Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Atherton, Jr.

Kenneth W. Atherton, 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).

  • Method for approximating the notion of a rotatable disk of an electrical energy meter
    Patent number: 5371511
    Abstract: Simulated meter disk rotation is provided in an electronic power meter which does not include a meter disk to enable meter timing and testing to be accomplished in the same visual manner as the use of the disk in an electro-mechanical power meter. The existing segmented character display is used to provide a simulated gap in which horizontal display segments move and appear to wrap around the rear of the meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Atherton, Jr., Gregory P. Lavoie