Patents by Inventor Hamon Leroy Craft

Hamon Leroy Craft 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).

  • Interlocking trim plates
    Patent number: 6547348
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes gap-free trim plate installation. A switchboard or power panel includes an enclosure face with a central opening covered by a top label plate, a bottom label plate and a plurality of trim plates. The trim plate flanges cooperatively engage one another in an interlocking fashion. The interlocking arrangement allows the trim plates to remain in their installed position without external restraint during installation and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hamon Leroy Craft, Michael Paul Lafond, Robert Lee Hilgendorf
  • Electromagnetic contactor and method for eliminating errors in assembling the same
    Publication number: 20020158729
    Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor that is designed for error-free assembly. The housing includes a contactor carrier interference that fixes the orientation between the housing and contact carrier. Orientation between the contact carrier and the armature is fixed by an offset elliptical joint. Pole shader interferences fix the orientation between the coil cover subassembly, the armature and the magnet. Shoulders located on two of four base legs fix the orientation between the housing and the base. The base includes a rail spring, spring catches, upper and lower catches that allow the contactor to be mounted on a DIN rail without using tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Sudarshan Allada, Padmanabham Thatigolla, Gowda Maharudrappa Vishwanatha, Nicholas John DiCarlo, Thomas Randolph Campbell, Robert John Casagrandle, Hamon Leroy Craft
  • Interlocking trim plates
    Publication number: 20020079793
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes gap-free trim plate installation. A switchboard or power panel includes an enclosure face with a central opening covered by a top label plate, a bottom label plate and a plurality of trim plates. The trim plate flanges cooperatively engage one another in an interlocking fashion. The interlocking arrangement allows the trim plates to remain in their installed position without external restraint during installation and removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Hamon Leroy Craft, Michael Paul Lafond, Robert Lee Hilgendorf