Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Manahan

Joseph Michael Manahan 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).

  • Controlling airflow within an explosion-proof enclosure
    Patent number: 9668385
    Abstract: A system is described herein. The system can include an explosion-proof enclosure having an interior comprising a first region and a second region. The system can also include a heat-generating component positioned within the second region of the explosion-proof enclosure. The system can further include an air moving device positioned within the first region of the explosion-proof enclosure. The air moving device can draw a first portion of intake air from outside the explosion-proof enclosure. The air moving device can also pass the first portion of the intake air over the heat-generating component to generate first exhaust air, where the first portion of the intake air cools the heat-generating component. The air moving device can further remove the first exhaust air from the interior of the explosion-proof enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Graig E. DeCarr
  • Control System With Smart Devices For Hazardous Environments
    Publication number: 20170094444
    Abstract: A control system for hazardous environments decreases flame paths, decreases punctures to the control system when installing interfaces, and increases safety. The control system may be characterized as a “one size fits all” controller that is able to automatically recognize a plurality of user interfaces. The controller has an enclosure to which the interfaces can be attached. The interfaces may interact with control electronics wholly contained in the enclosure using a variety of “wireless” mechanisms. Such mechanisms include reflecting light waves, infrared (IR) communication, radio-frequency identification, inductive coils, short-range wireless communication, camera images, piezoelectricity, and magnetism, and the like. The interfaces may include switches, indicator lights, smoke detectors, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Adikaramge Asiri Jayawardena, Stephan Iannce, Benjamin Avery Freer
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COMMISSIONING AND MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20170094503
    Abstract: A system comprises a smart device that includes a processor and a memory. The smart device processor is configured to executed instructions stored in memory and the smart device to: wirelessly detect both the presence of a non-commissioned field-deployed product and a unique identification (ID) associated with the non-commissioned field-deployed product; take a photograph of the non-commissioned field-deployed product; obtain location data of the non-commissioned field-deployed product; and wirelessly transmit the unique ID, photograph and location data to establish a commissioned status of the non-commissioned field-deployed product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan P. Iannce, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • AUTOMATED GROUND FAULT INTERRUPT TESTER
    Publication number: 20170093147
    Abstract: A system includes a hot wire and a neutral wire configured to establish a closed circuit between a power source and a load. The system further includes first and second transformers as well as a sensor. The first current transformer is coupled to the hot wire and is configured to introduce a first test current, with a first polarity, into the hot wire. The second current transformer is coupled to the neutral wire and configured to substantially simultaneously introduce a second test current into the neutral wire. The second test current has the same polarity as the first test current. The sensor is configured to sense an asymmetry between the first and second test currents and is further configured to cause interruption of the closed circuit upon sensing the asymmetry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Stephan P. Iannce, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Infrared Sensor Array Circuit Breaker Monitoring
    Publication number: 20170089763
    Abstract: A thermal monitoring system includes at least one of an infrared sensor and a plurality of infrared sensors arranged in an array. Each infrared sensor has a resolution including a plurality of pixels. A controller is configured to create a thermal image of an area to be monitored based at least in part on the plurality of pixels of each infrared sensor. A thermal monitoring assembly includes an electrical panel including a plurality of electrical components located within the electrical panel. The at least one of an infrared sensor and the plurality of infrared sensors arranged in an array, either alone or in combination with additional sensors, are located inside the electrical panel. Methods of monitoring various parameters including a temperature of the plurality of electrical components located inside the electrical panel are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Stephan P. Iannce, Joseph Michael Manahan, Rick Rothenberger, John Bonaccio
  • Moisture Control Systems For Electrical Enclosures
    Publication number: 20170092405
    Abstract: A moisture control system for an electrical enclosure can include a control module. The system can also include a drain assembly coupled to the control module, where the drain assembly is disposed, at least in part, within the cavity of the electrical enclosure, where the drain assembly is configured to remove, based on instructions received from the control module, liquid from the cavity to the ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Jesse Wade Taylor, Benjamin Avery Freer, Stephan P. Iannce, Alvah B. Aldrich, Adam Douglas Ledgerwood
  • NESTED MAGNETIC CONTROLS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENCLOSURES
    Publication number: 20170092447
