Patents by Inventor Thomas Biro

Thomas Biro 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: 20100010761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a system such as a cable. Pulses propagating in different directions are distinguished by measuring and sampling current and voltage at a location of the system, frequency transforming the obtained signals, and by extracting signals corresponding to pulses propagating in different directions as linear combinations of the frequency-transformed signals. Such a method is applicable, e.g. when monitoring occurrences of partial discharge on a 10 kV cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: WAVETECH SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Sven Nordebo, Thomas Biro, Jonas Lundbäck
  • Patent number: 5928106
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic clutch actuation system for a manual transmission comprises a slave cylinder engaged to a transmission clutch fork member, the cylinder being operated to cause clutch disengagement by actuation of a push-button on a gear shift lever of the transmission, such cylinder effectively producing a manual transmission which does not require clutch pedal actuation during shifting of the transmission. Further, the system eliminates the need for transmission synchronizers by using sensed speed of tailshaft rotation to determine the point of synchronization for such shifting, and, in an automatic mode of operation, the system indicates to an operator not only that the synchronization point has been achieved, but also prompts an upshift or downshift, as required, to minimize load. The cylinder is operated using oil under high pressure which is supplied thereto from a high pressure engine oil rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp
    Inventors: Thomas A. Biros, Jr., Robert A. Weber