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Inventor

Kenneth Brakeley Welles, II

Inventor
Scotia, NY, US

Overview

117→
Patents
1983–2016
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 117 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Sprimary
G01SRadio direction-finding8%
B61LGuiding railway traffic8%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer6%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television6%
G01RMeasuring electric variables5%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%
H04BTransmission4%
H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h104%
H04QSelecting3%
G06FElectric digital data processing3%
PatentTitleYear
9,373,351'System and method for dual-beam recording and readout of multilayered optical data storage media'20169,093,082'Data storage devices and methods'20159,074,152'Plasma-assisted waste gasification system'20158,891,343'Method for formatting and reading data disks'20148,534,553'Enhanced recordation device for rail car inspections'20138,345,334'Mastering and replication of micro-holographic data storage media'20138,345,526'Non-binary holograms for increased capacity'20138,331,210'System and method for storage of data in circular data tracks on optical discs'20128,318,099'Chemical and biological sensors, systems and methods based on radio frequency identification'20128,292,172'Enhanced recordation device for rail car inspections'20128,233,368'Method and system for bit prediction using a multi-pixel detector'20128,182,966'Data storage devices and methods'20128,125,862'System and method for controlling tracking in an optical drive'20128,084,168'Holographic storage devices with complementary data layer and use thereof'20118,057,886'Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same'20118,050,166'System and method for improved data storage'20117,961,572'System and method for reading micro-holograms with reduced error rates'20117,845,504'System and method for determining whether a locomotive or rail engine is coupled to a rail car or other engine'20107,805,227'Apparatus and method for locating assets within a rail yard'20107,652,526'Narrow band pass filter'20107,653,919'Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same'20107,604,400'System and method for providing diagnostic information in a processing path of a coal gasification system'20097,548,223'Reduced cost automatic meter reading system and method using locally communicating utility meters'20097,493,100'Compensating for dynamic nulls in a power line communication system'20097,466,261'Method and system for radio detection and ranging intrusion detection system'20087,428,453'System and method for monitoring train arrival and departure latencies'20087,388,483'Monitoring status of railyard equipment using wireless sensing devices'20087,388,467'System and method for determining a state of a door'20087,364,123'Self powered railway monitoring system'20087,340,020'Method and apparatus for tracking invalid signals through a digital system'20087,262,729'Radio detection and ranging intrusion detection system'20077,226,021'System and method for detecting rail break or vehicle'20077,148,581'Rail based electric power generation system'20067,110,482'Method and apparatus for tracking invalid signals through a digital system'20067,068,715'Ultra-wideband communications system and method using a delay hopped, continuous noise transmitted reference'20067,053,784'System and method for monitoring alignment of a signal lamp'20066,970,097'Location system using retransmission of identifying information'20056,961,441'Method and apparatus for steganographic embedding of meta-data'20056,950,725'Home latch-key web based automation system'20056,919,835'Infinite electronic integrator'20056,909,942'Method for power distribution system components identification, characterization and rating'20056,873,924'Method and system for calibrating relative fields of view of multiple cameras'20056,867,558'Method and apparatus for networked lighting system control'20056,816,360'Reduced cost automatic meter reading system and method using locally communicating utility meters'20046,810,087'Ultra-wideband communications system'20046,737,984'Automatic meter reading system using locally communicating utility meters'20046,643,608'System and method for collecting and analyzing shipment parameter data affecting predicted statistical variables of shipped articles'20036,577,353'Optimization of television reception by selecting among or combining multiple antenna inputs'20036,538,704'NTSC tuner to improve ATSC channel acquisition and reception'20036,539,062'Pilot signal control for digital television DTV transmission'20036,532,495'Internet download enhancement system'20036,498,627'Use of wideband DTV overlay signals for brevity signaling and public safety'20026,497,656'Integrated wireless broadband communications network'20026,459,741'Implementation of N-VSB training sequences in N-squared QAM receiver structures'20026,437,832'Mitigation of multipath using ultra wideband DTV overlay signal'20026,433,744'Wideband patch antenna'20026,430,210'Receiver for detecting an amplitude modulated signal insinuated on an GHM signal'20026,417,805'Three-dimensional channel sounder for DTV receivers'20026,417,890'Modulation of pilot tone amplitude in DTV broadcast for faster channel acquisition'20026,366,199'Method and apparatus for measuring and accumulating critical automobile warranty statistical data'20026,292,518'Use of 64-QAM circuitry for receiving and decoding 8-VSB signals'20016,262,672'Reduced cost automatic meter reading system and method using locally communicating utility meters'20016,262,573'Electromagnetic