Patents by Inventor Charles Royston Patton, III

Charles Royston Patton, III 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: 8636375
    Abstract: A light for headgear includes a shroud plate having a shell configured to receive a goggle mount, the shell having a periphery generally conforming to a contour of the headgear; and a lighting system on the shell having at least one light. The light further includes a power unit electrically coupled to the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Norotos, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald R. Soto, Jonathon R. Prendergast, Charles Royston Patton, III
  • Publication number: 20130094188
    Abstract: A light for headgear includes a shroud plate having a shell configured to receive a goggle mount, the shell having a periphery generally conforming to a contour of the headgear; and a lighting system on the shell having at least one light. The light further includes a power unit electrically coupled to the lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Ronald R. Soto, Jonathon R. Prendergast, Charles Royston Patton, III
  • Patent number: 8337036
    Abstract: A light for headgear includes a shroud plate having a shell configured to receive a goggle mount, the shell having a periphery generally conforming to a contour of the headgear; and a lighting system on the shell having at least one light. The light further includes a power unit electrically coupled to the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Norotos, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald R. Soto, Jonathon R. Prendergast, Charles Royston Patton, III
  • Publication number: 20110170280
    Abstract: A light for headgear includes a shroud plate having a shell configured to receive a goggle mount, the shell having a periphery generally conforming to a contour of the headgear; and a lighting system on the shell having at least one light. The light further includes a power unit electrically coupled to the lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald R. Soto, Jonathon R. Prendergast, Charles Royston Patton, III
  • Patent number: 5889629
    Abstract: A system for powering a disk drive microprocessor using the back electromotive force (BEMF) generated by the still-spinning spindle motor after host DC power fails, and for parking the heads under microprocessor control in a manner similar to that of a conventional seek. The system detects failing host computer DC power, converts the BEMF to DC, applies the DC power to the microprocessor, and moves the heads toward the parking zone under microprocessor control in accordance with a seek profile or other suitable control method of a type conventionally used for seeking. Thus, the heads travel to the parking zone at controlled velocities that minimize the travel or seek time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Western Digital Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Royston Patton, III
  • Patent number: 5768045
    Abstract: A self-contained disk drive actuator velocity controller for, independently of the disk drive microprocessor, placing the actuator into a velocity mode to slew the actuator to a pre-programmed velocity during parking, unparking, power interruption or microprocessor malfunction. The velocity controller may place the actuator into the velocity mode in response to a timeout signal that is generated in the event the microprocessor fails to update the current demand DAC within a predetermined timeout interval. The velocity controller may also place the actuator into the velocity mode in response to a supply power loss. In addition, the velocity controller may be triggered in response to a command from the microprocessor to park or unpark the actuator. The velocity controller monitors the BEMF generated by the actuator motor coil and adjusts the gain of the actuator motor driver accordingly until BEMF reaches a value that corresponds to the target velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Western Digital Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Royston Patton, III, Donald George Stupeck