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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7786384 | Efficient high-ampacity bowl-shaped tubular conductors A high ampacity busbar includes a pair of oppositely facing bowl-shaped conductors, each of whose cross sections resembles half of a hexagon or an open isosceles trapezoid, separated by an air gap in both horizontal and vertical configurations. The air gap increases... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7678995 | Contact device for providing an electrical contact between flat current carrying line elements A contact device for providing an electrical contact between a first busbar (3) and a second busbar (4) which are arranged substantially parallel to each other, comprises a holder (2) with two sidewalls (21, 22) which extend substantially... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7470860 | Bus bar mounting arrangement A polyphase bus bar mounting structure mounted to a support structure is disclosed. The support structure may comprise any of a rack, wall or a segment of a wind turbine tower. The polyphase bus bar mounting structure has a plurality of cylindrical tubular conductor... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7440260 | Electrical bus member mounting system and electrical enclosure employing the same An electrical bus member mounting system is provided for an electrical enclosure including a housing having a front, a back and a plurality of sides, a plurality of sections disposed between the sides, at least one electrical apparatus disposed within a first one of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7205478 | Active device thread electrical connections Methods and an active device thread system are disclosed for electrically connecting an active device thread to an output. In one embodiment, an active device thread includes a substantially conical end that has elements of the thread exposed for coupling to a matin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7140929 | Electronic connector terminal, a method for plating, and a terminal stack An electronic connector terminal and its method of formation comprising a terminal base material 2 formed from a thin metal plate including and a high cost metal plating layer 17, which covers the terminal base material 2. The terminal base mate... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115000 | Connection device for signal wire A connection device for a signal wire includes at least one electrically conducting plate, at least one first holding member mounted on a first side of the electrically conducting plate, at least one second holding member mounted on a second side of the electrically... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7049514 | Rail system for distributing power and data signals Transmission of electrical signals can be conducted over a rail. The rail, which may be an at least partially open rail structure, may be disposed within an enclosure, and can be used to transmit data and power signals to an assembly of electrical components. A conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037128 | Electrical connectors and methods for using the same An electrical connector for use with a conductor includes a housing defining a port. The port includes an entrance opening, an exit opening, and a conductor passage extending between and communicating with the entrance and exit openings. The conductor passage is ada... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6898085 | Multiple channel modules and bus systems using same Various module structures are disclosed which may be used to implement modules having 1 to N channels. Bus systems may be formed by the interconnection of such modules. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6888066 | Channel bus splice assembly For use in switchgear equipment having channel bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a channel bus splice assembly and method. The channel bus splice assembly comprises switchgear or switchboard equipment having channel bus bars joined together ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6870103 | Bus joint cover assembly For use in switchgear equipment having bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a bus joint cover assembly and method. The bus joint cover assembly comprises a collar member having a snap slot. A cap member having a boss snap is configured to engag... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6854996 | Electrical connectors and methods for using the same A busbar assembly for electrically connecting a plurality of conductors includes a housing defining an interior cavity and first and second ports. The first and second ports each include a conductor passage and communicate with the interior cavity. The conductor pas... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6803523 | Electrical conductor assembly An electrical conductor assembly 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 includes an end with a tab formed by bending ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6677527 | Connection member Connection member made of metal for electrical connection between at least two electric power distribution modules, such as power plant equipment cabinets (2) or the like, which member (1) comprises at least a first and a second joining end portion (7, 8)... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6657122 | Multiple parallel conductor for windings of electrical devices and machines A multiple parallel conductor (1), particularly a transposed conductor, for windings of electrical devices and machines is described, which has a plurality of individually electrically insulated partial conductors (3) that together are provided with a com... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6642457 | Insulator for an electrical busbar system, as well as an insulator system having such insulators An insulator is specified for an electrical busbar system having at least one rail (5), which is in the form of an integral axially symmetrical body (1) and has a hole (3) along the axis of symmetry (2), with a mounting surface (4), which is vertically at... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6521837 | Electrical busway housing system and connection means therefor An electrical busway housing system mechanically connected at the joints of adjoining housing sections by utilization of a coupling system having a top plate and a bottom plate, at least one of which has a roughened surface that provides superior gripping... