Patents by Inventor Hermant K. Mody

Hermant K. Mody 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).

  • Fault locator and selectivity sensor
    Patent number: 6737869
    Abstract: A sensor for a power distribution system includes: a conductor; a core proximate the conductor; and a reed switch adjacent the core, the reed switch in electrical communication with an electronic trip unit. A power distribution system includes: an upstream circuit breaker including an electronic trip unit; a downstream circuit breaker in electrical communication with the upstream circuit breaker; a first sensor positioned downstream from the downstream circuit breaker, the first sensor includes: a conductor in electrical communication with the downstream circuit breaker; a core located proximate the conductor; and a reed switch adjacent the core, the reed switch in electrical communication with the electronic trip unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Hermant K. Mody