Patents by Inventor H. Wayne Sams

H. Wayne Sams 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).

  • Electronic switch control method
    Patent number: 4488102
    Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of electronic switches employed to connect an alternating current voltage source with a motor. The method comprises the steps of generating a signal, directing the signal to each of a series of output lines in sequence, regularly repeating the directing step, conducting the signal from the output lines to the electronic switches to actuate the electronic switches, and continuously resynchronizing the directing of the signal with the voltage cycle of the voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: H. Wayne Sams, Nicholas Campitello