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Granted Patent B2
US 8,561,525 · App. 12/861,088 · Granted Oct 22, 2013

Nano timer control system

Inventors: Frederic Bauchot (Saint-Jeannet, FR); Jean-Yves Clement (Saint-Jeannet, FR); Carole Truntschka (Saint-Laurent-du-Var, FR)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,561,525
App. No.
12/861,088
Granted
Oct 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a pressure controlled device and a system for managing the heating time of a pressure controlled device. The system includes a sensing device that allows the timing of a heating period for the pressure controlled device based on temperature and/or pressure values sensed inside the pressure controlled device. A RFID tag is coupled to the sensing device and is operable for generating timing information. The sensing device and the RFID tag are powered by a nano electromechanical (NEM) device that is operable by a source of pressurized air.

Claims (28)

1. A system for managing a heating time of a pressure controlled device, comprising:

a sensing device for timing a heating period for the pressure controlled device according to at least one of temperature or pressure values sensed inside the pressure controlled device;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, coupled to the sensing device, for generating timing information; and

a nano electromechanical (NEM) device operable by a source of pressurized air for generating and supplying power to the sensing device and the RFID tag, the nano electromechanical device comprising a wheel coupled to a dynamo, wherein the source of pressurized air rotates the wheel.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamo further comprises a rotor having a magnetized pole and coils.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a capacitive device coupled to the nano electromechanical device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the source of pressurized air comprises an enclosure, located on top of the pressure controlled device, in air-flow communication with an inside of the pressure controlled device, and wherein the enclosure further comprises a membrane having a material capable of deforming proportionally to the pressure inside the pressure controlled device.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a tag reader for receiving the timing information generated by the RFID tag.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the tag reader further generates an order to stop the heating of the pressure controlled device.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the tag reader is embedded into a control board of a heating device to automatically stop the heating of the pressure controlled device.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the enclosure of the pressure controlled device further comprises a safety valve.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressure controlled device further comprises a housing covered by a housing cover equipped with a safety valve and a pressure regulator.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a pressure controlled device;

a sensing device for timing a heating period for the pressure controlled device according to at least one of temperature or pressure values sensed inside the pressure controlled device;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, coupled to the sensing device, for generating timing information; and

a nano electromechanical (NEM) device operable by a source of pressurized air for generating and supplying power to the sensing device and the RFID tag, wherein the nano electromechanical device comprises a wheel coupled to a dynamo, wherein the source of pressurized air rotates the wheel, and wherein the dynamo comprises a rotor having a magnetized pole and coils.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a capacitive device coupled to the nano electromechanical device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the capacitive device stores energy generated by the dynamo.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the source of pressurized air comprises an enclosure, located on top of the pressure controlled device, in air-flow communication with an inside of the pressure controlled device, and wherein the enclosure further comprises a membrane having a material capable of deforming proportionally to the pressure inside the pressure controlled device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the enclosure of the pressure controlled device further comprises a safety valve.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a tag reader for receiving the timing information generated by the RFID tag.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the tag reader further generates an order to stop the heating of the pressure controlled device.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the pressure controlled device further comprises a housing covered by a housing cover equipped with a safety valve and a pressure regulator.

18. A method for managing a heating time of a pressure controlled device, comprising:

timing, using a sensing device, a heating period for the pressure controlled device according to at least one of temperature or pressure values sensed inside the pressure controlled device;

generating timing information using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to the sensing device; and

generating and supplying power to the sensing device and the RFID tag using a nano electromechanical (NEM) device operable by a source of pressurized air, wherein the nano electromechanical device comprises a wheel coupled to a dynamo, and wherein the source of pressurized air rotates the wheel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2010
From: BAUCHOT, FREDERIC; CLEMENT, JEAN-YVES; TRUNTSCHKA, CAROLE
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 09306157 · Nov 30, 2009 · regional
Continuity (1)
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