Patents by Inventor Duncan Breese

Duncan Breese 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).

  • Overhead power line monitor
    Patent number: 9069018
    Abstract: A device for monitoring and measuring the electrical and mechanical parameters of a power line conductor. Sensors of the device measure conductor temperature, the angle of inclination of the overhead conductor, current flowing in the conductor, and voltage to ground. The device has a low-power mode in which parameters of the power line conductor are not measured. Upon detecting a change in an electrical or mechanical value of the power line conductor, the device measures parameters of the power line conductor for a predetermined length of time before returning to the low power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Alan Alex, Duncan Breese, Larry Fish, Charles Lipsky, Chunchuan Xu
  • OVERHEAD POWER LINE MONITOR
    Publication number: 20120046799
    Abstract: A device for monitoring and measuring the electrical and mechanical parameters of a power line conductor. Sensors of the device measure conductor temperature, the angle of inclination of the overhead conductor, current flowing in the conductor, and voltage to ground. The device has a low-power mode in which parameters of the power line conductor are not measured. Upon detecting a change in an electrical or mechanical value of the power line conductor, the device measures parameters of the power line conductor for a predetermined length of time before returning to the low power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Alan Alex, Duncan Breese, Larry Fish, Charles Lipsky, Chunchuan Xu
  • Electrical instrument platform for mounting on and removal from an energized high voltage power conductor
    Patent number: 7733094
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and measuring the electrical, thermal and mechanical operating parameters of high voltage power conductors. A toroidal shaped housing, which can be mounted onto an energized conductor, contains all of the necessary electrical instruments to monitor the parameters associated with the conductor. Moreover, the housing includes the processing capability to analyze disturbance and fault events based on these parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Underground Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bright, Larry Fish, John Engelhardt, Paul Alex, Duncan Breese
  • Electrical Instrument Platform for Mounting on and Removal from an Energized High Voltage Power Conductor
    Publication number: 20080297162
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and measuring the electrical, thermal and mechanical operating parameters of high voltage power conductors. A toroidal shaped housing, which can be mounted onto an energized conductor, contains all of the necessary electrical instruments to monitor the parameters associated with the conductor. Moreover, the housing includes the processing capability to analyze disturbance and fault events based on these parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: UNDERGROUNDS SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: James Bright, Larry Fish, John Engelhardt, Paul Alex, Duncan Breese
  • Electrical instrument platform for mounting on and removal from an energized high voltage power conductor
    Patent number: RE44256
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and measuring the electrical, thermal and mechanical operating parameters of high voltage power conductors. A toroidal shaped housing, which can be mounted onto an energized conductor, contains all of the necessary electrical instruments to monitor the parameters associated with the conductor. Moreover, the housing includes the processing capability to analyze disturbance and fault events based on these parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Underground Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Fish, John Engelhardt, Paul Alex, Duncan Breese