Patents by Inventor William James Hatter

William James Hatter 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: 20160181780
    Abstract: A ground fault isolation system and ground fault isolation circuit for isolating ground faults in electrical subsea conductor lines. The system includes a main power hub, a plurality of digital controllers operatively connected to the main power hub via electrical subsea conductor lines, and a ground fault isolation circuit. The ground fault isolation circuit includes a plurality of loads connected to a ground fault detection circuit, each load including one relay on the positive power bus and one relay on the negative power bus. The ground fault detection circuit is connected to a DC to DC isolation circuit that prevents a main power bus ground fault in the event of a ground fault on one of the loads. The relays are connected to a digital controller on the other end, which isolates a load when a ground fault is detected, but powers the remaining unaffected loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution, LLC
    Inventors: William James Hatter, Ronald Dean Brooks