Patents by Inventor Charles M. Martin

Charles M. Martin 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: 11938835
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell generator, a rechargeable energy storage circuit, an auxiliary load, a converter circuit, and a switch circuit. The fuel cell generator is operable to generate electrical power in a stack output signal. The auxiliary load is powered by the rechargeable energy storage circuit while in a first mode, and powered by a local signal while in a second mode. The converter circuit is operable to convert the stack output signal into a plurality of recharge signals while in the first mode and in the second mode, and convert the stack output signal into the local signal while in the second mode. The switch circuit is operable switch the plurality of recharge signals to one or more electric vehicles, and switch the local signal to the auxiliary load while in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alan B. Martin, Matthew C. Kirklin, Margarita M. Mann, William H. Pettit, Charles E. Freese, V
  • Publication number: 20040113365
    Abstract: An educational learning game has a learning sheet where the information to be learned is entered. A cover is provided for hiding the learning sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Charles M. Martin
  • Patent number: 5272442
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the sufficiency and quality of an amount of dielectric material contained in the cavity of a transformer bushing is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a collar assembly which when placed over the bushing forms a capacitive element, a tunable signal producer for applying a signal to the capacitive element, a circuit for receiving, amplifying and rectifying the output signal from the capacitive element, and an indicator to detect and indicate the dielectric condition or capacitance of the capacitive element and thus the sufficiency and/or quality of the dielectric material within said bushing assembly. The collar assembly in one embodiment comprises a pair of electrically conductive segments which are hinged together for positioning about the bushing. The interior surfaces of the collar assembly are shaped to conform substantially to the outer shape of the transformer bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Cooper Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean J. Schemmel, Charles M. Martin, Augusto D. Hernandez
  • Patent number: 5140270
    Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the sufficiency and quality of an amount of dielectric material contained in the cavity of a transformer bushing is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a collar assembly which when placed over the bushing forms a capacitive element, a tunable signal producer for applying a signal to the capacitive element, a circuit for receiving, amplifying and rectifying the output signal from the capacitive element, and an indicator to detect and indicate the dielectric condition or capacitance of the capacitive element and thus the sufficiency and/or quality of the dielectric material within said bushing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Cooper Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Martin, Dean J. Schemmel
  • Patent number: 4656452
    Abstract: A core shunt packet for reducing the telephone influence factor in a transformer of the type having a core formed from strips of magnetic material arranged in end-to-end relation forming a series of staggered gaps at one end of the core, the core shunt packets including one or more steel laminations mounted in an envelope, the envelope being mounted on the side of the core in a position to bridge the gap area on the core with a sheet of insulation located between the envelope and the side of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: RTE Corporation
    Inventors: Charles M. Martin, Wayne W. Lien