Patents by Inventor Edward L. Cumberledge

Edward L. Cumberledge 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: 4704546
    Abstract: An auctioneering circuit is provided which utilizes voltage signals that are representative of current signals passing through secondary windings of current transformers. A voltage signal is provided which is representative of the current passing through two or more current transformers. This voltage signal is passed alternatively through a resistive path or an inverting amplifier. Negative portions of the voltage signal are passed through an inverting amplifier to provide a positive signal to the non-inverting input of an operational amplifier. This non-inverting input of the operational amplifier is also connected through a resistive path to the source of the originating volt signal. The input signals to the operational amplifier represent a full wave rectified signal. Three such circuits are connected together at a common connection point and the common connection point is connected to ground through a load resistor across which the maximum of two or more voltage signals can be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: George T. Mallick, Jr., William R. Wolfe, Edward L. Cumberledge