Patents by Inventor Mark Steven TAFT

Mark Steven TAFT 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).

  • Non-contact voltage sensor
    Patent number: 11193958
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting voltage of a power cable includes a housing configured to be coupled around at least a portion of the power cable. A first conductive element supported by the housing is configured to be electrically coupled to the power cable when the housing is coupled around at least a portion of the power cable. A first capacitive element supported by the housing is electrically interconnected with the first conductive element. A second capacitive element supported by the housing is electrically interconnected with the first conductive element. A processor determines a cable capacitance of the power cable based upon alternatively sensing an electrical characteristic (i) the first capacitive element and the second capacitive element and (ii) the first capacitive element without the second capacitive element. The sensor determines the voltage of the power cable based upon the determined cable capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Veris Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Brant Elliott, Mark Steven Taft
  • NON-CONTACT VOLTAGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180252749
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting voltage of a power cable includes a housing configured to be coupled around at least a portion of the power cable. A first conductive element supported by the housing is configured to be electrically coupled to the power cable when the housing is coupled around at least a portion of the power cable. A first capacitive element supported by the housing is electrically interconnected with the first conductive element. A second capacitive element supported by the housing is electrically interconnected with the first conductive element. A processor determines a cable capacitance of the power cable based upon alternatively sensing an electrical characteristic (i) the first capacitive element and the second capacitive element and (ii) the first capacitive element without the second capacitive element. The sensor determines the voltage of the power cable based upon the determined cable capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Randall Brant ELLIOTT, Mark Steven TAFT