Ronald Lee Farrington

Address:

1009 8 St, Nevada, IA 50201

VIN:

1D7HW48P47S141510

Make:

DODGE

Model:

DAKOTA

Year:

2007

US Patent:

20050199298, Sep 15, 2005

Filed:

Mar 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/797535

Inventors:

Ronald Farrington - Nevada IA, US

Assignee:

FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL, LLC - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

F16K047/08

US Classification:

137625370

Abstract:

A control valve is disclosed and which comprises a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a flow passage extending between the inlet and the outlet, a seat ring mounted in the flow passage, a valve plug shiftably mounted within the valve body for movement between a first position and a second position, the valve plug cooperating with the seat ring to close the flow passage when the valve plug is in the first position and a valve plug actuator for moving the valve plug between the first position and the second position. A valve cage is mounted to the seat ring and comprises a contiguously formed sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface and surrounding a bore sized to receive the valve plug, a plurality of first apertures defined in the inner surface of the sidewall, a plurality of second apertures defined in the outer surface of the sidewall, and a plurality of multidirectional fluid passages, each one of the multidirectional fluid passages extending between one of the first apertures and at least one the second apertures and wherein at least one of the multidirectional fluid passages is disposed in the flow passage when the valve plug is in the second position.

US Patent:

20100046792, Feb 25, 2010

Filed:

Aug 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/545266

Inventors:

STEVEN R. ANDERSON - DES MOINES IA, US
RONALD L. FARRINGTON - NEVADA IA, US
DANIEL M. GOLDMAN - DES MOINES IA, US
TRAVIS A. HANSELMAN - JOHNSTON IA, US
NEIL J. HAUSMANN - DAVIS CA, US
JEFFREY R. SCHUSSLER - MARION IA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. - JOHNSTON IA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382100

Abstract:

Methods for relatively high throughput counting of elongated strands including silks of a plant. One method includes segregating similar sized pieces of silks from a section of the plant's silk brush and quantitatively counting the pieces using an automated method. The automated method can be a digital image of the pieces distributed across or above a surface, and image analysis to derive a count of individual pieces. An alternative automated method is to move the pieces sequentially and substantially singulated past a detector.

US Patent:

20100046827, Feb 25, 2010

Filed:

Aug 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/545260

Inventors:

STEVEN R. ANDERSON - DES MOINES IA, US
RONALD L. FARRINGTON - NEVADA IA, US
DANIEL M. GOLDMAN - DES MOINES IA, US
TRAVIS A. HANSELMAN - JOHNSTON IA, US
NEIL J. HAUSMANN - DAVIS CA, US
JEFFREY R. SCHUSSLER - MARION IA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. - JOHNSTON IA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G01N 21/00

US Classification:

382141, 3562421

Abstract:

Apparatus and systems for relatively high throughput counting of elongated strands including silks of a plant are disclosed. One apparatus or system includes segregating similar sized pieces of silks from a section of the plant's silk brush using a tool adapted to obtain uniform samples and system quantitatively counting the pieces by automation. The automated system can be a digital image of the pieces distributed across or above a surface, and image analysis to derive a count of individual pieces. An alternative automated system moves the pieces sequentially and substantially singulated past a detector.

US Patent:

51648750, Nov 17, 1992

Filed:

Dec 19, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/629921

Inventors:

Andy A. Haun - Cedar Rapids IA
Earl J. Tessmer - Cedar Rapids IA
Ronald L. Farrington - Cedar Rapids IA

Assignee:

Square D Company - Palatine IL

International Classification:

H02H 300

US Classification:

361 64

Abstract:

An addressable relay module is provided for controlling a plurality of relay outputs associated with an electronic circuit breaker system using a trip unit for monitoring system functions or network parameters. The relay module is linked to a multi-drop serial communications network through which data pertaining to system functions is relayed to and from a communications microcontroller which controls the operational status of relay contacts linked thereto. The microcontroller addresses specific ones of associated relay outputs in accordance with address information contained within the network data. The addressable relay module effectively maps the plurality of relay contact outputs linked thereto to a corresponding plurality of network device parameters received through the multi-drop network.

