Patents
US 10559893 B1: Pulse protection circuits to deter theft
- Granted
- 2020-02-11
- Filed
- 2016-09-08 application 15259565
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for preventing theft of energy transmitted as a guided surface wave along the surface of a terrestrial medium, by pulsing the transmitted energy and protecting authorized devices from the pulse. In one embodiment, a guided surface wave receive structure is configured to obtain electrical energy from a guided surface wave. An electrical load coupled to the guided surface wave receive structure. The electrical load is experienced as a load at an excitation source coupled to a guided surface waveguide probe that is generating the guided surface wave with an electrical field strength that may be selectively increased. A pulse protection circuit is employed to selectively protect the electrical load from an increase in electrical energy received by the guided surface wave receive structure when the electrical field strength is selectively increased, while unprotected circuits may be damaged or disrupted by the pulse.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200211.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPG Technologies, LLC 104 patents | US company or organization | Italy, TX | CPG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James F. Corum | Morgantown, WV | 103 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth L. Corum | Plymouth, NH | 90 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen W. Wilson | Waxahachie, TX | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph F. Pinzone | Cornelius, NC | 38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q23/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01R | Measuring electric variables; measuring magnetic variables | G01R22/066 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02J | Electric power networks; circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy | H02J50/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B10/85 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CPG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2023-03-31 | QUANTUM WAVE, LLC SANDPOINT, ID | 64148/31 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-11-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CORUM, JAMES F. signed 2016-01-15 CORUM, KENNETH L. signed 2016-01-19 WILSON, STEPHEN W. signed 2016-03-03 PINZONE, JOSEPH F. signed 2016-03-07 | CPG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ITALY, TX | 47493/659 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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