Patents by Inventor Robert Ranker

Robert Ranker 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: 11527977
    Abstract: A portable electrical generation system includes a generator having a rotor and a plurality of stators to produce a supply of electrical energy, a prime mover operable to drive the rotor, a voltage selector control operably connected to the generator, and a link board assembly configured to removably engage the voltage selector control, the link board assembly including a base board and a plurality of bus bars, the bus bars being arranged to electrically orient the plurality of stators to provide a first power output configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Harknett, Robert Ranker
  • Publication number: 20210175824
    Abstract: A portable electrical generation system includes a generator having a rotor and a plurality of stators to produce a supply of electrical energy, a prime mover operable to drive the rotor, a voltage selector control operably connected to the generator, and a link board assembly configured to removably engage the voltage selector control, the link board assembly including a base board and a plurality of bus bars, the bus bars being arranged to electrically orient the plurality of stators to provide a first power output configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Harknett, Robert Ranker
  • Patent number: 10856381
    Abstract: A light tower includes a generator assembly including a prime mover, an alternator operably connected to the prime mover, the alternator configured to produce alternating current electrical energy, and a rectifier operably connected to the alternator and configured to convert alternating current electrical energy produced by the alternator to direct current electrical energy. At least one light emitting diode matrix is electrically connected to the generator assembly by an electrical connection, and a regulator is operably connected to the alternator and configured to detect a current of the direct current electrical energy in the electrical connection. In response to a detected current of the direct current electrical energy in the electrical connection, the regulator controls the alternator to adjust the current supplied to the at least one light emitting diode matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Harknett, Robert Ranker
  • Publication number: 20190309915
    Abstract: A light tower includes a generator assembly including a prime mover, an alternator operably connected to the prime mover, the alternator configured to produce alternating current electrical energy, and a rectifier operably connected to the alternator and configured to convert alternating current electrical energy produced by the alternator to direct current electrical energy. At least one light emitting diode matrix is electrically connected to the generator assembly by an electrical connection, and a regulator is operably connected to the alternator and configured to detect a current of the direct current electrical energy in the electrical connection. In response to a detected current of the direct current electrical energy in the electrical connection, the regulator controls the alternator to adjust the current supplied to the at least one light emitting diode matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas Harknett, Robert Ranker