Patents by Inventor Gordon Wilkins, II

Gordon Wilkins, II 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).

  • Pressure control apparatus activation monitoring
    Patent number: 12196788
    Abstract: An initiator monitoring and actuating system includes a first power supply selectively electrically connectable to a charge initiator. The first power supply provides a current lower than an activation current of the initiator. A second power supply is selectively electrically connectable to the charge initiator. The second power supply provides a current of at least the activation current. Switches are selectively operable to connect the second power supply to a test circuit operable to measure a current generated by the second power supply. The switches are selectively operable to connect the second power supply to the charge initiator. A current sensor is operable to measure current through the test circuit and operable to measure current from the first power supply when the first power supply is connected to the charge initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Kinetic Pressure Control Ltd.
    Inventors: Billy Gallagher, Bobby J. Gallagher, Steven A. Angstmann, Gordon Wilkins, II