Inventor · Kenosha, WI, US

David M. Messersmith

24Patents
6h-index
18Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 18, 1989 → Jun 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6803741B2 Motor controller Electricity 18 Expired
US7227326B1 System and method for transient-based motor speed estimation with transient excitation Electricity 16 Expired
US4990844A DC braking of inverter-driven AC motors Electricity 15 Expired
US6076805A Rope pulling device Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7538507B2 System and method for transient-based motor speed estimation with transient excitation Electricity 9 Active
US5461296A Bumpless rotating start Electricity 8 Expired
US8203304B2 Control method and system with feedback indicative of load flux Electricity 5 Active
US8742767B2 Parameter estimation system and method for an induction motor Electricity 4 Active
US8138709B2 Control method and system Electricity 4 Active
US8519662B2 Method and apparatus for controlling motor torque Electricity 4 Active
US9685898B2 Quasi vector motor controller Electricity 3 Active
US9880223B2 Parameter estimation system and method for an induction motor Electricity 3 Active
US9350275B2 Quasi variable frequency motor controller Electricity 2 Active
US8547050B2 Control method and system with feedback indicative of load flux Electricity 1 Active
US11114842B1 Dual PWM relay driver with diagnostics for functional safety system Physics 1 Active
US7672096B2 Switching apparatus and method Electricity 1 Active
US10958062B2 Systems and methods for dynamically switching a load of a current transformer circuit Physics 0 Active
US11830693B2 Predicting zero-crossings for point-on-wave (POW) switching techniques Electricity 0 Active
US12422484B2 Detecting welded relay contacts using electrical pulse Physics 0 Active
US11901145B2 Systems and methods for detecting welded contacts in an electromagnetic switch system Electricity 0 Active
US12347636B2 Systems and methods for detecting welded contacts in a switch system Electricity 0 Active
US9518570B2 Motor winding heater systems and methods Electricity 0 Active
US12416672B2 Detecting welded relay contacts using contact close time measurement Electricity 0 Active
US11676786B2 Systems and methods for controlling contactor open time Electricity 0 Active

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