Patents Assigned to Cooper Technologies Company
  • Concrete deck insert
    Patent number: 9982427
    Abstract: A concrete insert for metal deck formed concrete includes an elongate, generally planar body having opposite upper and lower faces, and opposite first and second longitudinal ends. A rod opening is located between the first and second longitudinal ends and extends through the upper and lower faces of the elongate, generally planar body. A female screw thread extends at least partially about a perimeter of the rod opening and protrudes at least one of above the upper face and below the lower face. The female screw thread is configured to threadably mate with a male thread of a threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Grahek, Abbas A. Moiyadi
  • Fitting for strut channel
    Patent number: 9982695
    Abstract: In one aspect, a fitting for connecting first and second pieces of strut to one another, wherein each piece of strut includes an elongate strut body having opposite longitudinal ends, a length extending between the opposite longitudinal ends, and a fitting side defining an external fitting groove extending lengthwise of the body, includes a first clip arm configured to extend into the external fitting groove of the first piece of strut. A second clip arm is configured to extend into the external fitting groove of the second piece of strut. A central portion is connected to and extends between the first and second clip arms. The central portion includes a first dimple configured to receive a tool and a second dimple configured to receive a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, James A. Knutson
  • Fitting including clip for channel framing
    Patent number: 9982837
    Abstract: A fitting for channel framing includes a first clip arm configured to extend into a first external fitting groove of the channel framing and clip onto the channel framing, and a second clip arm configured to extend into a second external fitting groove of the channel framing and clip onto the channel framing. An outer portion connected to and extending between the first and second clip arms is configured to span across the continuous slot when the first and second clip arms extend into the respective first and second external fitting grooves and are clipped onto the channel framing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, William E. McCarthy, James A. Knutson
  • Systems, methods, and devices for diagnosing integrity of electrical conductor-carrying systems
    Patent number: 9977066
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing integrity of an electrical conductor-carrying system can include an electrical conductor-carrying network having a number of electrical conductor-carrying devices mechanically coupled to each other, where at least a portion of the electrical conductor-carrying network is made of electrically conductive material. The system can also include a number of sensor modules coupled to the electrical conductor-carrying network. The system can further include a control unit communicably coupled to the sensor modules. The sensor modules can measure at least one impedance in the electrical conductor-carrying devices of the electrical conductor-carrying network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jesse Wade Taylor, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Optical gas sensor
    Patent number: 9976991
    Abstract: A sensor head is described herein. The sensor head can include a first piece, where the first piece can include a body having an outer surface and an inner surface. The first piece can also include a light source cavity disposed in the body at the inner surface. The first piece can further include an optical device cavity disposed in the body at the inner surface. The first piece can also include an ellipsoidal cavity disposed in the body at the inner surface, where the ellipsoidal cavity is disposed adjacent to the optical device cavity. The first piece can further include a receiving device cavity disposed in the body adjacent to the inner surface that forms the ellipsoidal cavity. The first piece can also include at least one channel disposed in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kalaga Venu Madhav, Swapnil Sushilendra Deshpande, Abhijeet Vikram Kshirsagar, Chinmaya Rajiv Dandekar, Yogesh Shinde, Sarin Kumar Anakkat Koyilothu
  • Edgelit Multi-Panel Lighting System
    Patent number: 9977174
    Abstract: A lighting system can include a lightguide having an edge and two major surfaces. The lightguide can be mounted in a frame so that one of the major surfaces faces towards an area to be illuminated, while the other major surface faces away from the area. LEDs can couple light into the lightguide edge, with the coupled light emitting from both major surfaces. Light emitted from the major surface that faces away from the area to be illuminated can be reflected back into the lightguide by a reflective surface. The reflective surface can be separated from the lightguide by an air gap. The air gap can promote internal reflection at the major surface facing away from the area to be illuminated, thereby enhancing homogeneity and output of light towards the area to be illuminated. The frame can include integral wireways, reflector retention clips, and grounding circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Russ Clements
  • Systems for tracking corrosion within enclosures using sacrificial loop targets
    Patent number: 9976987
    Abstract: A corrosion tracking system within an enclosure can include an electrical circuit through which a first current flows, where the first current creates a magnetic field. The system can also include a target component disposed proximate to the electrical circuit, where the magnetic field induces a number of second currents to flow within the target component. The system can further include a sensor that measures the plurality of second currents flowing within the target component to generate a plurality of measurements. The measurements can indicate whether the target component is experiencing corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Jesse Wade Taylor
