Patents by Inventor Craig Eid

Craig Eid 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: 9564753
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting an electrical component in an alternating current system that includes a transformer are disclosed. In one aspect, a circuit includes a switch assembly connected between a transformer neutral of a transformer and a ground and having an open position and a closed position. In normal operation, the switch remains in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Emprimus, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick R. Faxvog, Wallace Jensen, Terrence R. Noe, Craig Eid, David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Gale Nordling
  • Publication number: 20150311697
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting an electrical component in an alternating current system that includes a transformer are disclosed. In one aspect, a circuit includes a switch assembly connected between a transformer neutral of a transformer and a ground and having an open position and a closed position. In normal operation, the switch remains in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: FREDERICK R. FAXVOG, WALLACE JENSEN, TERRANCE R. NOE, CRAIG EID, DAVID BLAKE JACKSON, GREG FUCHS, GALE NORDLING
  • Patent number: 9077172
    Abstract: Systems and method for detecting potentially harmful harmonic and direct current signals at a transformer are disclosed. One system includes a protection circuit electrically connected to a transformer neutral, the transformer electrically connected to a power grid, the protection circuit including a DC blocking component positioned between the transformer neutral and ground and one or more switches selectively actuated to form a path between the transformer neutral and ground in the event of unwanted DC current at the transformer neutral. The system also includes a control circuit electrically connected to the protection circuit and positioned to selectively actuate the switches based on observed conditions within the protection circuit. The system further includes a plurality of test connections disposed within the protection circuit and useable to test electrical properties of the protection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Emprimus, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick R. Faxvog, Wallace Jensen, Terrance R. Noe, Craig Eid, David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Gale Nordling
  • Publication number: 20130308229
    Abstract: Systems and method for detecting potentially harmful harmonic and direct current signals at a transformer are disclosed. One system includes a protection circuit electrically connected to a transformer neutral, the transformer electrically connected to a power grid, the protection circuit including a DC blocking component positioned between the transformer neutral and ground and one or more switches selectively actuated to form a path between the transformer neutral and ground in the event of unwanted DC current at the transformer neutral. The system also includes a control circuit electrically connected to the protection circuit and positioned to selectively actuate the switches based on observed conditions within the protection circuit. The system further includes a plurality of test connections disposed within the protection circuit and useable to test electrical properties of the protection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: FREDERICK R. FAXVOG, WALLACE JENSEN, TERRANCE R. NOE, CRAIG EID, DAVID BLAKE JACKSON, GREG FUCHS, GALE NORDLING
  • Patent number: 8537508
    Abstract: Systems and method for detecting potentially harmful harmonic and direct current signals at a transformer are disclosed. One such system includes a plurality of detection components electrically connected to electrical signal lines leading from one or more connection points on a power grid, and a plurality of threshold detectors, each threshold detector configured to compare an incoming signal from a detection component to a predetermined signal having a threshold. The system also includes a controller receiving an output from each of the plurality of threshold detectors and configured to drive at least one external component in response to receiving an indication from at least one of the plurality of threshold detectors of a detected signal above a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Emprimus, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick R. Faxvog, Wallace Jensen, Terrance R. Noe, Craig Eid, David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Gale Nordling
  • Publication number: 20120019962
    Abstract: Systems and method for detecting potentially harmful harmonic and direct current signals at a transformer are disclosed. One such system includes a plurality of detection components electrically connected to electrical signal lines leading from one or more connection points on a power grid, and a plurality of threshold detectors, each threshold detector configured to compare an incoming signal from a detection component to a predetermined signal having a threshold. The system also includes a controller receiving an output from each of the plurality of threshold detectors and configured to drive at least one external component in response to receiving an indication from at least one of the plurality of threshold detectors of a detected signal above a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Frederick R. Faxvog, Wallace Jensen, Terrance R. Noe, Craig Eid, David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Gale Nordling
  • Patent number: RE48775
    Abstract: Systems and method for detecting potentially harmful harmonic and direct current signals at a transformer are disclosed. One system includes a protection circuit electrically connected to a transformer neutral, the transformer electrically connected to a power grid, the protection circuit including a DC blocking component positioned between the transformer neutral and ground and one or more switches selectively actuated to form a path between the transformer neutral and ground in the event of unwanted DC current at the transformer neutral. The system also includes a control circuit electrically connected to the protection circuit and positioned to selectively actuate the switches based on observed conditions within the protection circuit. The system further includes a plurality of test connections disposed within the protection circuit and useable to test electrical properties of the protection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TechHold, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick R. Faxvog, Wallace Jensen, Terrance R. Noe, Craig Eid, David Blake Jackson, Greg Fuchs, Gale Nordling