Patents by Inventor Kirk J. Treubert

Kirk J. Treubert 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: 10704599
    Abstract: A balanced switching amplifier for a magnetic bearing assembly may include a first switching amplifier configured to drive a first load of an electromagnet of the magnetic bearing assembly via a first plurality of lead wires. The balanced switching amplifier may also include a second switching amplifier configured to drive a second load of the electromagnet via a second plurality of lead wires. The first switching amplifier and the second switching amplifier may be configured to operate in tandem such that respective voltages in the first plurality of lead wires and the second plurality of lead wires substantially neutralize one another, thereby reducing electromagnetic emissions from each of the first plurality of lead wires and the second plurality of lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Synchrony, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jett Field, Kirk J. Treubert
  • Publication number: 20190353203
    Abstract: A balanced switching amplifier for a magnetic bearing assembly may include a first switching amplifier configured to drive a first load of an electromagnet of the magnetic bearing assembly via a first plurality of lead wires. The balanced switching amplifier may also include a second switching amplifier configured to drive a second load of the electromagnet via a second plurality of lead wires. The first switching amplifier and the second switching amplifier may be configured to operate in tandem such that respective voltages in the first plurality of lead wires and the second plurality of lead wires substantially neutralize one another, thereby reducing electromagnetic emissions from each of the first plurality of lead wires and the second plurality of lead wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Jett Field, Kirk J. Treubert
  • Patent number: 5311066
    Abstract: A method for the transferring of 3 phase, asynchronous AC power between a present source supplying power to a load and an alternative source to supply power to the load. The maximum phase displacement is 60 electrical degrees at the load. The transfer can occur between sources which are rotating "forward" or "backward" with respect to each other or jointly with respect to the load. Either present source, alternate source or the load may be used as the timing reference for determining best phase connection of the alternate source to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Malloy, Kirk J. Treubert
  • Patent number: 5212407
    Abstract: The resolution of two asynchronous three-phase power sources such that an optimal phase to phase matchup may be made between them. This is achieved with a logic system that receives a data point at the zero-voltage crossings of the three waveforms from each source. The data points create distinct "states" of the three-phase waveform for each power source. There are six data points for each power source per cycle. The states of the load and source, along with information pertaining to the connection configuration of the present source of power to the load, are used to determine the optimum configuration for connecting an alternate or new source to the load based on information obtained from a lookup table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dianne E. Gaddis, Forrest K. Smith, Kirk J. Treubert