Patents by Inventor Joseph Kelaita, Jr.

Joseph Kelaita, 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).

  • Method and apparatus for shielding and armature from a magnetic flux
    Patent number: 6972649
    Abstract: A trip unit for a circuit breaker having a current carrying conductor that electrically communicates with a cable or a bus bar. The trip unit includes a current carrying strap, a magnet core, an armature and a magnetic barrier. The current carrying strap is adapted to be in electrical communication with the current carrying conductor. The magnet core is disposed at the current carrying strap. The armature is pivotally disposed in magnetic communication with the magnet core. The magnetic barrier is disposed to shield the armature from a magnetic flux generated in the current carrying conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Venkatesh Murthy, Joseph Kelaita, Jr.