Patents by Inventor Gerald John Witkoski

Gerald John Witkoski 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).

  • Electrical enclosure including an integral exhaust duct and method
    Patent number: 9653896
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a first wall having an exhaust opening, a second wall, and a third wall. The electrical enclosure also includes at least one circuit breaker compartment, a line compartment arranged between the third wall and the at least one circuit breaker compartment, and an exhaust duct extending through the electrical enclosure between the first wall and the second wall. The exhaust duct is fluidically connected to the exhaust opening and each of the at least one circuit breaker compartments. At least one passage extends between the line compartment and the at least one circuit breaker compartment through the exhaust duct. The at least one passage is substantially fluidically isolated from the exhaust duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Paul Lafond, Erik Ryan Khzouz, Ganesh Venkataraman, Gerald John Witkoski
  • ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE INCLUDING AN INTEGRAL EXHAUST DUCT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160294171
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a first wall having an exhaust opening, a second wall, and a third wall. The electrical enclosure also includes at least one circuit breaker compartment, a line compartment arranged between the third wall and the at least one circuit breaker compartment, and an exhaust duct extending through the electrical enclosure between the first wall and the second wall. The exhaust duct is fluidically connected to the exhaust opening and each of the at least one circuit breaker compartments. At least one passage extends between the line compartment and the at least one circuit breaker compartment through the exhaust duct. The at least one passage is substantially fluidically isolated from the exhaust duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Paul Lafond, Erik Ryan Khzouz, Ganesh Venkataraman, Gerald John Witkoski
  • Shutter system for a switchgear compartment and method of manipulating a shutter system
    Patent number: 9129760
    Abstract: A shutter system for a switchgear compartment includes a moveable shutter translatable between a closed position and an open position. Also included is a pusher operatively coupled to a first side of the moveable shutter and configured to impart a force on the moveable shutter in response to an insertion of an electrical device within the switchgear compartment. Further included is a cam member having a cam shaft operatively coupled to the moveable shutter, the cam shaft having a cam track. Yet further included is a bell crank configured to guide along the cam track and translate the moveable shutter between the closed position and the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean Arthur Robarge, Brittany Leigh Estes, Michael Paul Lafond, Joseph Gustave Nagy, Jason William Newby, Gerald John Witkoski
  • SHUTTER SYSTEM FOR A SWITCHGEAR COMPARTMENT AND METHOD OF MANIPULATING A SHUTTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140190801
    Abstract: A shutter system for a switchgear compartment includes a moveable shutter translatable between a closed position and an open position. Also included is a pusher operatively coupled to a first side of the moveable shutter and configured to impart a force on the moveable shutter in response to an insertion of an electrical device within the switchgear compartment. Further included is a cam member having a cam shaft operatively coupled to the moveable shutter, the cam shaft having a cam track. Yet further included is a bell crank configured to guide along the cam track and translate the moveable shutter between the closed position and the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean Arthur Robarge, Brittany Leigh Estes, Michael Paul Lafond, Joseph Gustave Nagy, Jason William Newby, Gerald John Witkoski