Dan McGalliard
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Dan McGalliard born, James Daniel McGalliard on July 7, 1940, is an inventor
and innovator
of products and processes throughout a wide range of applications.
He became an industrialist during California
’s electronic boom, where he developed inventions such as fluid sensitive micro-electrical switching circuitry and a patent for nylon
hose
.
February 8, 1978. The Solidstat is widely used for: resistance heater control, lighting control, motor speed control, pipe heating, tank & kettle heating, laminating press heater control, and medical equipment involving heating, lighting, and temperature controls. A single mounting connection at the potentiometer bushing not only mechanically mounts all of the elements but additionally provides a heat sink connection for the circuit. At the same time, the use of a printed circuit board in the combination permits automated assembly and soldering which substantially reduced the cost of the circuit.
, McGalliard was issued a patent on February 2, 1978 for nylon hose
treated with a micro-encapsulation
of hair-dissolving solution designed to remove hair from the legs of the wearer. In 2006, he developed a trailer delivery system for installing cement boat ramps, involving the laying of connected cement planks directly into the water, thereby not polluting the waters with dissolved cement mortar or having to construct coffer dams.
where they owned and operated a dairy farm. Dan McGalliard also raised hogs and attended Oak Hill School, where he was honored for his athletic achievements on the football field and for graduating without missing a single day of school from first grade to high school graduation.
s (original equipment manufacturers) throughout California. In the course of representing and selling products, McGalliard often encountered design challenges of his customers. He gradually began to design and invent products to solve those challenges for his customers. His company became a manufacturer of proprietary products, usually farming out the assembly to associate companies. Proprietary products, as well as products sold by his company, Electramation, were often featured in the electronic Journals of the time. One of his product designs, the C-Pak, was the Product Design and Development - News for the Original Equipment Market editor's front cover featured product on the June 1981 issue, and was described as "gating SCRs, not subject to line-borne-noise, which the company calls "regenerative gating" and displays a noteworthy thermal design”.
Invention
An invention is a novel composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived, in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social...
and innovator
Innovator
An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.-History:...
of products and processes throughout a wide range of applications.
He became an industrialist during California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
’s electronic boom, where he developed inventions such as fluid sensitive micro-electrical switching circuitry and a patent for nylon
Nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station...
hose
Hosiery
Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose...
.
Solidstat
McGalliard was the inventor of the Solidstat, a single mount electrical control assembly, and issued a U.S. patentPatent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
February 8, 1978. The Solidstat is widely used for: resistance heater control, lighting control, motor speed control, pipe heating, tank & kettle heating, laminating press heater control, and medical equipment involving heating, lighting, and temperature controls. A single mounting connection at the potentiometer bushing not only mechanically mounts all of the elements but additionally provides a heat sink connection for the circuit. At the same time, the use of a printed circuit board in the combination permits automated assembly and soldering which substantially reduced the cost of the circuit.
Other patents
McGalliard was also issued other patents, mostly within the field of electrical engineering, including a solid state fluid sensitive switching member which utilizes fluid contained in a cavity to conduct the heat generated during high current switching operations away from the temperature-sensitive solid state elements of the switching member, issued March 14, 1977, and a printed circuit fuse assembly. issued October 20, 1981.Innovations
Outside the field of electrical engineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, McGalliard was issued a patent on February 2, 1978 for nylon hose
Hosiery
Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose...
treated with a micro-encapsulation
Micro-encapsulation
Micro-encapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets are surrounded by a coating to give small capsules many useful properties. In a relatively simplistic form, a microcapsule is a small sphere with a uniform wall around it...
of hair-dissolving solution designed to remove hair from the legs of the wearer. In 2006, he developed a trailer delivery system for installing cement boat ramps, involving the laying of connected cement planks directly into the water, thereby not polluting the waters with dissolved cement mortar or having to construct coffer dams.
Personal history
McGalliard was born in Spear, North Carolina. His father was James Lafayette McGalliard, a rural North Carolina preacher, farm consultant, and graduate of Clemson University. Along with his father and mother, Edna Loy McGalliard, and his brother, David, McGalliard moved to just outside of Glen Alpine in Burke County, North CarolinaBurke County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 89,148 people, 34,528 households, and 24,342 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 37,427 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...
where they owned and operated a dairy farm. Dan McGalliard also raised hogs and attended Oak Hill School, where he was honored for his athletic achievements on the football field and for graduating without missing a single day of school from first grade to high school graduation.
Professional development
McGalliard attended UCLA and worked in the field of electronics in California. In 1971 he opened his own company: Electramation with the tagline Innovations in Automation. The company represented controls to OEMOEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
s (original equipment manufacturers) throughout California. In the course of representing and selling products, McGalliard often encountered design challenges of his customers. He gradually began to design and invent products to solve those challenges for his customers. His company became a manufacturer of proprietary products, usually farming out the assembly to associate companies. Proprietary products, as well as products sold by his company, Electramation, were often featured in the electronic Journals of the time. One of his product designs, the C-Pak, was the Product Design and Development - News for the Original Equipment Market editor's front cover featured product on the June 1981 issue, and was described as "gating SCRs, not subject to line-borne-noise, which the company calls "regenerative gating" and displays a noteworthy thermal design”.