    Abstract: A system comprises an industrial enclosure, a first magnetic control and a second magnetic control. The industrial enclosure has a cover with an outer surface. The second magnetic control is nested within the first magnetic control, and the nested magnetic controls are secured to the outer surface of the cover of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Stephan P. Iannce, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • CONDUIT RECEIVERS
    Publication number: 20170085068
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to an enclosure. The enclosure can include at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure can also include a conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall. The conduit receiver can include a housing having an aperture, where the aperture is configured to receive a conduit. The conduit receiver can also include a retaining element disposed within the housing at a distal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can further include a sealing device disposed within the housing at a proximal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can also include a bushing adjacent to the proximal end of the housing, where the bushing extends radially inward from the at least one wall, where the bushing is configured to abut against the conduit when the conduit is received in the aperture, and where the bushing covers an end of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bradford James Morse, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • HERMETICALLY-SEALED LIGHT FIXTURE FOR HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20170082279
    Abstract: A light fixture is disclosed herein. The light fixture can include a base having at least one wall that forms a cavity, where the at least one wall includes at least one lens mating surface. The light fixture can also include a lens having at least one base mating surface that forms a hermetic seal with the at least one lens mating surface, where the hermetic seal encapsulates the cavity. The light fixture can further include at least one solid state light source disposed within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Michael Manahan
  • OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT OF A LIGHT FIXTURE IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20170079117
    Abstract: A light fixture is described herein. The light fixture can include at least one light source. The light fixture can also include a controller coupled to the at least one light source, where the controller controls an output of the at least one light source based on a location of the light fixture in a facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Adikaramge Asiri Jayawardena, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • LIGHT FIXTURE AS AN ACCESS POINT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170079121
    Abstract: A light fixture is described herein. The light fixture can include a housing having at least one wall that forms a cavity. The light fixture can also include a controller configured to control and communicate with at least one sensor located outside the housing. The light fixture can further include at least one light fixture component coupled to the controller and disposed within the cavity of the housing, where the controller further controls the at least one light fixture component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Adikaramge Asiri Jayawardena, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Manifold for controlling airflow within an explosion-proof enclosure
    Patent number: 9553435
    Abstract: A manifold within an explosion-proof enclosure is described herein. The manifold can include an inlet duct coupled to an air moving device, where the inlet duct can receive exhaust air from the air moving device. The manifold can further include an outlet duct that includes a perimeter and at least one channel, where the outlet duct can send the exhaust air outside the explosion-proof enclosure, where the perimeter of the outlet duct is coupled to a first portion of an inner surface of an outer wall of the explosion-proof enclosure, and where the first portion of the inner surface includes at least one aperture that traverses the outer wall. The manifold can also include a body that includes a cavity, where the body couples the inlet duct to the at least one channel, and where the exhaust air flows from the inlet duct through the cavity to the outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Graig E. DeCarr
  • Active cooling of electrical connectors
    Patent number: 9553389
    Abstract: An electrical connector having an active cooling system is described herein. The electrical connector can include a conductor having an electrically conductive pin, and a conductor receiver slidably coupled to the conductor. The conductor receiver can include a wall having an electrically conductive material forming a cavity into which the pin is received. The conductor receiver can also include an insulating sleeve mechanically coupled to the wall. The conductor receiver can further include a heat sink mechanically coupled to the insulating sleeve and a channel that collects heat absorbed by the heat sink. The heat collected by the channel can be vented outside the conductor receiver. Alternatively, the wall of the conductor receiver can be coupled to an insulator and have at least one aperture that vents heat from the cavity to the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Adam Ledgerwood
  • Conduit receivers
    Patent number: 9551445
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to an enclosure. The enclosure can include at least one wall forming a cavity. The enclosure can also include a conduit receiver disposed in the at least one wall. The conduit receiver can include a housing having an aperture, where the aperture is configured to receive a conduit. The conduit receiver can also include a retaining element disposed within the housing at a distal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can further include a sealing device disposed within the housing at a proximal end of the housing. The conduit receiver can also include a bushing adjacent to the proximal end of the housing, where the bushing extends radially inward from the at least one wall, where the bushing is configured to abut against the conduit when the conduit is received in the aperture, and where the bushing covers an end of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Bradford James Morse, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Low Profile Ceiling Mounted Luminaire
