Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Hapeman

Lawrence M. Hapeman 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: 7762786
    Abstract: A unitary fire pump controller and transfer switch assembly is housed in a single cabinet having a fire resistant barrier dividing the cabinet into at least two separate compartments. A fire pump controller device is contained within a first compartment. An automatic transfer switch is contained in the second compartment and separated from the control device by the barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Zane A. Taylor, Matthew T. Flyer, Craig I. Miller, Lawrence M. Hapeman
  • Patent number: 5193043
    Abstract: A multipole circuit breaker, for example, a three pole circuit breaker, can detect a condition when less than all of the phases are open circuited to trip the circuit breaker. This reduces the tripping time and hence risk of damage to the electrical load. The circuit breaker includes a thermal trip unit and a phase sensitivity assembly that is interlocked with the bimetals included with the thermal unit. The phase sensitivity assembly includes one or more levers, responsive to the deflection of a bimetal corresponding to the open circuited phase resulting from cooling action of a bimetal relative to the other bimetals. The relative displacement of the cooling bimetal is used to either trip or reduce the tripping time of the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Grunert, Robert J. Tedesco, John A. Wafer, Henry A. Wehrli, III, Lawrence M. Hapeman, Stephen A. Mrenna
  • Patent number: 5119054
    Abstract: A molded case circuit breaker is provided with a magnetic trip unit which includes an armature assembly and a multi-turn magnetic coil assembly. The magnetic coil assembly is formed to occupy substantially the same volume as a single-turn magnetic coil. The added turns in the magnetic coil increase the attraction force on the armature to essentially lower the electric current value at which the magnetic unit trips the circuit breaker. By utilizing a multi-turn magnetic coil assembly which occupies the same space as the single-turn magnetic coil, the same frame size can be used for both single-turn magnetic coils, and multi-turn magnetic coils without the need to locate the thermal unit outside of the molded case circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Grunert, John A. Wafer, Henry A. Wehrli, III, Lawrence M. Hapeman