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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7483261 | Cooling device for an electronic equipment A cooling device includes a cooling panel wherein a passage is formed by bonding together a bottom heat radiation plate having a groove formed therein and a top heat radiation plate, and a circulation pump circulating refrigerant within the passage. The top heat rad... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7375981 | Electric power distribution and control apparatus An electric power distribution and control apparatus has a stack of conductive plates each having a plurality of spaced contact pads and conductive traces connecting the contact pads to others of the pads. At least one of the plates has contact terminals for connect... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7287659 | Water endpoint enclosure A waterproof enclosure primarily for radio frequency transmitters used in an automatic meter reading (fixed or mobile) system is described. In one example embodiment, the enclosure includes a base unit, cover that is press-fit into the base unit and a collar that ha... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7271506 | Rack mountable power distribution apparatus Power distribution apparatus include a rack mountable housing, an electrical power input assembly and an electrical power output assembly including a plurality of external circuits adapted for hardwired to remote equipment and a plurality of internal circuits each a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7253637 | Arc fault circuit interrupter system In order to determine whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit, a sensor signal corresponding to current in said electrical circuit is processed. The sensor signal is filtered to determine the presence of noise in a predetermined frequency range and produc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239502 | Meter center and multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly therefor A multi-phase multiple meter socket assembly is for a meter center including a plurality of meters. The meter socket assembly includes meter sockets each receiving one of said meters, feeder buses, supply buses, and a plurality of phase connectors. Each of the suppl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7151656 | Arc fault circuit interrupter system A system for determining whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit in response to a sensor signal corresponding to current in the circuit includes a circuit for analyzing the sensor signal to determine the presence of broadband noise in a predetermined rang... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7068480 | Arc detection using load recognition, harmonic content and broadband noise A method of determining whether arcing is present in an electrical circuit includes sensing a change in current in the circuit and developing a corresponding input signal, analyzing the input signal to determine the presence of broadband noise in a predetermined ran... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059896 | Configurable adapter for use with narrow base socket meter in switchboard applications The configurable adapter uses a relatively few components which allow it to be configured to have different heights to fit different switchboard cases. It includes a bracket designed to hold a particular type of meter or power monitor, with different brackets availa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7030514 | Power transfer switch assembly A modularly attachable transfer switch assembly for operative connection to two alternate power sources and a power load is disclosed. The transfer switch can be quickly and easily installed upon existing electrical meters and therefore does not require modification... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6316932 | A-base utility meter cover An A-base utility meter cover assembly is described. The meter cover assembly is fabricated of a thermoplastic injection molding material, such as polycarbonate, and includes a base cover covered by a terminal cover. In one embodiment, the base cover incl... | 11/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5982611 | Meter center with fastenerless current carrying connections 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 |
| 5853300 | Watthour socket adapter with improved electrical connections A watthour meter socket adapter 310 includes a plurality of current jaw contacts 290 and potential jaw contacts 10 mounted between front and rear housings 314, 312, with each jaw contact 290, 10 surrounding by a receptacle 422, 70 in the front housing 314... | 12/29/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5588874 | Watthour meter socket adapter for replacing an OB watthour meter A watthour meter adapter includes jaw contacts for receiving blade terminals of a plug-in watthour meter. Apertures formed in an annular side wall of the adapter housing receive external line and load conductors therethrough. A terminal block disposed wit... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5414590 | Meter socket assembly and distribution board The present invention provides an electrical distribution board and meter socket assembly. The distribution board includes a framework for a meter compartment which is partially defined by a side panels, a bottom electrically insulating barrier and by a b... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5404269 | Meter socket pan and assembly The present invention provides a meter socket pan and assembly for connection of an electrical meter between a line bus terminal and a branch load terminal. The pan includes a one-piece support base having a generally flat front face and a back face, and ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5207595 | Watthour meter socket adapter with lockable terminal cover and sealing ring A terminal cover removably mountable on a watthour meter socket adapter includes an arm having an outwardly extending flange which is disposed in proximity with a sealing ring when the sealing ring is disposed about the mating mounting flange of a watthou... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5088004 | Electricity metering device with cover An electricity metering interbase device (30) for connecting a primary electrical metering device (40) and a power source (42) includes a generally cylindrical base (32) from which a generally rectangular terminal housing (34) extends, and a cover (36). T... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4700271 | Terminal assembly for a panel board An improved terminal assembly for a panel board is disclosed which is simple in construction, easy to assemble and low in manufacturing costs. The panel board terminal assembly includes a bus bar mounted on support members formed of an electrically insula... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4425016 | Electric terminal box Electric terminal box, including connecting pins (6, 6', 6") extending from the bottom surface of the terminal box housing (1) in direction towards the open portion of the housing (1), arranged to facilitate connection of electric wires inserted into the ... | 01/10/1984 |
