Patents by Inventor Eric Kent Watson

Eric Kent Watson 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling gas flow
    Patent number: 7467639
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motion of a gas valve in a gas feed line coupling a supply device to a burner is provided. The method includes receiving a signal representative of a user-selected desired level of heat output of the burner, translating the received signal to a first current signal, measuring a second current signal in a conducting medium that is operatively coupled with the valve, deriving a third current signal from the first and second current signals, and providing the third current signal to the conducting medium to control the motion of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Eric Kent Watson, Derrick Douglas Little
  • Systems and methods for controlling gas flow
    Publication number: 20040191711
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motion of a gas valve in a gas feed line coupling a supply device to a burner is provided. The method includes receiving a signal representative of a user-selected desired level of heat output of the burner, translating the received signal to a first current signal, measuring a second current signal in a conducting medium that is operatively coupled with the valve, deriving a third current signal from the first and second current signals, and providing the third current signal to the conducting medium to control the motion of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Kent Watson, Derrick Douglas Little