Patents by Inventor Don K. Killingsworth

Don K. Killingsworth 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).

  • Hand-held system and method for detecting impaired electric power equipment
    Patent number: 8868361
    Abstract: A hand-held system and method for detecting impaired electric power equipment. An exemplary embodiment may receive electromagnetic radiation and process the resulting signal. For example, signal processing may be used to identify electromagnetic radiation having a particular pattern that is characteristic of electric power equipment. Furthermore, an embodiment may determine the time and/or location during testing. As a result, an exemplary embodiment may be useful for stationary and/or mobile testing of an electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Exacter, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason McCullough, Raymond M. Hayes, David A. Klinect, Don K. Killingsworth
  • HAND-HELD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING IMPAIRED ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20090210177
    Abstract: A hand-held system and method for detecting impaired electric power equipment. An exemplary embodiment may receive electromagnetic radiation and process the resulting signal. For example, signal processing may be used to identify electromagnetic radiation having a particular pattern that is characteristic of electric power equipment. Furthermore, an embodiment may determine the time and/or location during testing. As a result, an exemplary embodiment may be useful for stationary and/or mobile testing of an electrical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: JASON McCULLOUGH, RAYMOND M. HAYES, DAVID A. KLINECT, Don K. Killingsworth