Patents by Inventor Kurt von Eckroth
Kurt von Eckroth 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).
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Patent number: 10116087Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs, Kaushik Naidu Kona, Karthik Satyanarayanan, Abhijeet Rathi
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Publication number: 20180062306Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs, Kaushik Naidu Kona, Karthik Satyanarayanan, Abhijeet Rathi
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Patent number: 9819117Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector has an electrical component including a first insulative housing and a first mating assembly having a number of first electrical mating members structured to be substantially enclosed by the first insulative housing. The electrical connection element includes a second insulative housing; and a second mating assembly comprising a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members. The second mating assembly is structured to move between a first position corresponding to the number of second electrical mating members being substantially enclosed by the second insulative housing, and a second position corresponding to the number of second electrical mating members being partially disposed external the second insulative housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Jason Rollmann, Mark Allan Juds, Kurt Von Eckroth
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Patent number: 9819118Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs, Kaushik Naidu Kona, Karthik Satyanarayanan, Abhijeet Rathi
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Patent number: 9742126Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt Von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs
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Patent number: 9696348Abstract: Multi-layer capacitor divider voltage sensors include a plurality of voltage sensor conductive layers having sensor to ground interface surfaces. Respective voltage sensor conductive layers are connected to each other and sensor output voltage Vs by continuations of material forming the interface surfaces extending therebetween. The voltage sensors also include a plurality of conductive ground layers connected to electrical ground, the ground layers interleaved with the voltage sensor conductive layers so that a conductive ground layer resides between adjacent conductive voltage sensor layers. A first voltage sensor conductive layer (closest to a line conductor) is electrically connected to the other conductive voltage sensor layers and output voltage Vs and has a sensor to conductor interface surface with a corresponding interface area.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Kurt von Eckroth, John Trublowski, Naresh Kumar Kodela
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Publication number: 20170098908Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs, Kaushik Naidu Kona, Karthik Satyanarayanan, Abhijeet Rathi
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Publication number: 20170018887Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: MARK ALLAN JUDS, PAUL JASON ROLLMANN, JEROME KENNETH HASTINGS, KURT VON ECKROTH, JEFFREY TROY JOHNSON, ROGER JAMES BRIGGS
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Publication number: 20170018872Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector has an electrical component including a first insulative housing and a first mating assembly having a number of first electrical mating members structured to be substantially enclosed by the first insulative housing. The electrical connection element includes a second insulative housing; and a second mating assembly comprising a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members. The second mating assembly is structured to move between a first position corresponding to the number of second electrical mating members being substantially enclosed by the second insulative housing, and a second position corresponding to the number of second electrical mating members being partially disposed external the second insulative housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: PAUL JASON ROLLMANN, MARK ALLAN JUDS, KURT VON ECKROTH
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Publication number: 20170018886Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector has an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element includes a housing having a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members, a contact assembly structured to move between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position, the contact assembly including a number of sets of separable contacts each structured to be electrically connected to at least one of the number of second electrical mating members, and an arc suppression system for redirecting current away from at least one of the sets of separable contacts in order to suppress arcing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: MARK ALLAN JUDS, JEROME KENNETH HASTINGS, SLOBODAN KRSTIC, KURT VON ECKROTH
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Patent number: 9537265Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector has an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element includes a housing having a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members, a contact assembly structured to move between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position, the contact assembly including a number of sets of separable contacts each structured to be electrically connected to at least one of the number of second electrical mating members, and an arc suppression system for redirecting current away from at least one of the sets of separable contacts in order to suppress arcing.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Slobodan Krstic, Kurt Von Eckroth
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Patent number: 9478900Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt Von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs
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Patent number: 9472892Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector has an electrical component including a first insulative housing and a first mating assembly having first electrical mating members structured to be substantially enclosed by the first insulative housing, and a first driving apparatus. The electrical connection element includes: a second insulative housing; and a second mating assembly including: second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the first electrical mating members, a second driving apparatus cooperating with the first driving apparatus, and a link assembly including linking members cooperating with the second electrical mating members and the second driving apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Jason Rollmann, Mark Allan Juds, Kurt Von Eckroth
