Patents by Inventor Barry M. Boggs

Barry M. Boggs 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).

  • Apparatuses and methods for testing welding apparatuses
    Patent number: 8421472
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for testing a welding apparatus is disclosed. The testing apparatus includes a receptacle, a fault indicator, and a power supply. The receptacle includes a grounding socket and a plurality of power sockets. The power supply is electrically coupled to the grounding socket, the fault indicator, and at least one of the plurality of power sockets. When a plug of the welding apparatus is matingly coupled to the receptacle, the fault indicator indicates whether an electrical resistance between a grounding prong of the plug and at least one of a plurality of power prongs of the plug is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl H. Sowders, Barry M. Boggs, F. Keith Waters
  • Apparatuses and Methods for Testing Welding Apparatuses
    Publication number: 20110221448
    Abstract: A testing apparatus for testing a welding apparatus is disclosed. The testing apparatus comprises a receptacle, a fault indicator, and a power supply, wherein: the receptacle comprises a grounding socket and a plurality of power sockets; the power supply is electrically coupled to the grounding socket, the fault indicator, and at least one of the plurality of power sockets; and when a plug of the welding apparatus is matingly coupled to the receptacle, the fault indicator indicates whether an electrical resistance between a grounding prong of the plug and at least one of a plurality of power prongs of the plug is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engeneering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl H. Sowders, Barry M. Boggs, F. Keith Waters