Patents by Inventor James Gafford

James Gafford 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: 20230314487
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for on-state voltage sensing for in-situ monitoring and prognostics. In one example, an on-state monitoring circuit includes clamping circuitry including high-side and low-side voltage clamping circuits associated with high-side and low-side switching devices of a half-bridge (HB) leg of an converter, on-state voltage circuitry including high-side and low-side voltage measurement circuits, the high-side and low-side circuits referenced to the positive and negative buses of the converter respectively, and output circuitry including high-side and low-side isolation circuits that provide isolated outputs referenced to a control ground of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chondon Roy, James Gafford, Namwon Kim, Babak Parkhideh
  • Patent number: 5690833
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of waste material is disclosed. The process includes the steps of combining waste material with a treatment composition to form crystal growth structures, and adsorbing the waste material within the crystal growth structures, thereby stabilizing the waste material. The treatment composition includes natural zeolite seed, crystalline quartz, aluminum trihydrate, sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide, and optionally dolomitic calcium oxide or calcium oxide or dolomitic limestone, and potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Thomas Guelzow
    Inventors: Paul B. Crawford, James Gafford
  • Patent number: 5484533
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of waste material. The process includes the steps of combining the waste material with a treatment composition to form crystal growth structures and adsorb the waste material within the crystal growth structures thereby stabilizing the waste-material. The treatment composition includes natural zeolite seed, crystalline quartz, aluminum trihydrate, sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide, dolomitic calcium oxide or calcium oxide or dolomitic limestone, and potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate. The zeolite seed may be selected from the group consisting of clinoptilolite, chabazite, heulandite, phillipsite or mordenite and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: A.C.T. Partnership, Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Crawford, James Gafford