Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Hockert

Mark Alan Hockert 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: 11674985
    Abstract: An electrical safety monitoring system is provided. The system includes an analog circuit having line inputs for hardwiring an L1, an L2, an L3, and a GND three-phase connections, the analog circuit configured to monitor if voltage exists between any two of the line inputs, a heartbeat circuit electrically connected to the analog circuit to provide a heartbeat signal indicative of voltage present on any of the line inputs, an isolated voltage source electrically connected to the heartbeat circuit to power the heartbeat circuit with a VDC+ and a VDC?, and a logic circuit in operative communication with the heartbeat circuit for monitoring input from the heartbeat circuit and decoding the input from the heart beat circuit. The isolated voltage source may be supplied by a programmable logic controller (PLC) and the logic circuit may be implemented within the same PLC as a function block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: GRACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC
    Inventors: Philip Brown Allen, Mark Alan Hockert
  • Publication number: 20210382093
    Abstract: An electrical safety monitoring system is provided. The system includes an analog circuit having line inputs for hardwiring an L1, an L2, an L3, and a GND three-phase connections, the analog circuit configured to monitor if voltage exists between any two of the line inputs, a heartbeat circuit electrically connected to the analog circuit to provide a heartbeat signal indicative of voltage present on any of the line inputs, an isolated voltage source electrically connected to the heartbeat circuit to power the heartbeat circuit with a VDC+ and a VDC?, and a logic circuit in operative communication with the heartbeat circuit for monitoring input from the heartbeat circuit and decoding the input from the heart beat circuit. The isolated voltage source may be supplied by a programmable logic controller (PLC) and the logic circuit may be implemented within the same PLC as a function block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Grace Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Brown Allen, Mark Alan Hockert
  • Patent number: 11150277
    Abstract: An electrical safety monitoring system is provided. The system includes an analog circuit having line inputs for hardwiring an L1, an L2, an L3, and a GND three-phase connections, the analog circuit configured to monitor if voltage exists between any two of the line inputs, a heartbeat circuit electrically connected to the analog circuit to provide a heartbeat signal indicative of voltage present on any of the line inputs, an isolated voltage source electrically connected to the heartbeat circuit to power the heartbeat circuit with a VDC+ and a VDC?, and a logic circuit in operative communication with the heartbeat circuit for monitoring input from the heartbeat circuit and decoding the input from the heart beat circuit. The isolated voltage source may be supplied by a programmable logic controller (PLC) and the logic circuit may be implemented within the same PLC as a function block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Grace Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Brown Allen, Mark Alan Hockert
  • Publication number: 20190146015
    Abstract: An electrical safety monitoring system is provided. The system includes an analog circuit having line inputs for hardwiring an L1, an L2, an L3, and a GND three-phase connections, the analog circuit configured to monitor if voltage exists between any two of the line inputs, a heartbeat circuit electrically connected to the analog circuit to provide a heartbeat signal indicative of voltage present on any of the line inputs, an isolated voltage source electrically connected to the heartbeat circuit to power the heartbeat circuit with a VDC+ and a VDC?, and a logic circuit in operative communication with the heartbeat circuit for monitoring input from the heartbeat circuit and decoding the input from the heart beat circuit. The isolated voltage source may be supplied by a programmable logic controller (PLC) and the logic circuit may be implemented within the same PLC as a function block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Grace Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Brown Allen, Mark Alan Hockert