Patents by Inventor Christopher E. DRUEKE

Christopher E. DRUEKE 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).

  • Vehicle or marina power pedestal including ground fault indicator
    Patent number: 10158221
    Abstract: A power pedestal includes a pedestal member including a base structured to be fixed to a platform and an enclosure extending from said base, a plurality of input power terminals mounted to said pedestal member and structured to be electrically connected to a power source, a number of output power receptacles mounted to said enclosure, a number of circuit interrupters having a ground fault detection capability and being structured to output an alarm signal in response to detecting a ground fault, a relay structured to receive the alarm signal from the circuit interrupters and to output an indicator signal, and an indicator unit structured to receive the indicator signal from the relay, the indicator unit including an indicator and being structured to illuminate the indicator in response to receiving the indicator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul D. Seff, Christopher E. Drueke, Jason D. Easton, Tyler Devon Young
  • VEHICLE OR MARINA POWER PEDESTAL INCLUDING GROUND FAULT INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20170250532
    Abstract: A power pedestal includes a pedestal member including a base structured to be fixed to a platform and an enclosure extending from said base, a plurality of input power terminals mounted to said pedestal member and structured to be electrically connected to a power source, a number of output power receptacles mounted to said enclosure, a number of circuit interrupters having a ground fault detection capability and being structured to output an alarm signal in response to detecting a ground fault, a relay structured to receive the alarm signal from the circuit interrupters and to output an indicator signal, and an indicator unit structured to receive the indicator signal from the relay, the indicator unit including an indicator and being structured to illuminate the indicator in response to receiving the indicator signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul D. SEFF, Christopher E. DRUEKE, Jason D. EASTON, Tyler Devon YOUNG