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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173899 | Busway edgewise elbow drain A water drain for a busway housing at the lowest point in a busway, typically at the elbow transition from vertical to horizontal and at the outside to inside junction of a building. There is a bulge made in the lowermost housing edge with a drain hole. A cap is fit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8093498 | Busbar assembly A busbar assembly is disclosed. The busbar assembly includes a conducting bar. The conducting bar includes a port adapted to retain and conduct electricity to a cable. The busbar assembly additionally includes a cover adapted to allow the cable to be inserted and re... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8058554 | Semiconductor power conversion apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A bus bar has a lead portion and a bus bar portion which are integrally shaped. The lead portion is provided in such a shape that branches from the bus bar portion. A part of the lead portion forms a connection part directly electrically connected with a transistor ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7952026 | Angled stabs for a busway plug in unit A busway system includes a plurality of busbars arranged in a flat stacked configuration. The system further includes at least one uninsulated stab having a base in direct contact with one of the busbars at a first length portion of the busbars. The stab also has a ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952024 | U-turn bus bar A U-turn bus bar comprises a body portion constituting a linear essential part formed of a conductive plate member, having an overall thickness (t) and an overall width (2b); at least a terminal portion expanded in the direction perpendicular to the lo... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952025 | Switchboard bus assembly in which material requirements are reduced without reducing performance A bus system for use in electrical distribution equipment includes a generally U-shaped arrangement of conductors for supplying very high amperage (e.g., above 2000 amps) alternating current to the electrical distribution system. Compared to prior-art conductor arra... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7880088 | Power electronic switching device with laminated bus 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... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7786382 | High efficiency paired phases busway system A paired phase electrical power distribution bus way system wherein the three phase paired conductors are surrounded and encapsulated by the neutral conductor and packed all together with the housing as a company element to obtain equal separation between the neutra... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7759577 | Bus bar system A system includes two or more bus bars. One or more fasteners couple at least two adjoining bus bars at a slotted joint. The one or more fasteners hold the adjoining bus bars in contact with one another to enable current to pass from one of the adjoining bus bars to... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7557298 | Laminated bus bar assembly A laminated bus bar assembly comprises alternating layers of a conductive layer and a foam dielectric layer. The foam dielectric layer has a dielectric constant greater than a solid non-porous dielectric constant of the same material, the use of which increases the ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7479600 | Electrical bus and method for forming an electrical bus An electrical bus forming method including the steps of interlocking a plurality of electrical conductors and forming a shaped conductor. The interlocking step includes interlocking a plurality of electrical conductors including a first electrical conductor with a s... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7449635 | Bus joint assembly A bus joint assembly for use in switchgear equipment having bus bars joined together at a bus joint and for joining vertical and horizontal buses. The bus joint connector comprises a connector, nut plate, connecting and supporting pins as well as a splice bus connec... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7414828 | Modular current distributor for high currents A current distributor includes a common, uninterrupted first main busbar as a main current supply and a number of current distributor modules which are each associated with a respective circuit breaker and can be disposed in a row along the main busbar. The current ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414194 | Bus bar wiring board and method of assembling the same A bus bar wiring board includes a first conductive bus bar, a second conductive bus bar, a first insulating board, in which one end portions of the first and the second bus bars are embedded and a second insulating board, in which the other end portions of the first... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7362572 | Techniques for redundant computing within a 1U form factor with improved resource partitioning and management An improved redundant computing apparatus includes a chassis assembly configured to (i) mount to a standard electronic equipment rack and (ii) consume substantially 1U of space in a particular direction (e.g., vertical height) within the standard electronic equipmen... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7355502 | Direct relay connection to a fusible link An assembly provides a direct electrical connection between a relay and a fusible link on the surface of a vehicle junction block. A fuse housing for the fusible link has a first, female terminal located near a top portion of the fuse housing. The first terminal is ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335041 | Bus bar support A bus bar support, including a lower part which can be mounted with a lower side thereof to the base. Several bus bars which are disposed in a longitudinal direction and at a distance from each other, are used to insert, in an isolated manner, bush bars extending in... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334315 | Method of servicing a channel bus splice assembly For use in switchgear equipment having channel bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a method of servicing and maintaining a channel bus splice assembly and method. The channel bus splice assembly comprises switchgear or switchboard equipment ha... