Thomas A Henck

US Patent:

20210247799, Aug 12, 2021

Filed:

Feb 11, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/788135

Inventors:

- Vergennes VT, US
Travis DeMent - Burlington VT, US
Thomas Henck - Huntington VT, US
Daniel Hiatt - South Burlington VT, US
Travis Gang - Hinesburg VT, US
Benjamin T. Rule - Vergennes VT, US

Assignee:

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. - Vergennes VT

International Classification:

G06F 1/12

Abstract:

A distributed network system can include a master controller having a master clock configured to output a master time, and a master transmission delay time module configured to modify the master time to add a known master transmission delay to the master time to output an adjusted master time. The system can include a first device operatively connected to the master controller and configured to receive the adjusted master time from the master controller.

US Patent:

20200256710, Aug 13, 2020

Filed:

Feb 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/271304

Inventors:

- Vergennes VT, US
Travis Gang - Hinesburg VT, US
Thomas Henck - Huntington VT, US
Travis Dement - Burlington VT, US
Peter J. Carini - Underhill VT, US
Daniel Hiatt - South Burlington VT, US
Benjamin D. Mcbride - South Burlington VT, US
Matthew B. Burleigh - Essex VT, US

International Classification:

G01D 9/00
H03K 19/177

Abstract:

A sensor node for a distributed sensing system, can include a physical memory configured to store configuration settings data, one or more sensor channels configured to interface with one or more physical sensors to receive signals from the one or more physical sensors, and one or more configurable logic modules connected to the physical memory and operative to receive the configuration settings data and to be configured by the configuration settings data into a logic state to control whether and/or how the one or more one or more configurable logic modules receive and/or processes data from the one or more sensor channels. The one or more configurable logic modules can include one or more FPGAs and/or PLDs, for example.

US Patent:

20200259708, Aug 13, 2020

Filed:

Feb 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/271319

Inventors:

- Vergennes VT, US
Travis Gang - Hinesburg VT, US
Thomas Henck - Huntington VT, US
Travis Dement - Burlington VT, US
Peter J. Carini - Underhill VT, US
Daniel Hiatt - South Burlington VT, US
Benjamin D. Mcbride - South Burlington VT, US
Matthew B. Burleigh - Essex VT, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 29/08
H04L 12/40
G07C 5/08

Abstract:

A control module for a distributed sensor system can include a non-application specific configurable module configured to operate as a function of controller configuration settings data, at least a first memory configured to store the controller configuration settings data, at least one external interface module configured to connect with a master host module of the sensor system to receive updated controller configuration settings data, the control module configured to receive and store the updated controller configuration settings in the first memory thereof via the at least one external interface module, and a subnet interface module configured to connect to one or more configurable sensor nodes on a subnetwork, wherein the control module is configured to control and/or configure the one or more sensor nodes as a function of the controller configuration setting data and receive sensor data from the one or more sensor nodes.

US Patent:

20200204882, Jun 25, 2020

Filed:

Dec 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/226277

Inventors:

- Vergennes VT, US
Travis Dement - Burlington VT, US
Benjamin T. Rule - Vergennes VT, US
Thomas Henck - Huntington VT, US

Assignee:

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. - Vergennes VT

International Classification:

H04Q 9/00
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A sensor node of a sensing network acquires first sensing data from an internal sensing node and/or second sensing data via an interface from an external sensing node. The sensor node is configured with a selected configuration file. The first and second events are detected as a function of the first and/or second sensing data based on the configuration file. The method further includes performing a first action set of the plurality of action sets as a function of detecting the first event and performing a second action set of the plurality of action sets as a function of detecting the second event, wherein the first and second action sets are defined by the configuration file. Once configured with the configuration file, detecting the first and second events and performance of any of the first and second action sets is performed autonomously of a controller or host of a system being monitored by the sensing network.

US Patent:

20200204883, Jun 25, 2020

Filed:

Dec 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/226284

Inventors:

- Vergennes VT, US
Travis Dement - Burlington VT, US
Benjamin T. Rule - Vergennes VT, US
Thomas Henck - Huntington VT, US

Assignee:

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. - Vergennes VT

International Classification:

H04Q 9/00

Abstract:

A method performed by a plurality of digital sensing nodes included in a sensing network having a controller and/or host is provided. The method includes a first sensing node of the plurality of digital sensing nodes being configured with a configuration file selected from a plurality of configuration files, the configuration file defining a plurality of action sets to perform in association with detection of respective first and second events. The plurality of digital sensing nodes are configured for acquiring sensed data for monitoring a system. The first sensing node is configured based on the configuration file for, autonomously of the sensing network controller and host, detecting at least one of the first and second events as a function of sensed data output by a sensing element of the first sensing node, performing a first action set if the first event is detected, and performing a second action set if the second event is detected.