Patents by Inventor Kimble Ally Vitkus

Kimble Ally Vitkus 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: 5786996
    Abstract: An appliance control circuit comprising dual processor control for enhanced control operation and agency safety redundancy. A first processor is disposed in operative communication with operator control switches for primarily controlling the supply of power for principal appliance functions. A second processor is in operative communication with the first processor and disposed for primarily monitoring appliance safety detection circuits and for controlling agency circuitry redundancy through a second switch in series with the first switch. The first and second switches comprise agency circuitry for enabling said supply of power when said first switch is directly enabled by the first processor and the second switch is directly enabled by the second processor for safety redundancy of said power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Kimble Ally Vitkus, Joseph Stewart Calabrese