Patents by Inventor David W. Barenz

David W. Barenz 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: 9966741
    Abstract: A power connector (100) is provided for connecting a drawout circuit breaker to a conductive bus bar. The power connector (100) is formed as a unitary body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end has a circuit breaker terminal (310) to connect to the drawout circuit breaker through the clusters. The second end has a bus bar terminal (350) to connect to the conductive bus bar. The bus bar terminal (350) may have a pair of extending arms (352), which form a U-shape profile. A conductive bus bar can be connected between the pair of extending arms (352) on one or both sides to the bus bar terminal (350).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventors: Elena Kosyanchuk, David W. Barenz
  • Publication number: 20170110858
    Abstract: A power connector (100) is provided for connecting a drawout circuit breaker to a conductive bus bar. The power connector (100) is formed as a unitary body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end has a circuit breaker terminal (310) to connect to the drawout circuit breaker through the clusters. The second end has a bus bar terminal (350) to connect to the conductive bus bar. The bus bar terminal (350) may have a pair of extending arms (352), which form a U-shape profile. A conductive bus bar can be connected between the pair of extending arms (352) on one or both sides to the bus bar terminal (350).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventors: Elena KOSYANCHUK, David W. BARENZ
  • Patent number: 8519287
    Abstract: A circuit breaker assembly includes a housing, a trip mechanism, a vent channel, and a chamber. The trip mechanism is positioned within the housing can causes a movable contact to separate from a second contact in response to detection by the circuit breaker assembly of an electrical fault. The vent channel is formed in the housing and positioned to exhaust gas and debris produced as the movable contact separates from the second contact during the electrical fault to an aperture in the housing. The chamber has a chamber housing coupled to the housing adjacent the aperture such that the chamber receives the gas and debris exiting the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney D. Raabe, David W. Barenz, William J. Broghammer
  • Publication number: 20120120558
    Abstract: A circuit breaker assembly includes a housing, a trip mechanism, a vent channel, and a chamber. The trip mechanism is positioned within the housing can causes a movable contact to separate from a second contact in response to detection by the circuit breaker assembly of an electrical fault. The vent channel is formed in the housing and positioned to exhaust gas and debris produced as the movable contact separates from the second contact during the electrical fault to an aperture in the housing. The chamber has a chamber housing coupled to the housing adjacent the aperture such that the chamber receives the gas and debris exiting the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney D. Raabe, David W. Barenz, William J. Broghammer