Patents by Inventor Charles M. Burton

Charles M. Burton 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: 4151408
    Abstract: A control circuit for tracking of a heat radiation source which functions to maintain heat collection structure in optimum alignment with the source thereby to enable maximum efficiency of heat collection; the control circuit includes a threshold circuit for sensing ambient light level to provide enablement control to A-C power circuitry which energizes the heat collector orienting drive system, and the threshold circuit also functions to automatically invert the heat collector to a protected position upon detection of insufficient threshold voltage; and, the circuit further comprises a tracking section energized by a radiation sensor to cause intermittent energization of the drive system to further enable intermittent bi-directional tracking movement of the heat collector, such tracking circuitry being enabled by detection of sufficient threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1979
    Assignee: Brown Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Russell L. Brown, Charles M. Burton