Patents by Inventor Frederick Jerome Potter, IV

Frederick Jerome Potter, IV 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).

  • Fault detection circuit for use with a power control device
    Patent number: 6927963
    Abstract: A fault detection circuit that includes a controllable switch coupling a power source to a load. Control circuitry is provided that determines if the switch is in the proper conduction state based on a switch control signal and a signal indicative of power delivered to the load. If the switch is determined as improperly closed (conducting), the control circuitry diverts energy delivered to the load through fuse circuitry, thereby blowing a fuse and decoupling the load from the power source. In preferred embodiments, logic circuitry determines the relative states of the control switch and the load and generates a control signal to divert energy away from the load and blow a fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Ametek, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick Jerome Potter, IV
  • Fault detection circuit for use with a power control device
    Patent number: 6606228
    Abstract: A fault detection circuit that includes a controllable switch coupling a power source to a load. Control circuitry is provided that determines if the switch is in the proper conduction state based on a switch control signal and a signal indicative of power delivered to the load. If the switch is determined as improperly closed (conducting), the control circuitry diverts energy delivered to the load through fuse circuitry, thereby blowing a fuse and decoupling the load from the power source. In preferred embodiments, logic circuitry determines the relative states of the control switch and the load and generates a control signal to divert energy away from the load and blow a fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Ametek, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick Jerome Potter, IV