Patents by Inventor J. Byron McCormick

J. Byron McCormick 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).

  • Automatic voltage imbalance detector
    Patent number: 4424491
    Abstract: A device for indicating and preventing damage to voltage cells such as galvanic cells and fuel cells connected in series by detecting sequential voltages and comparing these voltages to adjacent voltage cells. The device is implemented by using operational amplifiers and switching circuitry is provided by transistors. The device can be utilized in battery powered electric vehicles to prevent galvanic cell damage and also in series connected fuel cells to prevent fuel cell damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Ronald E. Bobbett, J. Byron McCormick, William J. Kerwin
  • High temperature electronic gain device
    Patent number: 4138622
    Abstract: An integrated thermionic device suitable for use in high temperature, high radiation environments. Cathode and control electrodes are deposited on a first substrate facing an anode on a second substrate. The substrates are sealed to a refractory wall and evacuated to form an integrated triode vacuum tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: J. Byron McCormick, Steven W. Depp, Douglas J. Hamilton, William J. Kerwin