Patents by Inventor Matthew Christopher Bringman

Matthew Christopher Bringman 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).

  • Bidirectional buck-boost power converters
    Patent number: 8138694
    Abstract: A bidirectional buck-boost power converter 13 including a pair of inverter modules 14, 15 disposed at an output of a machine, and an inductor Lo connected between the pair of inverter modules 14, 15. A method for controlling a voltage output of a machine starter generator having an inverter rectifier and bidirectional buck-boost converter, includes outputting a dc voltage controlled by bidirectional buck-boost pulse width modulation (PWM) switching control, when the starter generator is in a generator mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Louis Steigerwald, Luis Jose Garces, Matthew Christopher Bringman
  • Electric starter generator system employing bidirectional buck-boost power converters, and methods therefor
    Patent number: 7327113
    Abstract: A bidirectional buck-boost power converter 13 including a pair of inverter modules 14, 15 disposed at an output of a machine, and an inductor Lo connected between the pair of inverter modules 14, 15. A method for controlling a voltage output of a machine starter generator having an inverter rectifier and bidirectional buck-boost converter, includes outputting a dc voltage controlled by bidirectional buck-boost pulse width modulation (PWM) switching control, when the starter generator is in a generator mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Louis Steigerwald, Luis Jose Garces, Matthew Christopher Bringman