Patents by Inventor Tom Short

Tom Short 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).

  • Multifunction hybrid solid-state switchgear
    Patent number: 7405910
    Abstract: A universal hybrid solid-state switchgear for power transmission or distribution systems incorporates a fast mechanical switch and solid-state power electronics switching circuits to provide circuit breaker and fault current limiting applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Arindam Maitra, Mark McGranaghan, Jih-Sheng Lai, Tom Short, Frank Goodman
  • Multifunction hybrid solid-state switchgear
    Publication number: 20070121257
    Abstract: A universal hybrid solid-state switchgear for power transmission or distribution systems incorporates a fast mechanical switch and solid-state power electronics switching circuits to provide circuit breaker and fault current limiting applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Arindam Maitra, Mark McGranaghan, Jih-Sheng Lai, Tom Short, Frank Goodman