Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Beck

Kenneth R. Beck 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).

  • Turn-to-turn grooved insulating tube and transformer including same
    Patent number: 5523734
    Abstract: A turn-to-turn grooved insulating tube includes a tubular member having a substantially continuous rib helix formed on an outer surface. The rib helix defines a substantially continuous helical groove for receiving a conductor for forming a coil of a transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Cooper Industries
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Beck, E. Franklin Deacon, Mike Bennett, Sam H. Lee
  • Transformer winding
    Patent number: 5396212
    Abstract: A transformer conductor is shaped so as to compensate for the deformation that occurs when the conductor is bent through a small radius of curvature. The shape in cross-section of the conductor may take the form of a chamfered rectangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Augusto D. Hernandez, Gary D. King, Craig J. De Rouen, Kenneth R. Beck
  • Transformer assembly having cooling fins and method of providing same
    Patent number: 5225630
    Abstract: A transformer assembly comprises a tank body enclosing a transformer and a cooling liquid. A cooling collar is fixedly attached to the outer surface of the tank body. The cooling collar is formed separately from the tank body in a corrugated shape so as to be elastically expandably mounted onto the tank body. The collar is attached to the tank body by a thermally conductive epoxy. The corrugations of the collar define cooling fins for dissipating heat from the tank body. The cooling collar can be of one-piece or multi-piece construction, the latter comprising a plurality of collar segments hooked together in end-to-end fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Cooper Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Hopkinson, Kenneth R. Beck