Patents by Inventor Timothy Stephen Smith

Timothy Stephen Smith 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: 11757279
    Abstract: A module for a fire-mitigating surge arrester includes: an inner arrester module including an electrically conductive assembly; a cartridge including a first end, a second end, a sidewall that extends between the first end and the second end, and an exhaust region in the sidewall, the sidewall surrounding the inner arrester module; a first electrical component in contact with a first end of the electrically conductive assembly and the first end of the cartridge; a second electrical component in contact with a second end of the electrically conductive assembly and the second end of the cartridge; and a reinforcement structure on the sidewall, the first electrical component, and the second electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Michael Mahlon Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
  • Publication number: 20220069568
    Abstract: A module for a fire-mitigating surge arrester includes: an inner arrester module including an electrically conductive assembly; a cartridge including a first end, a second end, a sidewall that extends between the first end and the second end, and an exhaust region in the sidewall, the sidewall surrounding the inner arrester module; a first electrical component in contact with a first end of the electrically conductive assembly and the first end of the cartridge; a second electrical component in contact with a second end of the electrically conductive assembly and the second end of the cartridge; and a reinforcement structure on the sidewall, the first electrical component, and the second electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Mahlon Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
  • Patent number: 9755420
    Abstract: An electrical transmission system is described herein. The electrical transmission system can include at least one first phase high-voltage conductor. The electrical transmission system can also include an arrester coupled to the at least one first phase high-voltage conductor, where the arrester includes an arrester body and an isolator, where the arrester body includes a top end and a bottom end, where the top end of the arrester is coupled to the at least one first phase high-voltage conductor, and where the bottom end of the arrester body is coupled to the isolator. The electrical transmission system can further include a ground conductor coupled to a bottom end of the isolator of the arrester. The electrical transmission system can also include a tether coupled to the ground conductor, where the tether comprises a distal end, where the distal end of the tether is coupled to the arrester above the isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Timothy Stephen Smith
  • Patent number: 9472327
    Abstract: The disclosed concept relates to hollow core arrester membranes generally and, in particular, to membranes that include a pultruded tube composed of fibers and resin, and one or more wrap layers composed of fibers and resin in the form of a mat or fabric. The one or more wrap layers are applied to the pultruded tube to form a wrapped, pultruded tube, which is over molded with a polymer enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael M. Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith, Jeremy Lane Martin
  • Patent number: 9438024
    Abstract: An isolator protection device can include a housing having at least one wall and a first coupling feature, where the at least one all forms a cavity, where the first coupling feature is configured to couple to an arrester, and where the at least one wall is configured to house an isolator body of an isolator within the cavity. The isolator protection device can also include a securing device disposed within the cavity, where the securing device is configured to secure a stud of the isolator to the isolator body during normal operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael M. Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
  • Publication number: 20160094021
    Abstract: An isolator protection device can include a housing flaying at least one wall and a first coupling feature, where the at least one all forms a cavity, where the first coupling feature is configured to couple to an arrester, and where the at least one wall is configured to house an isolator body of an isolator within the cavity. The isolator protection device can also include a securing device disposed within the cavity, where the securing device is configured to secure a stud of the isolator to the isolator body during normal operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael M. Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
  • Publication number: 20150349515
    Abstract: An electrical transmission system is described herein. The electrical transmission system can include at least one first phase high-voltage conductor. The electrical transmission system can also include an arrester coupled to the at least one first phase high-voltage conductor, where the arrester includes an arrester body and an isolator, where the arrester body includes a top end and a bottom end, where the top end of the arrester is coupled to the at least one first phase high-voltage conductor, and where the bottom end of the arrester body is coupled to the isolator. The electrical transmission system can further include a ground conductor coupled to a bottom end of the isolator of the arrester. The electrical transmission system can also include a tether coupled to the ground conductor, where the tether comprises a distal end, where the distal end of the tether is coupled to the arrester above the isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Timothy Stephen Smith
  • Patent number: 7540776
    Abstract: A heat-shrink tube for an electrical power cable comprises a sleeve having an insulating inner layer, a conductive outer layer and a thermoplastic mid-layer located between the inner and outer layers. The mid-layer is recovered by the application of heat thereto. The insulating inner layer is preferably comprised of an elastomeric material and the thermoplastic mid-layer is rigid and acts to retain the inner layer in a radially expanded state prior to its recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Graeve, Peter Greiner, Franz Josef Toerringer, David Francis Pearce, Timothy Stephen Smith, John David Stoker