Patents by Inventor Herbert Joseph Brown

Herbert Joseph Brown 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).

  • Secondary power for critical loads for railroad
    Patent number: 7701077
    Abstract: In a locomotive having at least one electrical load connected to at least one power source via a locomotive power carrying bus, a system for ensuring a current connection between the at least one power source and the at least one electrical load is provided. The system includes a first rectification device, wherein the first rectification device is connected between the at least one electrical load and the locomotive power carrying bus to provide a rectified current connection between a first power source and the at least one electrical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Herbert Joseph Brown, Jeffrey Louis Daigle, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar