Patents by Inventor James William Thompson

James William Thompson 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: 20230178978
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a surge protection device, a current sensor configured to sense a current through the surge protection device, and a surge discriminator circuit coupled to the current sensor and configured to discriminate among a plurality of surge levels for the surge protective device responsive to the sensed current. The current sensor may include a current transformer configured to generate a secondary current responsive to the sensed current and the surge discriminator circuit may be configured to discriminate among a plurality of surge levels responsive to the generated secondary current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: James William Thompson, James Nicholas Skoczlas
  • Patent number: 11569656
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a surge protection device, a current sensor configured to sense a current through the surge protection device, and a surge discriminator circuit coupled to the current sensor and configured to discriminate among a plurality of surge levels for the surge protective device responsive to the sensed current. The current sensor may include a current transformer configured to generate a secondary current responsive to the sensed current and the surge discriminator circuit may be configured to discriminate among a plurality of surge levels responsive to the generated secondary current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: James William Thompson, James Nicholas Skoczlas
  • Publication number: 20220123548
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a surge protection device, a current sensor configured to sense a current through the surge protection device, and a surge discriminator circuit coupled to the current sensor and configured to discriminate among a plurality of surge levels for the surge protective device responsive to the sensed current. The current sensor may include a current transformer configured to generate a secondary current responsive to the sensed current and the surge discriminator circuit may be configured to discriminate among a plurality of surge levels responsive to the generated secondary current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: James William Thompson, James Nicholas Skoczlas
  • Patent number: 6164151
    Abstract: A composite selector fork arrangement adapted to cooperate with a selector shaft to resist rotational and translational movement relative to the selector shaft. The arrangement also being adapted to cooperate with a selector sleeve to effect translational movement of the selector sleeve. The arrangement including a first and second metallic portion. The first metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally in line with the axial extent of a selector shaft and the second metallic portion being arranged to impart stiffness to the fork arrangement in a direction generally transverse to the axial extent of a selector shaft. The arrangement including a non-metallic portion being arranged to at least partially surround the first and second portions, and in which, in use, the non-metallic portion cooperates with a selector shaft to assist in resisting rotational movement of the selector fork arrangement relative to the selector shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Valeo Transmission Limited
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Dutson, Gary Armstrong, Michael James William Thompson