Patents by Inventor Ronald Neil Seger

Ronald Neil Seger 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).

  • Solid state switch
    Patent number: 8981264
    Abstract: An intake air heating system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed and includes an electric heater that heats the intake air and a control module that switches a voltage to the electric heater based on a control signal. The control module includes a gate drive module that includes a bootstrap charge pump module and generates a gate drive signal based on the control signal and that is referenced to the voltage. The control module also includes a power module that switches the power to the electric heater based on the gate drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Phillips & Temro Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Neil Seger
  • Solid state switch with over-temperature and over-current protection
    Patent number: 8003922
    Abstract: An intake air heating system for an internal combustion engine includes an electric heater that heats the intake air, a control circuit that switches a voltage to the electric heater based on a control signal and an over-temperature signal, a temperature sensor that generates a temperature signal based on a temperature of the control circuit, and a temperature sensing circuit that generates the over-temperature signal based on the temperature signal and a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Phillips & Temro Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Neil Seger
  • Solid state switch
    Publication number: 20070194008
    Abstract: An intake air heating system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed and includes an electric heater that heats the intake air and a control module that switches a voltage to the electric heater based on a control signal. The control module includes a gate drive module that includes a bootstrap charge pump module and generates a gate drive signal based on the control signal and that is referenced to the voltage. The control module also includes a power module that switches the power to the electric heater based on the gate drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald Neil Seger
  • Solid state switch with over-temperature and over-current protection
    Publication number: 20070194009
    Abstract: An intake air heating system for an internal combustion engine includes an electric heater that heats the intake air, a control circuit that switches a voltage to the electric heater based on a control signal and an over-temperature signal, a temperature sensor that generates a temperature signal based on a temperature of the control circuit, and a temperature sensing circuit that generates the over-temperature signal based on the temperature signal and a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald Neil Seger