Patents by Inventor Dale Gass

Dale Gass 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: 9304159
    Abstract: A method of detecting and locating a micro-interface abnormality within an electrical system having a plurality of conductors and a plurality of electrical connections includes identifying a subset of the plurality of electrical connections by detecting an acoustic signal within the electrical system and analyzing the detected acoustic signal and determining that the detected acoustic signal is indicative of an electrical fault, measuring a contact resistance of each of the subset of the plurality of electrical connections, and identifying at least one of the subset of the plurality of electrical connection points as having a micro-interface abnormality based on the measured contact resistances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Michael Dadian, Dale Gass, Mark Gould, Edgar Perez Flores, Timothy Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140191767
    Abstract: A method of detecting and locating a micro-interface abnormality within an electrical system having a plurality of conductors and a plurality of electrical connections includes identifying a subset of the plurality of electrical connections by detecting an acoustic signal within the electrical system and analyzing the detected acoustic signal and determining that the detected acoustic signal is indicative of an electrical fault, measuring a contact resistance of each of the subset of the plurality of electrical connections, and identifying at least one of the subset of the plurality of electrical connection points as having a micro-interface abnormality based on the measured contact resistances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: XIN ZHOU, MICHAEL DADIAN, DALE GASS, MARK GOULD, EDGAR PEREZ FLORES, TIMOTHY THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20050073293
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to system for current sensing including a first Hall effect sensor and a second Hall effect sensor constructed to provide feedback indicating current flow through a conductor susceptible to external magnetic flux. A housing is configured to position the first Hall effect sensor and the second Hall effect sensor about the conductor to provide generally magnitude equal feedback of the current flow through the conductor and generally polarity opposite feedback of the external magnetic flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jerome Hastings, Dale Gass, Birger Pahl, Davin Lee, James Hansen
  • Publication number: 20050073292
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to system and method for current sensing using an anti-differential, error correcting, current sensing system. The invention includes a conductive path configured to receive a current therethrough. A first current sensor is positioned on a first side of the conductive path and configured to monitor a first directional magnetic field induced by the current. A second current sensor is positioned on a second side of the conductive path, substantially opposite the first current sensor, and configured to monitor a second directional magnetic field induced by the current that is substantially opposite in direction to the first directional magnetic field. A processing component is configured to receive feedback from the first current sensor and the second current sensor and generate an anti-differential output from the feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jerome Hastings, Mark Solveson, Dale Gass