Patents by Inventor Bernard Francis Fitzgerald

Bernard Francis Fitzgerald 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).

  • Emmissivity test instrument for overhead electrical transmission and distribution
    Patent number: 8510075
    Abstract: This invention relates to an emissivity test instrument for measuring the emissivity of overhead electric transmission conductors. The emissivity test instrument includes a vacuum chamber, a data acquisition module connected to the vacuum chamber and adapted to receive data therefrom, and a computing device. The vacuum chamber is adapted to seat a test sample therein. The computing device is connected to the data acquisition module and is adapted to perform a test on a test sample and generate a test results report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lawry, Bernard Francis Fitzgerald
  • EMMISSIVITY TEST INSTRUMENT FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20100076719
    Abstract: This invention relates to an emissivity test instrument for measuring the emissivity of overhead electric transmission conductors. The emissivity test instrument includes a vacuum chamber, a data acquisition module connected to the vacuum chamber and adapted to receive data therefrom, and a computing device. The vacuum chamber is adapted to seat a test sample therein. The computing device is connected to the data acquisition module and is adapted to perform a test on a test sample and generate a test results report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lawry, Bernard Francis Fitzgerald