Patents by Inventor Scott E. Losing

Scott E. Losing 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).

  • Systems and methods for situation-dependent supercapacitor voltage control
    Patent number: 10749373
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for operating, in a process control system, a circuit coupled to an input power supply and a supercapacitor susceptible to damage at high temperatures. A controller causes the circuit to supply electric charge from the input power supply to the supercapacitor. The controller also causes the circuit to supply electric power from the supercapacitor to a field device, such as an actuator. The controller selects a voltage to which the supercapacitor is to be charged based at least in part on a detected temperature associated with the supercapacitor, and causes the circuit to supply electric charge from the input power supply to the supercapacitor based on the selected voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Stephen G. Seberger, Scott E. Losing, Zachary M. Bryant
  • SITUATION-DEPENDENT SUPERCAPACITOR VOLTAGE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190103755
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for operating, in a process control system, a circuit coupled to an input power supply and a supercapacitor susceptible to damage at high temperatures. A controller causes the circuit to supply electric charge from the input power supply to the supercapacitor. The controller also causes the circuit to supply electric power from the supercapacitor to a field device, such as an actuator. The controller selects a voltage to which the supercapacitor is to be charged based at least in part on a detected temperature associated with the supercapacitor, and causes the circuit to supply electric charge from the input power supply to the supercapacitor based on the selected voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen G. Seberger, Scott E. Losing, Zachary M. Bryant