Patents by Inventor Lloyd E. Wentler

Lloyd E. Wentler 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).

  • Hinged pilot device door and bracket assembly
    Patent number: 6392140
    Abstract: An access door for an electrical enclosure is disclosed. The access door includes a hinge mechanism extending from the access door, the hinge mechanism defining an aperture including a support surface within the aperture, a flange extending from the enclosure and engaged within the aperture wherein the flange makes contact with the support surface when the door is in a fully open position to support the access door against the force of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edgar Yee, Charles Piper, Lloyd E. Wentler, Gilbert A. Soares
  • Motor control center providing phase conductor access
    Patent number: 5654871
    Abstract: A motor control center of the type including a short circuit protective device such as a circuit breaker or fusible disconnect, and a motor starter for interacting with an electric motor includes a wiring access cabinet at the top of the control center. The multi-phase conductors within the access cabinet are protected by means of a pair of slidably-arranged access doors. The doors are arranged in a different position along the front of the access cabinet to access each of the individual phase conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lloyd E. Wentler, Edgar Yee, Tomas Bienvenido Reyes, Kevin F. Nolan
  • Electrical port safety guard mechanism
    Patent number: 5497287
    Abstract: An electrical port safety guard mechanism in the form of a shutter assembly is positioned between the vertical power bus conductors in an electric motor control center and the electric components contained therein. The shutter assembly allows access to the busbar conductors when the electrical components are inserted within the motor control center and prevents electrical access to the busbar conductors when the electrical components are removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edgar Yee, Richard G. DeTuccio, Kevin F. Nolan, Lloyd E. Wentler