Patents by Inventor Donald W. Hornbeck

Donald W. Hornbeck 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: 5939802
    Abstract: An automatic bus transfer device is provided for single phase and multiphase power systems. The automatic bus transfer device provides infinite isolation and automatic switching from a primary power bus to a secondary power bus when the power (or voltage) being provided by the primary power bus falls below a predetermined level. The automatic bus transfer device includes a relay and a signal detector. The relay includes a master portion and a slave portion. The slave portion has a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal. The slave portion is switchable from a primary state to a secondary state and vice versa in a manner responsive to the master portion. The output terminal of the slave portion is electrically connected to a primary one of the input terminals when the slave portion is in the primary state and is electrically connected to a secondary one of the input terminals when the slave portion is in the secondary state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Rantec Microwave & Electronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald W. Hornbeck
  • Patent number: 4082965
    Abstract: A solid state high voltage pulser is disclosed for providing modulation to adio frequency tubes. The use of solid state switching and a step up high voltage pulse transformer provides direct pulsing of a radio frequency tube alternately from two pulser channels. The solid state high voltage pulser utilizes a low voltage battery prime power source and primarily functions as the cathode power supply modulator for a traveling wave tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Donald W. Hornbeck, James P. O'Loughlin