Patents by Inventor Kenneth B. Wheeler

Kenneth B. Wheeler 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: 6914422
    Abstract: A current control that employs a magnetic amplifier and an active feedback circuit. The feedback circuit establishes the effective operating current of the amplifier at a fixed point. The magnetic amplifier includes a pair of oppositely wound gate windings, a bias winding and a control winding. The gate windings are driven by an oscillator driver that generates a gate winding current and a gate winding voltage. A reference voltage and the gate winding voltage are applied to a feedback amplifier and the feedback circuit. When the gate winding voltage becomes equal to the reference voltage, the feedback circuit is stable and the gate winding current is set to a desired zero current operating point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Donald L. Baxter, Kenneth B. Wheeler, David C. Nguyen