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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8014131 | Riser bus bar positioning block A positioning block and method for spacing riser bus bars includes an insulating material body forming recesses along a longitudinal axis of the block, each recess for receiving an electric riser bus bar therein. A binding feature is formed adjacent to at least one ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7656648 | Bus-bar and connector A bus-bar having a prismatic housing, an elongate conductor extending along a length of the housing, and a resilient retainer which extends along a length of the housing and retains the conductor in the housing is disclosed. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7518853 | Electric power distribution device A band-shaped bus bar includes a flat part disposed at the center thereof, and a curved part at both ends in a length direction. A receiving groove for receiving the bus bar is extended along a circle in an insulating holder. The flat part of the bus bar is received... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7499263 | Mobile power source cable connection system and method A mobile power source for use with a power cable having a connector. The mobile power source includes a housing, a generator, an enclosure, at least one power terminal, a door, and at least one fastening device. The generator is mounted in the housing to generate el... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7425144 | Buss plate bushing retainer and assembly thereof A method and apparatus for the economical and reliable assembly of buss plates and components thereon, having a bushing positioned on one or more surfaces or therebetween. A novel spring-like retainer is employed to retain a plurality of bushings in proximity to a p... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417848 | Multiple height, high density horizontal low voltage motor control center A reduced form factor component support is provided for motor control centers and similar packaged electrical systems. The reduced form factor component support may be used with smaller components, such as small motor starters, motor drives, and so forth. Electrical... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417849 | Electrical component fastener for a load center basepan An apparatus and method for an electric load center including a basepan with a plurality of fastener devices for securing bus bars, neutral bars, and a variety of other electrical components to the basepan. Each fastener device comprises two independent structures, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405923 | Circuit breaker panel The invention provides a circuit breaker panel with several safety features. The main breaker is separated from the circuit breakers by a non-conducting shield. The main breaker is also covered by a transparent, non-conducting shield. A further transparent non-condu... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7372692 | Electrical enclosure and interior assembly therefor An interior assembly for a load center includes a base member disposed at or about a panel member of the load center housing, a first bus bar assembly disposed on the base member, and a first insulating member overlaying the first bus bar assembly and being coupled ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358442 | Bus structure for power switching circuits A bus system is disclosed for use with switching devices, such as power electronic devices. The system includes generally parallel bus elements that define electrical reference planes, such as for a dc bus. The bus elements are separated from one another by insulati... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7329813 | Modular insulation system A method and modular insulation system for an electrical equipment enclosure having multi-phase bus bars and a mounting base for mounting electrical equipment. The insulation system includes a plurality of components including a plurality of side isolation barriers ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7298606 | Apparatus for interfacing remote operated and non-remote operated circuit breakers with an electrical panel A multi-pole mounting base for interfacing a circuit breaker and/or circuit interrupter with an electrical panel is disclosed. The electrical panel has an interior configured to receive remote operated circuit breakers (ROCBs) in signal communication with a communic... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295427 | Electrical component with flush side action fasteners for a load center basepan An apparatus and method for a load center comprising a basepan with fastener devices for securing bus bars, neutral bars, and a variety of other electrical components to the basepan. Each fastener device comprises a self aligning support post flush with two extendin... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281959 | Contactor equipped with box terminals A contactor includes an upper housing part (2), connecting bars (8) that are fixed in the upper housing part, a front housing cover and box terminals (20) that are located in terminal housings. To simplify the connection technique for the contac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7256984 | Reconfigurable power distribution panel The present invention provides a reconfigurable power distribution panel, a power distribution system, a method for reconfiguring a power distribution panel, and a method for manufacturing a reconfigurable power distribution panel. The reconfigurable distribution pa... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245480 | Electrical component side action fasteners for a load center basepan An apparatus and method for a load center comprising a basepan with a plurality of fastener devices for securing bus bars, neutral bars, and a variety of other electrical components to the basepan. Each fastener device comprises a self aligning support post and an a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239502 | Meter center and multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly therefor A multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly is for a meter center including a plurality of meters. The meter socket assembly includes meter sockets each receiving one of said meters, feeder buses, supply buses, and a plurality of phase connectors. Each of the suppl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227740 | Bus shroud A non-conductive bus shroud for a dual circuit breaker system that has a plurality of vertical walls extending generally perpendicular from the top side and including at least one bus member support vertical wall. The dual circuit breaker system includes a housing a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7193852 | Control unit and method for producing the same The present invention relates to a control unit (1), for automotive applications in particular, with: a frame (8) that includes a recess (9) across which electrical conductive tracks (10) extend to supply electrical power; a base plate ( | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192316 | Electrical connecting terminal An electrical connecting terminal with a connecting terminal housing has on its wide side a housing wall and bus bars running one above the other are disposed in the housing configured for connecting conductor connections arranged on opposite sides of the connecting... