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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7400494 | Meter socket assembly and quick change mechanism therefor A quick change mechanism is provided for a meter socket assembly including a base member structured to be coupled to a meter, a number of electrical bus members extending outwardly from the base member, and at least one electrical connector electrically connectable ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400495 | Meter socket assembly employing phase balancing bus jumpers and meter center employing the same A meter center includes three feeder bus bars, three supply bus bars, each supply bus bar being electrically connected to a corresponding feeder bus bar, and a number of meter socket assemblies. Each meter socket assembly includes two bus jumpers, each bus jumper in... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7347722 | Meter socket assembly A meter socket assembly comprising a meter jaw assembly and an extended bus bar for contact with a meter blade of a watt hour meter. The meter jaw assembly further comprises a meter jaw and a jaw spring guide that are mounted together by a fastening device to the ex... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327558 | Front-accessible communications port for enclosed electrical equipment An improved electrical equipment enclosure includes an electrical enclosure, electrical equipment in said electrical enclosure, said electrical equipment including one or more devices requiring a network connection to devices outside of said enclosure, and a network... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7315442 | Secure electrical service entrance power access An external wire coupler is attachable to a housing of an electrical service apparatus mountable in a watthour meter socket by a slide-in or snap-in connection. An access control member is carried within the coupler for controlling access through the coupler to the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291042 | Single meter socket assembly A meter socket base assembly that includes a base bracket, at least one non-conductive base member, at least one lug, and at least one jaw assembly. The base bracket has a planar member with a plurality of openings, the base bracket openings defining a retaining dev... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7274553 | Utility meter housing arrangement An arrangement includes a liquid crystal display having a length, a width and a thickness. The arrangement further includes an integrally formed housing having a display receptacle, the display receptacle including retention members operable to retain the liquid cry... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271996 | Current inputs interface for an electrical device According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an electrical power meter, is disclosed. The electrical power meter includes a housing for containing electrical circuitry therein, the housing including at least one of voltage and current inputs, the housing includ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265966 | Modular housing for electrical instrument and mounting member therefor A modular housing for enclosing an electrical meter or metering type instrument is adapted for housing one of a plurality of modular type electrical meter or metering instruments, including instruments with or without a readable display. The housing includes at leas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7176376 | Apparatus and method for securing a watt-hour meter socket box The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for securing a box cover to a watt-hour meter socket box. In certain embodiments, the apparatus has a clamping member that fits over a wall of a meter box, and a lock housing that locks to the clamping member ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147507 | Meter socket support base coupling assembly A meter socket base coupling assembly that includes a base bracket having a planar member with a plurality of openings, the base bracket openings defining a retaining device first component, and at least one elongated, non-conductive base member coupled to the base ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7106576 | Jaw spacing stabilizer A removable spacing stabilizer for a jaw meter bus assembly having two pairs of generally parallel flat, elongated busses, each bus having a cantilevered second leg. The removable spacing stabilizer includes a generally planar member made from a generally rigid, non... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101201 | Method and apparatus for disabling electrical equipment A method and an apparatus for disabling power to an electrical device include a flexible conduit electrically coupled with the electrical device having electrical cables received therein. A male plug member is attached to a distal end of the conduit having a plurali... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7051432 | Method for providing an electrical connection A preferred method for electrically connecting a first and a second component includes inserting a wire pin through a through hole formed in the first component so that a first portion of the wire pin is located within the through hole and a second portion of the wi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045730 | Tamper resistance apparatus for an electrical device and an electrical device including the apparatus An apparatus for preventing tampering into an electrical device container in which a power circuit is at least partially enclosed includes a housing having a first end that is adapted to be positioned adjacent to the power circuit, and a second end that is adapted t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6975505 | Electrical service entrance with neutral A service entrance includes a post section, a service section, and a neutral bus disposed therebetween. The post section includes a first opening and a second opening, and is adapted to receive an electrical supply wire having a supply power wire and a supply neutra... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6940711 | Advanced instrument packaging for electronic energy meter An electronic energy meter and its package is described in which the meter package has a reduced number of parts, and the main circuit board assembly has the metering electronics on board, thereby eliminating the need for flying leads and point-to-point wiring withi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940021 | Zero space component adapter for rail mounted terminal block relays An in-plane fuse adapter provides a thin housing that may be received by a standard terminal block to present side surfaces conforming substantially to the width of the terminal block relay allowing other terminal blocks to be closely abutted to the left and right s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935903 | Mounting rail adapter The present invention relates to an electrical device with a modular construction, comprising at least one equipment module (1), preferably several equipment modules (1), the module(s) being fixed onto a mounting rail (2). To mount or dismount a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6747864 | Distribution board with uninterruptible socket terminal block A distribution board enabling a watt-hour meter mounted thereon to be easily replaced without interrupting the supply of primary electric power to a consumer's house is disclosed. The distribution board includes a socket terminal block having a plurality of socket t... