Patents by Inventor Kurt D. Matschull

Kurt D. Matschull 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: 5742015
    Abstract: A sealed contactor for switching electric current has a switching assembly that includes a movable contact which selectively bridges a pair of stationary contacts to provide an electrical path therebetween. The moveable and stationary contacts are mounted to a body of electrically insulating material to form a unitized structure. A separate actuator assembly has an enclosure which contains an electrically operated driver with a linkage that extends into the switching assembly to alternately operate the moveable contact into engagement with and disengagement from the stationary contacts. The switching assembly is sealingly attached to the actuator assembly in an interlocking manner that prevents arcs produced between the contacts from escaping outside the electric current switching apparatus. Nevertheless, the switching assembly is capable of being easily removed and replaced as a single unit from the actuator assembly when repairing the contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Peter K. Moldovan, Michael E. Bauer, Stephen R. Fiacchino, Earl T. Piber, Brad L. Myers, Kurt D. Matschull