Patents by Inventor William C. Beverly, II

William C. Beverly, II 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).

  • Electronic thermal demand module
    Patent number: 5006790
    Abstract: A utility meter including an electronic module to calculate predetermined parameters related to electric utility line and load conditions. Signals related to utility line voltage and load conditions are scaled and sampled to generated a data base which is utilized by a digital processor to calculate the parameters discussed above. Calibration processes controlled by the processor corrects for errors related to the sensors used to sense line voltage and load conditions as well as drift in the analog portions of the electronic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Appalachian Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Beverly, II, Michael B. Dalton, David Q. Gaddis
  • Pulse initiator circuit
    Patent number: 4922187
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved pulse initiator circuit for attaching to utility meters to generate a pulse signal having a predetermined relationship to the rate of power usage measured by the utility meter. Electronic circuitry is utilized which automatically compensates for differences in individual utility meters permitting the pulse initiator to be used with any standard utility meter without calibration or adjustemnt. The pulse initiator is attached to the utility meter without breaking the meter seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Appalachian Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: William C. Beverly, II