Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659109 | Switchgear breaker compartment door | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169775 | Cooling device for a circuit breaker and circuit breaker comprising such device A cooling device for a circuit breaker which comprises a case having a front wall, a rear wall, an upper wall, a lower wall, two flanks, and a first series of side-by-side terminals and a second series of side-by-side terminals that protrude outside from the case fo... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164402 | Current transformer, protection device including such transformer and related circuit breaker A current transformer adapted for use in an electrical circuit. The current transformer includes a toroidal core and at least one electrical conductor having a portion passing within the toroidal core. The current transformer includes a cooling device having a body ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155932 | Method and apparatus for creating a generalized response model for a sheet forming machine A method and apparatus for creating a generalized response model for a sheet forming machine are provided. Sheet property profiles are measured while the setpoint of an actuator is changed. A response (or change) profile of the sheet property resulting from a setpoi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8111123 | Disc wound transformer with improved cooling A method of manufacturing a transformer that includes forming a disc-wound coil using a plurality of pre-formed cooling ducts. Each cooling duct may be supported by a support pipe secured between walls of the cooling duct, or by a removable insert. First and second ... | 02/07/2012 |
| D651982 | Switchgear enclosure with a plenum | 01/10/2012 |
| 8015856 | Gas chromatograph with improved thermal maintenance and process operation using microprocessor control A gas chromatograph controlled by a pair of microprocessors to have improved thermal maintenance and process operation. The microprocessors are operable to run independently of each other, with one microprocessor controlling heaters and other control devices and the... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013702 | Versatile distribution transformer A versatile distribution transformer having an electromagnetic transformer and a power electronic module is provided. A pocket having connectors electrically connected to at least one winding structure of the electromagnetic transformer is mounted above the electrom... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007312 | Modular test plug A modular test plug assembly is disclosed having a design which may be arranged in a plurality of different configurations. The test plug assembly includes a plurality of modules, having blades for insertion into a test switch assembly. The modules are positioned in... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997122 | Reid vapor pressure analyzer with an air saturator The present invention is directed to an analyzer for measuring the vapor pressure of a hydrocarbon liquid. The analyzer includes a pressure measuring system connected to an air saturation system having a circulation chamber with opposing first and second ends. A fir... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992423 | Feed-through module for an analyzer A feed-through module for an analyzer, such as a gas chromatograph. The feed-through module is adapted for connection to a plurality of tubes and for conveying fluids between the tubes and an enclosed volume of a housing of the analyzer. The feed-through module incl... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7954360 | Field mounted analyzer with a graphical user interface The present invention is directed to a field-mounted analyzer having a graphical user interface (GUI). The analyzer has a display screen visible from the exterior of the housing. A plurality of magnetically-actuatable switches are mounted behind the display screen. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953849 | Asset monitor for fieldbus devices A software product and method of monitoring a field device in an enterprise having an industrial process. A subscription to the OPC DA server for diagnostic data from the field device is made and a subscription to an OPC AE server for event notifications from the OP... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948352 | Wirelessly powered secondary electrical distribution equipment A wireless secondary assembly is disclosed for use in an electrical distribution network. The secondary assembly may include a wireless source electrically connected to a first electric cable and adapted to emit an electromagnetic power signal. A wireless receiver i... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7930581 | Automation device The invention relates to an automation device, with which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is assigned at least one ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7906742 | Vacuum interrupter chamber and contact arrangement for a vacuum circuit breaker The invention relates to a contact arrangement for a vacuum interrupter chamber (1), which comprises a pair of inner contact pieces (11, 12), configured as RMF contact pieces, and a pair of outer contact pieces (21, 22) which are connected in pa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905009 | Method of forming a transformer coil A method of forming a transformer coil, wherein first and second fibrous layers are provided. Each of the first and second fibrous layers includes a fabric formed from a plurality of interconnected fibers and a plurality of spacers affixed to the fabric and protrudi... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7894918 | System for analyzing batch processes The present invention is directed to a batch system for managing and analyzing batch runs of a batch process in a process cell. The batch system includes a computer readable medium, a plurality of batch management routines and a plurality of batch analysis routines ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889480 | Panelboard A panelboard mounts and electrically connects to a plurality of circuit breakers. The panelboard includes a central body portion having a top surface. At least one bus bar is positioned within the central body portion. A pair of opposed legs extend the longitudinal ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886424 | Method of forming a disc-wound transformer with improved cooling and impulse voltage distribution A method of manufacturing a transformer is provided. The method includes forming a disc-wound coil by forming a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer and a layer of cooling ducts between the first and second conductor layers. The first and second conductor... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882615 | Method of making a transformer having a stacked core with a cruciform leg The present invention is directed to a method of forming a transformer having a stacked core, which includes upper and lower yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes one or more inner legs. Each of the upper and lower yokes is formed from a stac... