Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Dyer

Joseph E. Dyer 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).

  • ACTUATOR POSITION INDICATOR USING ACTUATOR INDUCTANCE
    Publication number: 20240118318
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an open or closed position of a magnetically actuated vacuum interrupter. The method includes applying a voltage signal of a known voltage to the actuator over a predetermined period and determining a change in current over time during the period when the voltage signal is applied to the actuator using an output of a Rogowski coil. The method also includes calculating the inductance using the voltage and the change in current over time at a predetermined time during the period and using the calculated inductance to determine whether the actuator and thus the vacuum interrupter are in the open or closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: David G. Porter, Thomas J. Dyer, Joseph W. Milton, Andrew B. Berman, Christine E. McNeil
  • Spot treatment of animals with pyriproxyfen and an insecticide
    Patent number: 5942525
    Abstract: A method for treating animals to rid the animal's body of ectoparasites such as fleas and ticks comprising applying a spot treatment of a composition to the exterior surface of the animal's body containing a growth regulating effective amount of pyriproxyfen or derivatives thereof and an insecticide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Ecto Development Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Pennington, James V. Grissom, Joseph E. Dyer