Patents by Inventor Aaron Mellinger

Aaron Mellinger 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).

  • System and method for controlling electrically driven accessories
    Patent number: 10086703
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power source, a controller, a converter configured to receive a first voltage from the power source and to convert the first voltage to a second voltage, an auxiliary inverter system electrically coupled to an output of the converter and to an accessory having an electric motor, the auxiliary inverter system configured to convert the second voltage received from the converter for powering the electric motor, and a first communication link between the controller and the auxiliary inverter system. The auxiliary inverter system is further configured, responsive to interruption of the first communication link, to control a speed of the electric motor based on a level of the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Henry Todd Young, Aaron Mellinger
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN ACCESSORIES
    Publication number: 20160185224
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power source, a controller, a converter configured to receive a first voltage from the power source and to convert the first voltage to a second voltage, an auxiliary inverter system electrically coupled to an output of the converter and to an accessory having an electric motor, the auxiliary inverter system configured to convert the second voltage received from the converter for powering the electric motor, and a first communication link between the controller and the auxiliary inverter system. The auxiliary inverter system is further configured, responsive to interruption of the first communication link, to control a speed of the electric motor based on a level of the second voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Henry Todd Young, Aaron Mellinger