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Charles E. Konrad — 23 Patents

GE: 23 patents #1,114 of 36,430Top 4%
Roanoke, VA: #19 of 603 inventorsTop 4%
Virginia: #1,036 of 34,511 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
Charles E. Konrad has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in July 2001. Charles E. Konrad ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list Charles E. Konrad in Roanoke, VA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2001Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1984.peak 51980: 1 patents19801982: 1 patents1983: 2 patents19831984: 5 patents1985: 2 patents19851986: 1 patents1988: 1 patents19881989: 1 patents1993: 1 patents19931994: 3 patents1995: 1 patents19951996: 1 patents1999: 2 patents19992001: 1 patents2001

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6254353 Method and apparatus for controlling operation of a submersible pump Massimo Polo, Stefano Cavagna, Robert M. Gamber 2001-07-03 $104,792,000
5945802 Ground fault detection and protection method for a variable speed ac electric motor Robert M. Gamber, Massimo Polo 1999-08-31 $232,287,000
5883489 High speed deep well pump for residential use 1999-03-16 $119,523,000
5486748 Method and apparatus for improved efficiency in a pulse-width-modulated alternating current motor drive Richard W. Boothe 1996-01-23 $33,820,000
5403244 Electric vehicle drive train with direct coupling transmission Jerome Benedict Tankersley, Richard W. Boothe 1995-04-04 $34,274,000
5376869 Electric vehicle drive train with rollback detection and compensation 1994-12-27 $15,862,000
5369540 Electric vehicle drive train with contactor protection Ralph A. Benson 1994-11-29 $22,965,000
5287051 Method and apparatus for improved efficiency in a pulse-width-modulated alternating current motor drive Richard W. Boothe 1994-02-15 $10,754,000
5227703 Protection system for alternating current, battery powered electric traction motor vehicle Richard W. Boothe 1993-07-13 $13,072,000
4870564 Distributed input/output system William J. Ketelhut 1989-09-26 $7,187,000
4764868 Distributed input/output system William J. Ketelhut 1988-08-16 $10,295,000
4593380 Dual function input/output for a programmable controller Mark Kocher, Ronald E. Gareis, William J. Ketelhut 1986-06-03 $8,735,000
4520299 Turning speed controller for electric vehicles having dual drive motors 1985-05-28 $7,326,000
4500818 Dual motor proportioning control Ronald E. Gareis, Amratlal C. Lodhia 1985-02-19 $4,667,000
4468599 Plug current regulator Max Berman, William G. Klimmek 1984-08-28 $4,719,000
4454503 Transistor fault indicator 1984-06-12 $4,789,000
4449080 Electric vehicle protection scheme Robert C. Clark 1984-05-15 $3,892,000
4443744 Method and apparatus for charge enhancement of a commutating capacitor 1984-04-17 $6,210,000
4427930 Electric vehicle current regulator Max Berman, William G. Klimmek 1984-01-24 $5,076,000
4423362 Electric vehicle current regulating system Robert C. Clark 1983-12-27 $7,111,000
4375603 Shunt-wound control for on-road vehicle 1983-03-01 $9,530,000
4320334 Battery state-of-charge indicator Richard K. Davis 1982-03-16 $3,106,000
4234840 Battery state-of-charge indicator Richard K. Davis 1980-11-18 $2,330,000