Patents by Inventor Isaac Phillip Shaffer

Isaac Phillip Shaffer 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).

  • Fuse holder, carrier and associated method
    Patent number: 11456143
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey, Joseph Allen Brown
  • Fuse holder, carrier and associated method
    Patent number: 11056307
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey
  • Fuse Holder, Carrier and Associated Method
    Publication number: 20210142972
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey, Joseph Allen Brown
  • FUSE HOLDER, CARRIER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20190180967
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey
  • Fuse holder, carrier and associated method
    Patent number: 10249465
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey
  • FUSE HOLDER, CARRIER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20170365436
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey