Patents by Inventor Stephen T. McAlonan

Stephen T. McAlonan 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).

  • Automatic burner driven generator system
    Patent number: 6410842
    Abstract: There is provided an automatic burner driven generator system for powering a load. The Generator system generally comprises a burner unit for generating a thermal energy; a thermoelectric converter unit operatively coupled to the burner unit for transducing at least a portion of the thermal energy to a first electric power signal; a rechargeable battery unit operable to generate an output power signal for powering the load; a charging unit operably coupled to the thermoelectric converter and rechargeable battery units; and, a controller for automatically controlling the actuation of the units in programmed manner. The charging unit is operable to adaptively convert the first electric power signal to a second electric power signal for charging the rechargeable battery unit. The controller includes a microprocessor unit programmable configured to selectively actuate the units in accordance with a plurality of predetermined operational states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Teledyne Energy Systems a division of Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen T. McAlonan