Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Yount

Daniel B. Yount 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).

  • Configurable panelboard for a plurality of electrical switching apparatus
    Patent number: 5705862
    Abstract: A panelboard apparatus includes an enclosure; a first plurality of circuit breakers including a remotely controllable solenoid for actuating the circuit breaker and switching a circuit from a power line through a load; a holder for holding in the enclosure up to a second plurality of circuit breakers including the first plurality of circuit breakers; a controller for controlling up to the second plurality of circuit breakers; a printed circuit connection mechanism for connecting up to the second plurality of circuit breakers to the controller in one of a plurality of configurations, including printed circuit boards having a plurality of interfaces for up to the second plurality of circuit breakers; and a switch selection circuit for selecting one of the configurations in order to determine a location in the enclosure of a first one of the second plurality of circuit breakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Lutz, Mark A. Satterthwaite, Daniel B. Yount, Bruce L. Brodsky, David L. Davidson, Daniel W. Shafer