Patents by Inventor Alan D. Goctzelmann

Alan D. Goctzelmann 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).

  • Alternator testing method and system using timed application of load
    Patent number: 6777941
    Abstract: An alternator testing method and system that provides high resolution signals and stable loads during alternator tests. The method couples a load to the alternator, and evaluates the operation of the alternator based on parameters collected only after the load has been coupled to the alternator for a first predetermined period of time. The method may further include a step of detecting the speed of the alternator or motor driving the alternator. In one embodiment, the load is applied to the alternator only after motor speed or alternator speed reaches a predetermined level. The load may be automatically decoupled from the alternator after the load has been coupled to the alternator for a second predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
    Inventors: Dennis G. Thibedeau, Richard J. Faehnrich, Alejandro P. Brott, Alan D. Goctzelmann, Paul A. Willems
  • Alternator testing method and system using timed application of load
    Publication number: 20020011829
    Abstract: An alternator testing method and system that provides high resolution signals and stable loads during alternator tests. The method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: coupling a load to the alternator, and evaluating the operation of the alternator based on parameters collected only after the load has been coupled to the alternator for a first predetermined period of time. The method may further include a step of detecting the speed of the alternator or motor driving it, and in one aspect, the load is applied to the alternator only after motor speed or alternator speed reaches a predetermined level. The load may be automatically decoupled from the alternator after the load has been coupled to the alternator for a second predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: Snap-On Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis G. Thibedeau, Richard J. Faehnrich, Alejandro P. Brott, Alan D. Goctzelmann, Paul A. Willems