Patents by Inventor Robert Rapsinski

Robert Rapsinski 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).

  • Electric meter contact arc detector employing dual-purposed inductive components
    Patent number: 10816580
    Abstract: An electricity meter includes a pair of terminals configured to connect in-line with a power line, an electrical conductor within the electric meter connecting the pair of terminals through a switch that includes an electric motor with an inductive coil, an inductive coil coupled to the electrical conductor, and a metrology circuit operatively connected to the electric motor in the switch. The metrology circuit includes a current sensor electrically connected to the inductive coil to measure an electric current that flows between the pair of terminals through the electrical conductor and an arc detection circuit electrically connected to one of the inductive coil coupled to the electrical conductor or the inductive coil in the electric motor, the arc detection circuit being configured to detect electrical arcs between the pair of terminals and the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Landis+Gyr LLC
    Inventors: Mark David Minich, Robert Rapsinski
  • Electric Meter Contact Arc Detector Employing Dual-Purposed Inductive Components
    Publication number: 20190227105
    Abstract: An electricity meter includes a pair of terminals configured to connect in-line with a power line, an electrical conductor within the electric meter connecting the pair of terminals through a switch that includes an electric motor with an inductive coil, an inductive coil coupled to the electrical conductor, and a metrology circuit operatively connected to the electric motor in the switch. The metrology circuit includes a current sensor electrically connected to the inductive coil to measure an electric current that flows between the pair of terminals through the electrical conductor and an arc detection circuit electrically connected to one of the inductive coil coupled to the electrical conductor or the inductive coil in the electric motor, the arc detection circuit being configured to detect electrical arcs between the pair of terminals and the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Mark David Minich, Robert Rapsinski