Patents by Inventor Eric M. Solie

Eric M. Solie 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: 5955851
    Abstract: The present invention is a brushless dc motor driver system for quiet commutation of current from one load winding to another load winding. The system comprises a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit. Each circuit comprises an upper field effect transistor connected at one end to a voltage source and at its other end to a junction of a corresponding lower field effect transistor and a load. The system further comprises a resistor electrically connected to each lower transistor. The resistor generates a signal representative of the total current of the three circuits. The system also comprises a pulse width modulator electrically connected to each field effect transistor. The modulator controls the commutation system. The modulator comprises a comparing means, a responsive means, a gate slew and a determining means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Eric M. Solie, Robert A. Williams