Patents by Inventor Michael John North

Michael John North 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: 5748445
    Abstract: This invention describes a triangular heat sink and circuit enclosure for high power dissipation electronic circuits. The heat sink uses a number of cooling fins to provide cooling of the circuitry and equipment contained in the circuit enclosure and can handle power dissipation levels of up to 15 kilowatts. The circuit enclosure uses air moving devices and triangular heat sinks to provide both conduction cooling and heat transfer to a stream of air. The cooling fins of the heat sink are sealed away from the electronic components when the circuit enclosure is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: General Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John North, Christopher Hall, Thomas Mark Cyster, Chris C. Chen
  • Patent number: 5670859
    Abstract: This invention provides a means to maintain the rotational speed and the relationship of the electromagnetic fields of a three phase induction motor and to determine the minimum voltage to excite the motor without it stalling. The three phase induction motor is driven by an inverter bridge circuit which converts DC input power into three phase AC output power. Feedback of the current provided to the inverter bridge circuit is split into positive and negative current flow periods which are used to determine appropriate changes to the three phase AC power magnitudes and phase angles. The inverter bridge circuit uses six insulated gate bipolar transistors to control the three phase AC power magnitude and phase angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: General Resource Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John North, Christopher Hall, Thomas Mark Cyster, Ching-Chuan Chen