Patents by Inventor Thomas Louis Scanzillo
Thomas Louis Scanzillo 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).
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Publication number: 20230361506Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes a plurality of conductors. The second electrical contact device includes a first portion, a second portion movable in a rotational and translational manner relative to the first portion, and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes first electrical contacts, and the second portion includes electrical sockets. Each socket receives an associated conductor and includes a second electrical contact aligned with an associated first electrical contact. The second portion is biased away from the first portion. When the actuator is in the first position, the actuator inhibits translational movement of the second portion toward the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: William Ramon Valentin, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 11735865Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes a plurality of conductors. The second electrical contact device includes a first portion, a second portion movable in a rotational and translational manner relative to the first portion, and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes first electrical contacts, and the second portion includes electrical sockets. Each socket receives an associated conductor and includes a second electrical contact aligned with an associated first electrical contact. The second portion is biased away from the first portion. When the actuator is in the first position, the actuator inhibits translational movement of the second portion toward the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: William Ramon Valentin, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Publication number: 20230139373Abstract: A breakaway electrical connector is provided that includes a line side and a load side. The line side that is connectable to a line conductor, while the load side is connectable to a load conductor. The line side has a first magnet and a first plurality of contacts. The load side has a second magnet and a second plurality of contacts. The first and second magnets provide a magnetic connection force to maintain the line and load sides connected to one another with the first and second plurality of contacts electrically coupled to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: William Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Roy Itzler
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Patent number: 11626698Abstract: An electronic power connector including a contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The electronic power connector further including a contact core configured to receive the contact, the contact core including a transformer winding wrapped around the contact core, the transformer winding configured to sense a current.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Publication number: 20220006233Abstract: Disclosed is an auxiliary contact assembly for an industrial connector, such as an electrical plug and electrical receptacle. The receptacle has a line side contact assembly formed by a cavity elongated in a proximal direction with an open distal end, and a plurality of inner side surfaces. A plurality of line side contacts are arranged on the inner side surfaces of the cavity. At least two of the line side contacts are on separate non-adjacent inner side surfaces at a first distance from the distal end of the cavity and at least one of the plurality of line side contacts is on an intervening inner side surface between the separate non-adjacent inner side surfaces and at a second distance from the distal end so that the contacts are staggered along the length of the cavity. The plug includes a load side contact assembly formed by a support body having a plurality of outer side surfaces that is elongated in the proximal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Thomas Louis Scanzillo, William Henry Dietz
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Publication number: 20210249814Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes a plurality of conductors. The second electrical contact device includes a first portion, a second portion movable in a rotational and translational manner relative to the first portion, and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes first electrical contacts, and the second portion includes electrical sockets. Each socket receives an associated conductor and includes a second electrical contact aligned with an associated first electrical contact. The second portion is biased away from the first portion. When the actuator is in the first position, the actuator inhibits translational movement of the second portion toward the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: William Ramon Valentin, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 11018451Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes a plurality of conductors. The second electrical contact device includes a first portion, a second portion movable in a rotational and translational manner relative to the first portion, and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes first electrical contacts, and the second portion includes electrical sockets. Each socket receives an associated conductor and includes a second electrical contact aligned with an associated first electrical contact. The second portion is biased away from the first portion. When the actuator is in the first position, the actuator inhibits translational movement of the second portion toward the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: William Ramon Valentin, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Publication number: 20210104846Abstract: An electronic power connector including a contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 10971855Abstract: A latch assembly is provided in a receptacle in a pin-and-sleeve type electrical connector used to capture a plug of the pin-and-sleeve electrical connector. The latch assembly has a housing with a cover, a plurality of latches and a corresponding plurality of latch lever arm extending from a latch lever, such that pivotable movement of the latch lever is translated to rotational movement of the latches between a plug capture position and a plug release position.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATEDInventors: William Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Mark Andrew Condo
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Patent number: 10957497Abstract: An enclosure is provided that includes a main housing, a top housing, and a front housing. The main housing defines at least a rear wall of the enclosure, the top housing defines a top wall and a pair of side walls of the enclosure, and the front housing defines a front wall of the enclosure. The top wall has a convex curved portion that spans between side walls, where the convex curved portion has an angle that slopes downward from the rear wall towards the front wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATEDInventors: Dale Alan Drechsler, Gregory Bryant McAleer, Bart Richard Hogestyn, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 10873163Abstract: An electronic power connector including a contact and a contact core. The contact is configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The contact core is configured to receive the contact. The contact core includes a transformer winding configured to sense a current and a sensor slot configured to receive a sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a temperature. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 10868394Abstract: An illuminated power receptacle includes a base having at least one set of contacts for receiving a plug. Each set of contacts having at least two openings for receiving a respective prong of a plug. There is a cover mounted on the base with an outlet member corresponding to each set of contacts. Each outlet member includes an outlet face with an opaque material and an outer periphery. Each outlet face includes at least two openings configured to receive and guide a respective prong of the plug into the set of at least two openings of the corresponding set of contacts. Each outlet member also includes an outlet rim made of a translucent material disposed about the outer periphery of the outlet face. There is light source disposed between the base and the cover that transmits light that passes through each outlet rim and is blocked by the opaque material.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Inventors: Patrick Close, William Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Michael Arthur Salvietti, Jason Zachary Walker, Roy Itzler
