Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. HAMPTON

Kenneth W. HAMPTON 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).

  • Tunable starter resistor
    Patent number: 9745941
    Abstract: A passive two-terminal circuit element may include a resistor including a carbon-metal composite resistive element. The resistive element is configured to maintain a resistivity that fluctuates less than one tenth of an ohm per ten degree temperature change up to 400 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ravi Atluru, Xiangying Liu, Christina Le, Kenneth W. Hampton, Charles De Biasi
  • TUNABLE STARTER RESISTOR
    Publication number: 20150308395
    Abstract: A passive two-terminal circuit element may include a resistor including a carbon-metal composite resistive element. The resistive element is configured to maintain a resistivity that fluctuates less than one tenth of an ohm per ten degree temperature change up to 400 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ravi ATLURU, Xiangying LIU, Christina LE, Kenneth W. HAMPTON, Charles DE BIASI