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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7515400 | Circuit breaker box and monitoring system The present invention relates to a circuit breaker box and monitoring system. The circuit breaker box includes a circuit breaker panel and a door allowing the circuit breaker panel to be hidden from view. The circuit breaker monitoring system will inform the pilot i... | 04/07/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7385805 | Method and apparatus for delivering uninterrupted power An uninterruptible power supply that provides power to an electrical device, the uninterruptible power supply that includes a first housing; a cover plate that includes a plurality of electrical outlets located on a surface of the cover plate and said cover plate is... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7365964 | Modular power distribution unit, module for the power distribution unit, and method of using the same A modular power distribution unit (PDU) for supplying electric power to attached equipment in environments such as data centers, computer rooms, and communication centers, where power requirements for attached equipment may vary. The power distribution unit includes... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7286339 | Combination service entrance apparatus for temporary and permanent use An underground combination service entrance apparatus for temporary and permanent service comprising two enclosures. A utility enclosure contains a meter socket and the second enclosure contains a breaker panel. The breaker panel on the customer side and the meter o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265325 | Cap sealer with a graduated power display An induction foil cap sealer which includes a visual display device that shows power consumption in a bar graph format. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7209343 | Adjustable riser and panel board incorporating same An adjustable riser assembly for retrofitting an existing panel board enclosure with a replacement interior has a pair of base members secured to the rear wall of the enclosure with base flanges projecting forward. A floating member has end pieces with floating flan... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7176418 | Cooking stove The present invention provides a cooking stove that prevents an instruction from being given using the touch switch owing to a factor different from the user's operation, while hindering the user from having an incongruous or anxious feeling when operating the touch... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7173811 | Power circuit breakers with offset vertical quick disconnect adapters to allow plugging onto a line and a load bus in different planes An offset assembly for a circuit breaker includes at least one two plane member having a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plates are joined at an edge and extend generally perpendicular to each other. The second plate is structured to be coupled ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7136278 | Enclosed electrical switchgear and method of manufacture A company switch-type of electrical switchgear is disclosed having improved safety characteristics and having a reduced profile. The electrical connections are typically all enclosed in one area facing one direction such that access to the connections can be control... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7045748 | Cooking appliance lockout A cooking device for cooking an item where the device includes an input for a source of cooking energy; a cooking element for applying the cooking energy to the item; a cooking control for controlling the application of the cooking energy to the item; a lockout sele... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7005996 | Power distribution panel with modular inserts A power distribution panel with a chassis defining an interior with a first opening and a second opposing opening. The panel including a module with a bottom, a first face and a second face, and including a power input terminal, a plurality of power output terminals... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999305 | Modular electrical distribution system A modular electrical distribution system includes a number of linked segments. A first electrical component is mounted in one of the segments and a second electrical component is mounted in another one of the segments. The first and second electrical components are ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6937461 | Modular power distribution unit, module for the power distribution unit, and method of using the same A modular power distribution unit (PDU) for supplying electric power to attached equipment in environments such as data centers, computer rooms, and communication centers, where power requirements for attached equipment may vary. The power distribution unit includes... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910267 | Apparatus for telecommunications equipment An apparatus and method for servicing a telecommunications device that utilizes pin connectors connecting electronic modules to the backplane. A catch basin module is insertable into a slot in the telecommunications device in which at least one of the electronic mod... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6657123 | Power distribution cabinet A power distribution cabinet for containing electrical components and associated circuitry includes a panel adapted to provide an interface for the distribution of power from a high voltage source to low voltage applications. The panel includes several ou... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6530811 | Modular distribution assembly An assembly for mechanically mounting and providing electrical connections to overcurrent protection devices having first and second male power plugs includes a non-conductive main structural support member having a plurality of plug passageways formed th... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6317311 | Pluggable circuit breaker mounting system Contact bands for electrically connecting pluggable circuit breakers to ground and to distribution wires in a wiring system are housed in respective housings for protection. The housings are mounted on modular circuit breaker bus bar assemblies adapted to... