Patents by Inventor Kristopher L. Redinger

Kristopher L. Redinger 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).

  • Method and system for detecting incipient failures in a power inverter
    Patent number: 6291987
    Abstract: A method and system for predicting malfunctions in a power inverter having one or more legs connected between first and second voltage buses is provided. Each leg has respective first and second controllable switches coupled in series to one another. The method allows for applying predetermined respective voltages at the first and second buses. The method further allows for selectively actuating the first and second switches between respective conductive or non-conductive states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason A. Dean, Ajith K. Kumar, Kristopher L. Redinger, Bret D. Worden