Patents by Inventor Sohaib Uddin Shaikh

Sohaib Uddin Shaikh 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling a circuit breaker trip device
    Patent number: 7692903
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a solenoid in a circuit breaker includes a control circuit configured to receive an activation signal in response to a predetermined condition. The control circuit, in response to said activation signal, provides a first energizing signal to the solenoid for a first predetermined period, and cuts off the first energizing signal for a second predetermined period. The control circuit further provides a second energizing signal to the solenoid for a third predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sean Dwyer, Henry Hall Mason, Jr., Cecil Rivers, Jr., Sohaib Uddin Shaikh, Craig B. Williams
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080151463
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a solenoid in a circuit breaker includes a control circuit configured to receive an activation signal in response to a predetermined condition. The control circuit, in response to said activation signal, provides a first energizing signal to the solenoid for a first predetermined period, and cuts off the first energizing signal for a second predetermined period. The control circuit further provides a second energizing signal to the solenoid for a third predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Sean Dwyer, Henry Hall Mason, Cecil Rivers, Sohaib Uddin Shaikh, Craig B. Williams