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6313980 | Trim plate for panelboards and switchboards A panelboard or switchboard enclosure 10 for a plurality of electrical distribution components 34 includes a face panel 14 with an opening 26 formed in a central portion thereof. A filler plate 12 extends across the opening 26 and is secured to the face p... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6262880 | Circuit breaker mounting assembly with moveable remote terminal block A circuit breaker mounting assembly comprises an enclosure for holding at least one circuit breaker, with the circuit breaker being mounted within said enclosure; a terminal block mounted within the enclosure at a location remote from the circuit breaker,... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6242698 | Interchangeable adapter face plates A cable management system includes an adapter plate disposed between a panel and a cabling component, such as a wiring block or wiring trough. The adapter plate includes a first plurality of fasteners and a first plurality of alignment pins extending orth... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6201687 | Modular furniture wall system and method for telecommunications equipment and wire management in an open office architecture A modular furniture wall system includes active telecommunications equipment and wire management in an open office architecture and effectively provides a telecommunications closet as part of the office furniture. Slip-fit styled U-shaped members are atta... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6144548 | Adaptation of instrument cluster gauges for twist-lock mounting A gauge assembly is provided including a terminal carrier including a base portion, a head portion extending from a first side of the base portion, and a plurality of legs extending from a second side of the base portion. The head portion includes a twist... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6122160 | Arrangement for connecting one or more fuses to a distribution unit The present invention relates to an arrangement for connecting one or more circuit breakers (7) directly to a distribution unit (10) for supplying power to radio base stations and for charging the batteries of such stations. As a result of mutually separa... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6067023 | Power distribution apparatus and method An apparatus and method for distributing power includes a housing, at least one input terminal, and at least one output terminal. The input and output terminals are each positioned in the housing. The input terminal is operatively connected to the output ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6002580 | Circuit breaker power distribution panel A circuit breaker power distribution panel which is constructed in the form of a single unit. The panel includes an electrically insulative base which include first and second electrical connectors that are to respectfully removably connect to mating elec... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5973914 | Circuit breaker hold-down An attachment for attaching a main circuit breaker in an electrical panel has a uniquely constructed hold-down for the circuit breaker and a headed screw for fastening the hold-down in the panel. The hold-down is a non-electrically conductive part, such a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5959844 | Instrument cluster An instrument cluster having a housing, a system support (21) to receive indicating instruments, and a circuit board (6) which is connected by fastening elements (35) to the system support (21) and mounted in floating fashion.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5877944 | Electric connection box for housing wire harness An internal circuit, which is constituted by one of a printed circuit board and an FPC, and has small-current conductive paths arranged at a small pitch, is provided within a casing and of the electric connection box, and a small integrated fuse is mounte... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5870276 | Electrical power distribution device with elevated removable load center The invention provides a combination service entrance device which contains a common enclosure, divided by a center barrier into two sections. One houses a watt-hour meter socket and the other houses a panel board containing circuit breakers. The panel bo... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5831813 | Breaker box front panel with window assembly A breaker box front panel with window assembly including a breaker box and a plurality of switches situated within an interior space of the breaker box. The switches are connected between ends of a pair of associated wires which are situated adjacent the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5784250 | Neutral bar wire guide An electric load center having a basepan having a surface neutral bar wire guide comprising a wall upwardly extending from the surface member and having semicircular slots extending therethrough at an upper surface for receiving and guiding a return wire ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5751543 | Sealing cover assembly for electrical bus connections A slidable sealing cover assembly for unmetered electrical horizontal bus connections arranged in a customer compartment adjacent to a utility compartment for a panel board arrangement. The sealing cover assembly employs a cover member and a slide member ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5675194 | Modular power distribution system A modular power distribution system is ideally suited for use in modular buildings of the type in which prefabricated building modules are constructed at a manufacturing factory and shipped to a remote building site where the modules are interconnected to... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5640295 | Alignment features for load center interior assembly The present invention provides an interior panel assembly for a load center having a plurality of adjacent components for distributing electrical service to branch circuits. The panel assembly includes at least one bus bar formed with branch stabs for ele... | 06/17/1997 |
