Patents by Inventor Bill M. Shannon

Bill M. Shannon 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).

  • Grounding spring for bus duct plug-in units
    Patent number: 4421367
    Abstract: A bus duct assembly characterized by a bus duct section having top and bottom walls and opposite side walls forming a housing, and a plurality of multi-phase bars supported within the housing. A tap box wall having a plurality of terminals and being mounted on top of the bus duct thereby connecting the bus bars with the terminals. A ground spring connected to the tap box for maintaining continuous electrical ground between the tap box enclosure and the bus duct housing before the terminals are energized by the bus bars and after the plurality of terminals are deenergized from the bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Bill M. Shannon, Charles L. Weimer