Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Biggs

Daniel C. Biggs 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).

  • Alternator control system and method
    Patent number: 9178373
    Abstract: An alternator control system for an alternator having an internal output voltage regulator that measures and regulates the charging voltage through an internal feedback line may include a switch on the internal feedback line; a variable voltage source connected to the internal output voltage regulator; an external feedback line configured to be connected to measure a condition of the battery receiving the charging voltage at the battery; and a controller connected to receive a signal corresponding to the condition of the battery over the external feedback line, and in response thereto, selectively open the switch, and selectively actuate the variable voltage source to selectively vary the voltage input to the internal output voltage regulator, thereby causing the internal output voltage regulator to signal the alternator to correspondingly vary the output voltage so that a voltage reaching the battery is at a pre-set value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: CANADUS POWER SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel C. Biggs
  • Alternator Control System and Method
    Publication number: 20140225555
    Abstract: An alternator control system for an alternator having an internal output voltage regulator that measures and regulates the charging voltage through an internal feedback line may include a switch on the internal feedback line; a variable voltage source connected to the internal output voltage regulator; an external feedback line configured to be connected to measure a condition of the battery receiving the charging voltage at the battery; and a controller connected to receive a signal corresponding to the condition of the battery over the external feedback line, and in response thereto, selectively open the switch, and selectively actuate the variable voltage source to selectively vary the voltage input to the internal output voltage regulator, thereby causing the internal output voltage regulator to signal the alternator to correspondingly vary the output voltage so that a voltage reaching the battery is at a pre-set value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Canadus Power Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel C. Biggs
  • System and method for charging and pulsating batteries
    Publication number: 20080252260
    Abstract: A battery charging and pulsating system including a battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, a charger connected to the positive and negative terminals of the battery, the charger including a controller, a pulsator connected to the positive and negative terminals of the battery and a filter positioned between the charger and the pulsator to filter signals received from the pulsator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel C. Biggs