    Publication number: 20170016610
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a body including a compartment and a bezel rim along at least two sides of the body. The luminaire also includes a light emitting diode (LED) circuit board arranged in the compartment and a power input. The LED circuit board includes a driving circuit and a light emitting circuit. The power input is configured to supply power to the driving circuit. The driving circuit is configured to convert the supplied power to a converted power and to provide the converted power to the light emitting circuit. The light emitting circuit is configured to generate light with the converted power. A luminaire including an outermost dimension of less than about two inches is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Joseph Michael Manahan, Mevzad Ljuca, Hui Zhang
  • INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170004922
    Abstract: An electrical system that includes an enclosure and a power source located outside the enclosure and generating a first current. The electrical system can also include a transmitting inductor located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the power source, where the first current generated by the power source flows through the transmitting inductor. The electrical system can further include a receiving inductor positioned proximate to the transmitting inductor within the enclosure, where the first current flowing through the transmitting inductor induces a second current to flow through the receiving inductor. The electrical system can also include a device located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the receiving inductor, wherein the second current induced in the receiving conductor powers the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Scott J. Bowen
  • Inductive power transmission for electrical devices
    Patent number: 9509146
    Abstract: An electrical system that includes an enclosure and a power source located outside the enclosure and generating a first current. The electrical system can also include a transmitting inductor located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the power source, where the first current generated by the power source flows through the transmitting inductor. The electrical system can further include a receiving inductor positioned proximate to the transmitting inductor within the enclosure, where the first current flowing through the transmitting inductor induces a second current to flow through the receiving inductor. The electrical system can also include a device located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the receiving inductor, wherein the second current induced in the receiving conductor powers the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Scott J. Bowen
  • Indicator device for an enclosure with sealing compound
    Patent number: 9494476
    Abstract: Indicator devices, systems, and methods are provided. Indicator devices include a housing having a bore and an indicating component placed therein. The indicator devices are activated in response to an increase in temperature or pressure. Indicator systems include an indicator device coupled to a housing, such as a conduit or enclosure. Methods include utilizing an indicator device to determine if an area within a conduit or enclosure has been sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, David Carr Holloway
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DIAGNOSING INTEGRITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR-CARRYING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160306001
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing integrity of an electrical conductor-carrying system is described herein. The system can include an electrical conductor-carrying network having a number of electrical conductor-carrying devices mechanically coupled to each other, wherein at least a portion of the electrical conductor-carrying network is made of electrically conductive material. The system can also include a number of sensor modules coupled to the electrical conductor-carrying network. The system can further include a control unit communicably coupled to the sensor modules. The sensor modules can measure at least one impedance in the electrical conductor-carrying devices of the electrical conductor-carrying network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Jesse Wade Taylor, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • FASTENING DEVICES FOR EXPLOSION-PROOF ENCLOSURES
    Publication number: 20160264313
    Abstract: An enclosure can include a top enclosure portion having a top flange and a first top engagement feature. The enclosure can also include a bottom enclosure portion mechanically coupled to the top enclosure portion, where the bottom enclosure portion has a bottom flange that mechanically couples to the top flange and a first bottom engagement feature that mechanically couples to the first top engagement feature. The enclosure can further include a first fastening device mechanically and movably coupled to the first top engagement feature and the first bottom engagement feature. The first fastening device, in an engaged position, can maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange. The first fastening device, in a disengaged position, can fail to maintain a flame path between the top flange and the bottom flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yabin Zhao, Joseph Michael Manahan