Patents by Inventor David D. MacDonald

David D. MacDonald 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: 6307456
    Abstract: An electrically-insulative terminal cover is arranged on the line end of a light industrial-rated circuit breaker to allow a close-fit arrangement between a plurality of such circuit breakers within a common enclosure. The terminal cover is in the form of a top piece and a perpendicular side piece. The top piece comprises a pair of notches for receiving a pair of electrical conductors connecting with a corresponding pair of circuit breaker electrical terminals. The side piece includes a pair of elongated notches adapted for receiving sides of a pair of adjacent circuit breakers. A center side piece between the elongated notches can be press-fit within a combined slot defined by slots in sides of a pair of abutting side walls of adjacent circuit breakers. The top piece provides electric isolation to a top of the electrical terminals while the side piece provides electric isolation to a front of the electrical terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Caggiano, Michael R. Wood, Richard E. Saunders, David D. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 5426406
    Abstract: A molded case circuit breaker unit having an accessory compartment within the circuit breaker cover, contains a field-replaceable fuse within the compartment for protecting an electric motor without tripping upon motor current reversal. Upon the occurrence of a short circuit within the protected circuit, the fuse operates to isolate the protected equipment and is conveniently replaced without disassembling the circuit breaker components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Morris, David D. MacDonald