Patents by Inventor C. Allan Morse

C. Allan Morse 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).

  • Alternating current rectifier bridge and system for measuring average current per bridge segment
    Patent number: 5963441
    Abstract: A three-phase controlled rectifier bridge for converting alternating current to direct current includes six segments for each of the positive and negative polarities of each of three AC phases. Each of the segments has a semiconductor controlled rectifier element responsive to a control signal to control current conduction within the segment. A conduction monitor, which is provided for each of the AC phases, monitors a corresponding one of the AC phases to provide a conduction monitor signal. A first shunt current sensor senses current of the segments for the positive polarity of the AC phases and provides a first current signal. A second shunt current sensor senses current of the segments for the negative polarity of the AC phases and provides a second current signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Irving A. Gibbs, C. Allan Morse, Rolando F. Martinez