Patents by Inventor Michael Anthony Bellin

Michael Anthony Bellin 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).

  • Electrical power distribution system apparatus-resident personality memory module
    Patent number: 5666256
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus (100) line actuator (102), such as a voltage regulator or circuit breaker, has resident therein a personality module, electronically reconfigurable memory device (126) which stores actuator operational information, such as specifications (132), historical and maintenance information. An apparatus controller (106) communicates with the personality module (126) and can change the operational information stored therein. If either or both of the controller (106) and actuator (102) is replaced at a site, the controller (106) of the replacement apparatus configuration (100) can read the operational information stored in the personality module (126) and adapt its operational interaction with the actuator (102) in conformance with the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Mitchell Zavis, Jeffery Cullen Mizener, James J. Honochick, Michael Anthony Bellin, Carl J. Laplace