Patents by Inventor Joan Leslie Winnett Bender

Joan Leslie Winnett Bender 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).

  • Circuit protector monitoring assembly kit and method
    Patent number: 8059005
    Abstract: Monitoring assemblies, kits and methods for determining an operational state of a circuit protector in an electrical circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Michael Craig Henricks, Robert Stephen Douglass, Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Matthew R. Darr
  • System and method for circuit protector monitoring and management
    Patent number: 7612654
    Abstract: A system and method for circuit protector monitoring and management includes at least one circuit protector defining an interruptible current path therethrough upon an occurrence of specified operating condition in a circuit; a status element associated with the circuit protector and adapted to monitor an operating state of the current path; and an electronic management system in communication with the status element, wherein the management system is adapted to automatically alert and summon responsible personnel when the circuit protector has operated to open the circuit path, and identify the location of the operated circuit protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Bender, Timothy Hamilton Speno, Michael Craig Henricks, Robert Stephen Douglass, Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Matthew R. Darr
  • Low resistance polymer matrix fuse apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7436284
    Abstract: A low resistance fuse includes a polymer membrane, a fuse element layer formed on the polymer membrane, and first and second intermediate insulation layers extending on opposite sides of the fuse element layer and coupled thereto. At least one of the first and second intermediate insulation layers comprises an opening therethrough, and the polymer membrane supports the fuse element layer in the opening. A heat sink, heater elements, and arc quenching media may be used in combination with the fuse, and the fuse may be fabricated with an adhesive lamination process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Daniel Minas Manoukian
  • Low resistance polymer matrix fuse apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040184211
    Abstract: A low resistance fuse includes a polymer membrane, a fuse element layer formed on the polymer membrane, and first and second intermediate insulation layers extending on opposite sides of the fuse element layer and coupled thereto. At least one of the first and second intermediate insulation layers comprises an opening therethrough, and the polymer membrane supports the fuse element layer in the opening. A heat sink, heater elements, and arc quenching media may be used in combination with the fuse, and the fuse may be fabricated with an adhesive lamination process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Daniel Minas Manoukian