Patents by Inventor William E. Novey

William E. Novey 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).

  • Solid state timer-stepper with soft switch-on and switch-off load control
    Patent number: 4037135
    Abstract: A timer-stepper, which is particularly applicable to light chasers for producing a special "ripple" lighting effect and increasing bulb and logic circuit component lives, having photoncoupler phase-shifting networks in the gate circuits of switching triacs for "softness" during switching and for isolating the logic of said timer-stepper from A.C. line or switching transients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: Eli Bridge Company
    Inventor: William E. Novey