  • Junction box of a recessed luminaire for installation in shallow spaces
    Patent number: 9979169
    Abstract: A junction box includes a first cover plate that covers a first open side defined by a main body, and a second cover plate that covers a second open side defined by the main body. The second cover plate includes a mounting pad to attach an electrical component thereto. The electrical component is disposed in an inner cavity defined by the main body when the second cover plate is in a closed position. Further, the junction box includes a fastening device that retains the first cover plate and the second cover plate in the closed position and operates without interfering with a mounting structure in which the junction box is disposed. Furthermore, the junction box includes chamfer walls and wire traps disposed thereon to receive and pass electrical wiring cables into the junction box therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Zhihong Lin, Wei Zhao, Oliver Ernst
  • Linear LED luminaire for use in harsh and hazardous locations
    Patent number: 9976735
    Abstract: A linear light fixture is provided which includes a housing body onto which a bezel is attached. Semiconductor LEDs or other light emitting source that produce light when electrically powered are located behind a lens that is secured to the housing body by the bezel. One or more incandescent light bulbs that include an electric filament that produce light when electrified as well as one or more fluorescent bulbs that produce light based at least in part on the electrification and illumination of a plasma or gas can also be used as a source of illumination. For example, the linear light fixture can further include a driver housing that includes a driver housing cover to permit access to at least one driver and/or battery backup components located within the driver housing. There is also at least one window in the bezel which permits illumination of an area or object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Budd Shaw Honda, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood, Daniel Robert Treible, Jr., Virginia Marie Merriam
  • ELECTRICAL PANEL ENCLOSURE INCLUDING BAFFLE TO INHIBIT WATER INGRESS
    Publication number: 20180139859
    Abstract: An electrical panel enclosure includes a baffle secured to an enclosure body. The baffle is between a first door gasket and a first side door flange of the first door to impede liquid flow toward the first door gasket when the first door is in the closed position. The baffle is also between a second door gasket and a second side door flange of a second door to impede liquid flow toward the second door gasket when the second door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Reese, Ken Huggins, Jason S. Mevius
  • ONE OR MORE DOORS WITH ONE OR MORE ANGLED SIDE FLANGES FOR ELECTRICAL PANEL ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20180135350
    Abstract: An electrical panel enclosure includes a door hingedly secured to an enclosure body at the front side of the enclosure body. The door includes a door panel having a planar door panel body with opposite first and second side edge margins, and a first side door flange extending rearwardly from the first side edge margin of the door panel body. The first side door flange extends at an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the planar door panel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Reese, Ken Huggins, Jason S. Mevius
  • Recessed and adjustable light fixture
    Patent number: 9970636
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a pivot bracket that includes a first arm, a second arm, and a connector band that couples both the arms. The pivot bracket is pivotably coupled to a trim assembly at the first end of each arm such that the pivot bracket is pivotable with respect to the trim assembly about a first axis of rotation defined by and axially passing through a first aperture of each arm located at the respective arm's first end. Further, the pivot bracket is pivotably coupled to a socket bracket at an opposite second end of each arm such that the socket bracket is pivotable with respect to the pivot bracket about a second axis of rotation defined by and axially passing through a second aperture of each arm located at the respective arm's second end. Further, the lighting system includes a light source coupled to the socket bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Philip Dean Winters
  • Recessed luminaire for remodel applications
    Patent number: 9970634
    Abstract: A remodel recessed luminaire includes a housing can that defines a first slope and a junction box that defines a second slope. Further, the housing can includes a channel to retain a thermoprotector therein, the channel being defined by an indentation formed in a top wall of the housing can. The junction box includes a top cover that is coupled to a main body of the junction box and the top wall of the housing can such that the top cover encloses a wire management cavity that is formed by the channel that is communication with a second cavity defined by the main body. Furthermore, the junction box includes a coupling feature to attach an electrical component to the junction box. The first slope and the second slope operate in unison to fit the remodel recessed luminaire through small ceiling apertures and/or ceiling apertures in thick ceilings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Zhihong Lin, Steven Pyshos, Oliver Ernst
  • Modular integrated lighting circuit
    Patent number: 9974125