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Publication number: 20160258983Abstract: Multi-layer capacitor divider voltage sensors include a plurality of voltage sensor conductive layers having sensor to ground interface surfaces. Respective voltage sensor conductive layers are connected to each other and sensor output voltage Vs by continuations of material forming the interface surfaces extending therebetween. The voltage sensors also include a plurality of conductive ground layers connected to electrical ground, the ground layers interleaved with the voltage sensor conductive layers so that a conductive ground layer resides between adjacent conductive voltage sensor layers. A first voltage sensor conductive layer (closest to a line conductor) is electrically connected to the other conductive voltage sensor layers and output voltage Vs and has a sensor to conductor interface surface with a corresponding interface area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Mark Allan Juds, Kurt von Eckroth, John Trublowski, Naresh Kumar Kodela
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Patent number: 9389246Abstract: Multi-layer capacitor divider voltage sensors include a plurality of voltage sensor conductive layers having sensor to ground interface surfaces. Respective voltage sensor conductive layers are connected to each other and sensor output voltage Vs by continuations of material forming the interface surfaces extending therebetween. The voltage sensors also include a plurality of conductive ground layers connected to electrical ground, the ground layers interleaved with the voltage sensor conductive layers so that a conductive ground layer resides between adjacent conductive voltage sensor layers. A first voltage sensor conductive layer (closest to a line conductor) is electrically connected to the other conductive voltage sensor layers and output voltage Vs and has a sensor to conductor interface surface with a corresponding interface area.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Kurt von Eckroth, John Trublowski, Naresh Kumar Kodela
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Patent number: 9373912Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element includes: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members electrically connected to the first electrical mating members; a contact assembly comprising a number of sets of separable contacts each structured to be electrically connected to at least one of the second electrical mating members; and an arc suppression system including: a number of electronic devices each electrically connected to a respective set of separable contacts, and a control mechanism for controlling the electronic devices. When the contact assembly moves between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position, the control mechanism redirects current from the respective set of separable contacts to a corresponding one of the electronic devices in order to suppress arcing across the respective set of separable contacts.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Slobodan Krstic, Kurt Von Eckroth
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Publication number: 20150192618Abstract: Multi-layer capacitor divider voltage sensors include a plurality of voltage sensor conductive layers having sensor to ground interface surfaces. Respective voltage sensor conductive layers are connected to each other and sensor output voltage Vs by continuations of material forming the interface surfaces extending therebetween. The voltage sensors also include a plurality of conductive ground layers connected to electrical ground, the ground layers interleaved with the voltage sensor conductive layers so that a conductive ground layer resides between adjacent conductive voltage sensor layers. A first voltage sensor conductive layer (closest to a line conductor) is electrically connected to the other conductive voltage sensor layers and output voltage Vs and has a sensor to conductor interface surface with a corresponding interface area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Mark Allan Juds, Kurt Von Eckroth, John Trublowski, Naresh Kumar Kodela
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Patent number: 8998657Abstract: An electrical connection device has a first end and a second end configured to be electrically coupled to a first conductor and a second conductor. A pair of conductive elements are arranged between the first end and the second end and configured for engagement with the first and second conductors. The conductive elements include a respective flat segment and a bent segment. The bent segments define an opening in which one of the first and second conductors are configured to be received. The bent segments include a number of corners configured to engage opposing sides of the one of the first and second conductors at a number of discrete points along at least a portion of the length of the at least one first and second conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Reliance Controls CorporationInventors: Kurt Von Eckroth, Neil A. Czarnecki
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Patent number: 7766695Abstract: A power inlet box suitable for outdoor or external use is configured in such a manner that an electrical socket may be electrically coupled to an interior load before the electrical socket is secured within the power inlet box. The power inlet box may be formed from weather or otherwise corrosion resistant material such as plastic and is designed such that the electrical socket faces downward toward an exposed lower end of the power inlet box. The electrical socket is supported by a mounting member that may be removably mounted to the power inlet box to secure the electrical socket within the power inlet box.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Reliance Controls CorporationInventors: Neil A. Czarnecki, Kurt Von Eckroth
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Patent number: 6806669Abstract: A motor overload coil control is disclosed for use in a motor starter/relay contactor. The control includes an 8-bit, 8-pin microcontroller that together with an I/O reduction circuit, is capable of functioning 13 I/O's with only 5 I/O pins on the microcontroller. Three remote signals are prioritized and reduced on one input line to the microcontroller. The control includes three-phase current measurement from three Hall effect current sensors positioned one on each leg. The system includes current integration to provide a single current input to the microcontroller. A full load amperage (FLA) adjustment allows use on a wide range of motors. The microcontroller uses the FLA adjustment and the current signal to find an appropriate I2t value for real-time monitoring of the operating temperature of the motor. A status indicator is provided having an LED output to show the status of the system and indicate the motor temperature, when appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Patrick J. Griesemer, Christopher J. Wieloch, Kurt von Eckroth