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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D Begin, Warren, MI (US);
James E Berry, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul D Kretzmer, Oak Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
GTE Valenite Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364483 ; 7386206 ; 324142 ; 364506 ; 36457106 ; 361 30 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for detecting energy, such as power, consumed by a load is disclosed. The apparatus preferably takes the form of a housing of sufficiently small size to be mounted in a motor control panel of a machine tool. The apparatus includes a digital processor adapted to enable bidirectional communication between the device and an external computer such as a host computer or machine controller. The processor is also used to perform various calibration functions.