Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER D. WELLS

CHRISTOPHER D. WELLS 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).

  • Patent number: 11977726
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors that detect intensities of contacts on the touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a user interface. While displaying the user interface, the electronic device detects an input that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the input while displaying the user interface, and while continuing to detect the input on the touch-sensitive surface: If an intensity of the contact satisfies an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device performs a first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold. The activation intensity threshold is determined based on whether or not prior inputs by the user on the touch-sensitive surface exceed a respective intensity threshold. If an intensity of the contact does not satisfy an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device forgoes performing the first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Aram D. Kudurshian, Christopher P. Foss, Gary I. Butcher, Patrick L Coffman, Nicole M. Wells, Wayne C. Westerman
  • Publication number: 20140333286
    Abstract: A branch circuit monitor is for a load panel inputting a number of line voltages and including a plurality of currents. The branch circuit monitor includes a processor component having a plurality of digital interfaces and is structured to receive a plurality of first digital values from each of the digital interfaces; and a plurality of metering mechanisms external to the processor component. Each of the metering mechanisms is structured to: communicate with a corresponding one of the digital interfaces, convert analog values from the number of line voltages and a plurality of the currents to a plurality of second digital values, determine a plurality of digital energy values from the second digital values, and transmit the second digital values and the digital energy values to the corresponding one of the digital interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: RONGSHENG WANG, CHRISTOPHER D. WELLS, MICHAEL P. KING, TIMOTHY FREDRIC THOMPSON, MICHAEL CHARLES DADIAN
  • Patent number: 8866627
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for a power conductor includes a base unit, a sensor cable, and a current sensor. The base unit includes a first indicator circuit and a first resistance electrically connected to a voltage source. The sensor cable includes a conductor. The current sensor is electrically connected to the base unit by the sensor cable. The current sensor includes a second resistance and a second indicator. The first resistance and the first indicator circuit are electrically connected to the second resistance and the second indicator by the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher D. Wells, Praveen Sutrave
  • Patent number: 8773273
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for a power conductor includes a base unit; a sensor cable; and a current sensor electrically connected to the base unit by the sensor cable. The base unit includes a first indicator circuit having a first indicator. The current sensor includes a second indicator. The first indicator circuit controls the first indicator and the second indicator to turn on simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher D. Wells, Praveen Sutrave
  • Patent number: 8659441
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for a power conductor includes a base unit; a sensor cable; and a current transformer electrically connected to the base unit by the sensor cable. The current transformer includes a secondary winding inductively coupled to the power conductor and a clamping circuit electrically connected in parallel with the secondary winding. The clamping circuit is structured to clamp a voltage across the secondary winding when the voltage across the secondary winding is greater than a predetermined value. An indicator circuit is electrically connected in series with the clamping circuit to indicate when the clamping circuit is actively clamping the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher D. Wells
  • Publication number: 20140022082
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for a power conductor includes a base unit, a sensor cable, and a current sensor. The base unit includes a first indicator circuit and a first resistance electrically connected to a voltage source. The sensor cable includes a conductor. The current sensor is electrically connected to the base unit by the sensor cable. The current sensor includes a second resistance and a second indicator. The first resistance and the first indicator circuit are electrically connected to the second resistance and the second indicator by the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER D. WELLS, PRAVEEN SUTRAVE
  • Publication number: 20140022083
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for a power conductor includes a base unit; a sensor cable; and a current sensor electrically connected to the base unit by the sensor cable. The base unit includes a first indicator circuit having a first indicator. The current sensor includes a second indicator. The first indicator circuit controls the first indicator and the second indicator to turn on simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER D. WELLS, PRAVEEN SUTRAVE
  • Publication number: 20140022085
    Abstract: An energy monitoring system for a power conductor includes a base unit; a sensor cable; and a current transformer electrically connected to the base unit by the sensor cable. The current transformer includes a secondary winding inductively coupled to the power conductor and a clamping circuit electrically connected in parallel with the secondary winding. The clamping circuit is structured to clamp a voltage across the secondary winding when the voltage across the secondary winding is greater than a predetermined value. An indicator circuit is electrically connected in series with the clamping circuit to indicate when the clamping circuit is actively clamping the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher D. Wells