Patents by Inventor Daniel Pixler

Daniel Pixler 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: 9281905
    Abstract: An electrical insulation configuration for an electrical device having a power circuit includes a first insulation device to provide a level of basic insulation between the power circuit and a user, and an additive insulation device in series with the first insulation device, the additive insulation device to increase the level of basic insulation to a level of double insulation or reinforced insulation between the power circuit and the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Loth, Daniel L. Stewart, Raymond Sladky, Daniel Pixler
  • Publication number: 20140001382
    Abstract: An electrical insulation configuration for an electrical device having a power circuit includes a first insulation device to provide a level of basic insulation between the power circuit and a user, and an additive insulation device in series with the first insulation device, the additive insulation device to increase the level of basic insulation to a level of double insulation or reinforced insulation between the power circuit and the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Loth, Daniel L. Stewart, Raymond Sladky, Daniel Pixler
  • Patent number: 7479756
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting a motor drive unit from an associated motor includes a motor drive unit protection system. The motor drive unit protection system includes at least one switch configured to be connected between a motor drive unit and a plurality of motor leads of the motor driven by the motor drive unit. The motor drive unit protection system also includes a controller configured to monitor the motor drive unit or the motor to determine a fault condition indicative of the motor potentially operating as a generator. Upon determining the fault condition, the controller is configured to cause the at least one switch to connect the plurality of motor leads together to protect the motor drive unit from the motor when the motor is operating as a generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Kasunich, Daniel Pixler, Brian T. Concannon, Michael J. Melfi, Semyon Royak, Mark M. Harbaugh
  • Publication number: 20070291426
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting a motor drive unit from an associated motor includes a motor drive unit protection system. The motor drive unit protection system includes at least one switch configured to be connected between a motor drive unit and a plurality of motor leads of the motor driven by the motor drive unit. The motor drive unit protection system also includes a controller configured to monitor the motor drive unit or the motor to determine a fault condition indicative of the motor potentially operating as a generator. Upon determining the fault condition, the controller is configured to cause the at least one switch to connect the plurality of motor leads together to protect the motor drive unit from the motor when the motor is operating as a generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: John M. Kasunich, Daniel Pixler, Brian T. Concannon, Michael J. Melfi, Semyon Royak, Mark M. Harbaugh
  • Publication number: 20060044742
    Abstract: A cooling system (11) is provided for electrical components (10, 90) in which passageways (21) are inserted in non-magnetic cores of the electrical components, and in which the passageways (21) provide both inflow and outflow of a cooling medium. The passageways (21) can be formed by drilling holes in a core of an electrical component or by mounting closed-end tubes (16-19) on a base plate-cooling manifold (20) or can be part of a conduit assembly (70). The tubes (16-19, 71) are split-flow closed-end tubes inserted from one end of the electrical component (10, 90). The tubes and passageways (16-19, 21, 71) may be partitioned into two halves or into two concentric portions. O-ring seals (28) are provided around the base of the tubes to seal the areas where the passageways communicate with hollow portions of base plates for supplying the cooling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Kaishian, Daniel Pixler, Timothy Roebke, Scott Day, William Siebert