Patents by Inventor Joseph B. Kalaita

Joseph B. Kalaita 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).

  • Patent number: 6406328
    Abstract: To allow access to a control/display module in an electronic circuit breaker, an adapter and harness are provided for remotely positioning the control/display module in a more accessible location, e.g., on the remote handle operator. An adapter plug and plate installs in place of the control/display module on the circuit breaker. The adapter plug provides connectors for a harness to extend to a mounting plate, which can be attached to the remote handle operator. The control/display module, which was removed from the circuit breaker, is installed in the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Farshid Attarian, Joseph Criniti, Alberto A. Figueroa, Javier Ignacio Larranaga, Joseph B. Kalaita
  • Patent number: 6380501
    Abstract: A trip indicator for handle operator for controlling a handle of a circuit breaker comprises a cover having a window sufficiently sized to view indicia indicating a position of the handle, a trip flag having indicia indicating a TRIPPED condition, and a connection between a chuck of the handle operator and the trip flag configured to move the trip flag such that the indicia is visible through the window when the handle is in a TRIPPED position and is not visible through said window when the handle is not in the TRIPPED position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alberto A. Figueroa, Joseph Criniti, Farshid Attarian, Javier Ignacio Larranaga, Joseph B. Kalaita