Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Verdecchio

Thomas A. Verdecchio 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).

  • Portable protective air gap tool and method
    Patent number: 6957117
    Abstract: A method for designing and validating a portable protective air gap (PPAG) device for use by workmen doing live-line maintenance on a electrical voltage transmission line network. The method sets out the procedure for optimizing the starting gap distance for a particular PPAG to be used for a given nominal system voltage. Validation testing then follows to achieve final, recommended values. PPAG devices employing axially aligned, hemispherically tipped, first and second electrodes for use on 115/138 kV, 230 kV and 345 kV voltage networks are designed using the methodology of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Public Service Electric and Gas Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Verdecchio, Raymond Ferraro, George Gela
  • Portable protective air gap tool and method
    Publication number: 20030069657
    Abstract: A method for designing and validating a portable protective air gap (PPAG) device for use by workmen doing live-line maintenance on a electrical voltage transmission line network. The method sets out the procedure for optimizing the starting gap distance for a particular PPAG to be used for a given nominal system voltage. Validation testing then follows to achieve final, recommended values. PPAG devices employing axially aligned, hemispherically tipped, first and second electrodes for use on 115/138 kV, 230 kV and 345 kV voltage networks are designed using the methodology of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas A. Verdecchio, Raymond Ferraro, George Gela