Patents by Inventor Aida Virginia Bennett

Aida Virginia Bennett 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).

  • Heat sink for contactor in power distribution assembly
    Patent number: 9137925
    Abstract: An electrical contactor assembly is provided including an electrical contactor, an electrical bus bar, and a panel formed from an electrically insulating material. At least one post protrudes through the panel and is in contact with the electrical bus bar. The at least one post is constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material. A first end of the at least one post is configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor. A heat sink is removably coupled to a second end of the at least one post. The heat sink includes a body having a plurality of fins extending radially outward. A first portion of the plurality of fins extends around a circumference of the body. A second portion of the plurality of fins extends around only a portion of the circumference of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Debabrata Pal, Aida Virginia Bennett, John Shutts
  • HEAT SINK FOR CONTACTOR IN POWER DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140334074
    Abstract: An electrical contactor assembly is provided including an electrical contactor, an electrical bus bar, and a panel formed from an electrically insulating material. At least one post protrudes through the panel and is in contact with the electrical bus bar. The at least one post is constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material. A first end of the at least one post is configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor. A heat sink is removably coupled to a second end of the at least one post. The heat sink includes a body having a plurality of fins extending radially outward. A first portion of the plurality of fins extends around a circumference of the body. A second portion of the plurality of fins extends around only a portion of the circumference of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Debabrata Pal, Aida Virginia Bennett, John Shutts