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Publication number: 20200335918Abstract: An illuminated power receptacle includes a base having at least one set of contacts for receiving a plug. Each set of contacts having at least two openings for receiving a respective prong of a plug. There is a cover mounted on the base with an outlet member corresponding to each set of contacts. Each outlet member includes an outlet face with an opaque material and an outer periphery. Each outlet face includes at least two openings configured to receive and guide a respective prong of the plug into the set of at least two openings of the corresponding set of contacts. Each outlet member also includes an outlet rim made of a translucent material disposed about the outer periphery of the outlet face. There is light source disposed between the base and the cover that transmits light that passes through each outlet rim and is blocked by the opaque material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Patrick Close, William Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Michael Arthur Salvietti, Jason Zachary Walker, Roy Itzler
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Patent number: 10741980Abstract: An illuminated power receptacle includes a base having at least one set of contacts for receiving a plug. Each set of contacts having at least two openings for receiving a respective prong of a plug. There is a cover mounted on the base with an outlet member corresponding to each set of contacts. Each outlet member includes an outlet face with an opaque material and an outer periphery. Each outlet face includes at least two openings configured to receive and guide a respective prong of the plug into the set of at least two openings of the corresponding set of contacts. Each outlet member also includes an outlet rim made of a translucent material disposed about the outer periphery of the outlet face. There is light source disposed between the base and the cover that transmits light that passes through each outlet rim and is blocked by the opaque material.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Inventors: Patrick Close, William Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Michael Arthur Salvietti, Jason Zachary Walker, Roy Itzler
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Publication number: 20200106213Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes a plurality of conductors. The second electrical contact device includes a first portion, a second portion movable in a rotational and translational manner relative to the first portion, and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The first portion includes first electrical contacts, and the second portion includes electrical sockets. Each socket receives an associated conductor and includes a second electrical contact aligned with an associated first electrical contact. The second portion is biased away from the first portion. When the actuator is in the first position, the actuator inhibits translational movement of the second portion toward the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: William Ramon Valentin, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Publication number: 20200067240Abstract: An illuminated power receptacle includes a base having at least one set of contacts for receiving a plug. Each set of contacts having at least two openings for receiving a respective prong of a plug. There is a cover mounted on the base with an outlet member corresponding to each set of contacts. Each outlet member includes an outlet face with an opaque material and an outer periphery. Each outlet face includes at least two openings configured to receive and guide a respective prong of the plug into the set of at least two openings of the corresponding set of contacts. Each outlet member also includes an outlet rim made of a translucent material disposed about the outer periphery of the outlet face. There is light source disposed between the base and the cover that transmits light that passes through each outlet rim and is blocked by the opaque material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Patrick Close, William Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Michael Arthur Salvietti, Jason Zachary Walker, Roy Itzler
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Publication number: 20190280437Abstract: An electronic power connector including a contact and a contact core. The contact is configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The contact core is configured to receive the contact. The contact core includes a transformer winding configured to sense a current and a sensor slot configured to receive a sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a temperature. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 10305230Abstract: An electronic power connector including a contact and a contact core. The contact is configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The contact core is configured to receive the contact. The contact core includes a transformer winding configured to sense a current and a sensor slot configured to receive a sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a temperature. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense a voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Thomas Louis Scanzillo
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Patent number: 10263370Abstract: An internally switched female receptacle or connector for use with IEC 60309-2 configuration plugs and the like. Various plug-latching and plug-actuated safety interlock arrangements coordinate strictly axial plug movement relative to the receptacle with the closing and opening of sleeve contacts and terminal pressure contacts. A continuous ground feature ensures grounding of the primary electrical circuit throughout plug insertion and withdrawal. An optional low-current lighting control circuit powers an LED status indicator. A modular clocking design enables variable angular positioning of the terminals during manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Mark Andrew Condo, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, William Henry Dietz, William Ramon Valentin
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Patent number: 10177510Abstract: A mounting plate for an electrical outlet includes a central region having a front surface, a rear surface, and an opening for accessing an outlet. A first mounting tab and a second mounting tab extend from the central region at an angle. The mounting plate may be used to attach an outlet to an outlet housing having a wiring compartment and a panel at least partially enclosing the wiring compartment. The panel has a front wall and an opening for receiving an outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Alan Carbone, Bart Richard Hogestyn, Ryan Gene Papageorge, Thomas Louis Scanzillo