Patents by Inventor Gary E. Thornton

Gary E. Thornton 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: 4652769
    Abstract: A multisource power supply for supplying a plurality of various power levels from a common AC source, including a plurality of switchable power source modules, a power line conditioner PLC including a high voltage switching supply and logic level supply coupled between the AC source and each of the power source modules, a common controller coupled to each of the power source modules for setting and monitoring the output of each of the modules, each of the modules being removable from the multisource power supply, and an interlock control responsive to removal of any of the modules for disabling the high voltage switching supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Ion Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Smith, Gary E. Thornton
  • Patent number: D282837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: Ion Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Thornton, Robert A. Zarren, R. Larry Choate