Patents by Inventor Donald A. McCandless

Donald A. McCandless 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: 6642700
    Abstract: System for tracking or identifying the phase designation, and/or measuring the phase angle or the power angle of electrical conductors at a remote location relative to a reference location, by measuring a time delay between an external clock source such as GPS and a zero crossing or other specified part of the waveform, associating a ‘time tag’ with each measurement, transmitting the time tags and measurement values over a bi-directional link between a field unit and a reference unit, and calculating and displaying a relative phase angle and/or a phase designation. The system finds application, for example, in identifying the phase of conductors, and optionally comparing their phase angle and/or their power angle, before making connections between conductors in a multi-phase electrical power distribution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Avistar, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Slade, Scott James Frankenberg, Donald A. McCandless, Christopher W. Hickman
  • Publication number: 20030184275
    Abstract: System for tracking or identifying the phase designation, and/or measuring the phase angle or the power angle of electrical conductors at a remote location relative to a reference location, by measuring a time delay between an external clock source such as GPS and a zero crossing or other specified part of the waveform, associating a ‘time tag’ with each measurement, transmitting the time tags and measurement values over a bi-directional link between a field unit and a reference unit, and calculating and displaying a relative phase angle and/or a phase designation. The system finds application, for example, in identifying the phase of conductors, and optionally comparing their phase angle and/or their power angle, before making connections between conductors in a multi-phase electrical power distribution system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO
    Inventors: Walter R. Slade, Scott James Frankenberg, Donald A. McCandless, Christopher W. Hickman