Patents by Inventor Bart A. Hays

Bart A. Hays 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).

  • Two out of three voting solenoid arrangement
    Patent number: 6478048
    Abstract: A binary voting solenoid arrangement 10 is provided which operates in a “2 out of 3” manner to provide relatively high safety, low spurious tripping and a relatively low installation cost, while also enabling on-line testing of each solenoid individually without process interruption. Solenoid arrangements 10, 10′ and 10″ are preferably used in a three-way configuration, while solenoid 10′″ may be used in a two-way configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Triconex, Incorporated
    Inventor: Bart A. Hays
  • Two out of three voting solenoid arrangement
    Publication number: 20010029982
    Abstract: A binary voting solenoid arrangement 10 is provided which operates in a “2 out of 3” manner to provide relatively high safety, low spurious tripping and a relatively low installation cost, while also enabling on-line testing of each solenoid individually without process interruption. Solenoid arrangements 10, 10′ and 10″ are preferably used in a three-way configuration, while solenoid 10″′ may be used in a two-way configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventor: Bart A. Hays