Patents by Inventor Gitika Tantuwaya

Gitika Tantuwaya 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, methods, and apparatus for preventing electromigration between plasma gun electrodes
    Patent number: 8552333
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a plasma gun configured to generate a plasma plume, at least one capacitor configured to store electrical energy, and a trigger circuit communicatively coupled to the plasma gun and the capacitor. The trigger circuit is configured to transmit a first signal to the capacitor to cause the capacitor to transmit a first portion of the electrical energy to the plasma gun. The trigger circuit is also configured to transmit a second signal to the plasma gun to cause the plasma gun to generate the plasma plume using the first portion of the electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Kenneth Hooker, Hardik Upadhyay, Gitika Tantuwaya
  • Capacitance check and voltage monitoring circuit for use with a circuit protection device
    Patent number: 8536838
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a plasma gun, at least one capacitor communicatively coupled to the plasma gun, and a monitoring circuit communicatively coupled to the at least one capacitor. The capacitor is configured to store electrical energy and to provide the electrical energy to the plasma gun. The monitoring circuit is configured to measure a charge property of the at least one capacitor, determine a charge status of the at least one capacitor based on the measured charge property, and output at least one signal indicative of the charge status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Kenneth Hooker, Hardik Upadhyay, Gitika Tantuwaya
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ELECTROMIGRATION BETWEEN PLASMA GUN ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20120168410
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a plasma gun configured to generate a plasma plume, at least one capacitor configured to store electrical energy, and a trigger circuit communicatively coupled to the plasma gun and the capacitor. The trigger circuit is configured to transmit a first signal to the capacitor to cause the capacitor to transmit a first portion of the electrical energy to the plasma gun. The trigger circuit is also configured to transmit a second signal to the plasma gun to cause the plasma gun to generate the plasma plume using the first portion of the electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: John Kenneth Hooker, Hardik Upadhyay, Gitika Tantuwaya
  • CAPACITANCE CHECK AND VOLTAGE MONITORING CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH A CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120147505
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a plasma gun, at least one capacitor communicatively coupled to the plasma gun, and a monitoring circuit communicatively coupled to the at least one capacitor. The capacitor is configured to store electrical energy and to provide the electrical energy to the plasma gun. The monitoring circuit is configured to measure a charge property of the at least one capacitor, determine a charge status of the at least one capacitor based on the measured charge property, and output at least one signal indicative of the charge status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: John Kenneth Hooker, Hardik Upadhyay, Gitika Tantuwaya