Patents by Inventor DANN GWYN

DANN GWYN 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).

  • System and method for transferring energy between vehicles
    Patent number: 9722442
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a vehicle. The vehicle includes an energy storage device and a traction motor electrically connected to the energy storage device. The traction motor is configured to convert electrical energy supplied by the energy storage device into a mechanical output to propel the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a vehicle connecting mechanism electrically coupled to the energy storage device and being configured for electrical coupling with a second vehicle connecting mechanism of a second vehicle to establish an electrical interface between the vehicle and the second vehicle. The electrical interface enables the transfer of electric power between the vehicle and the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Irene Michelle Berry, Herman Lucas Norbert Wiegman, Timothy Gerard Richter, Dann Gwyn, Patrick Lee Jansen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ENERGY BETWEEN VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20160118828
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a vehicle. The vehicle includes an energy storage device and a traction motor electrically connected to the energy storage device. The traction motor is configured to convert electrical energy supplied by the energy storage device into a mechanical output to propel the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a vehicle connecting mechanism electrically coupled to the energy storage device and being configured for electrical coupling with a second vehicle connecting mechanism of a second vehicle to establish an electrical interface between the vehicle and the second vehicle. The electrical interface enables the transfer of electric power between the vehicle and the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: IRENE MICHELLE BERRY, HERMAN LUCAS NORBERT WIEGMAN, TIMOTHY GERARD RICHTER, DANN GWYN, PATRICK LEE JANSEN