公开(公告)号：US20180252293A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15908562

申请日：2018-02-28

申请人： John Arthur Fee ,  Terry Davis

发明人： John Arthur Fee ,  Terry Davis

IPC分类号： F16F15/36 ,  G01M1/28

CPC分类号： F16F15/36 ,  B60B21/025 ,  B60Y2200/10 ,  F16F15/363 ,  F16F15/366 ,  F16F2230/08 ,  F16F2230/24 ,  F16F2232/02 ,  G01M1/28 ,  G01M1/323 ,  G01M1/326

摘要： A method and apparatus for dynamically balancing a tire/wheel assembly of a motor vehicle is provided. The wheel of the tire/wheel assembly has raceways along the circumference of the wheel containing balancing media that provide dynamic rotational harmonic center of moment compensation for manufacturing imperfections. Balancing media may be solid bearings, fluid, or a combination thereof, and the balancing media moves along the raceways to certain areas of the wheel to compensate for the mass imbalances on the correspondingly opposing side of the wheel. The raceways have any combination of mathematically-described geometric cross-sectional area shapes, and the balancing media may be shaped accordingly. In another embodiment, the raceways may be noncontiguous and may have different orientations throughout the wheel. The present invention also provides sensors for real-time management of the balancing media to inform the driver of sudden changes in the state of the tire/wheel assembly.

公开(公告)号：US06714699B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09693532

申请日：2000-10-19

申请人： Simon X. F. Cao ,  John Arthur Fee

发明人： Simon X. F. Cao ,  John Arthur Fee

IPC分类号： G02B626

CPC分类号： G02B6/29358 ,  G02B6/29395 ,  H04B10/506

摘要： The present invention provides a method and system for providing a light source in an optical network. The method includes providing a multiple-wavelength light, and filtering the multiple-wavelength light into a plurality of separated wavelength bands for a plurality of channels. In the preferred embodiment, each of the separated wavelength bands is substantially centered about the wavelength of a respective one of a plurality of optical channels. The plurality of separated wavelength bands is stabilized and then provided to the optical network. The light source in accordance with the method and system of the present invention is designed to only output wavelengths that correspond to optical transmission channels while eliminating the rest. It suppresses possible mode hopping, thus maintaining the power stability of all channels. Since multiple wavelengths are provided in a single light source, the number of light sources required to service a network can be dramatically reduced, increasing efficiency and reducing the cost of equipment and time for maintenance as well.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种在光网络中提供光源的方法和系统。 该方法包括提供多波长光，并将多波长光滤波成多个分离的波长带用于多个通道。 在优选实施例中，分离的波长带中的每一个基本上围绕多个光通道中的相应一个的波长的中心。 多个分离的波长带被稳定，然后提供给光网络。 根据本发明的方法和系统的光源被设计成仅输出对应于光传输通道的波长，同时消除其余的。 它可以抑制可能的跳频，从而保持所有通道的电源稳定性。 由于在单个光源中提供多个波长，所以可以显着地减少服务网络所需的光源数量，提高效率并降低设备成本以及维护时间。

公开(公告)号：US08207707B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-26

申请号：US12148707

申请日：2008-04-21

申请人： William Stephen Hart ,  Brian L. Graham ,  John Arthur Fee ,  Laszlo Szerenyi

发明人： William Stephen Hart ,  Brian L. Graham ,  John Arthur Fee ,  Laszlo Szerenyi

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0093

摘要： A battery charger with a fixed frequency charging signal at or near the resonant frequency of the battery to be charged is presented. The present invention utilizes a microprocessor to modulate a current source at or near the resonant frequency of the battery to be charged without the use of a PLL. To simplify conventional modulated battery chargers, the PLL or other methods of phase correction are removed, reducing most of the calculation requirements for adjusting the phase angle, thereby reducing the piece count and ultimately cost and complexity. The result is a solution wherein charging occurs at or near the resonant frequency of the battery, and although suboptimal, the results are superior to traditional charging methods.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种具有固定频率充电信号的电池充电器，其处于或接近要充电的电池的谐振频率。 本发明利用微处理器在不使用PLL的情况下调制要充电的电池的谐振频率处或其附近的电流源。 为了简化传统的调制电池充电器，可以去除PLL或其他相位校正方法，减少用于调整相位角的大部分计算要求，从而减少件数，最终降低成本和复杂性。 结果是其中充电发生在电池的谐振频率处或附近的解决方案，并且虽然次优，但是结果优于传统的充电方法。

公开(公告)号：USD570285S1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-03

申请号：US29266556

申请日：2006-09-22

申请人： John Arthur Fee ,  Gary Joseph Tole ,  William S. Hart ,  Robert Joseph Miles ,  Adam Wade

设计人： John Arthur Fee ,  Gary Joseph Tole ,  William S. Hart ,  Robert Joseph Miles ,  Adam Wade

公开(公告)号：US20090001928A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US11823304

