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).
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Patent number: 11757279Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Michael Mahlon Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
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Publication number: 20220069568Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Michael Mahlon Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
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Patent number: 9755420Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventor: Timothy Stephen Smith
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Patent number: 9472327Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: Michael M. Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith, Jeremy Lane Martin
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Patent number: 9438024Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: Michael M. Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
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Publication number: 20160094021Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventors: Michael M. Ramarge, Timothy Stephen Smith
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Publication number: 20150349515Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventor: Timothy Stephen Smith
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Patent number: 7540776Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbHInventors: Bernd Graeve, Peter Greiner, Franz Josef Toerringer, David Francis Pearce, Timothy Stephen Smith, John David Stoker