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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7212389 | Over-voltage protection system An electrical device includes a body, an electrical contact having a first end for electrically coupling to an electrical apparatus and a second end within the body, and a conductor electrically coupled to the second end of the electrical contact. The electrical dev... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6895373 | Utility station automated design system and method A system and method provide a computer-based automated tool for quickly and efficiently designing utility stations. One example of such a utility station is a unit substation. The tool includes a database of user-selective predrawn symbols that are associated with a... | 05/17/2005 |
| 5583729 | Terminal bushing having integral overvoltage and overcurrent protection A terminal bushing having integral overvoltage and fault current protection includes an insulator having an upper and a lower chamber. Nonlinear resistors are disposed in the upper chamber between a top terminal and an intermediate terminal which are moun... | 12/10/1996 |
| 4980789 | Two-stage gapped surge arrester A two-stage gapped low voltage surge arrester for dissipating transformer secondary side current surges includes an arc strap in series with a resistive grommet. The combination is mounted on the grounded transformer housing adjacent a line potential bush... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4743996 | Electrical distribution apparatus having fused draw-out surge arrester Electrical distribution apparatus, such as a pad-mounted electrical distribution transformer, including an electrically grounded tank, an electrical element in the tank, and a draw-out surge arrester assembly which extends into the tank. The draw-out surg... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4700258 | Lightning arrester system for underground loop distribution circuit A lightening arrestor system (30) for a pad mounted distribution transformer (18') incorporated in an underground loop distribution circuit has a lighting arrester (32) secured to the transformer parking stand (P) and attached to the pad ground connection... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4401963 | Resistor insertion fuse A protective fuse comprising a fusible element disposed within an enclosure formed by a gas generating fiber tube connected at one end to a conductor rod and at the other end to an arc intercepting member. The arc intercepting member is connected to an el... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4360849 | Power distribution system A distribution substation including a transformer module and a feeder module. The transformer module including a tank, a transformer having primary and secondary windings immersed in insulating oil within the tank, a radiator connected to the tank for coo... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4320432 | High voltage transformer bushing fuse and arrester arrangement A high voltage transformer bushing having an inner conductor extending from a lower end to a point spaced from an upper end and having a side terminal at that point connected to a fuse link which is in turn connected to a high voltage line connector suppo... | 03/16/1982 |
