Patents by Inventor Michael Crook
Michael Crook 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).
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Publication number: 20240106204Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing (e.g., a housing having a form factor of a molded case circuit breaker) and at least two phase terminals supported by the housing and configured to be connected to respective ones of at least two phase buses in an electrical panelboard. The apparatus further includes at least one fault generation device supported by the housing and including an arc containment chamber and first and second spaced-apart electrodes in the arc containment chamber and electrically coupled to respective ones of the at least two phase terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Xin Zhou, Joe W. Kirstein, William Michael Crooks
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Patent number: 11833522Abstract: A shredder cassette of a shredder lubrication is disclosed. The shredder cassette includes a cassette housing and at least two shredding shafts arranged in parallel and rotatably mounted in the cassette housing. A first set of fingers are arranged between the cassette housing and a first shredding shaft, and a second set of fingers are arranged between the cassette housing and a second shredding shaft. At least one of the first set of fingers and the second set of fingers includes finger lubricating channels for lubricating the at least two shredding shafts.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventor: Michael Crooks
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Patent number: 11791611Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing (e.g., a housing having a form factor of a molded case circuit breaker) and at least two phase terminals supported by the housing and configured to be connected to respective ones of at least two phase buses in an electrical panelboard. The apparatus further includes at least one fault generation device supported by the housing and including an arc containment chamber and first and second spaced-apart electrodes in the arc containment chamber and electrically coupled to respective ones of the at least two phase terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Xin Zhou, Joe W. Kirstein, William Michael Crooks
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Patent number: 11762815Abstract: A multi-framework blockchain service may be implemented with a common interface to manage different types of blockchain networks. Requests to create a blockchain network may be received via an interface for the control plane that triggers the creation of the blockchain network according to an identified workflow. Various operations to change the blockchain network, including membership changes, node additions, governance changes, analytics changes, and monitoring changes may be allowed or denied by the control plane according to a distributed governance policy in effect for the blockchain network.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Fritz, Rahul Pathak, Anurag Windlass Gupta, Nachimuthu Govindasamy, Anthony A. Virtuoso, Yugandhar Maram, Mahmoud Salem, Carey Michael Crook, Turkay Mert Hocanin, Montana Norman Wong, Aditya Manohar, Rajul Mittal, Shiyu Sun, Yu Yan, Ramkumar Kamalapuram Sugavanam, Gitesh Tyagi
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Publication number: 20230191421Abstract: A shredder cassette of a shredder lubrication is disclosed. The shredder cassette includes a cassette housing and at least two shredding shafts arranged in parallel and rotatably mounted in the cassette housing. A first set of fingers are arranged between the cassette housing and a first shredding shaft, and a second set of fingers are arranged between the cassette housing and a second shredding shaft. At least one of the first set of fingers and the second set of fingers includes finger lubricating channels for lubricating the at least two shredding shafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Michael Crooks
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Publication number: 20230191419Abstract: A shredding module of a shredding apparatus is disclosed. The shredding module includes a shredder cassette receiver and a shredder cassette received within the shredder cassette receiver. The shredding cassette includes two shredding shafts arranged in parallel and rotatable about respective rotation axes, and two sets of fingers that cooperate with the two shredding shafts to shred material. The shredder cassette is slidably movable in an axial direction of the respective rotation axes into and out of the shredder cassette receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Michael Crooks
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Publication number: 20220045484Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing (e.g., a housing having a form factor of a molded case circuit breaker) and at least two phase terminals supported by the housing and configured to be connected to respective ones of at least two phase buses in an electrical panelboard. The apparatus further includes at least one fault generation device supported by the housing and including an arc containment chamber and first and second spaced-apart electrodes in the arc containment chamber and electrically coupled to respective ones of the at least two phase terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Xin Zhou, Joe W. Kerstein, William Michael Crooks
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Patent number: 11183817Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing (e.g., a housing having a form factor of a molded case circuit breaker) and at least two phase terminals supported by the housing and configured to be connected to respective ones of at least two phase buses in an electrical panelboard. The apparatus further includes at least one fault generation device supported by the housing and including an arc containment chamber and first and second spaced-apart electrodes in the arc containment chamber and electrically coupled to respective ones of the at least two phase terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Inventors: Xin Zhou, Joe W. Kirstein, William Michael Crooks
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Publication number: 20200373741Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing (e.g., a housing having a form factor of a molded case circuit breaker) and at least two phase terminals supported by the housing and configured to be connected to respective ones of at least two phase buses in an electrical panelboard. The apparatus further includes at least one fault generation device supported by the housing and including an arc containment chamber and first and second spaced-apart electrodes in the arc containment chamber and electrically coupled to respective ones of the at least two phase terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Xin Zhou, Joe W. Kirstein, William Michael Crooks
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Publication number: 20200167319Abstract: A multi-framework blockchain service may be implemented with a common interface to manage different types of blockchain networks. Requests to create a blockchain network may be received via an interface for the control plane that triggers the creation of the blockchain network according to an identified workflow. Various operations to change the blockchain network, including membership changes, node additions, governance changes, analytics changes, and monitoring changes may be allowed or denied by the control plane according to a distributed governance policy in effect for the blockchain network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Fritz, Rahul Pathak, Anurag Windlass Gupta, Nachimuthu Govindasamy, Anthony A. Virtuoso, Yugandhar Maram, Mahmoud Salem, Carey Michael Crook, Turkay Mert Hocanin, Montana Norman Wong, Aditya Manohar, Rajul Mittal, Shiyu Sun, Yu Yan, Ramkumar Kamalapuram Sugavanam, Gitesh Tyagi
