Patents by Inventor Harry W. Fox, Jr.

Harry W. Fox, Jr. 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: 4823250
    Abstract: A power supply line has two to four lead wires which are selectively connectable with terminals (10a-10d) of a transformerless AC-to-DC converter (A). The lead wire interconnection scheme is selected (FIGS. 1A-1D) in accordance with whether the line signal is single phase or three phase and whether the line voltage is 220 or 440 volts. The AC-to-DC converter produces a 620 volt DC, signal across its outputs (26, 28). A first inverter (B) converts to a pulsed AC signal and applies it across opposite phased primary windings (46a, 46b) of a step up transformer (C). Two pair of alternately phased secondary windings (48a-48d) and rectifier bridges (50, 52) provide a high voltage DC bias across a cathode (54) and an anode (56) of an x-ray tube (D). A summing junction (66) compares a voltage sensed across the x-ray tube with a reference voltage and generates a voltage deviation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Picker International, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman S. Kolecki, Thomas L. Rarick, Harry W. Fox, Jr.