Patents by Inventor Mitchell Dean Fretwell

Mitchell Dean Fretwell 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).

  • Adjustable wireway assembly, method of employing, and enclosure employing the same
    Patent number: 9246318
    Abstract: An adjustable wireway assembly for use in an electrical enclosure includes a panel structured to form a portion of the electrical enclosure, the panel having a first aperture defined therein. The assembly further includes a plate member selectively coupled to the panel about a portion of the first aperture in at least one of a first position and a second position in a manner that blocks at least a portion of the first aperture and thereby defines a second aperture formed from a portion of the first aperture. When coupled in the first position, the second aperture is of a first area and when coupled in the second position, the second aperture is of a second area different than the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Ryan Hussey, Jeffrey Scott Kuykendall, James Darryl Robinson, Mitchell Dean Fretwell, Michael Howard Abrahamsen, Daniel Garett Sims, Michael Davis Pearce
  • ADJUSTABLE WIREWAY ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF EMPLOYING, AND ENCLOSURE EMPLOYING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150249328
    Abstract: An adjustable wireway assembly for use in an electrical enclosure includes a panel structured to form a portion of the electrical enclosure, the panel having a first aperture defined therein. The assembly further includes a plate member selectively coupled to the panel about a portion of the first aperture in at least one of a first position and a second position in a manner that blocks at least a portion of the first aperture and thereby defines a second aperture formed from a portion of the first aperture. When coupled in the first position, the second aperture is of a first area and when coupled in the second position, the second aperture is of a second area different than the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW RYAN HUSSEY, JEFFREY SCOTT KUYKENDALL, JAMES DARRYL ROBINSON, MITCHELL DEAN FRETWELL, MICHAEL HOWARD ABRAHAMSEN, DANIEL GARETT SIMS, MICHAEL DAVIS PEARCE
  • Removable switchboard transformer
    Patent number: 8218294
    Abstract: A removable transformer system is described. The system comprises a switchboard structure, a removable transformer moveable into and out of the switchboard structure, and a transformer mounting and supporting assembly for supporting the removable transformer. During operation of the system, the removable transformer is horizontally displaceable along the supporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell Dean Fretwell, Hector Gabriel Dumaine, Earl Dean Sandefur
  • Removable switchboard transformer
    Publication number: 20110228450
    Abstract: A removable transformer system is described. The system comprises a switchboard structure, a removable transformer moveable into and out of the switchboard structure, and a transformer mounting and supporting assembly for supporting the removable transformer. During operation of the system, the removable transformer is horizontally displaceable along the supporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Mitchell Dean Fretwell, Hector Gabriel Dumaine, Earl Dean Sandefur