申请日：2007-06-27

申请人： John Arthur Fee ,  William S. Hart ,  Gary Joseph Tole ,  Robert Joseph Miles

发明人： John Arthur Fee ,  William S. Hart ,  Gary Joseph Tole ,  Robert Joseph Miles

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0004 ,  H02J7/0003 ,  H02J7/0006

摘要： A signature connector adapter adapted to provide additional capabilities for a battery charger beyond not only charge batteries, but performing other user-friendly functions is presented. One embodiment utilizes a resistor disposed within a signature charger adapter to detect battery type and communicate the battery type to the battery charger. The signature connector adapter provides information such as, but not limited to, battery chemistry, battery voltage, charging capabilities, and thermal limits. The battery charger can then optimize charging performance. The signature connector adapter allows a plurality of household, construction, medical and military devices to be charged and/or powered via the battery charger. Devices such as lights, radios, cigarette lighters, and other such devices requiring specific levels or types of power can now be operated and charged with a single charger, since the signature connector adapter facilitates the charging system changing its output to match the device's requirements.

摘要翻译： 适用于为电池充电器提供额外功能的签名连接器适配器，不仅可以为电池充电，还能执行其他用户友好的功能。 一个实施例使用设置在签名充电器适配器内的电阻来检测电池类型并将电池类型传送到电池充电器。 签名连接器适配器提供诸如但不限于电池化学，电池电压，充电能力和热限制的信息。 电池充电器可以优化充电性能。 签名连接器适配器允许多个家庭，建筑，医疗和军事装置通过电池充电器充电和/或供电。 现在可以使用灯，无线电，打火机等需要特定级别或类型的电源的设备进行操作并充电一个充电器，因为签名连接器适配器便于充电系统改变其输出以匹配设备的要求。

公开(公告)号：US20080272742A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-06

申请号：US12150804

申请日：2008-05-01

申请人： William Stephen Hart ,  Brian L. Graham ,  John Arthur Fee

发明人： William Stephen Hart ,  Brian L. Graham ,  John Arthur Fee

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0091 ,  H01M10/443 ,  H01M10/486

摘要： A method and apparatus for acquiring battery temperature measurements using stereographic thermal imaging sensors or a simple single thermal imaging sensor which can detect increases in battery heat within the field of view of any single thermal sensor, or any combination of a plurality of thermal imaging sensors is presented. Infrared Detection (ID) using the thermal imaging sensor (pyrometer) is used to focus on certain parts of a housing thereby providing an ability to “see through” or “partially see through” the battery housing to battery cells enclosed by the battery housing. Advantageously, this affords the unique capability of measuring the battery temperature before heat propagates from an individual battery cell or a plurality of battery cells to the battery housing, allowing faster heat gradient detection. Moreover, universality of battery temperature monitoring is achieved by elimination of proprietary communication between the manufacturer of the battery and the charger.

摘要翻译： 使用立体热成像传感器或简单的单个热成像传感器来获取电池温度测量的方法和装置，其可以检测任何单个热传感器的视野内的电池热量的增加，或多个热成像传感器的任何组合 呈现。 使用热成像传感器（高温计）的红外检测（ID）用于聚焦在壳体的某些部分上，从而提供将电池壳体“看透”或“部分地看透”到由电池壳体包围的电池单元的能力。 有利地，这提供了在从单个电池单元或多个电池单元传播到电池壳体之前传播的电池温度的独特能力，允许更快的热梯度检测。 此外，电池温度监控的普遍性是通过消除电池制造商和充电器之间的专有通信来实现的。

公开(公告)号：US5884017A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-16

申请号：US582846

申请日：1995-12-29

申请人： John Arthur Fee

发明人： John Arthur Fee

IPC分类号： H04B10/02 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  G06F11/34

CPC分类号： H04Q11/0062 ,  H04J14/0284 ,  H04J14/0291 ,  H04J14/0295 ,  H04Q3/0079 ,  H04Q2011/0081 ,  H04Q2011/009

摘要： A method and system for restoration of a fiber communication network through optical tributary switching. Multi-port optical cross-switches switch traffic at the tributary side of lightwave terminal equipment in the event of a network failure. Optical tributary switching is implemented in a variety of all-optical core network architectures including separate disjoint path, link-based mesh, and path-based mesh configurations. Network resiliency is enhanced without introducing loss over a high-speed fiber line or trunk.