US Patent:

59091800, Jun 1, 1999

Filed:

Jun 28, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/723474

Inventors:

Curtis J. Bailey - Birmingham MI
Ronald J. Bilas - Cedar Rapids IA
Ronald L. Farrington - Cedar Rapids IA
Dennis W. Fleege - Cedar Rapids IA
Drew A. Reid - Cedar Rapids IA

Assignee:

Square D Company - Palatine IL

International Classification:

G08B 2100

US Classification:

340639

Abstract:

For use within an electrical distribution to control current paths through a plurality of associated circuit breakers, a circuit arrangement comprises a plurality of circuit breakers, each having a status related to open contact position and a closed contact position. An informational display is included within the load-center to display the plurality of statuses at a user access side of the display, and a control circuit, coupled to the circuit breakers and the informational display, automatically monitors the contact status of the circuit breakers and drives the informational display so that a display of the statuses is provided.

US Patent:

51857057, Feb 9, 1993

Filed:

Feb 10, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/833637

Inventors:

Ronald L. Farrington - Cedar Rapids IA

Assignee:

Square D Company - Palatine IL

International Classification:

G06F 1556

US Classification:

364483

Abstract:

A circuit breaker system uses a microprocessor for calculating at least one function of a measured current flow. The microprocessor provides other functions such as serial data stream communications, the ability of many circuit breaker systems to communicate with a central computer, storage of trip information concerning the last trip, storage of historical trip information concerning a number of past trips, EEPROM memory for storing trip information, the microprocessor may inhibit tripping on a high current fault to permit storage of trip information into a memory, power is derived from current transformers drawing energy from current flow to a load and the electronics are protected from high voltage caused by heavy current flow to the load, optical isolators are used for the circuit breaker to communicate with external equipment, a multi-turn resistor adjusts an external test voltage for testing the circuit breaker system, in the event that there is no load or a load drawing insufficient current to provide power for the electronics the circuit breaker may be externally powered to provide readout of electrically erasable programmable read only memory, the microprocessor reads setting switches and a multiplier plug. Also the microprocessor is capable of digitizing selected quantities frequently and of digitizing other quantities less frequently. A second microprocessor permits one microprocessor to sample voltage and current rapidly for metering purposes, and the second microprocessor operates other functions.

US Patent:

47061553, Nov 10, 1987

Filed:

Mar 6, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/708927

Inventors:

Leon W. Durivage - Marion IA
Ronald L. Farrington - Cedar Rapids IA

Assignee:

Square D Company - Palatine IL

International Classification:

H02H 304

US Classification:

361 64

Abstract:

An electrical distribution system having a plurality of dissimilar protective circuit breakers spaced upstream and downstream along the stream of the system includes a restraint signal interface circuit producing upstream restraint signals to the upstream breakers in response to received downstream restraint signals indicating the state of the downstream circuit breakers. The interface circuit pairs the downstream and upstream restraint signals to have the same electrical parameters and information, ground fault and short-time, content, while different pairs have different parameters and information content. A selection or logic circuit internal of the interface circuit distributes an active information state to all upstream restraint signals carrrying the same information as any one downstream restraint signal in an active information state.

US Patent:

58218769, Oct 13, 1998

Filed:

Oct 8, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/772998

Inventors:

Ronald Lee Farrington - Cedar Rapids IA
Larry James Serbousek - Cedar Rapids IA
Andy Allen Haun - Cedar Rapids IA
Earl John Tessmer - Cedar Rapids IA

Assignee:

Square D Company - Palatine IL

International Classification:

G05B 2302

US Classification:

34082517

Abstract:

The present invention provides a circuit breaker control arrangement that is reliable, accurate and cost-effective to manufacture, install and maintain. This circuit breaker arrangement also provides increased modularity by alleviating the need for installing wires to connect each circuit breaker with the control station. The present invention uses circuit breakers that contain internal control technology for interrupting and establishing an associated current path. At least one coded signal designates each circuit breaker, and a communication bus carries these coded signals to each circuit breaker. Decoding technology located on each circuit breaker determines whether the coded signal corresponds to that circuit breaker. If the coded signal does correspond to that circuit breaker, then the decoding technology responds by sending the appropriate response signal over the communication bus, and the circuit breaker's internal control technology either interrupts or establishes the associated current path.