Patents by Inventor James F. Godfrey

James F. Godfrey 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).

  • Publication number: 20160370408
    Abstract: An ungrounded power line sensor system includes a housing configured for coupling about a power line, at least a first voltage sensing plate supported by the housing and exposed to rain and snow, and at least a second voltage sensing plate supported by the housing and shielded from rain and snow. Voltages sensed by the first and second voltage sensing plate are separately measured in order to mitigate variations in the two measurements due to a weather event, for example by applying a weighted average calculation to the measurements to cancel out the effects of rain on the first voltage sensing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: David C. Meeker, Joshua Berglund, Timothy J. Mason, Michael L. Murphree, Alexander E. Post, James F. Godfrey
  • Patent number: 9347976
    Abstract: A hot stick power analyzer includes a housing mounted on a pole and a channel for a power line. A ground line extends from the housing and there is a power line conductive contact. A voltage sensor includes voltage sensing circuitry connected to the power line conductive contact and the ground line. There is a high voltage capacitance between the ground line and the voltage sensing circuitry. A current sensor includes windings about and spaced from the power line. A processing subsystem is responsive to the voltage sensing circuitry and to the current sensor and is configured to compute power analysis metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Mason, David C. Meeker, James F. Godfrey, Jeffrey C. Travis, William G. Leary, Alexander E. Post
  • Publication number: 20140125354
    Abstract: A hot stick power analyzer includes a housing mounted on a pole and a channel for a power line. A ground line extends from the housing and there is a power line conductive contact. A voltage sensor includes voltage sensing circuitry connected to the power line conductive contact and the ground line. There is a high voltage capacitance between the ground line and the voltage sensing circuitry. A current sensor includes windings about and spaced from the power line. A processing subsystem is responsive to the voltage sensing circuitry and to the current sensor and is configured to compute power analysis metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Mason, David C. Meeker, James F. Godfrey, Jeffrey C. Travis, William G. Leary, Alexander E. Post
  • Patent number: 4613574
    Abstract: A reagent and method for in vitro determination of the eye irritating properties of individual compounds and/or mixtures is disclosed. The material to be assessed is combined with the reagent which provides a response, for example, the production of a precipitate, which is proportional to the deleterious response elicited by the material in the human eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: Preventive Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Hyman C. Bergman, James F. Godfrey, Virginia C. Gordon