Patents by Inventor Edward L. Tevis

Edward L. Tevis 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: 5973914
    Abstract: An attachment for attaching a main circuit breaker in an electrical panel has a uniquely constructed hold-down for the circuit breaker and a headed screw for fastening the hold-down in the panel. The hold-down is a non-electrically conductive part, such as a plastic. A circuit-breaker-engaging projection for engaging a circuit breaker projects from a first side of the hold-down body and a gripping tab projects from a second side of the body opposite the first side. A shank of the headed screw passes through a through-hole in the hold-down body to thread into a hole in a base pan. The screw is tightened against the hold-down body to hold it, and in turn the main circuit breaker, in place. In such an installed condition, the main circuit breaker cannot be removed easily from the panel unless the screw is intentionally unscrewed by a tool sufficiently to allow movement of the hold-down to a position that enables the main circuit breaker to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Rose, Samuel C. Strawn, Edward L. Tevis
  • Patent number: 5614878
    Abstract: A remote controlled circuit breaker providing thermal and magnetic overload current protection as well as remote load management capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Patrick, Eduard Zubar, Edward L. Tevis