Patents by Inventor David A. Quastel

David A. Quastel 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: 4901008
    Abstract: There is disclosed a circuit arrangement including a load (7) and a current source (1) for supplying current to the load via a current path with a winding (3). A core of magnetizable material (2) is coupled inductively with the winding and a Hall effect transducer (4) detects magnetic flux in the core for use in producing an output indication dependant on the magnitude of the load current. For testing the correct functioning of circuit(s), the circuit arrangement is further provided with an additional winding (6) on the magnetizable core, through which a further current source supply a further current, in which the core is also inductively coupled so that the transducer also detects flux in the core due to the further current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company Ltd.
    Inventors: David A. Quastel, Nigel K. Hill