Forrest A Smith

US Patent:

53062000, Apr 26, 1994

Filed:

Jan 15, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/004017

Inventors:

George J. Ripol - Manassas VA
Samuel C. Yakulis - Manassas VA
Forrest K. Smith - Nokesville VA
George K. Woodworth - Gainesville VA
Craig D. Peterson - Woodbridge VA

Assignee:

Georator Corporation - Manassas VA

International Classification:

A22B 308

US Classification:

452 58

Abstract:

An apparatus for stunning poultry has a conveyor moving along a predetermined path, for suspending the poultry and a compartmentalized basin defining individual compartments for a conducting liquid. The basin is positioned below a portion of the conveyor and moves at the same speed as the conveyor. A circuit senses the position of each of the compartments relative to a reference point. A circuit, responsive to the circuit for sensing, impresses a voltage across the conveyor and each of the individual compartments. The voltages are a function of the position of each of the compartments. The voltages are variable so as to produce a current regulated signal flowing between the conveyor and each of the individual compartments when the poultry is in contact with the conducting liquid in any of the individual compartments.

US Patent:

52124070, May 18, 1993

Filed:

Oct 4, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/592748

Inventors:

Dianne E. Gaddis - Manassas VA
Forrest K. Smith - Nokesville VA
Kirk J. Treubert - Fairfax VA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H02J 906
H02J 344

US Classification:

307 87

Abstract:

The resolution of two asynchronous three-phase power sources such that an optimal phase to phase matchup may be made between them. This is achieved with a logic system that receives a data point at the zero-voltage crossings of the three waveforms from each source. The data points create distinct "states" of the three-phase waveform for each power source. There are six data points for each power source per cycle. The states of the load and source, along with information pertaining to the connection configuration of the present source of power to the load, are used to determine the optimum configuration for connecting an alternate or new source to the load based on information obtained from a lookup table.

US Patent:

54012090, Mar 28, 1995

Filed:

Nov 23, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/156548

Inventors:

George J. Ripol - Manassas VA
Samuel C. Yakulis - Manassas VA
Forrest K. Smith - Nokesville VA
George K. Woodworth - Gainesville VA
Craig D. Peterson - Woodbridge VA

International Classification:

A22B 306

US Classification:

452 58

Abstract:

An apparatus for stunning poultry has a conveyor moving along a predetermined path, for suspending the poultry and a compartmentalized basin defining individual compartments for a conducting liquid. The basin is positioned below a portion of the conveyor. A circuit impresses a voltage across the conveyor and each of the individual compartments. The voltages are a function of the position of each of the compartments relative to the conveyor. The voltages are variable so as to produce a current regulated signal flowing between the conveyor and each of the individual compartments when the poultry is in contact with the conducting liquid in any of the individual compartments.

US Patent:

51824647, Jan 26, 1993

Filed:

Jan 9, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/639070

Inventors:

George K. Woodworth - Gainesville VA
Forrest K. Smith - Nokesville VA

Assignee:

Techmatics, Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

H02J 310

US Classification:

307 87

Abstract:

A high speed transfer switch is provided for transferring a multiphase load among a number of multiphase A. C. power sources. If the initially selected source deviates from desired limits, the transfer switch transfers the load to an alternate source on a phase-by-phase basis. Antiparallel-connected SCRs are used to allow the load current in each phase to commutate to zero before the load is transferred to the alternate power source.