Patents by Inventor Sohaib U. Shaikh

Sohaib U. Shaikh 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling a solenoid
    Patent number: 7656641
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a solenoid includes a control circuit configured to receive an activation signal in response to a predetermined condition. The control circuit, in response to said activation signal, provides a first energizing signal to the solenoid for a first predetermined period, and cuts off the first energizing signal for a second predetermined period. The control circuit further provides a second energizing signal to the solenoid for a third predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Henry Hall Mason, Jr., Craig B. Williams, Cecil Rivers, Jr., Sohaib U. Shaikh, Sean R. Dwyer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SOLENOID
    Publication number: 20080151462
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a solenoid includes a control circuit configured to receive an activation signal in response to a predetermined condition. The control circuit, in response to said activation signal, provides a first energizing signal to the solenoid for a first predetermined period, and cuts off the first energizing signal for a second predetermined period. The control circuit further provides a second energizing signal to the solenoid for a third predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Henry Hall Mason, Craig B. Williams, Cecil Rivers, Sohaib U. Shaikh, Sean R. Dwyer
  • APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION
    Publication number: 20080106147
    Abstract: A measurement and control apparatus is disclosed having power input terminals configured to connect with a power source, power output terminals configured to connect with a load, the output terminals being switchably connected to the input terminals, and an actuator configured to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals to the input terminals upon command. The control apparatus also includes circuitry configured to measure the voltage applied to and the current supplied to the load, circuitry configured to transmit data representative of the applied voltage and the supplied current to a control unit, and circuitry configured to receive a command from the control unit, and in response thereto to switchably connect and disconnect the output terminals from the input terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert J. Caggiano, John Dubeck, Uzoma K. Nsofor, Cecil Rivers, Sohaib U. Shaikh, Jaime Villamarin