Patents by Inventor Gary Paul Michaelis

Gary Paul Michaelis 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: 8830657
    Abstract: A switchboard for coupling with a structure surface includes a panel box comprising a back wall and at least one sidewall extending from the back wall. The sidewall comprising a front. The switchboard further includes a door panel coupled to the front of the side and a positioning member located in the sidewall. The positioning member comprising a fixed end coupled to the sidewall and a moveable end configured to be positioned to contact the structure surface when the front of the panel box is at a pre-determined distance from the structure surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Charles Myers, Yogesh Krishnarao Ingole, Gary Paul Michaelis, Justin Michael Meehan, Debra Lynn Giannelli, Charles Allen Roth
  • Patent number: 8717744
    Abstract: A connection apparatus includes a housing portion comprising a back panel and side panels, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, a fuse holder assembly disposed in the cavity, and a cover disposed in the cavity between a portion of the fuse holder assembly and the entry area to the access orifice, the cover obscures a portion of the fuse holder assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gary Paul Michaelis, Seth Adam Cutler, Sachin Tulsidas Thakkar
  • Patent number: 8576546
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing portion comprising a back panel, side panels, and a front panel, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, the front panel arranged to at least partially obscure the entry area to the access orifice and pivot about an axis of rotation, and a first switch disposed in the cavity including a first contact portion secured to the housing portion, and a removable contact portion connected to the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Seth Adam Cutler, Gary Paul Michaelis
  • Publication number: 20130194727
    Abstract: A switchboard for coupling with a structure surface includes a panel box comprising a back wall and at least one sidewall extending from the back wall. The sidewall comprising a front. The switchboard further includes a door panel coupled to the front of the side and a positioning member located in the sidewall. The positioning member comprising a fixed end coupled to the sidewall and a moveable end configured to be positioned to contact the structure surface when the front of the panel box is at a pre-determined distance from the structure surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Scott Charles Myers, Yogesh Krishnarao Ingole, Gary Paul Michaelis, Justin Michael Meehan, Debra Lynn Giannelli, Charles Allen Roth
  • Publication number: 20130100589
    Abstract: A connection apparatus includes a housing portion comprising a back panel and side panels, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, a fuse holder assembly disposed in the cavity, and a cover disposed in the cavity between a portion of the fuse holder assembly and the entry area to the access orifice, the cover obscures a portion of the fuse holder assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Paul Michaelis, Seth Adam Cutler, Sachin Tulsidas Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20130058013
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing portion comprising a back panel, side panels, and a front panel, the back panel and side panels partially defining a cavity having an access orifice, the side panels partially defining an entry area to the access orifice, the front panel arranged to at least partially obscure the entry area to the access orifice and pivot about an axis of rotation, and a first switch disposed in the cavity including a first contact portion secured to the housing portion, and a removable contact portion connected to the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Seth Adam Cutler, Gary Paul Michaelis
  • Publication number: 20130033115
    Abstract: An apparatus for a photovoltaic system in which multiple poles are connectable with multiple fuses is provided. The apparatus includes a rotor configured to occupy at least first and second rotational angles, a disconnect unit including a plurality of interrupter housings respectively configured to connect at least one of the multiple poles with at least one of the multiple fuses in accordance with a rotational angle of the rotor, at least one of the plurality of the interrupter housings being mutually connectable, a transmission unit disposed and configured to electrically combine the multiple poles into a lesser number of the multiple poles, a housing sized to house the rotor, the disconnect unit and the transmission unit and an actuator arm disposed at the exterior of the housing and configured to be selectively actuated to cause the rotor to occupy the at least one of the rotational angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Seth Adam Cutler, Arunkumar Govindarajalou, Peter James Greenwood, Geoffrey Hugh McKay, Gary Paul Michaelis, Sachin Tulsidas Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20030220853
    Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for managing changes in a bill of materials are disclosed and include providing an editor, the editor having a first frame and an adjacent second frame, displaying a parts list in the first frame of the editor, the parts list forming a subset of the bill of materials, and displaying search results from a search for parts in the second frame of the editor. A user interface for managing and navigating a bill of materials, the bill of materials listing a plurality of parts, is disclosed. The user interface includes a first frame including a parts list listing at least a subset of the bill of materials, a second frame providing search results of a search or details of a part listed in the first frame, and a third frame containing function buttons for performing operations between the first frame and the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Back, James Robert Scanlon, Gary Paul Michaelis, Rick Cornish, Stanley T. Mason, Thomas A. St. Louis, Mark Edward Dausch, Vrinda Rajiv, Charles Robert Gilman
  • Publication number: 20030220852
    Abstract: The schema includes providing a first bill of materials, linking a parent part in the first bill of materials with a first child part by a first relationship, revising the first bill of materials by linking the parent part with a second child part by a second relationship, different than the first relationship, and, providing a revised bill of materials listing the first child part, first relationship, second child part, and the second relationship. The schema may be incorporated into a system and a storage medium encoded with machine readable computer program code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Back, James Robert Scanlon, Gary Paul Michaelis, Rcik Cornish, Stanley T. Mason, Thomas A. St. Louis, Mark Edward Dausch, Vrinda Rajiv, Charles Robert Gilman
  • Patent number: 5686709
    Abstract: A modular plastic trip bar assembly joins separate single pole molded case circuit breakers into a single multipole circuit breaker. The addition of the trip cam to the trip bar assembly allows four and five pole combinations to operate in unison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Casagrande, Erich J. Pannenborg, Andre J. M'Sadoques, Gary Paul Michaelis