Patents by Inventor Robert W. Wright, JR.

Robert W. Wright, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20230100561
    Abstract: A safety connect system and a method for assuring fail safe operation of an energy sourcing system are disclosed. The energy sourcing system is used to recharge batteries in electric vehicles (EVs). The energy sourcing system includes an electrical energy source connected to an enclosure. The enclosure sources energy from said electrical energy source and supplies to an energy consuming device. The enclosure detects a change in position of the enclosure when it goes above a preset threshold or when there is a malfunction. The enclosure sends a safety signal to the electrical energy source when no malfunction or change in position is detected. When the enclosure does not send the safety signal, the electrical energy source does not allow the energy to flow to the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Robert W. Wright, JR., Michael D. Robertson
  • Patent number: 9368959
    Abstract: A safety circuit for disconnecting the power feed to an EV (electrical vehicle) charging enclosure or gasoline station fuel pump enclosure in the event that the enclosure is partially or totally dislodged from the foundation and dangerously high voltage has been exposed due to underground conduits being torn apart and electrical cables being exposed and in contact with sheet metal cabinets and other metal parts, thus creating the possibility of an explosion or the electrocution of a user or bystanders. The safety circuit comprises at least two proximity sensors, each of which transmits a signal into a control circuit which causes the power feed to the enclosure to be disconnected at the source when either or both of the proximity sensors inform the control circuit that the station has moved either vertically or horizontally more than a few thousandths of an inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventors: Robert W. Wright, Jr., James E. Maddox
  • Publication number: 20130241479
    Abstract: A safety circuit for disconnecting the power feed to an EV (electrical vehicle) charging enclosure or gasoline station fuel pump enclosure in the event that the enclosure is partially or totally dislodged from the foundation and dangerously high voltage has been exposed due to underground conduits being torn apart and electrical cables being exposed and in contact with sheet metal cabinets and other metal parts, thus creating the possibility of an explosion or the electrocution of a user or bystanders. The safety circuit comprises at least two proximity sensors, each of which transmits a signal into a control circuit which causes the power feed to the enclosure to be disconnected at the source when either or both of the proximity sensors inform the control circuit that the station has moved either vertically or horizontally more than a few thousandths of an inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert W. Wright, JR., James E. Maddox