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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232968 | Illuminated in-line controller This portable device relates to an in-line illuminated switch. The switch has a soft glowing light which is visible in a darkened room. Elderly people remove their eyeglasses when resting, and the soft glowing light locates the switch when light is required at bedsi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7182632 | Connection systems and methods for utility meters A connection system for allowing access to a primary power signal flowing through a utility meter. The connection system comprises a collar assembly, an adapter assembly, and adapter electronics. The collar assembly comprises a collar housing, main terminals, and se... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7142412 | Bypass connector for a socket assembly A socket assembly for mounting an electric meter comprising a plurality of power line connector subassemblies for connecting electric power lines to the socket assembly. Each subassembly comprises a generally U-shaped lug of electrically conductive material defining... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6428350 | Watthour meter socket adapter with auxiliary component mounts A support supports an auxiliary component, like a circuit board, in a non-interferingly manner with electrical contacts in a watthour meter socket adapter housing. In another aspect, a circuit board is provided with contacts along one edge which form spri... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6266233 | Temporary power center for underground residential distribution system A single housing containing an electric power meter compartment and a circuit breaker-power receptacle compartment is adapted for use at a temporary construction site employing underground utility cables in a utility secondary cable enclosure. The meter c... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6204451 | Electrical wiring construction including a bus bar A bus bar is installed on a relay box accommodating relays. An exposed core wire at one end of an input line and an exposed core wire at one end of a bypassing line are crimped to a crimping portion of a first connection terminal. An exposed core wire at ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6015314 | Electric watt-hour meter adapter An adapter provides full single phase electrical service when there is a partial electrical service failure to one of the line contacts of the watt-hour meter socket. The adapter includes a housing, wherein at least two line apertures are formed through t... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5951324 | Socket assembly for meter center Angle members forming the vertically extending supply buses in a meter center have arcuate offsets so that flanges on the ends of horizontally extending tenant buses form tenant stab contacts which are vertically aligned with supply stab contacts on strai... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5620337 | Fused watthour meter bypass storage adapter A watthour meter socket adapter includes a housing with a base (12) and an annular sidewall for receiving a watthour meter. Pairs of line blade terminals (69, 64) and load blade terminals (50, 52) extend through the base for connection to jaw contacts in ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5097383 | Porta-temp A convertible, metered, power system, apparatus and method, of readily converting a construction site electric meter box between providing temporary metered power and providing permanent metered power; wherein the method of the present invention includes ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4388670 | Bypass and meter release for watthour meter socket A watthour meter socket assembly of the type which engages the blades of a watthour meter. The blades are frictionally held by pairs of spring-loaded conductive jaws, which form the female contacts of the socket assembly. Helper springs are provided to in... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4323294 | Meter socket cover assembly A meter socket jumper assembly comprising a plastic disc having a diameter and an edge thickness substantially the same dimensions as a meter of the type designed for assembly in said socket. Said disc is provided with a series of integrally molded pocket... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4117530 | Meter receptacle assembly The following specification describes a meter receptacle assembly utilizing an outer collar to overlap the meter flange base and latched to the cabinet in which the meter is mounted by interlocked tabs and a sealing wire. A trim or cover plate for the cab... | 09/26/1978 |
| 3962610 | Manual by-pass device for meter sockets A socket for a watt-hour meter is provided with a manual by-pass device to prevent interruption of power to a load when the watt-hour meter is removed from the socket. The manually operable by-pass device comprises a slider having a pair of contact bridge... | 06/08/1976 |
