Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Heflin

Mark Alan Heflin 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 apparatus for combining PTCR/OL and run capacitor
    Patent number: 7099140
    Abstract: A combination run capacitor/positive temperature coefficient resistor/overload (CAP/PTCR/OL) module is described. The cover of the combination housing includes a capacitor compartment and terminal openings for receiving blade terminals of a run capacitor. The terminal openings in the cover align with blade receiving receptacles coupled to the PTCR start circuit. The blade terminals of a run capacitor are inserted into the receptacle openings and into electrical engagement with the blade receiving receptacles. The capacitor is supported and protected by a potting mixture filling the capacitor compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Janicek, Kennett Ray Fuller, Mark Alan Heflin
  • Method and apparatus for combining PTCR/OL and run capacitor
    Publication number: 20040090752
    Abstract: A combination run capacitor/positive temperature coefficient resistor/overload (CAP/PTCR/OL) module is described. The cover of the combination housing includes a capacitor compartment and terminal openings for receiving blade terminals of a run capacitor. The terminal openings in the cover align with blade receiving receptacles coupled to the PTCR start circuit. The blade terminals of a run capacitor are inserted into the receptacle openings and into electrical engagement with the blade receiving receptacles. The capacitor is supported and protected by a potting mixture filling the capacitor compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Janicek, Kennett Ray Fuller, Mark Alan Heflin