Patents by Inventor James Allen Carter

James Allen Carter 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).

  • Systems and methods for manufacturing a pre-charge circuit module
    Patent number: 9281762
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for coupling a direct current (DC) pre-charging circuit to a motor drive. In one embodiment, an industrial automation device may include an enclosed module that may include a pre-charge circuit. The pre-charge circuit may pre-charge a direct current (DC) bus. Further, the DC bus may couple to an inverter. The enclosed module may also include a power input that may couple the pre-charge circuit to a DC power source and an electrical output structure that may couple the pre-charge circuit to the inverter. Additionally, the pre-charge circuit may be removeably coupled to the inverter and the DC power source via a sliding action of the enclosed module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Jon Keegan, Yogesh Patel, Bruce William Weiss, James Allen Carter
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PRE-CHARGE CIRCUIT MODULE
    Publication number: 20150124412
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for coupling a direct current (DC) pre-charging circuit to a motor drive. In one embodiment, an industrial automation device may include an enclosed module that may include a pre-charge circuit. The pre-charge circuit may pre-charge a direct current (DC) bus. Further, the DC bus may couple to an inverter. The enclosed module may also include a power input that may couple the pre-charge circuit to a DC power source and an electrical output structure that may couple the pre-charge circuit to the inverter. Additionally, the pre-charge circuit may be removeably coupled to the inverter and the DC power source via a sliding action of the enclosed module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Jon Keegan, Yogesh Patel, Bruce William Weiss, James Allen Carter