Patents by Inventor Lawrence Born

Lawrence Born 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).

  • Electricity meter with electrically-controlled electromechanical switch
    Patent number: 11784011
    Abstract: An electricity meter comprising an electrically-controlled electromechanical switch is disclosed. The electromechanical switch comprises a rotary actuator comprising a generally-cylindrical permanent magnet rotor having a central axis, a stator comprising a closed stator core and first and second opposite stator poles inwardly-projecting from the closed stator core towards the rotor and first and second coils wound around the first and second stator poles respectively. The electromechanical switch comprises a switch comprising at least one pair of first and second contacts wherein the first contact is movable. The electromechanical switch comprises mechanical linkage between the rotary actuator and the movable contact(s) configured such that rotation of the rotor from a first angular position to a second angular position causes the switch to be opened, and rotation from the second angular position to the first angular position causes the switch to be closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SENTEC LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas Dames, Michael Cantor, Lawrence Born, James Evett
  • ELECTRICITY METER WITH ELECTRICALLY-CONTROLLED ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH
    Publication number: 20220246367
    Abstract: An electricity meter comprising an electrically-controlled electromechanical switch is disclosed. The electromechanical switch comprises a rotary actuator comprising a generally-cylindrical permanent magnet rotor having a central axis, a stator comprising a closed stator core and first and second opposite stator poles inwardly-projecting from the closed stator core towards the rotor and first and second coils wound around the first and second stator poles respectively. The electromechanical switch comprises a switch comprising at least one pair of first and second contacts wherein the first contact is movable. The electromechanical switch comprises mechanical linkage between the rotary actuator and the movable contact(s) configured such that rotation of the rotor from a first angular position to a second angular position causes the switch to be opened, and rotation from the second angular position to the first angular position causes the switch to be closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas DAMES, Michael CANTOR, Lawrence BORN, James EVETT
  • ELECTRICITY METER WITH ELECTRICALLY- CONTROLLED ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH
    Publication number: 20190371539
    Abstract: An electricity meter comprising an electrically-controlled electromechanical switch is disclosed. The electromechanical switch comprises a rotary actuator comprising a generally-cylindrical permanent magnet rotor having a central axis, a stator comprising a closed stator core and first and second opposite stator poles inwardly-projecting from the closed stator core towards the rotor and first and second coils wound around the first and second stator poles respectively. The electromechanical switch comprises a switch comprising at least one pair of first and second contacts wherein the first contact is movable. The electromechanical switch comprises mechanical linkage between the rotary actuator and the movable contact(s) configured such that rotation of the rotor from a first angular position to a second angular position causes the switch to be opened, and rotation from the second angular position to the first angular position causes the switch to be closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Nicholas DAMES, Michael Cantor, Lawrence Born, James Evett