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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120025933 | SWITCH AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE A switch and an electronic device maintain a power supply ON state until data processing is completed, and automatically turn OFF the power supply after the data processing is completed. The switch includes a rotation operating body that does not receive an operation fo... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110169593 | PULSE ACTIVATED MAGNETIC TRIP/RESET MECHANISM FOR A GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER A pulse activated magnetic trip/reset mechanism for a ground fault circuit interrupter, comprising: (i) a body, (ii) a ferrite core, (iii) a plunger, (iv) a ferrite surrounding, (v) a permanent magnet, (vi) a trip/reset coil, (vii) a reset spring positioned between a pl... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20100164659 | OPERATING DEVICE An operating device performs opening and closing operations of a switch. The operating device includes a lever member that is coupled to a movable contact of the switch and biased by an energy storage spring; a tripping latch that can be engaged with the lever; a trippi... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100066470 | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER TRIP APPARATUS AND METHOD A circuit interrupter trip apparatus operably connected to an operating mechanism of a circuit interrupter includes a sensor and a switch operably connected and responsive to the sensor. The switch is positioned such that the sensor changes the operating state of the sw... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090237190 | TRIPPING MODULE FOR A SWITCH DEVICE A tripping module for a switching device includes at least a magnetic system having at least an armature, a coil, and a yoke. The coil is arranged about the armature, and the yoke is arranged about the coil. The armature is provided for tripping at least indirectly a di... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090160588 | ELECTROMAGNETIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR SWITCH An electromagnetic operating device for a switch comprises a fixed yoke (1) formed by laminating square yokes and an E-shaped yoke integrally while holding the E-shaped yoke in-between, a permanent magnet (5), a moving member (2) capable of linear m... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090153276 | Current trip unit for circuit breaker A trip unit having a current carrying element, an anchor having an up and a down position, and an oscillator having a first position and a second position. The oscillator in the first position permits the anchor to move into the down position, and the oscillator in the ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20060071745 | Lockable fastener and circuit breaker employing the same A lockable fastener connects together a plurality of components of a circuit breaker and maintains electrical conductivity between the components while permitting relative movement therebetween. The lockable fastener includes a first clinch nut member and a second clinc... | 04/06/2006 |
