Patents by Inventor Dennis Wilbur LENK

Dennis Wilbur LENK 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).

  • Insulating cover for transformer brackets
    Patent number: 9847633
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides insulating covers for mounting brackets used to secure arrester assemblies to transformers. The purpose of the insulating cover is to protect wildlife from electric shock, and to prevent power interruptions on high voltage distribution lines caused by the bridging of high voltage circuits by wildlife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Dennis Wilbur Lenk, Michael Geoffrey Comber, Saroni Brahma
  • INSULATING COVER FOR TRANSFORMER BRACKETS
    Publication number: 20160133360
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides insulating covers for mounting brackets used to secure arrester assemblies to transformers. The purpose of the insulating cover is to protect wildlife from electric shock, and to prevent power interruptions on high voltage distribution lines caused by the bridging of high voltage circuits by wildlife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis Wilbur Lenk, Michael Geoffrey Comber, Saroni Brahma
  • Series R-C graded gap assembly for MOV arrester
    Patent number: 9088153
    Abstract: A gap assembly for a arrester includes a spark gap assembly and an MOV block disposed electrically in series with the spark gap assembly. The spark gap assembly includes a resistor, a capacitor disposed electrically in series with the resistor and a spark gap disposed electrically parallel to the resistor and to the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Xingniu Huo, Dennis Wilbur Lenk, Bo Gao, Hongsheng Guo
  • Series R-C Graded Gap Assembly For MOV Arrester
    Publication number: 20140085764
    Abstract: A gap assembly for a arrester includes a spark gap assembly and an MOV block disposed electrically in series with the spark gap assembly. The spark gap assembly includes a resistor, a capacitor disposed electrically in series with the resistor and a spark gap disposed electrically parallel to the resistor and to the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Xingniu HUO, Dennis Wilbur LENK, Bo GAO, Hongsheng GUO