Patents by Inventor James Neil McDonald

James Neil McDonald 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).

  • Publication number: 20040165331
    Abstract: A surge arrestor cap can be manufactured with a cavity that is designed to mate with gas tubes directly, without use of a separate holder or spring clip. One end of the gas tube fits inside the surge arrestor cap cavity, and is held in place inside the surge arrestor cap cavity. Thus, access to the gas tube is provided by removing the surge arrestor cap, for example, by unscrewing the surge arrestor cap from the remainder of the surge arrestor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventor: James Neil McDonald
  • Patent number: 6731484
    Abstract: An integrated transient voltage surge suppression system and automatic power transfer switch which includes a framework, an automatic transfer switch mounted to the framework, the automatic transfer switch being configured for electrical connection to a primary source of electrical power, a secondary source of electrical power, and a recipient electrical power load, the automatic transfer switch being configured to normally route primary electrical power from the primary source of electrical power to the recipient electrical power load, the automatic transfer switch being further configured to switch upon the occurrence of a predetermined switch condition such that the automatic power switch alternately routes secondary electrical power from the secondary source of electrical power to the recipient power load; and a transient voltage surge suppression device mounted to the framework and electrically positioned between the automatic transfer switch and the recipient electrical power load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Northern Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marlis Jean Pebles, James Neil McDonald, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030117761
    Abstract: An integrated transient voltage surge suppression system and automatic power transfer switch which includes a framework, an automatic transfer switch mounted to the framework, the automatic transfer switch being configured for electrical connection to a primary source of electrical power, a secondary source of electrical power, and a recipient electrical power load, the automatic transfer switch being configured to normally route primary electrical power from the primary source of electrical power to the recipient electrical power load, the automatic transfer switch being further configured to switch upon the occurrence of a predetermined switch condition such that the automatic power switch alternately routes secondary electrical power from the secondary source of electrical power to the recipient power load; and a transient voltage surge suppression device mounted to the framework and electrically positioned between the automatic transfer switch and the recipient electrical power load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Marlis Jean Pebles, James Neil McDonald