Patents by Inventor Tullus E. Crawford

Tullus E. Crawford 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).

  • Patent number: 4758774
    Abstract: A portable tester for determining the primary winding to secondary winding current ratio of a current transformer while that transformer is in service, including a current probe having a split core positionable around an active power line supplying current to the transformer, an AC to DC converter to convert the AC output of that probe to a first DC signal, another AC to DC converter for converting the secondary output of the current transformer under test to a second DC signal, and a ratio meter for converting the first and second DC signal into a visual display of the ratio of those signals. A mechanism is provided for assuring proper location of the decimal point on the ratio meter. Polarity and burden testing is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Special Instruments Laboratory, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tullus E. Crawford, Claude R. Riley, Jr.