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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178812 | Insulation of a switchgear device of vacuum cartridge type by insert moulding A vacuum cartridge (1) is manufactured with a dielectric coating (22) made from elastomer directly on the enclosure of the chamber (2) of the cartridge (1). To prevent the elastomer from infiltrating into the chamber (2) of the car... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7334319 | Method for opening the contact gap of a vacuum interrupter The aim of the invention is to improve the breaking ability of vacuum interrupter in the medium- and high-voltage range. Said aim is achieved whereby the contact pieces which may be displaced relative to each other are moved with a relatively high speed during a fir... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336477 | Electrical switching apparatus and heat sink therefor A heat sink is for an integrally fused low-voltage power air circuit breaker including a line terminal and electrical bus work coupled to a current limiter. The line terminal, electrical bus work, and current limiter contribute to the formation of a thermal dam. The... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332906 | Vacuum circuit interrupter including circuit monitoring leakage or loss of vacuum and method of monitoring a vacuum interrupter for leakage or loss of vacuum A method monitors a vacuum interrupter for leakage or loss of vacuum. The vacuum interrupter includes a line side, a load side and separable contacts electrically connected therebetween. The line side has a line side voltage and the load side has a load side voltage... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319309 | Load tap change monitoring system and method A system and method for remotely monitoring load tap changes on utility-type equipment are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a sensor measures a voltage before a tap change and compares the measured voltage to a voltage after the tap change. From this informatio... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310221 | Switching installation provided with an electrically insulating barrier A switching installation (5) having a circuit breaker (12), which is connected to a cable connection (33), and optionally a disconnector (14) for making or breaking a conductive connection between the cable connection (33) and a ra... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304262 | Vacuum encapsulation having an empty chamber A vacuum assembly including a vacuum interrupter may be sealed with a compliant material and/or rubber plugs, so that a cavity is created and maintained within the assembly for use with a current exchange housing and/or bellows, during operation of the vacuum interr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7271447 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor substrate includes a first semiconductor layer that is formed on a semiconductor base substrate, a second semiconductor layer that is formed on the first semiconductor layer and that has an etching selection ratio smaller than that of the first semic... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7253379 | High voltage circuit breaker with cooling In order to dissipate heat losses from the inner conductor (21), the circuit breaker (20) having an elongated inner conductor (21) and an outer conductor (22) which surrounds the inner conductor (21) like a housing has at least one... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251889 | Manufacture of a heat transfer system A method of making an evaporator includes orienting a vapor barrier wall, orienting a liquid barrier wall, and positioning a wick between the vapor barrier wall and the liquid barrier wall. The vapor barrier wall is oriented such that a heat-absorbing surface of the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250584 | Contact element comprising rounded slot edges The aim of the invention is to prevent local spikes from being created in a contact element of a contact arrangement used for interrupting a current in a distribution network, said contact element comprising a contact support (8) that encompasses a hollow cyl... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244903 | Vacuum switchgear A main circuit switching unit and an isolator are accommodated in a vacuum container. A first conductor and a main circuit conductor are arranged to extend in and out of the vacuum container. A movable electrode of the main circuit switching unit is connected to the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239492 | Control system for at least one vacuum interrupter gap A control system for at least one vacuum interrupter gap in a high-voltage switching device includes at least one non-reactive control resistor disposed in parallel with the vacuum interrupter. The non-reactive control resistor merges concentrically onto the vacuum ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239490 | Medium voltage vacuum circuit interrupter An encapsulated medium voltage vacuum circuit interrupter includes a line terminal, a load terminal, a vacuum interrupter, an operating mechanism and an elongated, insulated, generally cylindrical encapsulating housing. The vacuum interrupter includes a vacuum envel... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230304 | Electric contacts and method of manufacturing thereof, and vacuum interrupter and vacuum circuit breaker using thereof An electric contact member which is excellent in voltage-proof performance and melt-resistant performance and excellent in mass productivity, and a method of manufacturing thereof, and a vacuum interrupter, a vacuum circuit breaker and a load-break switch for a road... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223932 | Vacuum Switchgear Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear comprising an electro-conductive outer vacuum container, a plurality of inner container disposed in the outer vacuum container. The inner containers and the outer container are electrically isolated from each other. The outer contain... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205499 | Device for fixing a shield in an electric switch, in particular a vacuum switch The present invention relates to a device for fixing a shield in a switch, said switch being housed in an enclosure comprising a cylindrical part closed by two end parts forming covers, said cylindrical part being connected at its two free ends respectively to the t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7187106 | Positioning mechanism, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method The present invention provides a positioning mechanism and an exposure apparatus that can be used in a vacuum ambience and has a damping function with small degassing and small dust creation. A positioning mechanism according to the present invention, when used with... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173208 | Vacuum interrupter A vacuum interrupter for reducing contact resistance and thereby reducing electromagnetic repulsive force between electrodes, is obtained. The vacuum interrupter includes a stationary electrode rod fixedly placed on one closed end of a cylindrical evacuated envelope... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7140916 | Electrical connector having one or more electrical contact points An electrical connector having one or more electrical contacts for providing an electrical connection to an inserted pin is provided. The electrical connector includes a spring made of electrically conductive material and a loading element attached to the spring and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135652 | Vacuum switchgear Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear comprising an electro-conductive outer vacuum container, a plurality of inner container disposed in the outer vacuum container. The inner containers and the outer container are electrically isolated from each other. The outer contain... