Patents by Inventor Sitara Vasudevan Unni

Sitara Vasudevan Unni 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).

  • CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH ADJUSTABLE ARC-FLASH PROTECTION AND WIRELESS SENSOR AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20080142486
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a microprocessor and a wireless sensor in communication with the microprocessor, the wireless sensor being configured to detect the presence of a person within a predetermined area around the circuit breaker such that a level of protection of the circuit breaker is changed by the microprocessor when the presence of the person within the predetermined area is detected by the wireless sensor. Methods of reducing a level of arc-flash protection of a circuit breaker are also within the scope of the disclosed invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Nataniel Barbosa Vicente, Arun Kumar Singh, Kenneth U. Nsofor, Edli Papadhima, Bhanwar Lal Bishnoi, Dinesh Tripathi, Sitara Vasudevan Unni