Patents by Inventor Lynn B. Steve

Lynn B. Steve 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: 4013929
    Abstract: An electric receptacle for ordinary household or trade size junction boxes having a complete ground fault circuit interrupter incorporated in the receptacle, including electronic components to detect a ground fault on the load side of such receptacle, and a coil and trip mechanism which is actuated when a ground fault is detected. A number of the components are utilized in this invention in ways that enable them to perform multiple functions eliminating the need for separate components and the space they would require, thereby making it possible to install a complete ground fault circuit interrupter in a smaller space within a receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Robert E. Dietz, Darrell P. Ophaug, Lynn B. Steve