Patents by Inventor Darrell T. Hambley

Darrell T. Hambley 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).

  • Apparatus for providing AC power to airborne in-seat power systems
    Patent number: 6599141
    Abstract: An outlet unit for providing a supply voltage to the prongs of a plug comprising a housing having a plurality of electrically conductive plug channels for receiving the prongs of the plug, a shutter rotatably mounted to the housing and operative in one of a first and a second position, the shutter having openings for receiving the prongs of the plug wherein only when in the second position the openings of the shutter and the plug channels are aligned permitting axial displacement of the prongs into the housing, and a strike plate located between the housing and the shutter for preventing the rotation of the shutter to the second position absent axial displacement of the prongs sufficient to engage the strike plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: General Dynamics OTS (Aerospace), Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell T. Hambley, Rory G. Briski
  • Apparatus for providing AC power to airborne in-seat power systems
    Publication number: 20020161484
    Abstract: An outlet unit for providing a supply voltage to the prongs of a plug comprising a housing having a plurality of electrically conductive plug channels for receiving the prongs of the plug, a shutter rotatably mounted to the housing and operative in one of a first and a second position, the shutter having openings for receiving the prongs of the plug wherein only when in the second position the openings of the shutter and the plug channels are aligned permitting axial displacement of the prongs into the housing, and a strike plate located between the housing and the shutter for preventing the rotation of the shutter to the second position absent axial displacement of the prongs sufficient to engage the strike plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: General Dynamics OTS (Aerospace) Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell T. Hambley, Rory G. Briski
  • Load distribution and management system
    Patent number: 6046513
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of managing and distributing power from a supply of limited power is described. A plurality of outlets are connect to a plurality of power units. As additional outlets are used, the invention measures the amount of power drawn by the outlets. Outlets are enabled if the amount of measured power is less than a maximum amount of power available. Additional outlets not currently in use are disabled if the amount of measured power is greater than the maximum amount of power available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Primex Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jouper, Susan Nellis, Darrell T. Hambley, Mark A. Peabody
  • Load distribution and management system
    Patent number: 5754445
    Abstract: An apparatus for and method of managing and distributing power from a supply of limited of power is described. A plurality of outlets are connect to a plurality of power units. As additional outlets are used, the invention measures the amount of power drawn by the outlets. Outlets are enabled if the amount of measured power is less than a maximum amount of power available. Additional outlets not currently in use are disabled if the amount of measured power is greater than the maximum amount of power available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Primex Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jouper, Susan Nellis, Darrell T. Hambley, Mark A. Peabody