Patents by Inventor Claudio Torres

Claudio Torres 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).

  • Patent number: 9437354
    Abstract: A voltage surge protector consisting of a plurality of varistors connected in a column, an upper electrode connected to the upper edge of the column of varistors, a lower electrode connected to the lower edge of the column of varistors, an insulating housing that surrounds the column of varistors, a fiberglass cover that surrounds the insulating housing and a weatherproof protective cover provided with barriers mounted on the fiberglass cover. The protector has a mechanism to release pressure during a voltage surge, which consists of a hole in a transversal direction for each varistor of the column of varistors inside the insulating housing, the holes being helicoidally distributed along the length of the housing of insulating material and of a depth less than the thickness of the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventors: Marco Antonio Ponce Vélez, Claudio Torres Nava
  • Patent number: D477238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventor: Claudio Torres