Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Webb

Thomas H. Webb 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: 5191311
    Abstract: A switch, for an electrical transmission line, can be used as a vertically mounted cut out or as an in-line switch. The switch has an insulator, mounting bars at either end, and a first and second brackets extending from the mounting bars. Brackets are configured to receive a fuse element, which can be of known construction. A first bracket includes a pair of bracket elements that defines slots for receiving pivot lugs of the fuse element. To enable the switch to be used either vertically as a cut out or horizontally as an in-line switch, the bracket elements are moveably, preferably rotatably, mounted to the first bracket. The bracket elements can then be located so that the slot is always at least partially directed upwardly. Then, for either use, the fuse element will always be retained by its pivot lugs in the slot. To enable the switch to be mounted as an in-line switch, the insulator can be provided with a relatively narrow central portion to its body and a removable clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Firon Metal Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Webb, Anthony Cocco
  • Patent number: 4371447
    Abstract: Water-in-oil microemulsions useful as fire-resistant hydraulic fluids are prepared from an oil, such as mineral oil, water, emulsifiers, and an aliphatic diol, such as 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Thomas H. Webb, Hugh F. Vest, Keng S. Chan