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) circuit board includes a power input configured to supply power, a driving circuit configured to convert power, and a light emitting circuit configured to generate light. The power input is configured to supply power to the driving circuit. The driving circuit is configured to provide proper power to the light emitting circuit. The light emitting circuit is configured to generate light with the power provided by the driving circuit. An LED circuit board including a driving circuit, a light emitting circuit, and a plurality of semiconductor switches electrically connected between the driving circuit and the light emitting circuit is also provided. Each of the plurality of semiconductor switches is configured to electrically connect and electrically disconnect power from the driving circuit to the light emitting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Hui Zhang
  • BUMP-IN-THE-WIRE TIME CODE SIGNAL DECODER AND DEBUGGER
    Publication number: 20180123777
    Abstract: A bump-in-the-wire time code signal decoder and debugger apparatus includes a controller structured and configured to: receive an encoded time code signal, decode the encoded time code signal, and produce a parsed signal based on the decoding of the encoded time code signal. The apparatus also includes a communications interface coupled to the controller, wherein the communications interface is structured to receive the parsed signal and generate an output signal based on the parsed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: ALAIN PICOTTE, RONALD LANDHEER, HUGUES BILODEAU
  • Low profile ceiling mounted luminaire
    Patent number: 9958146
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a body including a compartment and a bezel rim along at least two sides of the body. The luminaire also includes a light emitting diode (LED) circuit board arranged in the compartment and a power input. The LED circuit board includes a driving circuit and a light emitting circuit. The power input is configured to supply power to the driving circuit. The driving circuit is configured to convert the supplied power to a converted power and to provide the converted power to the light emitting circuit. The light emitting circuit is configured to generate light with the converted power. A luminaire including an outermost dimension of less than about two inches is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Joseph Michael Manahan, Mevzad Ljuca, Hui Zhang
  • Low profile clamp
    Patent number: 9958134
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a body including a lighting compartment and a bezel rim around at least a portion of a perimeter of the body. The luminaire also includes clamping plates that extend a length of the luminaire. As the clamping plates are secured in a lighting compartment of the luminaire, they provide a clamping force to secure an LED circuit board in the lighting compartment. A base of the lighting compartment may also serve as a heatsink for the LED circuit board. A low-profile luminaire according to such features is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Mevzad Ljuca
  • Redundant power supply and control for light fixtures
    Patent number: 9955549
    Abstract: An electrical system can include first and second electrical loads. The electrical system can also include a first power supply coupled to the first electrical load, where the first electrical load receives first power from the first power supply at a first time. The electrical system can further include a second power supply coupled to the second electrical load, where the second electrical load receives second power from the second power supply at the first time. The electrical system can also include a first switch disposed between and coupled to the first electrical load and the second power supply. The first switch, when in an open position at the first time, can prevent the second power from being received by the first electrical load. The first switch, when in a closed position at a second time, can allow the second power to be received by the first electrical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • High-visibility status indicator
    Patent number: 9953772
    Abstract: A visual status indicator for an electrical apparatus is disclosed. The status indicator can be mounted within a lower cover of the electrical apparatus such that various display faces of the indicator are visible through one or more viewing windows of the lower cover. The status indicator can comprise a mounting base with protrusions and at least one wing, wherein the wing comprises at least one display face. At least one swing arm can be attached to the mounting base via the protrusions and the at least one swing arm can comprise at least one display face. The swing arm can be actuated such that either the display face on the wing or the display face on the swing arm is visible through the viewing window to indicate the status of the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Andrew Korves, William Robert Luoma
  • AUTONOMOUS, POWER-DICTATED MESSAGE ROUTING FOR MULTI-HOP MESH NETWORK OUTAGE COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180109966
    Abstract: Methods and devices for facilitating communications in an ad-hoc multi-hop wireless network during outage conditions are described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, an initiating device attempts to send a communication to a target destination by first sending a synchronization request to an intermediate device using a unicast transmission. If the initiating device determines that the first synchronization request failed, a second synchronization request is sent to any potential candidate device neighbors using an anycast transmission protocol. The initiating device receives an acknowledgment message from at least one of those devices. The transmission of acknowledgment messages by potential candidate responders are prioritized in a self-organizing manner relating to priority indicator information conveyed in the anycast transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventor: ROGER KIRK ALEXANDER