Patents by Inventor BRADLEY P. RIZZO

BRADLEY P. RIZZO 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).

  • Electrical switching apparatus and shunt tab assembly therefor
    Patent number: 10242831
    Abstract: A shunt tab assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts, and a number of shunts. The operating mechanism includes a trip unit. The shunt tab assembly includes a shunt tab structured to be electrically connected to the shunts, a biasing element structured to bias the shunt tab toward a predetermined position with respect to the housing, and a fastener structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the trip unit to the shunt tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Lawrence Gottschalk, Brian John Schaltenbrand, Bradley P. Rizzo
  • ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND SHUNT TAB ASSEMBLY THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180166241
    Abstract: A shunt tab assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts, and a number of shunts. The operating mechanism includes a trip unit. The shunt tab assembly includes a shunt tab structured to be electrically connected to the shunts, a biasing element structured to bias the shunt tab toward a predetermined position with respect to the housing, and a fastener structured to mechanically couple and electrically connect the trip unit to the shunt tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANDREW LAWRENCE GOTTSCHALK, BRIAN JOHN SCHALTENBRAND, BRADLEY P. RIZZO