Patents by Inventor Dean Thomas Meyer

Dean Thomas Meyer 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: 11404853
    Abstract: Embodiments of a plug-in unit for an electrical enclosure are disclosed. The plug-in unit includes at least one stab configured to engage a bus, a stab shaft coupled with a base of the at least one stab, and a stab translation mechanism configured to translate the stab shaft such that the at least one stab translates from a retracted position to an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Micheal Bellows, Paul Thomas Krause, Dean Thomas Meyer
  • Publication number: 20180123327
    Abstract: Embodiments of a plug-in unit for an electrical enclosure are disclosed. The plug-in unit includes at least one stab configured to engage a bus, a stab shaft coupled with a base of the at least one stab, and a stab translation mechanism configured to translate the stab shaft such that the at least one stab translates from a retracted position to an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Troy Micheal Bellows, Paul Thomas Krause, Dean Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 9871356
    Abstract: Embodiments of a plug-in unit for an electrical enclosure are disclosed. The plug-in unit includes at least one stab configured to engage a bus, a stab shaft coupled with a base of the at least one stab, and a stab translation mechanism configured to translate the stab shaft such that the at least one stab translates from a retracted position to an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Troy Micheal Bellows, Paul Thomas Krause, Dean Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 9502782
    Abstract: A stab for use in a plug-in assembly includes a stab piece and a lug. The stab piece includes one or more contact arms configured to engage a bus bar, and a base portion coupled to the one or more contact arms. The base portion is configured to be coupled to a stab shaft for rotating the stab about a rotational axis to transition the stab from a retracted position to an extended position. The lug is coupled to the stab piece and configured to receive wire for transmitting power from the bus bar to an electrical component. The lug is configured to be deformed around the wire to hold the wire when a crimping force is applied to the lug. The lug is configured to hold the wire at a position approximately centered on a rotational axis of the stab shaft when the lug is deformed by the crimping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Leis, Dean Thomas Meyer, Paul T. Krause, Troy M. Bellows, Thomas J. Becker
  • Publication number: 20150099407
    Abstract: A stab for use in a plug-in assembly includes a stab piece and a lug. The stab piece includes one or more contact arms configured to engage a bus bar, and a base portion coupled to the one or more contact arms. The base portion is configured to be coupled to a stab shaft for rotating the stab about a rotational axis to transition the stab from a retracted position to an extended position. The lug is coupled to the stab piece and configured to receive wire for transmitting power from the bus bar to an electrical component. The lug is configured to be deformed around the wire to hold the wire when a crimping force is applied to the lug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Leis, Dean Thomas Meyer, Paul T. Krause, Troy M. Bellows, Thomas J. Becker
  • Publication number: 20120064746
    Abstract: Embodiments of a plug-in unit for an electrical enclosure are disclosed. The plug-in unit includes at least one stab configured to engage a bus, a stab shaft coupled with a base of the at least one stab, and a stab translation mechanism configured to translate the stab shaft such that the at least one stab translates from a retracted position to an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Troy Micheal Bellows, Paul Thomas Krause, Dean Thomas Meyer
  • Patent number: 7511946
    Abstract: A bus support system is disclosed that accommodates three-wire three-phase circuitry and four-wire three-phase circuitry. A main bus support element is designed to receive horizontal bus bars and vertical bus bars for installation in an electrical enclosure. The main support element is supplemented by an add-on bus support element where a neutral bus is required for four-wire three-phase operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Malkowski, Jr., Ralph E. Meiers, Dean Thomas Meyer, Arnaldo Hiroyuki Omoto, Herberto Bergmann
  • Patent number: D721333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Leis, Dean Thomas Meyer, Paul T. Krause, Troy M. Bellows, Thomas J. Becker
  • Patent number: D749520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Leis, Dean Thomas Meyer, Paul T. Krause, Troy M. Bellows, Thomas J. Becker
  • Patent number: D784266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth K. Leis, Dean Thomas Meyer, Paul T. Krause, Troy M. Bellows, Thomas J. Becker