29/12 ,  H01F5/02 ,  H01F7/20 ,  H01F27/2847 ,  H01F27/323 ,  H01F41/098 ,  Y10T29/4902

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a variable diameter electromagnetic coil. The coil may include a coil winding containing inner and outer winding layers. The coil may incorporate a first hub including one or a plurality of inner supports, one of the inner supports connected to a location on the inner winding layer. A second hub may then be provided including one or a plurality of outer supports, one of the outer supports connected to a location on the outer winding layer. One of the first or second hubs may be capable of rotating to cause the coil winding to wind or unwind. An interconnect hub may then be provided which may be capable of providing electrical connection to the coil winding.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及可变直径电磁线圈。 线圈可以包括含有内部和外部绕组层的线圈绕组。 线圈可以包括包括一个或多个内部支撑件的第一毂，其中一个内部支撑件连接到内部绕组层上的位置。 然后可以提供包括一个或多个外部支撑件的第二轮毂，其中一个外部支撑件连接到外部绕组层上的一个位置。 第一或第二轮毂中的一个可以能够旋转以使线圈绕组卷绕或放松。 然后可以提供可以提供与线圈绕组的电连接的互连毂。

公开(公告)号：US20070126422A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11556307

申请日：2006-11-03

申请人： Alfred Crouch ,  Todd Goyen ,  Patrick Porter ,  Shawn Laughlin

发明人： Alfred Crouch ,  Todd Goyen ,  Patrick Porter ,  Shawn Laughlin

IPC分类号： G01N27/82

CPC分类号： G01N27/9006 ,  G01N27/904

摘要： A system for mapping a surface defect in an electrically-conducting material by measuring a change in the resonance of the material includes a flexible printed circuit board and a two dimensional array of transducers printed on the flexible circuit board, wherein each element of the array includes two transducer coils in a paired arrangement. A receive circuit connected to the coils is tuned to a resonant frequency, and the transducer coils operate in a send/receive mode. In another feature of the invention, there are means for converting a change in measured resonance to a visual display of the depth and width of the surface defect.

摘要翻译： 用于通过测量材料的谐振变化来映射导电材料中的表面缺陷的系统包括柔性印刷电路板和印刷在柔性电路板上的二维阵列的换能器，其中阵列的每个元件包括 两个换能器线圈成对配置。 连接到线圈的接收电路被调谐到谐振频率，并且换能器线圈以发送/接收模式工作。 在本发明的另一特征中，存在用于将测量的共振的变化转换为表面缺陷的深度和宽度的视觉显示的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20070126291A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11293943

申请日：2005-12-05

申请人： Robert Martinez ,  Todd Goyen ,  Jack Nunes

发明人： Robert Martinez ,  Todd Goyen ,  Jack Nunes

IPC分类号： H02H11/00

CPC分类号： F16P3/148 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960755

摘要： The invention provides a sensor assembly which can sense human tissue in a protected area of a machine. An emitter plate and a plurality of sensor plates are disposed co-planar to each other and adjacent to the protected area of the machine. An electric field is generated between the emitter plate and the sensor plates and directed towards the protected area. The sensor plates produce electrical signals corresponding to the electric field received at the sensor plate. The electrical signals are amplified, measures, and analyzed to determine if human tissue is within the protected area. If human tissue is detected, a machine interface circuit will shut down the machine to prevent injury.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种传感器组件，其可感测机器的保护区域中的人体组织。 发射极板和多个传感器板彼此共面设置并且与机器的保护区域相邻。 在发射极板和传感器板之间产生电场并且指向保护区域。 传感器板产生对应于在传感器板处接收的电场的电信号。 电信号被放大，测量和分析，以确定人体组织是否在保护区内。 如果检测到人体组织，机器接口电路将关闭机器以防止受伤。

公开(公告)号：US20060076985A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US11201753

申请日：2005-08-11

申请人： Robert Martinez ,  Stephen Cerwin ,  Todd Goyen

发明人： Robert Martinez ,  Stephen Cerwin ,  Todd Goyen

IPC分类号： H03K3/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/088 ,  H03K17/955

摘要： Methods and systems are described for efficiently detecting an object. The system includes at least one electrode for measuring a displacement current. The at least one electrode is coupled to a floating ground configuration provided by an op-amp, where the inverting node of the op-amp is coupled to electrode and the non-inverting node is coupled to a signal generator. The system may include a single capacitance sensor for detecting an object. Systems may include a plurality of capacitance sensors in an array configuration for detecting an object.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于有效检测物体的方法和系统。 该系统包括至少一个用于测量位移电流的电极。 至少一个电极耦合到由运算放大器提供的浮动接地配置，其中运算放大器的反相节点耦合到电极，并且非反相节点耦合到信号发生器。 该系统可以包括用于检测物体的单个电容传感器。 系统可以包括用于检测物体的阵列配置中的多个电容传感器。