Patents by Inventor Charles Franklin Pridmore

Charles Franklin Pridmore 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).

  • Power line coupling device and method of using the same
    Patent number: 7102478
    Abstract: The coupling device of the present invention includes a housing, a first fastening member attached to said housing and coupled to the power line, a second fastening member attached to the housing and coupled to the power line, an inductor providing an impedance to data transmissions between the first fastening member and the second fastening member; a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the first fastening member; and a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the second fastening member. The second ends of the first conductor and second conductor providing data signals to a connector. In addition, the housing may include a transformer secured therein for coupling power transmissions to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Current Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Franklin Pridmore, Jr., Joseph C. Roesch, James D. Mollenkopf, Brett Gidge, Steven R. Baker
  • Power line coupling device and method of using the same
    Publication number: 20030234713
    Abstract: The coupling device of the present invention includes a housing, a first fastening member attached to said housing and coupled to the power line, a second fastening member attached to the housing and coupled to the power line, an inductor providing an impedance to data transmissions between the first fastening member and the second fastening member; a first conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the first fastening member; and a second conductor having a first end electrically coupled to the second fastening member. The second ends of the first conductor and second conductor providing data signals to a connector. In addition, the housing may include a transformer secured therein for coupling power transmissions to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Charles Franklin Pridmore, Joseph C. Roesch, James D. Mollenkopf, Brett Gidge, Steven R. Baker