Patents by Inventor John B. Cozzens, Jr.

John B. Cozzens, Jr. 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).

  • Surge protector
    Patent number: 6191927
    Abstract: A surge suppressor and method for its manufacture. The surge suppressor includes a housing, a plurality of terminal busses contained within the housing, and a plurality of substantially planar conductive plates, each plate having two electrodes for electrical connection to two of the plurality of terminal busses. In one embodiment, by using five terminal busses pentagonally arranged around the plates, the surge protector requires only two types of plate/electrode configurations, thereby simplifying manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry E. Bock, John B. Cozzens, Jr.