Patents by Inventor William D. Briggs

William D. Briggs 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: 6161384
    Abstract: A controlled power system and method for an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger controls the engine to vary differential pressure across the throttle, delta P, throttle reserve, according to a predetermined throttle reserve profile relative to at least one engine parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Equipment Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward O. Reinbold, James R. Zurlo, James A. Davis, Dennis W. Moss, Mark J. Carls, William D. Briggs
  • Patent number: 4280430
    Abstract: A system for operating a lifting cable over the side of a ship at sea in ch a spar buoy having an adjustable lifting capacity is coupled to the ship by a rigid linkage which is free to pivot on an axis attached to the deck. The lifting cable is suspended from a first sheave which is mounted above a central, longitudinal channel in the spar buoy. The linkage is attached to the top of the spar buoy such that the spar buoy may rotate about an axis normal to the deck axis of the linkage and pivot on an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of the spar buoy. A second sheave is mounted on the deck axis so that the distance between the sheaves does not change as the linkage rotates on its axis. The lifting cable is fed from a winch on the ship over the sheaves and falls through the longitudinal channel. The invention operates to decouple the motion of the ship from the lifting cable so that the vertical motion of the cable is controlled by the motion of the spar buoy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jeffrey V. Wilson, William D. Briggs
  • Patent number: 4156552
    Abstract: A quick disconnect intercell busbar for providing an easily removable, inidually insulated bussing system for deep submergence batteries. A bussing conductor having silver plated copper pin terminations carries battery currents with a minimal voltage drop. The busbar is insulated to provide sealing of the battery electrical circuits thereby eliminating shorts caused by electrolyte contamination or seawater intrusion. A low current conductor connected to the bussing conductor with suitable insulation provides for monitoring of intercell voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1979
    Assignee: The United Sates of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jeffrey V. Wilson, Leroy W. Tucker, William D. Briggs, Alan T. Inouye
  • Patent number: 4106833
    Abstract: A quick disconnect intercell busbar for providing an easily removable, inidually insulated bussing system for deep submergence batteries. A bussing conductor having silver plated copper pin terminations carries battery currents with a minimal voltage drop. The busbar is insulated to provide sealing of the battery electrical circuits thereby eliminating shorts caused by electrolyte contamination or seawater intrusion. A low current conductor connected to the bussing conductor with suitable insulation provides for monitoring of cell voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jeffrey V. Wilson, Leroy W. Tucker, William D. Briggs, Alan T. Inouye