Patents by Inventor William R. Van Dell

William R. Van Dell 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: 20160134233
    Abstract: An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick L. Chapman, William R. Van Dell
  • Patent number: 9263183
    Abstract: An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick L. Chapman, William R. Van Dell
  • Publication number: 20140084702
    Abstract: An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick L. Chapman, William R. Van Dell
  • Patent number: 8599587
    Abstract: An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: SolarBridge Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Chapman, William R. Van Dell
  • Publication number: 20110267855
    Abstract: An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick Chapman, William R. Van Dell
  • Patent number: 4597822
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a silicon wafer includes growing a layer of low-resistivity crystalline silicon upon a precision-ground slice of single-crystal, high-resistivity silicon. The slice of single-crystal silicon has a thickness sufficient to withstand handling during the initial part of the processing. The crystalline silicon is built up to a thickness which is sufficient to withstand handling and processing of the finished wafer. The layer of single-crystal silicon is thereupon precision ground to reduce its final thickness to a value required for the devices to be formed thereon. The crystalline layer performs gettering to remove impurities from the single-crystal silicon during normal heating attendant to the formation of the solid-state devices thereon. The present invention further includes a silicon wafer made by the process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John L. Benjamin, William R. Van Dell