Kevin O'connell

Title: Kevin O’Connell and Stable-Frequency Power Infrastructure.

Introduction

Kevin O’Connell is an inventor associated with Mantorville, Minnesota, and International Business Machines Corporation. His patent work addresses how power infrastructure can provide a stable reference frequency despite fluctuations in utility power.

Latest Patents

The available information identifies one patent associated with O’Connell: “Utilizing Power Infrastructure to Provide Stable Reference Frequency.” The invention describes techniques for converting utility power with an unstable frequency into supply power that includes a stable frequency component. A power generator performs the conversion, and a connected distribution system delivers the resulting supply power to consumers. Those consumers can use its stable frequency component as a reference frequency. O’Connell is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.

Career Highlights

O’Connell’s listed work connects him with International Business Machines Corporation and focuses on using power-generation and distribution infrastructure to support stable frequency references. The patent describes a system-level approach in which converted power serves both as a supply and as a source of timing reference.

Collaborations

Timothy Lindquist is identified as O’Connell’s coworker. The available information does not specify whether Lindquist collaborated on the patent.

Conclusion

Kevin O’Connell’s listed patent presents an approach to deriving a stable reference frequency from utility power through generation and distribution infrastructure.