Patents by Inventor Vinson R. Epperson

Vinson R. Epperson 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).

  • Display panel mounting adapter for industrial control system
    Patent number: 8867232
    Abstract: A system for fittingly mounting a display panel onto a controller of an industrial control system is provided. The system includes a display panel adapter plate that attaches to a display panel, and a panel adapter plate that attaches to an industrial controller cabinet or door. The display panel adapter and the panel adapter plate includes complimentary tension connectors that mate to fixedly attach the display panel adapter to the panel adapter plate, thereby connecting the display panel to the controller cabinet. In at least one embodiment, the display panel adapter also includes a compute engine mount that attaches a compute engine to the display panel via the display panel adapter. In at least another embodiment, the display panel adapter also includes a tether mount that allows the display panel to interlace with a remote compute engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Crawford, Vinson R. Epperson, Tommy J. Hatmaker, Jr.
  • DISPLAY PANEL MOUNTING ADAPTER FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140120773
    Abstract: A system for fittingly mounting a display panel onto a controller of an industrial control system is provided. The system includes a display panel adapter plate that attaches to a display panel, and a panel adapter plate that attaches to an industrial controller cabinet or door. The display panel adapter and the panel adapter plate includes complimentary tension connectors that mate to fixedly attach the display panel adapter to the panel adapter plate, thereby connecting the display panel to the controller cabinet In at least one embodiment, the display panel adapter also includes a compute engine mount that attaches a compute engine to the display panel via the display panel adapter in at least another embodiment, the display panel adapter also includes a tether mount that allows the display panel to interlace with a remote compute engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. CRAWFORD, Vinson R. EPPERSON, Tommy J. Hatmaker, Jr.
  • Electronics enclosure
    Patent number: D684129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc
    Inventors: Laith Anthony Vincent, Kenneth Wayne Crawford, Vinson R. Epperson
  • Electronics enclosure
    Patent number: D684130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Laith Anthony Vincent, Kenneth Wayne Crawford, Vinson R Epperson
  • Electronics enclosure
    Patent number: D688707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Laith Vincent, Kenneth Wayne Crawford, Vinson R. Epperson