Patents by Inventor Louis L. Owen

Louis L. Owen 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).

  • Protection circuit
    Patent number: 4481553
    Abstract: An overload protection circuit for an electrical signal source is disclosed in which an overcurrent in the signal source is sensed and the source is disabled for a predetermined time interval. If the overcurrent condition persists beyond the predetermined time interval, the turn-off cycle is repeated. The system is immune to overcurrent transients and the amplitude of the current which triggers turn-off, as well as the length of the predetermined time interval, may be selectively set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Louis L. Owen, Mark P. Horujko, William G. Bools