Patents by Inventor Luc Asselin

Luc Asselin 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: 5736704
    Abstract: A grounded metal enclosure circuit-breaker comprises, for each pole, a metal enclosure having two insulative bushings. The enclosure and the bushings are adapted to be filled with insulative gas. The enclosure contains first and second metal supports and a set of fixed contacts and a set of mobile contacts respectively supported by the first and second metal supports. The bushings each comprise a metal conductor surrounded by an insulative covering, each of the first and second metal supports having fixed to it a metal part having an annular portion surmounted by a deformable conical portion. The metal part has an axial bore in which the bushing conductor is inserted. A ring having a conical interior surface complementary to that of the conical portion is screwed onto the annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom T & D SA
    Inventors: Luc Asselin, Olivier Rouilhac