Patents by Inventor Mark W. Wingate

Mark W. Wingate 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).

  • Device for protecting medium voltage equipment against voltage surges
    Patent number: 6069781
    Abstract: Suppression of transient voltage surges in an electrical power-carrying line is achieved by a voltage surge suppressor having a capacitor, varistor, and gas tube connected in parallel between the line and a current carrying conductor. The invention is effective for suppressing transient voltage surges more reliably, efficiently, and safely than is possible using primary arrestors or serially connected varistors in accordance with conventional technology. The invention may be adapted for use on medium voltage lines carrying either single-phase or three-phase electrical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Maxi Volt Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Wingate, F. Bryant Hawkes