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332673 | Bus bar substrate for vehicle interior light A bus bar substrate for an interior light of a vehicle includes an insulating base plate and a plurality of bus bars. Grooves are formed in the front and back surfaces of the insulating base plate. The plurality of bus bars are fitted to the grooves of the insulatin... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7285006 | Spring-clamp style contact for PCB to terminate solar panel tabbing A spring clip modular assembly for a printed circuit board that has a solderless connection with a junction box. The assembly allows for easier and more efficient removal and replacement of the printed circuit board and electrical components while meeting the IEC 61... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285724 | Bus bar carrier The invention relates to a plastic bus bar carrier having a lower part, an upper part and an adaptor arranged between the lower part and the upper part for the adaptation to different sizes of bus bars. The lower part includes a number of receiving grooves in corres... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279633 | Apparatus for providing an electrical wiring hub An apparatus for an electrical wiring hub is provided. The electrical wiring hub includes: a hub housing, configured to receive a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductor rings, configured to conduct electrical current from one of the plurality of wires to anoth... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244140 | Spring-operated plug terminal A spring-operated plug terminal is disclosed. The spring-operated plug terminal includes a U- or Ω-shaped spring, which has two separate spring arms and thus two spring ends, and a rectangular terminal frame, which has a square cutout and a clamping piece which is ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244143 | Busbar system and connecting or appliance adapter A busbar system having an assembly unit for receiving a pluralilty of conductor busbars in electrically insulating busbar supports, and at least one connecting or appliance adapter which includes a receiving bridge for receiving terminals or appliances, and is embod... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7192290 | Room lamp provided with insulating structure between bus bars thereof Switch-controlled vehicle room lamps are provided with an insulating structure between bus bars disposed on a back surface of a case Short circuiting between the bus bars is prevented by fitting insulating members molded from a relatively flexible resin into grooves... | 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 |
| 7154761 | Techniques for distributing current in a backplane assembly and methods for making the same A backplane assembly includes a main backplane having a first power conductor, a backplane strip having a second power conductor, and connecting members disposed between the main backplane and the backplane strip. The connecting members hold the backplane strip in a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142411 | Methods and apparatus for distributing power in a computerized device In a computerized device requiring a relatively large amount of power during operation (e.g., between approximately 10 kW to 15 kW) at a relatively large current (e.g., between approximately 200 and 300 amperes), an electrical conductor or power distribution assembl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7102893 | Methods and apparatus for forming a cohesive backplane interconnect system An assembly couples first and second backplanes together. The first backplane is configured to carry first electrical backplane signals among a first set of circuit boards. The second backplane is configured to carry second electrical backplane signals among a secon... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090530 | Quick connect electrical box The quick connect electrical box comprises a first member having side walls and a back wall defining an interior and an exterior. The back wall has an opening configured to receive an electrical wire and a slot configured to receive a removing device. The first memb... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091417 | Busway fitting having a stacked bus bar with an extruded support A busway fitting bus assembly for a busway fitting, wherein the busway fitting has a housing assembly defining an enclosed space, the housing assembly having a top end, a bottom end, and a sidewall, the sidewall having a side opening, at least one tap bus extending ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083463 | Electrical supply or connecting terminal An electrical supply or connecting terminal with a clamping spring and a metal part, the clamping spring having a clamping leg and a contact leg, and the metal part having a conductor bar piece. The clamping leg and the conductor bar piece form a spring force clamp ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075021 | Multiple-hole terminal lug, bussing assembly and electrical switching apparatus including the same A multiple-hole terminal lug is for a circuit breaker including a load terminal and a conductive terminal extension coupled thereto. The multiple-hole terminal lug includes a mounting portion and a receiving portion having a plurality of receptacles for electrically... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060902 | Bushing The invention relates to a bushing (1) for supporting electric conductors. Said bushing contains a flange section (2), a corrugated section (3), which projects above the flange section in the longitudinal direction of the electric conductor, in ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053302 | Insulated bus bar assembly in a voltage source converter The invention relates to a voltage source converter system, and includes a plane parallel bus bar assembly having conductor bars closely related for reducing induced voltage in the assembly. Each gap that is formed between adjacent conductor bars is completely fille... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040491 | Techniques for managing a set of cables A cable management system has a chassis, a communications interface and an access panel assembly. The cable management system a chassis which is configured to hold a set of circuit boards. The communications interface is disposed adjacent a side of the chassis. The ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040906 | Connection structure between bus bars and relay terminals A connection structure is between bus bars and relay terminals in an electrical connection box to be mounted on an automobile. Each bus bar is produced by punching an aluminum-based metal plate into a desired circuit configuration. An end of each bus bar is bent so ... | 05/09/2006 |
