Patents by Inventor Eric R. Wahl

Eric R. Wahl 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: 8362646
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for preventing branch circuit current overload in a non-dedicated branch circuit where current is supplied at least in part by a co-generation power system through an electrical receptacle or outlet. Co-generation systems of this type are typically used in residential applications and can include solar photovoltaic systems and wind turbines. The apparatus modulates or adjusts the current flowing into the branch circuit from the co-generation power system so that the apparatus does not cause the combination of current supplied from the utility power grid into the branch circuit and current supplied by the co-generation system into the branch circuit outlet to exceed the branch circuit current capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Eric R. Wahl
  • Publication number: 20110241426
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for preventing branch circuit current overload in a non-dedicated branch circuit where current is supplied at least in part by a co-generation power system through an electrical receptacle or outlet. Co-generation systems of this type are typically used in residential applications and can include solar photovoltaic systems and wind turbines. The apparatus modulates or adjusts the current flowing into the branch circuit from the co-generation power system so that the apparatus does not cause the combination of current supplied from the utility power grid into the branch circuit and current supplied by the co-generation system into the branch circuit outlet to exceed the branch circuit current capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Eric R. Wahl
  • Patent number: 7977818
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for preventing branch circuit current overload in a non-dedicated branch circuit where current is supplied at least in part by a co-generation power system through an electrical receptacle or outlet. Co-generation systems of this type are typically used in residential applications and can include solar photovoltaic systems and wind turbines. The apparatus modulates or adjusts the current flowing into the branch circuit from the co-generation power system so that the apparatus does not cause the combination of current supplied from the utility power grid into the branch circuit and current supplied by the co-generation system into the branch circuit outlet to exceed the branch circuit current capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Eric R. Wahl
  • Patent number: 4854904
    Abstract: A planing-type hull has a keel which projects downwardly from a disk which is mounted in the bottom of the hull for limited rotational movement about a vertical axis located rearwardly of the center of the keel. In a second embodiment the keel projects downwardly from a sector or generally pie-shaped member, which is pivotal in the bottom of the hull between two limit positions. A spring-loaded detent may be employed to return the keel to a centered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Inventor: Eric R. Wahl