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122759 | Compact earthing switch for gas-insulated switchgear assemblies A compact earthing switch (1′) is provided by a mounting lid (10) of the gas-insulated switchgear assembly (15) having a concave physical volume (100) which extends the gas chamber (9) and by the earthing switch fixed contact ( | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107138 | Automotive speed control disable switch A new automotive (speed control system) safety feature is disclosed. A vehicle with an engaged speed control could be dangerous to drive on a road surface that changes from dry, offering little rolling resistance, to a surface that offers increased resistance to tir... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103453 | Installation of a protective function in a protective device for an electrical power distribution network A method for installation of a programmable protective function in a protective device for an electrical power distribution network, with the protective device having means for processing measured values from measurement appliances for the power distribution network... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098418 | Vacuum circuit breaker, vacuum circuit breaker contact slow closing method, and contact erosion measuring method and contact gap length setting method using that slow closing method An adjusting bolt is screwed into a nut attached to a dolly, and is disposed such that a central axis thereof is parallel to a closing and opening direction of a contact. A lever is attached to a shaft. An electrically-insulating rod is coupled to a first end of the... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7045731 | Switch contact arrangement with an erosion display for the switch contacts The invention relates to a switch contact arrangement with a first moving switch contact, with a second switch contact, provided for the first switch contact and with an erosion display, for the switch contacts. The erosion display comprises an erosion pointer and a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041929 | Contact arrangement for a vacuum switch tube The invention relates to a contact arrangement for a vacuum switch tube for low-voltage power switches. The aim of the invention is to reduce the contact force required to control short circuit currents. To this end, a twin-contact contact arrangement is used wherei... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038157 | Vacuum circuit breaker with coaxial coil for generating an axial magnetic field in the vicinity of the contact members of the circuit breaker Vacuum circuit breaker, provided with a casing, in which a fixed and movable contact member are each attached to a supporting contact rod and supported therein in a mutually electrically isolated manner, and a coil coaxial to the casing and surrounding the contact m... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6965089 | Axial magnetic field vacuum fault interrupter An improved vacuum interrupter is disclosed. The vacuum interrupter includes a ring-shaped structure placed between a contact support structure and an electrical contact associated with the contact support structure. A resistivity of the ring-shaped structure is hig... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6951993 | Vacuum switch A vacuum switch comprises a vacuum container, a grounding switch and a load switch disposed in the container, and an external connection conductor disposed in the vacuum container and to be connected electrically inside and outside the vacuum container, and it is ch... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6930271 | Circuit interrupter including linear actuator and manual pivot member A power circuit interrupter includes a housing having an opening, one or more vacuum interrupters including separable contacts, and an operating mechanism, supported by the housing, adapted to open and close the contacts. A linear actuator cooperates with the operat... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6891122 | Vacuum switch tubes On both sides of a metal switching chamber, the novel vacuum switch tubes are respectively provided with two ceramic insulators which have the same diameter. Axially interspaced cylindrical vapor shields are fixed to the wing parts of said components. The easy to pr... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884940 | Vacuum switchgear A main circuit switching unit and an isolator are accommodated in a vacuum container. A first conductor and a main circuit conductor are arranged to extend in and out of the vacuum container. A movable electrode of the main circuit switching unit is connected to the... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6867385 | Self-fixturing system for a vacuum interrupter A vacuum interrupter includes end covers having a curved or looped portion, which serves to connect a coil segment of the vacuum interrupter to a ceramic envelope of the vacuum interrupter, and thereby help maintain a vacuum seal for the interrupter. The curved port... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864456 | Vacuum interrupter chamber with ring-shaped insulator A new vacuum switching chamber is intended for power breakers in the low-voltage range and is distinguished by a compact form with a small physical height and a high switching capacity. Its enclosure includes a plate-like power current connection, a cylindrical wall... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6855903 | Vacuum switch A vacuum switch comprises a vacuum container, a grounding switch and a load switch disposed in the container, and an external connection conductor disposed in the vacuum container and to be connected electrically inside and outside the vacuum container, and it is ch... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6765168 | Electrode of vacuum circuit breaker, and method of producing electrode of vacuum circuit breaker An electrode of a vacuum circuit breaker has a cup member and a contact. The cup member has an opening and a periphery which is formed with a slit so as to form a coil section. An electric current flows in the coil section so as to generate a longitudinal magnetic f... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6765167 | Electric contact member and production method thereof An electric contact member has a texture wherein fire proof metal powder having the form of a flat plate is diffused in a matrix of a highly conductive metal. The flat surface is oriented in one direction and the surface in parallel with the flat surface of the fire... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6740838 | Contact for vacuum interrupter and vacuum interrupter using the contact A contact and a vacuum interrupter using the contact. The contact includes a hollow cylindrical contact carrier and a contact plate disposed on one of the axial end faces of the contact carrier. First slits and second slits extend from the one of the axial end faces... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6720515 | Vacuum interrupter with two contact systems This invention relates to a novel vacuum interrupter. The aim of the invention is for said is for said interrupter to perform the functions switching, disconnection and earthing and to be economically producible. Said aim is achieved by means of a first contact syst... | 04/13/2004 |
