Patents by Inventor Dennis Wayne Heath

Dennis Wayne Heath 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).

  • Compact low AMP electronic circuit breaker or residential load center
    Patent number: 6788508
    Abstract: A panelboard configured for distributing electricity from a power source, the panelboard comprising circuitry for distributing the electricity from the power source, the circuitry comprising a plurality of branch circuits for distributing electricity to associated loads; a plurality of branch circuit breakers, each branch circuit breaker intermediate the power source and the plurality of branch circuits; and an electronic control module for controlling the main circuit breaker and the plurality of branch circuit breakers, the electronic control module provides a protection function and a monitoring function of the circuitry, each branch circuit breaker of the plurality of branch circuit breakers includes; a pair of separable contacts, an electromagnetic actuator in electrical communication with the electronic control module for operably controlling the pair of separable contacts, and a current transformer configured to sense current on the circuitry to one of the associated loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Papallo, Jr., Dennis Wayne Heath
  • Compact low AMP electronic circuit breaker or residential load center
    Publication number: 20030086228
    Abstract: A panelboard configured for distributing electricity from a power source, the panelboard comprising circuitry for distributing the electricity from the power source, the circuitry comprising a plurality of branch circuits for distributing electricity to associated loads; a plurality of branch circuit breakers, each branch circuit breaker intermediate the power source and the plurality of branch circuits; and an electronic control module for controlling the main circuit breaker and the plurality of branch circuit breakers, the electronic control module provides a protection function and a monitoring function of the circuitry, each branch circuit breaker of the plurality of branch circuit breakers includes; a pair of separable contacts, an electromagnetic actuator in electrical communication with the electronic control module for operably controlling the pair of separable contacts, and a current transformer configured to sense current on the circuitry to one of the associated loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas F. Papallo, Dennis Wayne Heath