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6506068 | Kit for a bus bar system for connecting bus bars with connectors of an electric installation device A kit for a bus bar system for connecting bus bars with connectors of an electric installation device, which avoids the production of special connecting rails, depending on the position of the connecting planes of the bus bars and the connectors of the in... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6479751 | Contact discs for conducting plates of busbars The invention relates to a contact disc (1) for a conducting plate (2) of busbars, comprising a contact surface (3) projecting upwards with respect to the surface of the conducting plate where the contact surface (3) is integral with the conducting plate ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6435888 | Captive splice assembly for electrical bus and method for using same A method and captive splice assembly for electrically and structurally connecting a pair of bus sections. The assembly includes a housing, which holds captive a set of splice bars. The housing has a set of captive nuts, which are engaged by a set of bolts... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6339192 | Three-phase bus-bar structure having noise-filtering function A bus bar in which the noise of an apparatus connected to a bus bar is absorbed by the frame to reduce the noise propagated and radiated from the power feed cable and in which the apparatus may be reduced in size to achieve space saving while being reduce... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6320132 | Compact electrical bus A compact electrical bus for transmission of three-phase electrical power through longitudinally elongated insulatively sandwiched lamina carrying respective power phases. A plurality of electrically conductive longitudinally elongated lamina have transve... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6313991 | Power electronics system with fully-integrated cooling A thermally cooled power electronics system. A cooling housing has a body with a coolant cavity formed in one surface and a capacitor bus assembly potting cavity formed in an opposite surface. A bus bar passthrough opening is formed through the body, alon... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6297452 | Curved or bent multilayer arrangement for conductor rails The present invention relates to a curved or bent multilayer arrangement for conductor rails comprising several electrically conductive strips (1, 2) separated by layers of insulating material. In this arrangement, the conductive strips (1, 2) possess, al... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294739 | Electricity distribution bar A profiled aluminum bar for electricity distribution includes a metal component 20 that is assembled with an aluminum profile 10 through respective aligned lobes of complementary shape, to form a joint of, for example, a winding shape, and providing the a... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6198050 | Conduit box assembly for large electric motor An improved conduit box assembly for a large electric motor permits placement of busbar units and other such components at various locations therein. The conduit box has a main box in which fixed mounting bases are installed. Preferably, four L-shaped mou... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6191948 | Power supply device A device, used in particular in telecommunications technology to supply power to parallel-connected, electrical loads has side-by-side arranged potential lines. These are secured inside a connecting housing, with connections for supplying the operating po... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6180885 | Weatherproofing busway systems A method for sealing joints, gaps, and surfaces in an electrical busway distribution system comprises selecting a self-leveling sealant, applying the self-leveling sealant directly to joints, gaps, or surfaces of the busway system, and allowing the sealan... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176720 | Electrical distribution system having an improved bus coupler An electrical bus assembly, having pairs of bus conductors in communication with each other, housed in a housing, for use in an industrial setting. The pairs of bus conductors are themselves used to form a joint without the need of additional apparatus. A... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6141206 | Switchgear assembly with novel arrangement for connecting a tie or main circuit breaker Main circuit breakers and/or tie circuit breakers are connected by upper and lower disconnects to upper and lower sections, respectively, of split risers in a low voltage switchgear assembly. An upper horizontal bus is connected to the upper sections of t... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6061230 | Electric power distribution panelboard/switchboard assembly A panelboard/switchboard assembly for accommodating bolt-on modules, plug-in modules and lugs. The panelboard/switchboard includes vertical, edge forward bus bars having a plurality of openings formed therein. The edge forward alignment allows plug-in mod... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5941654 | Bus bar assembly, fastening system therefor, and method A bus bar panel system utilizes a quick acting and simplified fastening system for making connections. The bus bar is preferably pre-perforated along the edges, although holes may be drilled at the time of fastening. The fastening system uses a stud havin... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5821464 | Adjustable section length for power busway distribution system A power busway distribution section length which may be adjusted before, during, or after installation to better facilitate proper busway location and reduce installation and modification costs. The section length comprises two busway stubs which slide in... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5783779 | Adjustable busway elbow section A busway construction with a standard elbow section that can be adjusted to a wide range of positions to eliminate the need for specialized elbow sections. This adjustable elbow standard busway section with a full-range rotation is designed to connect to ... | 07/21/1998 |
