Patents by Inventor David R. Pasternak

David R. Pasternak 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: 10145866
    Abstract: A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: David R. Pasternak
  • Patent number: 9995638
    Abstract: Input terminal of a thermocouple (TC) instrument. The input terminal may include a printed circuit board (PCB), including an input portion configured to receive signals from a thermocouple, and an output portion configured to communicatively connect to the instrument. The input terminal may further include a sensor mounted on the PCB, configured to measure temperature at or near a cold junction of the input terminal. The PCB may include first traces connecting the input portion of the PCB to the output portion of the PCB, and configured to send TC signals to the TC instrument and second traces connecting the sensor to the output portion of the PCB, and configured to send temperature signals to the instrument. The traces may be configured to provide the TC signals and the temperature signals to the TC instrument without using metal pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel H. Ousley, Shaun M. Stelley, David R. Pasternak
  • Publication number: 20160320250
    Abstract: Input terminal of a thermocouple (TC) instrument. The input terminal may include a printed circuit board (PCB), including an input portion configured to receive signals from a thermocouple, and an output portion configured to communicatively connect to the instrument. The input terminal may further include a sensor mounted on the PCB, configured to measure temperature at or near a cold junction of the input terminal. The PCB may include first traces connecting the input portion of the PCB to the output portion of the PCB, and configured to send TC signals to the TC instrument and second traces connecting the sensor to the output portion of the PCB, and configured to send temperature signals to the instrument. The traces may be configured to provide the TC signals and the temperature signals to the TC instrument without using metal pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel H. Ousley, Shaun M. Stelley, David R. Pasternak
  • Patent number: 9476919
    Abstract: A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: David R. Pasternak
  • Patent number: 9250272
    Abstract: A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventor: David R. Pasternak
  • Publication number: 20160003870
    Abstract: A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: David R. Pasternak
  • Publication number: 20160003872
    Abstract: A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventor: David R. Pasternak
  • Publication number: 20150226771
    Abstract: A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: David R. Pasternak