Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Glus

Daniel J. Glus 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).

  • Interlock for switchgear
    Patent number: 6066814
    Abstract: Electrical switchgear for receiving either a vacuum circuit breaker or a dummy element and including a levering-in assembly with a positional interlock bar that is operated by a levering-in block in the levering-in assembly and by a finger on the dummy element. Access to the levering-in device is blocked when the source breaker is in the connect position. A key to unlock the access is obtained by levering the source breaker or a dummy out to the test position and locking it in that position or by levering a dummy element to a connect position and locking it in that position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Smith, Daniel J. Glus, David A. Riffe