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6561844 | Lug for providing both electrical and mechanical connection between buses and watt hour meter sockets An electrically conductive lug for use with a meter socket for a watt-hour meter, which permits the meter to have integral line and load buses. The lug provides an electrical connection between the meter socket and each wire, and it provides mechanical su... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6563697 | Apparatus for mounting a device on a mounting surface An apparatus is disclosed for mounting or dismounting a device on a mounting surface, for example, the mounting surface of a rail, a molded clip or the like. The apparatus includes a body. To accommodate attachment of the apparatus to the rail, at least a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6498717 | Surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter A surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter allows a socket mounted electricity meter to be installed on a switchboard. The surface mounted panel adapter is designed to attach to the back of a switchboard, and to expose a meter ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6421230 | Adapter for converting a switchboard case for use with a socket mounted electricity meter An adapter for converting a switchboard case for use with a socket mounted electricity meter uses a switchboard cradle which fits into a switchboard case, along with a meter socket which has been adapted so that it will fit into the front opening in the s... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6307158 | Clip structure for extracting electric signals A clip structure for extracting electric signals for measurement, which is improved in accuracy and reliability, and which can be handled easily. In the clip structure, an operating member is rotatably supported in a hollow base member with one end projec... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6259596 | Surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter A surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter allows a socket mounted electricity meter to be installed on a switchboard. The surface mounted panel adapter is designed to attach to the back of a switchboard, and to expose a meter ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6252764 | Portable, temporary power hookup for use at construction sites and methods An apparatus for providing temporary electrical service. The apparatus includes a support structure having at least one service line, a meter base, and a breaker box secured thereto. One or more electrical receptacles can also be secured to the support st... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6163449 | Transfer switch with optional power inlet and meter panel A power transfer device adapted for interconnection with the electrical system of a building includes a cabinet, a set of switches mounted to the cabinet, and a first set of wires for connecting the switches to an electrical distribution panel associated ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6104601 | Panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter A panel adapter for a socket meter allows a socket mounted electricity meter to be installed in a switchboard. The adapter is designed to attach to the back of the front of a switchboard, and it is substantially in the shape of a rectangular cube having a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6075357 | Arrangement for connecting a utility meter to meter base using current blades An arrangement for electrically connecting an electrical utility revenue meter to a meter base includes at least two current blades that have a width that is less than the standard predefined current blade width. The meter base has one of first and second... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6074246 | Meter extender mount for generator interface A meter extender mount unit which is positioned between the ordinarily supplied electrical meter and the utility, meter mounting socket. The extender mount provides a male, push-in connection to the existing utility socket mount and the meter is received ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5980311 | Fastenerless double ended clip-on meter jaw 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... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5973264 | Modular electrical service riser with retractable conduit A modular electrical service riser includes an elongated conduit that is extended into a raised operating position and retracted into a transport position. The elongated conduit is substantially linear so as to avoid bending the cables in the conduit. The... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5936834 | Device and method for field balancing individual single phase meter loads in a three phase multiple meter stack A meter stack wherein each single phase meter base in the meter stack can be selectively connected in the field to any one of the A-B, A-C or B-C phase combinations of the vertical three phase bus bars in the meter stack by moving only the meter base line... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5918469 | Cooling system and method of cooling electronic devices The cooling apparatus (20) of the present invention is suitable for cooling electronic devices (22), and comprises a thermoelectric cooler (24) having a hot surface (26) and a cold surface (28), the cold surface (28) in thermal contact with an electronic ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5775942 | Clamp jaw, lever bypass meter socket A clamp jaw/lever bypass meter socket includes an insulative base and a plurality of line and load end jaw-type releasable contacts for receiving the blades of a meter. Each of the contacts includes a stationary contact and a movable contact pivotally cou... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5663866 | Meter module An instrument panel with meters/indicating lamps and their drive circuits implemented therein, a centralized control circuit board provided with control circuits for vehicle-mounted electric equipment including the meters/indicating lamps, and an electric... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657200 | Tubular bus arrangement for power transport in electrical devices The present invention provides a meter socket arrangement wherein a tubular bus is coupled between each planar bus bar connected to the power source and meter input terminals for transporting electrical power from the planar bus bars to their respective m... | 08/12/1997 |
