Patents by Inventor Robert A. Fenton

Robert A. Fenton 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: 9876461
    Abstract: A control and protection apparatus for an electric motor, comprising an inverter (3), a first converter (1), a temperature detection apparatus (7), and a second converter (2). The first converter (1) is used for generating, on the basis of an input signal, a first control signal to control working of the inverter (3). The temperature detection apparatus (7) is used for detecting the temperature of the electric motor (4) and for acquiring a temperature signal. The second converter (2) is used for generating a second control signal on the basis of the temperature signal detected and for providing the second control signal to the inverter (3). The inverter (3) is used for controlling wording of the electric motor (4) on the basis of the first control signal and of the second control signal. The control and protection apparatus for the electric motor is low in costs and high in safety and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Lee, Robert A. Fenton, Xiaoling Li, Leo Sun, Jiankun Xin
  • Publication number: 20160359445
    Abstract: A control and protection apparatus for an electric motor, comprising an inverter (3), a first converter (1), a temperature detection apparatus (7), and a second converter (2). The first converter (1) is used for generating, on the basis of an input signal, a first control signal to control working of the inverter (3). The temperature detection apparatus (7) is used for detecting the temperature of the electric motor (4) and for acquiring a temperature signal. The second converter (2) is used for generating a second control signal on the basis of the temperature signal detected and for providing the second control signal to the inverter (3). The inverter (3) is used for controlling wording of the electric motor (4) on the basis of the first control signal and of the second control signal. The control and protection apparatus for the electric motor is low in costs and high in safety and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin LEE, Robert A. FENTON, Xiaoling LI, Leo SUN, Jiankun XIN
  • Patent number: 3952719
    Abstract: An automatic fuel control valve useful with, rotary, as well as 2-stroke cycle and 4-stroke cycle reciprocating internal combustion engines employs a rubber-like check valve and a porous plug in combination with a chamber for averaging recurrent vacuum pulses from the engine, in which the resulting average pressure is applied to maintain a fuel valve in the open condition while the engine is running and to permit the valve to close when the engine is not running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Fenton, Daniel L. Donovan