Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Savage, Jr.

Kenneth E. Savage, Jr. 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).

  • System for testing NAC operability using backup power
    Publication number: 20090009352
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a NAC (Notification Appliance Circuit) is provided. The monitoring system includes a system controller, and a NAC comprised of notification appliances that may be in a series. The NAC and its appliances may be operatively coupled to the system controller. The system controller is operable to determine whether a notification appliance has sufficient voltage at a low voltage operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Savage, JR., Anthony J. Capowski, Mark P. Barrieau
  • Optical element driving circuit
    Patent number: 7471049
    Abstract: Optical element driving circuits flexibly configure energy sources to cause a flash tube to produce illumination at one of multiple output intensities. The driving circuits allow a single strobe alarm to take the place of multiple strobe alarms individually dedicated to specific output intensities. The driving circuits may also mitigate or eliminate high voltage arcing within the driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Savage, Jr., David L. Hendren, Jr.
  • Optical element driving circuit
    Patent number: 7456585
    Abstract: Optical element driving circuits flexibly configure energy sources to cause a flash tube to produce illumination at one of multiple output intensities. The driving circuits allow a single strobe alarm to take the place of multiple strobe alarms individually dedicated to specific output intensities. The driving circuits may also mitigate or eliminate high voltage arcing within the driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Savage, Jr., David L. Hendren, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for verifying operation of notification appliances during low input voltage condition
    Patent number: 7333010
    Abstract: A method for verifying operation of notification appliances on a notification appliance network during low input voltage conditions is provided. An output voltage is supplied to a network and is measured at a control panel. An input parameter is measured at a notification appliance connected to the network. A supply line impedance is calculated for the notification appliance based on at least one of the output voltage and the input parameter. At least one of the supply line impedance, the output voltage and the input parameter are used to determine a pass/fail condition for the notification appliance during a low voltage condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: SimplexGrinnell LP
    Inventors: Mark P. Barrieau, Jeffrey R. Brooks, Anthony J. Capowski, Kenneth E. Savage, Jr., Daniel J. Gauvin