Patents by Inventor Kyle Steven Barna

Kyle Steven Barna 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).

  • Patent number: 9608151
    Abstract: A solar shield can include a body and at least one fastening feature. The body can have a length and a width, where each of the length and the width is at least large enough to cover a top surface of at least one of a number of PV solar panels. The at least one fastening feature can be mechanically coupled to the body. The at least one fastening feature, when enabled, secures the body to the top surface of the at least one of the plurality of PV solar panels. The body can be rigid or flexible. The at least one fastening feature can be, at least, a clip, a clamp, or a strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20160316579
    Abstract: A handle for mounting an electrical enclosure to a mounting structure is described herein. The handle can include a base having at least one enclosure coupling feature, where the at least one enclosure coupling feature is configured to couple to the electrical enclosure. The handle can also include a body disposed adjacent to the base. The handle can further include a structure coupling feature that protrudes from the body, where the structure coupling feature is configured to removably couple to the mounting structure. The mounting structure can have an opening in which the structure coupling feature is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle Steven Barna, Gregory Davis
  • Patent number: 9385475
    Abstract: An electrical connector is described herein and can include a first connector end and a second connector end removably coupled to the first connector end. The first connector end can include a first collar forming a first cavity, where the first collar comprises a connector coupling feature. The first connector end can also include a first handle disposed on a first outer surface of the first collar, wherein the first handle comprises a handle coupling feature. The second connector end can include a second collar forming a second cavity, where the second collar includes a complementary connector coupling feature, where the connector coupling feature of the first connector end couples with the complementary connector coupling feature of the second connector end. The second connector end can also include a second handle disposed on a second outer surface of the second collar that includes a complementary handle coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 9386715
    Abstract: A liquid tight electrical housing is described herein and can include a housing body. The housing body can include a first housing body piece and a second housing body piece removably coupled to the first housing body piece, where the second housing body piece includes a third opening and a fourth opening, where the fourth opening includes a complementary housing coupling feature that removably couples to a housing coupling feature in a second opening of the first housing body piece. The housing can also include a first coupling component disposed in a first opening of the first housing body piece, where the first coupling component is configured to couple to a first electrical enclosure. The housing can also include a second coupling component disposed in the third opening of the second housing body piece, where the second coupling component is configured to couple to a second electrical enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 9106068
    Abstract: A quick-release cord grip is described herein. The quick-release cord grip can include a damming device through which at least one conductor traverses, and a frame mechanically coupled to the damming device. The frame can include a first portion having a first receiving feature along a first inner surface, a first coupling feature, and a first fastening feature. The frame can also include a second portion having a second receiving feature along a second inner surface, a second coupling feature, and a second fastening feature. The first coupling feature and the second coupling feature can be movably coupled to each other. The first fastening feature and the second fastening feature can be detachably coupled to each other. The damming device can be disposed within the first receiving feature and the second receiving feature when the first fastening feature and the second fastening feature are mechanically coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20150084331
    Abstract: A drain hub can include a housing, a base, and a damming device. The housing has a cavity that traverses its length and can include a top housing portion, a middle housing portion having at least one wall and a number of drainage apertures that traverse the wall, and a bottom housing portion. The base is rotatably disposed within the housing cavity and has a base cavity traversing its length. The base can include a top base portion having a number of slotted features disposed along a top surface. The base can also include a bottom base portion that extends beyond an aperture in the bottom housing portion. The damming device can be disposed within the housing cavity adjacent to the top base portion and the top housing portion, where the damming device has an elastomeric material and at least one aperture through which at least one conductor traverses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8905441
    Abstract: A drain hub can include a housing, a base, and a damming device. The housing has a cavity that traverses its length and can include a top housing portion, a middle housing portion having at least one wall and a number of drainage apertures that traverse the wall, and a bottom housing portion. The base is rotatably disposed within the housing cavity and has a base cavity traversing its length. The base can include a top base portion having a number of slotted features disposed along a top surface. The base can also include a bottom base portion that extends beyond an aperture in the bottom housing portion. The damming device can be disposed within the housing cavity adjacent to the top base portion and the top housing portion, where the damming device has an elastomeric material and at least one aperture through which at least one conductor traverses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20140332249
    Abstract: A quick-release cord grip is described herein. The quick-release cord grip can include a damming device through which at least one conductor traverses, and a frame mechanically coupled to the damming device. The frame can include a first portion having a first receiving feature along a first inner surface, a first coupling feature, and a first fastening feature. The frame can also include a second portion having a second receiving feature along a second inner surface, a second coupling feature, and a second fastening feature. The first coupling feature and the second coupling feature can be movably coupled to each other. The first fastening feature and the second fastening feature can be detachably coupled to each other. The damming device can be disposed within the first receiving feature and the second receiving feature when the first fastening feature and the second fastening feature are mechanically coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8817471
    Abstract: A system for suppressing an overheat condition in an electrical housing includes an electrical housing that defines a housing area including one or more electrical devices; a suppression fluid container containing a suppression fluid; a valve configured to regulate the flow of the suppression fluid from the suppression fluid container to the housing area; at least one sensor configured to sense at least one of temperature and smoke; and a controller communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and the valve, the controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor indicating an overheat condition in the housing area; and in response to the received signals indicating the overheat condition in the housing area, control the valve to allow the suppression fluid to flow from the suppression fluid container into the housing area, in order to suppress the overheat condition in the housing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20140209620
