Patents by Inventor Robert L. Fugate

Robert L. Fugate 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: 4369484
    Abstract: Multiple meter electrical switchboard apparatus having a plurality of service sections, each including a meter compartment and an adjacent switching compartment. A meter socket and watt-hour meter are mounted in each meter compartment. A switching mechanism and circuit protective devices, such as fuses or circuit breakers, are mounted in each switching compartment. Busbars carrying incoming power are electrically connected to the components in each service section, and each service section has load terminals for making connections to a sub-feed or branch circuit. The apparatus has vertical and horizontal wireways for accommodating cables connected to the load terminals. Each compartment is accessible only through the open front of the apparatus and each is individually covered by a closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: GTE Products Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Fugate, Richard Schneider, Felix K. Zgud