Patents by Inventor E. Fred Bestel

E. Fred Bestel 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).

  • Vertical antitracking skirts
    Patent number: 5747765
    Abstract: An encapsulation for an interrupter includes a main body that includes an internal cavity; the internal cavity including a space at a first end thereof for the interrupter; the internal cavity including an internal wall extending from the interrupter space to a second end of the encapsulation; a surface at the second end of the encapsulation for mounting the encapsulation; the internal wall including a convolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Fred Bestel, Paul Newcomb Stoving
  • Grading ring insert assembly
    Patent number: 5736705
    Abstract: An encapsulation for an interrupter includes a main body that includes an internal cavity, the internal cavity including a space at a first end thereof for the interrupter, a second end of the main body including a surface for mounting the encapsulation, an insert assembly mounted in the second end for facilitating mounting the encapsulation, the insert assembly including a rigid connector and a plurality of fasteners fixed to the rigid connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Fred Bestel, Paul Newcomb Stoving