摘要翻译： 一种通过光支路切换恢复光纤通信网络的方法和系统。 网络故障时，多端口光交叉开关切换光波终端设备支路的流量。 光支路切换在各种全光核心网架构中实现，包括单独的不相交路径，基于链路的网格和基于路径的网格配置。 增强网络弹性，而不会在高速光纤线路或干线上引入损耗。

公开(公告)号：US20170245325A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15405264

申请日：2017-01-12

申请人： John Arthur Fee ,  Louis F. Perez

发明人： John Arthur Fee ,  Louis F. Perez

IPC分类号： H05B3/36 ,  B60N2/56 ,  A47C7/74 ,  H03K9/06 ,  H03K9/08

CPC分类号： H05B3/36 ,  A47C7/748 ,  B60N2/5685 ,  H03K9/06 ,  H03K9/08 ,  H05B1/0238 ,  H05B3/04 ,  H05B2203/029 ,  H05B2203/032 ,  H05B2203/036

摘要： A device, such as a heated seat cushion device, is provided. Circuitry and other components are used to regulate, control and/or switch electrical power to an electrical element, such as a heating element, of the device. The device may regulate the energy delivered to the electrical element by a processor on an intelligent energy management platform. Accordingly, power may be routed to the electrical element of the heated device in a controlled manner. Control may include turning on and off the power, providing pulsed power, and modulating the power and/or pulsed power delivered to the electrical element.

公开(公告)号：US20080265842A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US12148707

申请日：2008-04-21

申请人： William Stephen Hart ,  Brian L. Graham ,  John Arthur Fee ,  Laszlo Szerenyi

发明人： William Stephen Hart ,  Brian L. Graham ,  John Arthur Fee ,  Laszlo Szerenyi

IPC分类号： H02J7/04

CPC分类号： H02J7/0093

摘要： A battery charger with a fixed frequency charging signal at or near the resonant frequency of the battery to be charged is presented. The present invention utilizes a microprocessor to modulate a current source at or near the resonant frequency of the battery to be charged without the use of a PLL. To simplify conventional modulated battery chargers, the PLL or other methods of phase correction are removed, reducing most of the calculation requirements for adjusting the phase angle, thereby reducing the piece count and ultimately cost and complexity. The result is a solution wherein charging occurs at or near the resonant frequency of the battery, and although suboptimal, the results are superior to traditional charging methods.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种具有固定频率充电信号的电池充电器，其处于或接近要充电的电池的谐振频率。 本发明利用微处理器在不使用PLL的情况下调制要充电的电池的谐振频率处或其附近的电流源。 为了简化传统的调制电池充电器，可以去除PLL或其他相位校正方法，减少用于调整相位角的大部分计算要求，从而减少件数，最终降低成本和复杂性。 结果是其中充电发生在电池的谐振频率处或附近的解决方案，并且虽然次优，但是结果优于传统的充电方法。

公开(公告)号：US06285475B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US08582845

申请日：1995-12-29

申请人： John Arthur Fee

发明人： John Arthur Fee

IPC分类号： H04B1008

CPC分类号： H04B10/03 ,  H04B10/0771 ,  H04B10/0773 ,  H04B2210/071 ,  H04B2210/074 ,  H04B2210/078 ,  H04J14/0283 ,  H04J14/0286 ,  H04J14/0287 ,  H04Q11/0003 ,  H04Q2011/0081

摘要： A method and system for detecting optical faults by tapping a portion of a data signal from along a fiber network link at an optical switching site or node. The tapped data signal is evaluated to determine whether an optical fault exists along the fiber link. In this way, optical faults such as a fiber failure, cable cut, or nodal LTE failure occurring within a network path, are isolated to a specific fiber span or link. Network switch controllers can then take full advantage of optical switches provided between spans in an all-optical core network to restore end-to-end path communication. In one embodiment, a presence detector simply evaluates the magnitude of the tapped signal to determine an optical fault. In a second embodiment, a protocol analyzer evaluates selected bits or fields of the protocol used in the tapped data signal to determine an optical fault. Finally, in a third embodiment, a sub-carrier modulation signal is added to the high rate data signal prior to transport over the link. The subcarrier signal is significantly lower in both frequency and amplitude than the main data signal so as to not impact reliable reception of the main data signal. A low-pass filter tuned to the sub-carrier modulation signal filters the tapped data signal. By detecting the sub-carrier signal, fault can be determined inexpensively and reliably in the presence of optical noise.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过在光交换站点或节点处沿着光纤网络链路点击数据信号的一部分来检测光学故障的方法和系统。 评估抽头数据信号以确定光纤链路是否存在光学故障。 以这种方式，在网络路径中发生的诸如光纤故障，电缆切断或节点LTE故障之类的光学故障被隔离到特定光纤跨度或链路。 网络交换机控制器可以充分利用全光核心网络跨域提供的光交换机来恢复端到端路径通信。 在一个实施例中，存在检测器简单地评估抽头信号的大小以确定光学故障。 在第二实施例中，协议分析器评估在抽头数据信号中使用的协议的所选位或字段以确定光学故障。 最后，在第三实施例中，在通过链路传输之前，将副载波调制信号添加到高速率数据信号。 子载波信号的频率和幅度都比主数据信号低得多，从而不会影响主数据信号的可靠接收。 调谐到子载波调制信号的低通滤波器对抽头数据信号进行滤波。 通过检测副载波信号，可以在存在光学噪声的情况下廉价且可靠地确定故障。