Patents by Inventor Chris RUNN

Chris RUNN 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).

  • Method of connecting and disconnecting power to loads and a switching apparatus employing same
    Patent number: 10027204
    Abstract: A motor control center having one or more control modules is disclosed. Each control module has a cabinet for enclosing therein a first contact set and a second contact set forming rotatable electricity conducting switches or contacts from the bus bars of the motor control center to a circuit breaker in the control module. An operation handle, extending from the cabinet, is used to operate the control module between different states. The operation handle is coupled to an operating mechanism in the cabinet. The operation handle sequentially operates the first contact set to couple to the bus and power a test circuit, the second contact set to couple the first contact set to the circuit breaker, and lastly to switch on the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: NEVERARC INC.
    Inventors: Travis Cullen, Chris Runn
  • METHOD OF CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING POWER TO LOADS AND A SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING SAME
    Publication number: 20160241114
    Abstract: A motor control center having one or more control modules is disclosed. Each control module has a cabinet for enclosing therein a first contact set and a second contact set forming rotatable electricity conducting switches or contacts from the bus bars of the motor control center to a circuit breaker in the control module. An operation handle, extending from the cabinet, is used to operate the control module between different states. The operation handle is coupled to an operating mechanism in the cabinet. The operation handle sequentially operates the first contact set to couple to the bus and power a test circuit, the second contact set to couple the first contact set to the circuit breaker, and lastly to switch on the circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Travis CULLEN, Chris RUNN