Patents by Inventor Dana Edmond Foster

Dana Edmond Foster 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).

  • Molded case circuit breaker with current sensing unit
    Patent number: 9852851
    Abstract: A circuit breaker, and method of assembling the circuit breaker, includes a circuit breaker housing defining an interior portion, and which includes a molded base and a separable cover. The molded base includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the molded base is operatively disposed outside of the interior portion of the circuit breaker housing, and the exterior surface of the base defines at least one current sensing unit receiving cavity configured to receive a current sensing unit therein. The molded base and separable cover are cooperatively disposed to surround the interior portion of the circuit breaker housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shawn Couceiro Fonseca, Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari, Ansel O'mar Reid, Dana Edmond Foster
  • MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH CURRENT SENSING UNIT
    Publication number: 20160111230
    Abstract: A circuit breaker, and method of assembling the circuit breaker, includes a circuit breaker housing defining an interior portion, and which includes a molded base and a separable cover. The molded base includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the molded base is operatively disposed outside of the interior portion of the circuit breaker housing, and the exterior surface of the base defines at least one current sensing unit receiving cavity configured to receive a current sensing unit therein. The molded base and separable cover are cooperatively disposed to surround the interior portion of the circuit breaker housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Couceiro Fonseca, Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari, Ansel O'mar Reid, Dana Edmond Foster