Patents by Inventor Geoff F. Butland

Geoff F. Butland 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).

  • Circuit breaker electronic trip unit personality module
    Patent number: 7936547
    Abstract: A method and apparatus providing automatic circuit breaker identification to an electronic trip unit includes a processor and a configuration module comprising configuration data identifying the particulars of a circuit breaker and that is in operable communication with the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John James Dougherty, Geoff F. Butland, Mark Fredrick Culler, Nataniel Barbosa Vicente
  • CIRCUIT BREAKER ELECTRONIC TRIP UNIT PERSONALITY MODULE
    Publication number: 20080158763
    Abstract: A method and apparatus providing automatic circuit breaker identification to an electronic trip unit includes a processor and a configuration module comprising configuration data identifying the particulars of a circuit breaker and that is in operable communication with the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: John James Dougherty, Geoff F. Butland, Mark Fredrick Culler, Nataniel Barbosa Vicente