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880575 | Coil bus for a transformer A transformer having high and low voltage coils mounted to legs of a core is provided. Each low voltage coil includes conductor sheeting having opposing first and second ends and opposing first and second side edges. A pair of coil bus bars is provided for each low ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847943 | Web measurement device A sensor is provided that measures web caliper using optical and magnetic measuring devices. The optical measuring devices may employ a confocal chromatic aberration method to accurately determine the distance to the moving web and the magnetic devices may be ferrit... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845210 | Fluid control device for a gas chromatograph A flow control device for a gas chromatograph is provided. The flow control device includes first and second valves each having alpha and beta operating states and a plurality of ports. In each of the first and second valves, the ports are associated to have alpha p... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877861 | Method of making a transformer having a stacked core with a split leg The present invention is directed to a method of making a transformer having a stacked core, which includes top and bottom yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes an inner leg that is formed from a pair of stacked plates, which abut each along ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7864675 | Automation device The invention relates to an automation device (100, 100′), with which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849726 | Gas chromatograph with digital processing of thermoconductivity detector signals A gas chromatograph for connection to a source of carrier gas and a source of a sample gas. The gas chromatograph includes a first bridge circuit with a sample sensor connected therein and a second bridge circuit with a reference sensor connected therein. The output... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7835807 | Method of displaying the status of an asset using an external status asset monitor A system and method of monitoring assets of an enterprise using a stand-alone software system and a process automation software system are provided. The stand-alone system is operable to generate a web page about a condition of the asset and to transmit data items f... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834736 | Dry type pole-mounted transformer A distribution transformer adapted for mounting to a utility pole. The distribution transformer includes a plurality of coil assemblies mounted to a ferromagnetic core. Each of the coil assemblies includes a low voltage coil and a high voltage coil. The low voltage ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7808360 | Cushioning materials and method for applying the same to resin cast transformers A resin cast transformer having a core covered by a cushioning material is provided. The cushioning material is in contact with the core and includes a force absorption layer adjoining a force distribution layer. The force distribution layer is harder than the force... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7756657 | System for storing and presenting sensor and spectrum data for batch processes A system for monitoring and controlling a batch process. The system includes a control system that is operable to control the batch process and to receive measured process variables of the batch process. An analyzer analyzes a material sample from the batch process ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752735 | Coil bus transformer and a method of manufacturing the same The invention is directed to a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same. The transformer has high and low voltage coils mounted to legs of a core. Each low voltage coil includes conductor sheeting having opposing first and second ends and opposing first an... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743641 | Compact field-mountable gas chromatograph with a display screen The present invention is directed to a gas chromatograph having a display screen. The gas chromatograph includes an explosion-proof housing and a transparent panel secured to the housing. The display screen is disposed in the housing and is visible through the trans... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741945 | Dry-type transformer with improved terminal construction and mounting system therefor The invention is directed to a transformer having a ferromagnetic core with a coil disposed around the core. An insulation layer is disposed over the core and the coil and terminals are connected to the coil. Each of the terminals is formed from cast metal and has a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7725295 | Cable fault detection A cable fault detection component (168) receives input data indicative of a fault in an electrical power system. The component (168) analyzes the input data to determine if the fault is indicative of a temporary or self-clearing cable fault and generat... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721241 | Automated method and tool for documenting a transformer design A method and tool for creating documentation for a transformer design uses design files created during the transformer design process to generate drawings and other information necessary to populate documentation. The design files contain information relating to the... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7719397 | Disc wound transformer with improved cooling and impulse voltage distribution The invention is directed to a transformer and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the transformer has a cylindrical disc-wound coil that includes a layer of cooling ducts disposed between first and second conductor layers. The first and second conductor lay... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7697247 | Arc suppression circuit using a semi-conductor switch An arc suppression circuit in a protection relay having trip contacts is used to turn off a battery-powered solenoid and trip an AC power circuit breaker. The arc suppression circuit uses a switch-control circuit to control the turning off of a semi-conductor switch... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694259 | Data models for describing an electrical device A method and product are described for creating a model of a physical layout and/or a circuit layout of an electrical device. The layouts are defined in a user interface. A text file having metadata elements in a hierarchical format is produced that can be used by o... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688170 | Transformer coil assembly A transformer coil assembly includes a first layer having a plurality of fibers interconnected to form a fabric and a plurality of spacers. Each spacer is affixed on a first side of the spacer to the fabric and protruding from a first surface of the fabric. A second... | 03/30/2010 |
