Patents Assigned to Thermodynamics
  • Patent number: 4267399
    Abstract: A pad for supporting a transformer upon the earth's surface having an improved safety feature, the pad being formed of rigid material configured to rest upon the earth's surface and support a transformer and transformer housing on the upper surface thereof, the pad having a cable opening communicating between the top and bottom surfaces, and a hollow sleeve of rigid material, the sleeve being received in the pad cable opening and arranged such that the upper end of the sleeve extends above the pad top surface, the sleeve preventing objects inserted between the housing and the pad from engaging cables passing through the cable opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Assignee: Thermodynamics Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. Lux, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4213111
    Abstract: A transformer unit comprising a transformer, a ground level base pad having a vertical cable opening therethrough, and an open top, open bottom vertical cable vault situated in the earth, the upper end thereof being received in the pad opening to provide easy access to and training room for underground electrical cables connected to the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Assignee: Thermodynamics Corporation
    Inventor: Robert J. Lux, Jr.