Patents by Inventor Donald McGRAW

Donald McGRAW 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087474
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronically adjustable joint, and associated systems and methods. A joint position of a multiple-axis joint, e.g., a 3-axis joint, can be tracked, as the joint moves through two or more dimensions. In an illustrative embodiment, the joint can provide a mechanical equivalent of a physical joint, e.g., a shoulder, elbow, hip, or knee, which can accommodate motion in rotational angle and/or tilt angle. In some embodiments, the joint includes electronically adjustable friction. An illustrative application provides electronically adjustable joints for an aging simulation suit, wherein one or more joints can be controllably stiffened in selective ranges, such that a wearer of the suit can experience the effects of aging, arthritis and/or other ailments. In an illustrative embodiment, a sensor can use four discrete 2-axis magnetometers to calculate the position of the magnet on the arm of the joint, to continuously sense and track the angle of the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Donald G. Lariviere, David Foor, Andrew McGraw, Michael Keesling
  • Patent number: 11454430
    Abstract: A DC-powered system may include controls configured to switch between available DC power supplies and manage the refrigeration system in accordance with one or more methods. The one or more methods of the control system may include multiple tiers of power management, including, e.g., maximization of power usage when on a photovoltaic power supply to subcool a refrigerated load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SolarXWorks, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Brown, Blake Barthelmess, Tor Hartmann, Donald McGraw
  • Publication number: 20200340716
    Abstract: A DC-powered system may include controls configured to switch between available DC power supplies and manage the refrigeration system in accordance with one or more methods. The one or more methods of the control system may include multiple tiers of power management, including, e.g., maximization of power usage when on a photovoltaic power supply to subcool a refrigerated load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Scott BROWN, Blake BARTHELMESS, Tor HARTMANN, Donald McGRAW
  • Patent number: 10648711
    Abstract: A DC-powered refrigeration system may include controls configured to switch between available DC power supplies and manage the refrigeration system in accordance with one or more methods. The one or more methods of the control system may include multiple tiers of power management, including, e.g., maximization of power usage when on a photovoltaic power supply to subcool a refrigerated load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SolarXWorks, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Brown, Blake Barthelmess, Tor Hartmann, Donald McGraw
  • Publication number: 20180106510
    Abstract: A DC-powered refrigeration system may include controls configured to switch between available DC power supplies and manage the refrigeration system in accordance with one or more methods. The one or more methods of the control system may include multiple tiers of power management, including, e.g., maximization of power usage when on a photovoltaic power supply to subcool a refrigerated load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: SolarXWorks, LLC
    Inventors: Scott BROWN, Blake BARTHELMESS, Tor HARTMANN, Donald McGRAW