Patents by Inventor Glaucio G. De Oliveira

Glaucio G. De Oliveira 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).

  • Providing protection against arc-flash in a genset
    Patent number: 9847634
    Abstract: An arc flash protection device including a sensor, a timer, and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a presence of at least one entity or arc flash protection qualifying event in proximity to the generator set. The controller is configured to initiate an arc flash protection regime when the presence of the at least one person or arc flash protection qualifying event is detected in proximity to the generator set. The arc flash protection regime includes shutting down the generator set automatically upon detection of a short circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc., Cumming Power Generation Ltd. (UK)
    Inventors: Jacob W. Smith, Brian B. Brady, Glaucio G. De Oliveira, Ahmed Nazmul Jaffer, Richard Meadows
  • Providing Protection against ARC-Flash in a Genset
    Publication number: 20170070043
    Abstract: An arc flash protection device including a sensor, a timer, and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect a presence of at least one entity or arc flash protection qualifying event in proximity to the generator set. The controller is configured to initiate an arc flash protection regime when the presence of the at least one person or arc flash protection qualifying event is detected in proximity to the generator set. The arc flash protection regime includes shutting down the generator set automatically upon detection of a short circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicants: Cummins Power Generation Ip, Inc., Cummins Power Generation Ltd.(UK)
    Inventors: Jacob W. Smith, Brian B. Brady, Glaucio G. De Oliveira, Ahmed Nazmul Jaffer, Richard Meadows