Patents by Inventor Bernard A. Clairmont

Bernard A. Clairmont 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).

  • COAXIAL-TYPE CABLE FOR OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20110024183
    Abstract: This invention relates to an overhead coaxial-type transmission system. The system includes a coaxial-type conductor, a support structure adapted to support the coaxial-type conductor at a pre-determined elevation above the ground, and a conductor support extending downwardly from the horizontal support such that the coaxial-type conductor is secured thereto. The support structure includes a vertical support secured in the ground and a horizontal support secured to and extending outwardly from the vertical support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Bernard Clairmont, John Chan, Rambabu Adapa, Gary Sibilant, Ivo Hug
  • Apparatus and method for monitoring a cable
    Patent number: 6873746
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention provides a device for monitoring a cable, comprising an imaging device having a field of view; a target, distinguishable within the field of view of the imaging device, associated with a cable; and a computer processor connected to the imaging device for analyzing images of the target produced by the imaging device to determine a position of the cable. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for monitoring a cable, comprising calibrating a first image of a predetermined field of view showing a portion of a cable to be monitored; capturing a second image of the predetermined field of view; correlating the first image with the second image to determine a position of the portion of the cable within the second image; and reporting said position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Stewart, K. Arun Pandey, Glenn M. Light, Richard F. Tennis, Bernard A. Clairmont, Edward A. Bloom, Keith A. Bartels
  • Apparatus and method for monitoring a cable
    Publication number: 20030026499
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention provides a device for monitoring a cable, comprising an imaging device having a field of view; a target, distinguishable within the field of view of the imaging device, associated with a cable; and a computer processor connected to the imaging device for analyzing images of the target produced by the imaging device to determine a position of the cable. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for monitoring a cable, comprising calibrating a first image of a predetermined field of view showing a portion of a cable to be monitored; capturing a second image of the predetermined field of view; correlating the first image with the second image to determine a position of the portion of the cable within the second image; and reporting said position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew H. Stewart, K. Arun Pandey, Glenn M. Light, Richard F. Tennis, Bernard A. Clairmont, Edward A. Bloom, Keith A. Bartels