Inventor
ADKINS KYLE B
US20 patents
Patents
20 patentsUS12119191B2Oct 15, 2024
Systems and methods for controlling a position of contacts in a relay device
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US11651918B2May 16, 2023
Sensing properties of switching devices using back EMF measurements
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC2 citations72
US12160098B2Dec 3, 2024
Hybrid circuit breaker with solid-state devices
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC2 citations71
US11901140B2Feb 13, 2024
Hybrid circuit breaker with solid state devices
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC2 citations71
US11355292B2Jun 7, 2022
Systems and methods for minimizing energy available to contacts during a fault
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC2 citations70
US12198853B2Jan 14, 2025
Systems and methods for controlling contactor bounce
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations61
US11521815B2Dec 6, 2022
Detecting a position of an armature in an electromagnetic actuator
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations61
US11462345B2Oct 4, 2022
Systems and methods for controlling contactor bounce
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations61
US11417482B2Aug 16, 2022
Systems and methods for controlling a position of contacts in a relay device
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations59
US11830693B2Nov 28, 2023
Predicting zero-crossings for point-on-wave (POW) switching techniques
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations51
US11776778B1Oct 3, 2023
Industrial circuit breaker
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations51
US11676786B2Jun 13, 2023
Systems and methods for controlling contactor open time
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations51
US11415629B2Aug 16, 2022
Relay coil drive circuit
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations51
US12461156B2Nov 4, 2025
Detecting welded relay contacts using spanner voltage measurement
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations50
US12422484B2Sep 23, 2025
Detecting welded relay contacts using electrical pulse
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations50
US12416672B2Sep 16, 2025
Detecting welded relay contacts using contact close time measurement
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations50
US12347636B2Jul 1, 2025
Systems and methods for detecting welded contacts in a switch system
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations50
US11901145B2Feb 13, 2024
Systems and methods for detecting welded contacts in an electromagnetic switch system
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations50
US12224575B2Feb 11, 2025
Coordinating a sequence of opening and closing operations of poles in a solid-state circuit breaker
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations47
US11978606B2May 7, 2024
Systems and methods for modifying solid-state breaker operations based on load profiles
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC0 citations44