Patents by Inventor Carlton Rodrigues

Carlton Rodrigues has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Arcing fault and arc flash protection system having a high-speed switch
    Patent number: 8319136
    Abstract: A high-speed arc terminator for an electrical power distribution system includes a sealed, evacuated housing, and a controllable mechanical switch having first and second electrically conductive contacts enclosed within the housing and adapted to be coupled to the power distribution system outside the housing. A trigger conductor extends into the housing and has an exposed end near the gap between the contacts when the contacts are in the open position. At least one of the contacts is movable between an open position in which the contacts are separated by a gap, and a closed position in which the contacts engage each other, and an operating mechanism is provided for moving the at least one contact between the open and closed positions. A high voltage source is controllably coupled to the trigger conductor for supplying a high-voltage pulse to the trigger conductor in response to the detection of an arcing fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Eldridge R. Byron, Gary W. Scott, Carlton Rodrigues, Jim Ramsey, Philippe Picot
  • ARCING FAULT AND ARC FLASH PROTECTION SYSTEM HAVING A HIGH-SPEED SWITCH
    Publication number: 20110315662
    Abstract: A high-speed arc terminator for an electrical power distribution system includes a sealed, evacuated housing, and a controllable mechanical switch having first and second electrically conductive contacts enclosed within the housing and adapted to be coupled to the power distribution system outside the housing. A trigger conductor extends into the housing and has an exposed end near the gap between the contacts when the contacts are in the open position. At least one of the contacts is movable between an open position in which the contacts are separated by a gap, and a closed position in which the contacts engage each other, and an operating mechanism is provided for moving the at least one contact between the open and closed positions. A high voltage source is controllably coupled to the trigger conductor for supplying a high-voltage pulse to the trigger conductor in response to the detection of an arcing fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Eldridge R. Byron, Gary W. Scott, Carlton Rodrigues, Jim Ramsey, Philippe Picot