Patents by Inventor David Wayne Morton

David Wayne Morton 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).

  • Modular electronically reconfigurable battery system
    Patent number: 8400012
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Weidenheimer, Kevin J. Donegan, David Wayne Morton
  • MODULAR ELECTRONICALLY RECONFIGURABLE BATTERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120161524
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. WEIDENHEIMER, Kevin J. Donegan, David Wayne Morton
  • Modular electronically reconfigurable battery system
    Patent number: 8084887
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Weidenheimer, Kevin J. Donegan, David Wayne Morton
  • MODULAR ELECTRONICALLY RECONFIGURABLE BATTERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110140526
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. WEIDENHEIMER, Kevin J. DONEGAN, David Wayne MORTON
  • Modular electronically reconfigurable battery system
    Patent number: 7893561
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Weidenheimer, Kevin J. Donegan, David Wayne Morton
  • Electronically reconfigurable battery
    Patent number: 7456521
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Weidenheimer, Kevin J. Donegan, David Wayne Morton
  • Electronically reconfigurable battery
    Patent number: 7075194
    Abstract: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches in open states or closed states. In a parallel configuration, the battery provides power to a primary load, such as a propulsion load for a vehicle. In a series configuration, the battery is configured to provide a high voltage and high power output to a short-term and/or pulsed load, such as an additional load provided on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: The Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Weidenheimer, Kevin J. Donegan, David Wayne Morton