system for railroad track crack detection and traction enhancement'20016,144,900'Automatic serialization of an array of wireless nodes based on coupled oscillator model'20006,104,978'GPS-based centralized tracking system with reduced energy consumption'20006,101,214'Power line communications spread spectrum symbol timing and random phasing'20005,865,163'Dicing saw alignment for array ultrasonic transducer fabrication'19995,864,315'Very low power high accuracy time and frequency circuits in GPS based tracking units'19995,844,949'Power line communication system'19985,835,319'Method and apparatus for circuit breaking'19985,817,943'Pressure sensors'19985,743,495'System for detecting broken rails and flat wheels in the presence of trains'19985,730,113'Dicing saw alignment for array ultrasonic transducer fabrication'19985,691,980'Local communication network for power reduction and enhanced reliability in a multiple node tracking system'19975,686,888'Use of mutter mode in asset tracking for gathering data from cargo sensors'19975,608,412'Protocol and mechanism for mutter mode communication for stationary master tracking unit'19975,588,005'Protocol and mechanism for primary and mutter mode communication for asset tracking'19965,585,566'Low-power shock detector for measuring intermittent shock events'19965,579,013'Mobile tracking unit capable of detecting defective conditions in railway vehicle wheels and railtracks'19965,561,990'System based on inductive coupling for sensing spin speed and an out-of-balance condition'19965,561,991'System based on inductive coupling for sensing loads in a washing machine by measuring angular acceleration'19965,544,254'Classifying and sorting crystalline objects'19965,497,638'System based on inductive coupling for sensing loads in a washing machine'19965,491,486'Mobile tracking units employing motion sensors for reducing power consumption therein'19965,483,139'Motor start, reverse and protection system without a starting capacitor'19965,445,156'Method for adaptively filtering doppler signals using a complex time domain filter'19955,433,111'Apparatus and method for detecting defective conditions in railway vehicle wheels and railtracks'19955,381,445'Munitions cartridge transmitter'19955,349,525'Color flow imaging system utilizing a frequency domain wall filter'19945,349,524'Color flow imaging system utilizing a time domain adaptive wall filter'19945,291,431'Array multiplier adapted for tiled layout by silicon compiler'19945,258,920'Locally orientation specific routing system'19935,214,655'Integrated circuit packaging configuration for rapid customized design and unique test capability'19935,177,691'Measuring velocity of a target by Doppler shift, using improvements in calculating discrete Fourier transform'19935,159,598'Buffer integrated circuit providing testing interface'19925,124,656'Adaptive estimation of phase or delay for both leading and lagging phase shifts'19925,119,378'Testing of integrated circuits including internal test circuitry and using token passing to select testing ports'19925,115,437'Internal test circuitry for integrated circuits using token passing to select testing ports'19925,094,709'Apparatus for packaging integrated circuit chips employing a polymer film overlay layer'19925,005,419'Method and apparatus for coherent imaging system'19914,937,203'Method and configuration for testing electronic circuits and integrated circuit chips using a removable overlay layer'19904,933,042'Method for packaging integrated circuit chips employing a polymer film overlay layer'19904,903,026'Architecture for high sampling rate, high resolution analog-to-digital converter system'19904,894,115'Laser beam scanning method for forming via holes in polymer materials'19904,884,122'Method and configuration for testing electronic circuits and integrated circuit chips using a removable overlay layer'19894,866,508'Integrated circuit packaging configuration for rapid customized design and unique test capability'19894,835,704'Adaptive lithography system to provide high density interconnect'19894,796,236'Architecture for ultrasonic imaging'19894,729,110'Correction of offset and gain errors in RF receivers'19884,646,151'Television frame synchronizer with independently controllable input/output rates'19874,630,299'Digital circuit for decoding digitized, demodulated FM stereo signals'19864,623,887'Reconfigurable remote control'19864,603,300'Frequency modulation detector using digital signal vector processing'19864,560,941'Frequency modulation detector using digital signal vector processing'19854,533,960'System for encoding and decoding video signals'19854,415,856'Rotatable magnetic field-sensing solid-state switch apparatus'19834,392,068'Capacitive commutating filter'1983

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1983–2015Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (110)· patent assignee history
1983–1992Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history
1990–2016Based in Scotia, NY, US· patent location history
2011–2016Patents assigned to WELLES KENNETH BRAKELEY (11)· patent assignee history
2011–2016Patents assigned to OSTROVERKHOV VICTOR PETROVICH (10)· patent assignee history
2011–2015Patents assigned to HERSHEY JOHN ERIK (9)· patent assignee history
2011–2015Patents assigned to ROSS JOHN ANDERSON FERGUS (9)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN ELECTRIC1101983–2015
WELLES KENNETH BRAKELEYself112011–2016
OSTROVERKHOV VICTOR PETROVICH102011–2016
HERSHEY JOHN ERIK92011–2015
ROSS JOHN ANDERSON FERGUS92011–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Scotia, New York, US1001990–2016
Schenectady, New York, US171983–1992