Patents by Inventor Charles Bradley Anderson

Charles Bradley Anderson 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).

  • Electrical switching apparatus with terminal guard assembly
    Patent number: 9548170
    Abstract: A guard assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus of an electrical system. The electrical system includes a number of conductors each having an insulated portion and an exposed portion that meet at a junction. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of terminals connected to the exposed portion of a conductor. The guard assembly comprises: an interconnect member coupled to the housing; and a number of guard members each comprising: a first portion coupled to the interconnect member, and a second portion extending from the first portion away from the housing, the second portion comprising: a first distal end located at the first portion, and a second distal end opposite and distal from the first distal end. Each of the guard members has an opening. The opening receives a conductor. Each junction is located between a second distal end and a terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Michael Crooks, Charles Bradley Anderson, Michael Paul Puskar, David Michael Olszewski, Javvad Qasimi
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND GUARD ASSEMBLY THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20160211093
    Abstract: A guard assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus of an electrical system. The electrical system includes a number of conductors each having an insulated portion and an exposed portion that meet at a junction. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of terminals connected to the exposed portion of a conductor. The guard assembly comprises: an interconnect member coupled to the housing; and a number of guard members each comprising: a first portion coupled to the interconnect member, and a second portion extending from the first portion away from the housing, the second portion comprising: a first distal end located at the first portion, and a second distal end opposite and distal from the first distal end. Each of the guard members has an opening. The opening receives a conductor. Each junction is located between a second distal end and a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Michael Crooks, Charles Bradley Anderson, Michael Paul Puskar, David Michael Olszewski, Javvad Qasimi