    Abstract: A drain device can include a drain body, a drain nut, and a retaining member. The drain body can include at least one wall forming a cavity, where the at least one wall traverses an aperture in the enclosure, and where the drain body has a top end positioned inside the enclosure and a bottom end positioned outside the enclosure. The drain nut can be mechanically coupled to the drain body and can include a number of extending members extending substantially radially away from the top end of the drain body. Each extending member can have a distal end and a proximal end mechanically coupled to the top end of the drain body. Each extending member can have a length that is greater than a width of the proximal end. The retaining member can be mechanically coupled to the bottom end of the drain body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8777678
    Abstract: A conductor receiver is described herein for engaging a conductor. The conductor receiver can include a stationary portion for receiving and securing a bottom portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also include a movable portion that is coupled to the stationary portion and has an open position and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed position, the movable portion secures a top portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also have a channel with a number of rows positioned width-wise within the channel. Each row has at least one member made of conductive material, where each member has a normal position and a retracted position. When the conductor is positioned within the channel, each member is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20140150841
    Abstract: A solar shield can include a body and at least one fastening feature. The body can have a length and a width, where each of the length and the width is at least large enough to cover a top surface of at least one of a number of PV solar panels. The at least one fastening feature can be mechanically coupled to the body. The at least one fastening feature, when enabled, secures the body to the top surface of the at least one of the plurality of PV solar panels. The body can be rigid or flexible. The at least one fastening feature can be, at least, a clip, a clamp, or a strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8699209
    Abstract: A solar power generation system includes an array of photovoltaic modules, a plurality of positive wire lines leading from the photovoltaic modules, and a junction box including components for receiving the plurality of conductive wire lines from the photovoltaic modules and combining the plurality of conductive wire lines into a smaller number of conductive wire lines leading from the junction box and toward a load. An in-line fuse is connected to each of the positive wire lines leading from the photovoltaic modules. The in-line fuses are positioned proximate but physically outside of the junction box, such that the fuses are accessible without opening the junction box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8690595
    Abstract: A squid connector is described herein and can include a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion can include a top housing having a top aperture and a top wall defining a top cavity. The top portion can also include a number of conductor receivers mechanically coupled to the top wall, and a top coupling feature disposed on the top housing. The bottom portion can include a bottom housing having a bottom aperture and a bottom wall defining a bottom cavity. The bottom portion can also include a number of fuse holders positioned within the bottom cavity, and a number of fuses removeably coupled to the fuse holders and a collector electrically coupled to the bottom end of the fuses. The bottom portion can also include a connector pin electrically coupled to the collector and a bottom coupling feature disposed on the bottom housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20140090242
    Abstract: A conductor receiver is described herein for engaging a conductor. The conductor receiver can include a stationary portion for receiving and securing a bottom portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also include a movable portion that is coupled to the stationary portion and has an open position and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed position, the movable portion secures a top portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also have a channel with a number of rows positioned width-wise within the channel. Each row has at least one member made of conductive material, where each member has a normal position and a retracted position. When the conductor is positioned within the channel, each member is in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20140069711
    Abstract: A drain hub can include a housing, a base, and a damming device. The housing has a cavity that traverses its length and can include a top housing portion, a middle housing portion having at least one wall and a number of drainage apertures that traverse the wall, and a bottom housing portion. The base is rotatably disposed within the housing cavity and has a base cavity traversing its length. The base can include a top base portion having a number of slotted features disposed along a top surface. The base can also include a bottom base portion that extends beyond an aperture in the bottom housing portion. The damming device can be disposed within the housing cavity adjacent to the top base portion and the top housing portion, where the damming device has an elastomeric material and at least one aperture through which at least one conductor traverses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20130344727
    Abstract: A squid connector is described herein and can include a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion can include a top housing having a top aperture and a top wall defining a top cavity. The top portion can also include a number of conductor receivers mechanically coupled to the top wall, and a top coupling feature disposed on the top housing. The bottom portion can include a bottom housing having a bottom aperture and a bottom wall defining a bottom cavity. The bottom portion can also include a number of fuse holders positioned within the bottom cavity, and a number of fuses removeably coupled to the fuse holders and a collector electrically coupled to the bottom end of the fuses. The bottom portion can also include a connector pin electrically coupled to the collector and a bottom coupling feature disposed on the bottom housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8611088
    Abstract: A system for transferring heat from an electrical enclosure is provided. An electrical enclosure defines a housing area in which one or more electrical devices are housed. A heat pump extends through the electrical enclosure, the heat pump defining a channel configured to communicate fluid for transferring heat from the one or more electrical devices. The electrical enclosure is substantially sealed from the heat pump channel and from other areas outside the electrical enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Patent number: 8608519
    Abstract: A conductor receiver is described herein for engaging a conductor. The conductor receiver can include a stationary portion for receiving and securing a bottom portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also include a movable portion that is coupled to the stationary portion and has an open position and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed position, the movable portion secures a top portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also have a channel with a number of rows positioned width-wise within the channel. Each row has at least one member made of conductive material, where each member has a normal position and a retracted position. When the conductor is positioned within the channel, each member is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna
  • Publication number: 20130316565
    Abstract: A conductor receiver is described herein for engaging a conductor. The conductor receiver can include a stationary portion for receiving and securing a bottom portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also include a movable portion that is coupled to the stationary portion and has an open position and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed position, the movable portion secures a top portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also have a channel with a number of rows positioned width-wise within the channel. Each row has at least one member made of conductive material, where each member has a normal position and a retracted position. When the conductor is positioned within the channel, each member is in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Kyle Steven Barna