Patents by Inventor Charles Maddox

Charles Maddox 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).

  • Remote cable extractor
    Patent number: 6554628
    Abstract: An extractor rotatably couples to a connector and includes an extractor body, a first member, a second member, a biasing mechanism, and a cam arm. The first member and the second member both extend perpendicularly away from the extractor body to engage the connector. The cam arm attaches to the extractor body and extends perpendicularly away from the extractor body. A biasing mechanism is attached to the extractor which biases the cam arm. As the cam arm is rotated, the first and second members contact the connector and separate the connector assembly from the electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Co.
    Inventors: Edward Joseph Aleshevich, Charles Maddox, Jeffry Alan Tillery
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WITHDRAWAL AND INSERTION OF POWERED MODULES
    Publication number: 20020166229
    Abstract: A method for connecting a circuit module to a powered electronic system by inserting connector pins having different lengths into the powered electronic system to control current draw of the circuit module and to prevent large inrush currents into the circuit module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Martin Peltz , Kenneth Knight , Bobby L. Hicks , Charles A. Maddox , Wallace E. Watson , William L. Dalton , Chris P. Cuthbert , Jiankun Hu , Michael A. Kittel , Colin A. Pape
  • REMOTE CABLE EXTRACTOR
    Publication number: 20010051463
    Abstract: An extractor rotatably couples to a connector and includes an extractor body, a first member, a second member, a biasing mechanism, and a cam arm. The first member and the second member both extend perpendicularly away from the extractor body to engage the connector. The cam arm attaches to the extractor body and extends perpendicularly away from the extractor body. A biasing mechanism is attached to the extractor which biases the cam arm. As the cam arm is rotated, the first and second members contact the connector and separate the connector assembly from the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: EDWARD JOSEPH ALESHEVICH, CHARLES MADDOX, JEFFRY ALAN TILLERY