Patents by Inventor Tammy M. Griffey

Tammy M. Griffey 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).

  • Apparatus and method for providing a mobile AC power supply
    Patent number: 6577098
    Abstract: A mobile AC power system wherein the DC current of battery is converted by a power inverter electrically coupled to the battery terminals and the inverter is also mechanically coupled the battery. An AC outlet is positioned to provide a source of power and the unit has a power input being configured to receive a charging current for the battery. The AC outlet is disabled when the power input is receiving a charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tammy M. Griffey, Jerry W. Ingram, Everett Roland Rogge, Randall F. Brantley, Manu B. Gidwani
  • Apparatus and method for providing a mobile AC power supply
    Publication number: 20010043052
    Abstract: A mobile AC power system wherein the DC current of battery is converted by a power inverter electrically coupled to the battery terminals and the inverter is also mechanically coupled the battery. An AC outlet is positioned to provide a source of power and the unit has a power input being configured to receive a charging current for the battery. The AC outlet is disabled when the power input is receiving a charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Tammy M. Griffey, Jerry W. Ingram, Everett Roland Rogge, Randall F. Brantley, Manu B. Gidwani
  • Battery cover having recessed attachment feature
    Patent number: 6303247
    Abstract: An electric storage battery includes a case for housing the battery's active, energy-storage elements, and a cover. The cover is configured to be secured to the case to thereby enclose the active elements. The cover includes one or more blind bores having a deformation relief feature on an inner surface thereof so as to configure the blind bore to receive a fastener for mounting a component to the battery. The deformation relief feature includes a plurality of ribs separated by intervening grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tammy M. Griffey, Dane E. Carter
  • Mobile AC power unit
    Patent number: D469401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tammy M. Griffey, Ronald Henry Dybalski, Dane E. Carter, Vincent Lee Brooks