Patents by Inventor Jonathan M. Fuge

Jonathan M. Fuge 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).

  • Integrated particle trap in a tank of a dead tank circuit breaker
    Patent number: 9530594
    Abstract: A tank for a dead tank circuit breaker includes a body having an interior volume defined by an interior surface. A particle trap structure includes a pair of recessed surfaces in a bottom portion of the interior surface. Each recessed surface is disposed in spaced relation with respect to the interior surface so as to define a channel. A raised surface is spaced from the recessed surfaces and separates the recessed surfaces. The channels are constructed and arranged to trap foreign particles in the interior volume, with the raised surface being constructed and arranged to raise an electric field in the interior volume to be above the channels so as to eliminate electrical activity that would affect the particles in the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Elizabeth L. Dahm, Jonathan M. Fuge, Matthew D. Cuppett, Mauricio Aristizabal
  • Integrated Particle Trap In A Tank Of A Dead Tank Circuit Breaker
    Publication number: 20150311016
    Abstract: A tank for a dead tank circuit breaker includes a body having an interior volume defined by an interior surface. A particle trap structure includes a pair of recessed surfaces in a bottom portion of the interior surface. Each recessed surface is disposed in spaced relation with respect to the interior surface so as to define a channel. A raised surface is spaced from the recessed surfaces and separates the recessed surfaces. The channels are constructed and arranged to trap foreign particles in the interior volume, with the raised surface being constructed and arranged to raise an electric field in the interior volume to be above the channels so as to eliminate electrical activity that would affect the particles in the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Elizabeth L. Dahm, Jonathan M. Fuge, Matthew D. Cuppett, Mauricio Aristizabal