Patents by Inventor Joseph Daniel Riley

Joseph Daniel Riley 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).

  • Apparatus for energizing a protective device, and associated method
    Patent number: 9300125
    Abstract: An improved overload relay includes a number of current transformers that draw power from a circuit it protects to power itself. The current transformers charge a capacitor which powers a processor and which can energize a solenoid to initiate the interruption of the circuit. The overload relay further includes a capacitor analysis circuit which detects an operational parameter of the capacitor and enables a processor to determine when the energy storage capability of the capacitor has dropped to a predetermined threshold. In the event of such a determination, the overload relay can perform any of a number of actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Wilbur Naiva, Mark Alan Verheyen, Joseph Daniel Riley
  • Apparatus for Energizing a Protective Device, and Associated Method
    Publication number: 20120001764
    Abstract: An improved overload relay includes a number of current transformers that draw power from a circuit it protects to power itself. The current transformers charge a capacitor which powers a processor and which can energize a solenoid to initiate the interruption of the circuit. The overload relay further includes a capacitor analysis circuit which detects an operational parameter of the capacitor and enables a processor to determine when the energy storage capability of the capacitor has dropped to a predetermined threshold. In the event of such a determination, the overload relay can perform any of a number of actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Wilbur Naiva, Mark Alan Verheyen, Joseph Daniel Riley