Patents by Inventor Kerry Michelle Offer

Kerry Michelle Offer 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).

  • Programmable controller for remotely controlling input power through a switch to a load and an associated method of operation
    Patent number: 6816758
    Abstract: A programmable controller is provided that is capable of interfacing with a remote master controller, where the programmable controller is capable of controlling an input current to at least one load that is proximate the programmable controller. The programmable controller includes at least one solid-state switch capable of controllably altering the input current to the loads. The programmable controller also includes at least one measuring element for measuring at least one parameter associated with the loads and the solid-state switches, such as the current through the solid-state switches, the current through and voltage drop across the loads and/or the temperature at or around the solid-state switches. Additionally, the programmable controller includes a processing element capable of controlling the solid-state switches, such as by controlling the current through the solid-state switches to the loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John M. Maxwell, Jr., Kerry Michelle Offer, Dale B. Ramsey, Charles R. Schwarz, Rodney M. Hornsby
  • Programmable controller for remotely controlling input power through a switch to a load and an associated method of operation
    Publication number: 20020162033
    Abstract: A programmable controller is provided that is capable of interfacing with a remote master controller, where the programmable controller is capable of controlling an input current to at least one load that is proximate the programmable controller. The programmable controller includes at least one solid-state switch capable of controllably altering the input current to the loads. The programmable controller also includes at least one measuring element for measuring at least one parameter associated with the loads and the solid-state switches, such as the current through the solid-state switches, the current through and voltage drop across the loads and/or the temperature at or around the solid-state switches. Additionally, the programmable controller includes a processing element capable of controlling the solid-state switches, such as by controlling the current through the solid-state switches to the loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John M. Maxwell, Kerry Michelle Offer, Dale B. Ramsey, Charles R. Schwarz, Rodney M. Hornsby