Patents by Inventor Clarence Wilson Walker

Clarence Wilson Walker 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).

  • Cover mounted handle operating mechanism with integrated interlock assembly for a busplug enclosure
    Patent number: 8847088
    Abstract: A busplug enclosure includes a body member includes a plurality of wall members that collectively define an interior chamber having an opening. The body member includes a line portion and a load portion. A cover assembly is mounted to the body member across the opening. The cover assembly includes a first cover member spanning the load portion and a second cover member spanning the line portion. A handle operating mechanism is mounted to the cover assembly. The handle operating mechanism includes a handle member configured to rotate about an axis extending through the cover assembly, a cam member and a slider member. The handle member is operatively coupled to the cam member and the slider member and configured and disposed to move between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kuldeep Kumar Bhathija, Jeffrey Lynn Cox, Shravan Purohit, Steven English Richard, Clarence Wilson Walker
  • Electrical enclosure apparatus
    Patent number: 8420963
    Abstract: An openable cover for an enclosure configured to house a switching device, the switching device being configured with an operating member operable between a first position and a second position. The openable cover comprises a moveable member operable in response to movement of the operating member. The movable member is configured to prevent opening of the cover member when the operating member is in the first position, and configured to prevent closing of the cover member when the operating member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kuldeep Kumar Bhathija, Jeffery Cox, Clarence Wilson Walker
  • COVER MOUNTED HANDLE OPERATING MECHANISM WITH INTEGRATED INTERLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR A BUSPLUG ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20130075239
    Abstract: A busplug enclosure includes a body member includes a plurality of wall members that collectively define an interior chamber having an opening. The body member includes a line portion and a load portion. A cover assembly is mounted to the body member across the opening. The cover assembly includes a first cover member spanning the load portion and a second cover member spanning the line portion. A handle operating mechanism is mounted to the cover assembly. The handle operating mechanism includes a handle member configured to rotate about an axis extending through the cover assembly, a cam member and a slider member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kuldeep Kumar Bhathija, Jeffrey Lynn Cox, Shravan Purohit, Steven English Richard, Clarence Wilson Walker
  • ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110147171
    Abstract: An openable cover for an enclosure configured to house a switching device, the switching device being configured with an operating member operable between a first position and a second position. The openable cover comprises a moveable member operable in response to movement of the operating member. The movable member is configured to prevent opening of the cover member when the operating member is in the first position, and configured to prevent closing of the cover member when the operating member is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Kuldeep Kumar Bhathija, Jeffery Cox, Clarence Wilson Walker