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Patent number: 9947343Abstract: A hard disk drive desledder comprises a support and a cutting member. The support is configured to receive and to support a hard disk drive assembly that includes a hard disk drive and a sled. The cutting member has at least two cutting edges corresponding to respective portions of the sled. The cutting member is movable from a first position spaced apart from the support and a second position adjacent the support to cause the at least two cutting edges to cut portions of the sled to allow the hard disk drive to be removed from the hard disk drive assembly. Related desledding methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ian Michael Crook, Christopher Wayne Turner
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Patent number: 9548170Abstract: A guard assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus of an electrical system. The electrical system includes a number of conductors each having an insulated portion and an exposed portion that meet at a junction. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of terminals connected to the exposed portion of a conductor. The guard assembly comprises: an interconnect member coupled to the housing; and a number of guard members each comprising: a first portion coupled to the interconnect member, and a second portion extending from the first portion away from the housing, the second portion comprising: a first distal end located at the first portion, and a second distal end opposite and distal from the first distal end. Each of the guard members has an opening. The opening receives a conductor. Each junction is located between a second distal end and a terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: William Michael Crooks, Charles Bradley Anderson, Michael Paul Puskar, David Michael Olszewski, Javvad Qasimi
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Publication number: 20160211093Abstract: A guard assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus of an electrical system. The electrical system includes a number of conductors each having an insulated portion and an exposed portion that meet at a junction. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing and a number of terminals connected to the exposed portion of a conductor. The guard assembly comprises: an interconnect member coupled to the housing; and a number of guard members each comprising: a first portion coupled to the interconnect member, and a second portion extending from the first portion away from the housing, the second portion comprising: a first distal end located at the first portion, and a second distal end opposite and distal from the first distal end. Each of the guard members has an opening. The opening receives a conductor. Each junction is located between a second distal end and a terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: William Michael Crooks, Charles Bradley Anderson, Michael Paul Puskar, David Michael Olszewski, Javvad Qasimi
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Patent number: 9362723Abstract: A support assembly is for an electrical system including an electrical enclosure, an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, and a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus. The plate member includes a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure. The electrical switching apparatus includes an operating handle extending through the distal portion. The support assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a base. The support assembly further includes a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base and structured to be coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: William Michael Crooks, Donald Ray Hardee
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Patent number: 9263860Abstract: A mounting member for a switchgear assembly is provided. The switchgear assembly includes a mounting element, an electrical switching apparatus having a number of terminals and being coupled to the mounting element, a metering module having a number of terminals and being spaced from the electrical switching apparatus, a number of electrical conductors electrically connecting the terminals of the metering module to the terminals of the electrical switching apparatus, and a support member adjacent the electrical switching apparatus. The mounting member includes a base portion structured to retain the metering module; a number of coupling portions structured to couple the mounting member to the support member; and a number of directing portions, each directing portion being structured to receive a corresponding one of the electrical conductors.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: William Michael Crooks, Dawn S. Florence
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Publication number: 20150311683Abstract: A support assembly is for an electrical system including an electrical enclosure, an electrical switching apparatus removably disposed in the electrical enclosure, and a plate member coupled to the electrical switching apparatus. The plate member includes a distal portion facing away from the electrical enclosure. The electrical switching apparatus includes an operating handle extending through the distal portion. The support assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a base. The support assembly further includes a number of brace assemblies each coupled to the base and structured to be coupled to the distal portion of the plate member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: WILLIAM MICHAEL CROOKS, DONALD RAY HARDEE
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Publication number: 20150200525Abstract: A mounting member for a switchgear assembly is provided. The switchgear assembly includes a mounting element, an electrical switching apparatus having a number of terminals and being coupled to the mounting element, a metering module having a number of terminals and being spaced from the electrical switching apparatus, a number of electrical conductors electrically connecting the terminals of the metering module to the terminals of the electrical switching apparatus, and a support member adjacent the electrical switching apparatus. The mounting member includes a base portion structured to retain the metering module; a number of coupling portions structured to couple the mounting member to the support member; and a number of directing portions, each directing portion being structured to receive a corresponding one of the electrical conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: WILLIAM MICHAEL CROOKS, Dawn S. Florence
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Publication number: 20070250384Abstract: The present invention relates to interactive kiosks. In particular, it relates to utility kiosks that support a variety of services, to wagering kiosks that must conform to regulatory requirements, and gaming kiosks that qualify as Class 2 or lower gaming devices, not Class 3 gaming devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Inventors: Glenn Geller, Michael Crook
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Publication number: 20060213980Abstract: The present invention relates to stored value cards and improved bank processing systems. In particular, it relates to systems and methods that load value into demand deposit and plastic account number accounts corresponding to the stored value card and make funds available without delay, even for the unbanked. It also relates to methods for avoiding fraud.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: bluko Information GroupInventors: Glenn Geller, Lyann Nguyen, Michael Crook
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Publication number: 20060213978Abstract: The present invention relates to stored value cards and improved bank processing systems. In particular, it relates to systems and methods that load value into demand deposit and plastic account number accounts corresponding to the stored value card and make funds available without delay, even for the unbanked. It also relates to methods for avoiding fraud.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Applicant: bluko Information GroupInventors: Glenn Geller, Lyann Nguyen, Michael Crook