Patents by Inventor Robert A. Arrington

Robert A. Arrington 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: 4459546
    Abstract: An electronic meter is disclosed, for measuring functions such as power and energy of an alternating current and voltage. For measuring electrical energy, the meter includes an analog integrator for computing the integral of the voltage and of the current over a selected period of the voltage waveform. Means including a digital microprocessor and a comparison circuit are provided for generating a voltage level equal to the magnitude of the current integral or the voltage integral. In this manner, the microprocessor determines the value of the voltage or current integral. Since the integral of a sinusoidal waveform is related to its amplitude and to the power factor, the microprocessor can make a computation of energy from the values of the voltage and current integrals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1984
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Arrington, Richard A. Nelson, James L. Thomas