Patents by Inventor Gabrielle Madden

Gabrielle Madden 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: 11756756
    Abstract: A vacuum interrupter including a cylindrical insulator, a first end cap sealed to one end of the insulator and a second end cap sealed to an opposite end of the insulator to provide a vacuum chamber. The vacuum interrupter further includes a fixed contact stem extending through the first end cap and having a contact positioned within the chamber, and a movable contact stem extending through the second end cap and having a contact portion positioned within the chamber. A first vapor shield is formed around the fixed contact stem so as to define a gap between the fixed contact and the insulator and a second vapor shield is formed around the movable contact so as to define a gap between the movable contact and the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: Leslie T. Falkingham, Keith W. Benson, Jason R. Bogusz, Gregory Wilk, Kam Wa Cheng, Subir Chakraborty, Gabrielle Madden, Francis Gotanco
  • Publication number: 20230011724
    Abstract: An actuator assembly including a first actuator having a first magnetically actuated plunger and a first latching plate, where the first plunger is operable to be magnetically latched to the first latching plate. The actuator assembly further includes a second actuator coupled to and axially aligned with the first actuator. The second actuator includes a second magnetically actuated plunger, a second latching plate, a sleeve positioned within and extending from the second plunger and being rigidly secured to the first plunger, and a tolerance spring wrapped around the sleeve. The second plunger is operable to be magnetically latched to the second latching plate, where latching of the second plunger causes the tolerance spring to compress and provide additional latching force of the first plunger to the first latching plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Seng, Alejandro Montenegro, John French, Thomas S. Kelley, Keith W. Benson, Robert E. Sroka, Michael Quinlan, Gabrielle Madden
  • Publication number: 20220270837
    Abstract: A vacuum interrupter including a cylindrical insulator, a first end cap sealed to one end of the insulator and a second end cap sealed to an opposite end of the insulator to provide a vacuum chamber. The vacuum interrupter further includes a fixed contact stem extending through the first end cap and having a contact positioned within the chamber, and a movable contact stem extending through the second end cap and having a contact portion positioned within the chamber. A first vapor shield is formed around the fixed contact stem so as to define a gap between the fixed contact and the insulator and a second vapor shield is formed around the movable contact so as to define a gap between the movable contact and the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: Leslie T. Falkingham, Keith W. Benson, Jason R. Bogusz, Gregory Wilk, Kam Wa Cheng, Subir Chakraborty, Gabrielle Madden, Francis Gotanco