Patents by Inventor Aaron Edward Engel

Aaron Edward Engel 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).

  • Apparatus for controlling capacitor charge status and method of assembly
    Patent number: 8405364
    Abstract: A capacitor charge control assembly for use with a circuit protection device that includes at least one activation capacitor, including at least one input device configured to receive first and second user inputs, and a linkage assembly coupled to the at least one input device such that the at least one input device is movable between a first position and an opposite second position. The control assembly also includes at least one switch coupled to the at least one input device and configured to generate one of a first signal and a second signal, wherein the first signal is based on the first user input and the second signal is based on the second user input, and wherein the first signal causes the at least one activation capacitor to discharge stored energy and the second signal causes the at least one activation capacitor to store energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dean Arthur Robarge, Michael Paul Lafond, John Kenneth Hooker, Daniel Edward Delfino, Hardik Upadhyay, Aaron Edward Engel
  • APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CAPACITOR CHARGE STATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120056599
    Abstract: A capacitor charge control assembly for use with a circuit protection device that includes at least one activation capacitor, including at least one input device configured to receive first and second user inputs, and a linkage assembly coupled to the at least one input device such that the at least one input device is movable between a first position and an opposite second position. The control assembly also includes at least one switch coupled to the at least one input device and configured to generate one of a first signal and a second signal, wherein the first signal is based on the first user input and the second signal is based on the second user input, and wherein the first signal causes the at least one activation capacitor to discharge stored energy and the second signal causes the at least one activation capacitor to store energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Dean Arthur Robarge, Michael Paul Lafond, John Kenneth Hooker, Daniel Edward Delfino, Hardik Upadhyay, Aaron Edward Engel