Patents by Inventor Henry J. Rhodes

Henry J. Rhodes 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).

  • Solenoid actuated high speed, high current making switch with a movable contact ring
    Patent number: 4649241
    Abstract: A high-speed, high-current making switch is provided which has a driver which forms an air cylinder in the housing and which has movable contacts attached thereto. The driver moves the contacts to make and break the circuit. The force to move the driver is provided by pressurized air within the housing chamber which in response to the operation of a solenoid which operates a latch allows the contacts to make very rapidly. Upon operation of the solenoid, the latch is removed from abutting contact with the driver thereby allowing the driver to move in response to the air pressure and make the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: Siemens-Allis, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Young, Roger D. Luke, Henry J. Rhodes, Jeffrey K. Hudgins