Patents by Inventor Frederick A. Brooks

Frederick A. Brooks 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).

  • Frame module, circuit breaker including the same and associated method
    Patent number: 10153118
    Abstract: A frame module for a circuit breaker includes a first interface structured to connect to a trip unit, a second interface structured to connect to a frame, and a current rating storage unit structured to store a current rating associated with the frame and to provide the stored current rating to the trip unit when the trip unit is connected to the first interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James Leo Lagree, David Raymond Rohn, Paul Richard Rakus, Robert Frederick Brooks, Yibo Chen
  • FRAME MODULE, CIRCUIT BREAKER INCLUDING THE SAME AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20170062166
    Abstract: A frame module for a circuit breaker includes a first interface structured to connect to a trip unit, a second interface structured to connect to a frame, and a current rating storage unit structured to store a current rating associated with the frame and to provide the stored current rating to the trip unit when the trip unit is connected to the first interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES LEO LAGREE, DAVID RAYMOND ROHN, PAUL RICHARD RAKUS, ROBERT FREDERICK BROOKS, YIBO CHEN
  • Flexible circuit Rogowski coil
    Patent number: 9408298
    Abstract: A flexible circuit current measuring apparatus includes a flexible substrate member having a top side and a bottom side, a plurality of first conductive traces disposed on the top side of the flexible substrate member and spaced along a length of the flexible substrate member, and a plurality of second conductive traces disposed on the bottom side of the flexible substrate member and spaced along the length of the flexible substrate member. The first conductive traces and the second conducive traces are electrically connected to one another to form a serpentine pattern having a number of windings about and along the flexible substrate member, and the current measuring apparatus is structured to be wrapped around a conductor for measuring a current carried by the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Frederick Brooks, Theodore J. Miller
  • FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT ROGOWSKI COIL
    Publication number: 20150271909
    Abstract: A flexible circuit current measuring apparatus includes a flexible substrate member having a top side and a bottom side, a plurality of first conductive traces disposed on the top side of the flexible substrate member and spaced along a length of the flexible substrate member, and a plurality of second conductive traces disposed on the bottom side of the flexible substrate member and spaced along the length of the flexible substrate member. The first conductive traces and the second conducive traces are electrically connected to one another to form a serpentine pattern having a number of windings about and along the flexible substrate member, and the current measuring apparatus is structured to be wrapped around a conductor for measuring a current carried by the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: ROBERT FREDERICK BROOKS, Theodore J. Miller
  • Multiple electrical outlet device
    Patent number: 6902429
    Abstract: The invention provides a housing that contains a 220 volt outlet receptacle and multiple 110 volt outlet receptacles. A 220 volt power cord supplies power to each of the receptacles. The invention is easy to use and allows for a very efficient use of the user's time because one 220 volt power cord supplies both a 220 volt outlet receptacle and multiple 110 volts outlet receptacles, so the user only has to use one cord to connect to multiple types of outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventor: Frederick A. Brooks