Patents by Inventor Robert Ervin Ashley, III

Robert Ervin Ashley, III 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).

  • Low resistance current transfer device for a circuit of a brushless exciter
    Patent number: 5731653
    Abstract: A brushless exciter diode wheel system includes a diode wheel and an electrical connection apparatus that is coupled to the diode wheel. The electrical connection apparatus includes a fuse support block, a diode support block, and a connector for electrically connecting the fuse support block to the diode support block. This connector permits the system to carry at least about 2000 amps of current, which is far in excess of the current capacity of conventional systems of this configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Rasinski, Robert Ervin Ashley, III