Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Webster

Bruce A. Webster 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).

  • Patent number: 6820706
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle having a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine employing a cylinder deactivation strategy during idle or light load conditions. A continuous stream of air is supplied to the hydrogen internal combustion engine. A control system responsive to engine speed and accelerator pedal position calculates a specific amount of hydrogen to inject into the continuous air stream. The resulting stream is combusted in the engine to provide power to the vehicle. During idling or light load conditions, the hydrogen supply to one or more cylinders may cease while maintaining the flow of air to the cylinders. A rechargeable battery and an electric motor receiving power from the battery are used to supplement the hydrogen powered internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Robert C. Stempel, Richard O. Geiss, Bruce A. Webster, Ian Kinoshta
  • Patent number: 6684169
    Abstract: A system for analyzing the behavior of electronic devices includes a first database for storing simulation values and a second database for storing actual waveform values. The system further includes software for aligning the values stored in the first and second databases, so that simulated and actual values can be readily compared. Analysis tools are included for examining similarities and differences between simulated and actual behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Masella, Jr., Bruce A. Webster
  • Publication number: 20030056510
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle having a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine employing a cylinder deactivation strategy during idle or light load conditions. A continuous stream of air is supplied to the hydrogen internal combustion engine. A control system responsive to engine speed and accelerator pedal position calculates a specific amount of hydrogen to inject into the continuous air stream. The resulting stream is combusted in the engine to provide power to the vehicle. During idling or light load conditions, the hydrogen supply to one or more cylinders may cease while maintaining the flow of air to the cylinders. A rechargeable battery and an electric motor receiving power from the battery are used to supplement the hydrogen powered internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Robert C. Stempel, Richard O. Geiss, Bruce A. Webster, Ian Kinoshta
  • Publication number: 20030004663
    Abstract: A system for analyzing the behavior of electronic devices includes a first database for storing simulation values and a second database for storing actual waveform values. The simulation values include test patterns representing inputs to a device model, response data representing outputs from the device model, and expect data representing expected values of the response data in response to the test patterns. The actual waveform values include sampled inputs and outputs of an actual device under test (DUT), of the type presented by the model, and acquired using an electronic test system. When the DUT is exercised with test patterns that correspond to the test patterns stored in the first database, the DUT generates output that can be compared directly with the response data and/or expect data stored in the first database. The system according to the invention further includes software for aligning the data stored in the first and second databases, so that simulated and actual values can be readily compared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Anthony Masella, Bruce A. Webster