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173810 | Horizontally mounted power circuit breaker bus assembly A bus assembly that is structured to be coupled to a multiple pole circuit breaker and to a plurality of horizontally aligned vertical line conductors is disclosed. The circuit breaker has a back side with a line terminal and a load terminal for each pole extending ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7158372 | Electronic control unit In an electronic control unit, a chassis is provided with a plate portion, and a circuit board is secured to a board-side attaching surface of the plate portion with a predetermined space secured relative to the plate portion. The chassis is further provided with a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7136277 | Basepan assembly There is provided a method and a basepan assembly for a panel board. The basepan assembly comprises a basepan having a bottom portion and at least one sidewall. A first bus bar is mounted in the bottom portion of the basepan. A second bus bar is mounted to its side ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7110246 | Electronic control unit case An electronic control unit case is disclosed, wherein a coil is provided on the top surface of a block housing control equipment for operating the same. The case protrudes a sidewall from the circumferential part of a plate portion thereof in which a bus bar is embe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096165 | Method for configuring an electrical installation and corresponding configuration device A network map is determined, either in the operating direction from the feed circuit to the load in the load circuit, or backward on the basis of the loads in the load circuit to the data for the feed circuit. The feed circuit and the load circuit are coupled to a v... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092257 | Bendable low voltage contact rail for track lighting systems A lighting track apparatus includes elongated colored tubes which are easily bent into stable curved shapes to custom shape and fit sections of the apparatus into a track lighting system. Plural elongated electrical conductors are mechanically flexible and able to s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092244 | Connection or distributing device for electrical installation equipment A connection device or distribution equipment for electrical installation equipment, which can be built into installation equipment, preferably a household distribution box, in which the electrical connection between two bus bars (21, 31) built into a househo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081027 | Compression multi-tap 360 degree rotating connect/disconnect terminal A multi-tap electrical connector assembly that includes a plurality of connectors having a body with an aperture extending therethrough and either a male pin or a compression fitting and an elongated metal rod having a longitudinal axis. The metal rod is inserted th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7057883 | Conducting element for shunting an electric power supply A conducting element for shunting an electric power supply from a main conductor to an accessory device operatively associated with a circuit breaker, whose particularity consists of the fact that it comprises a contoured body that is meant to be arranged in a seat ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049973 | Compact fused disconnect switch A fused disconnect switch assembly includes a pull out fuse assembly and a switch housing assembly. The fuse assembly includes a line side conducting portion, a load side conducting portion, and a fuse element therebetween. The switch housing assembly includes a fus... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7027293 | Breaker distribution module A breaker distribution module is disclosed. The breaker distribution module essentially includes an insulation rod, a plurality of output terminals, a plurality of input busbars and a plurality of breakers. The insulation rod is composed of a plurality of insulation... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6972649 | Method and apparatus for shielding and armature from a magnetic flux A trip unit for a circuit breaker having a current carrying conductor that electrically communicates with a cable or a bus bar. The trip unit includes a current carrying strap, a magnet core, an armature and a magnetic barrier. The current carrying strap is adapted ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958918 | Contact unit A contact unit described includes a contact plate and a connection plug 4 for an adjusting device. A position sensor is disposed on the contact plate whose electrical contact results over conductor tracks 13 molded into the contact plate. The contact p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6934156 | Electric-power supply with rectifier An electric-power supply incorporates an electronic card with at least one rectifier and one output line of the rectifier. The output line is formed of at least one first bar made of conductive material, terminating with one first output end, and at least one second... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6883091 | Reducing boot times via intrusion monitoring The time required to boot a computer is reduced by reducing or eliminating the need to discover many or all devices within the computer and the machine topology. Access panels are monitored so that it is detected when they are opened. For the access panels that have... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6822850 | Laminated bus bar for use with a power conversion configuration An apparatus for linking together power switching devices having intra-converter connection terminals to form a power conversion assembly, the apparatus comprising a planar bus bar including positive and negative DC bus layers and insulating layers that insulate eac... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6813142 | Locking member for electrical load center interiors with different current rating and interior incorporating same A single locking member secures bus bars of different current ratings in the elongated support of a load center interior. The locking member has a lip on an outer end forming an inwardly facing locking surface that engages an outer edge of either size bus bar. A fir... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6762362 | Apparatus and method for connecting a power supply to multiple backplanes within an electronic equipment cabinet An electronic system has a power supply, multiple backplanes, and a bus bar assembly electrically interconnected between the power supply and the multiple backplanes. The bus bar assembly includes a power supply member that couples to a power supply and a backplane ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6723924 | Electrical conductor assembly An electrical conductor assembly adapted to be contained in an electrical connection box to be mounted on an automobile has a bus bar produced by punching an aluminum-based metal plate into a desired circuit configuration. The bus bar has a press contact tab formed ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6703640 | Spring element for use in an apparatus for attaching to a semiconductor and a method of attaching A spring element used in a temporary package for testing semiconductors is provided. The spring element is compressed so as to press the semiconductor, either in the form of a bare semiconductor die or as part of a package, against an interconnect structu... | 03/09/2004 |
