Patents by Inventor Donald Frank Bullock

Donald Frank Bullock 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: 7541800
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an electrical meter are provided. The meter includes a current sensor configured to be communicatively coupled to a conductor, and a processor communicatively coupled to the current sensor wherein the processor is configured to receive signals indicative of current flow through the conductor and wherein the processor is further configured to process the signals to determine an imbalance between the positive half cycle of the current flowing through the conductor and the negative half cycle of the current flowing through the conductor to detect a DC influence on the current sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Edward Lee, Jr., Donald Frank Bullock
  • Publication number: 20090021235
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an electrical meter are provided. The meter includes a current sensor configured to be communicatively coupled to a conductor, and a processor communicatively coupled to the current sensor wherein the processor is configured to receive signals indicative of current flow through the conductor and wherein the processor is further configured to process the signals to determine an imbalance between the positive half cycle of the current flowing through the conductor and the negative half cycle of the current flowing through the conductor to detect a DC influence on the current sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Edward Lee, JR., Donald Frank Bullock