Inventor · Pullman, WA, US

David E. Whitehead

66Patents
13h-index
40Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1997 → Aug 9, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8990036B1 Power line parameter adjustment and fault location using traveling waves Physics 31 Active
US6839210B2 Bus total overcurrent system for a protective relay Electricity 30 Expired
US9594112B2 Fault detection in electric power delivery systems using underreach, directional, and traveling wave elements Electricity 29 Active
US9470748B2 Fault detection in electric power delivery systems using underreach, directional, and traveling wave elements Electricity 27 Active
US9627881B2 Fault detection in electric power delivery systems using underreach, directional, and traveling wave elements Electricity 26 Active
US7272201B2 System for synchronous sampling and time-of-day clocking using an encoded time signal Electricity 23 Expired
US9383735B2 Distributed coordinated electric power delivery control system using component models Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8682496B2 Electric power system automation using time coordinated instructions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8706309B2 Systems and method for obtaining a load model and related parameters based on load dynamics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7680273B2 System and method for optimizing error detection to detect unauthorized modification of transmitted data Electricity 17 Active
US8248060B2 Power angle monitor Electricity 16 Active
US9520860B2 Time distribution switch Electricity 16 Active
US6785105B2 Ground fault detection system for ungrounded power systems Electricity 13 Expired
US8427131B2 Voltage regulation at a remote location using measurements from a remote metering device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US7230809B2 System for checking synchronization of AC voltage sources before closing a power circuit breaker Electricity 11 Expired
US8155326B2 System, method, and apparatus for using the sound signature of a device to determine its operability Physics 11 Active
US10180451B2 Electric power system monitoring using high-frequency signals Physics 11 Active
US8674683B2 Power angle monitor Electricity 11 Active
US10581237B2 High-frequency electric power system signal processing system Electricity 10 Active
US8248061B2 Power angle monitor Electricity 10 Active
US6639413B2 System and method for calibration of data in an electric power monitoring system Electricity 10 Expired
US8581723B2 Fault detection using phase comparison Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US5914663A Detection of subsidence current in the determination of circuit breaker status in a power system Physics 10 Expired
US8275485B2 Electric power system automation using time coordinated instructions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10090664B2 Time-domain directional line protection of electric power delivery systems Electricity 9 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.