Patents by Inventor Manuel Meana Alcon

Manuel Meana Alcon 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).

  • Publication number: 20120250206
    Abstract: A single-module circuit breaker includes a first longitudinal portion, a second longitudinal portion, and a third longitudinal portion proximate the first and second longitudinal portions. The first longitudinal portion includes overcurrent detection componentry configured to detect an overcurrent condition. The second longitudinal portion includes leakage current detection componentry configured to detect a leakage current condition. The third longitudinal portion includes a contact mechanism, a first conduction path, and a second conduction path, and the contact mechanism is configured to disrupt the first and second conduction paths in response to at least one of the overcurrent condition and the leakage current condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jorge Juan Bonilla, Javier Gomez Martin, Manuel Meana Alcon
  • Patent number: 7994882
    Abstract: A single pole module of a circuit breaker is disclosed. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, and an interior wall separating the first portion from the second portion. The first portion includes a first section receiving a circuit board and a second section receiving a lever mechanism. The second portion includes a first section receiving an electromagnetic protection device, a second section receiving an arc extinguishing device, a third section receiving a thermal protection device, and a fourth section receiving an operating mechanism. The first and second sections of the first portion occupy substantially half of the housing and the first, second, third and fourth sections of the second portion occupy substantially half of the housing and the second section of the first portion and the third section of the second portion are opposite each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Prashant Sudhakar Zende, Javier Gomez Martin, Jorge Juan Bonilla, Ranjit Manohar Deshmukh, Manuel Meana Alcon, Pedro Luis Perez
  • Patent number: 7864004
    Abstract: A circuit breaker is disclosed. The circuit breaker has a single pole module housing having a 1 W width with a first conduction path and a second conduction path disposed within the single pole module housing. The first and second conduction paths are electrically isolated from each other via an interior wall of the single pole module housing. A first activation mechanism is in operable communication with the first conduction path and a second activation mechanism is in operable communication with the second conduction path. The first activation mechanism is in operable communication with the first conduction path independent of the second activation mechanism and the second conduction path. The second activation mechanism is in operable communication with the second conduction path independent of the first activation mechanism and the first conduction path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Victor Elviro Dominguez, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Manuel Meana Alcon, Thomas Helmut Frisch
  • Publication number: 20100264000
    Abstract: A single pole module of a circuit breaker is disclosed. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, and an interior wall separating the first portion from the second portion. The first portion includes a first section receiving a circuit board and a second section receiving a lever mechanism. The second portion includes a first section receiving an electromagnetic protection device, a second section receiving an arc extinguishing device, a third section receiving a thermal protection device, and a fourth section receiving an operating mechanism. The first and second sections of the first portion occupy substantially half of the housing and the first, second, third and fourth sections of the second portion occupy substantially half of the housing and the second section of the first portion and the third section of the second portion are opposite each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Prashant Sudhakar Zende, Javier Gomez Martin, Jorge Juan Bonilla, Ranjit Manohar Deshmukh, Manuel Meana Alcon, Pedro Luis Perez
  • Publication number: 20090102584
    Abstract: An interface module is configured for transmitting a status change signal between a first circuit device that has a first circuit device couple and a second circuit device that has a second circuit device couple. The interface module may include a housing, a first coupling assembly that includes a first couple arm and a second coupling assembly that includes a second couple arm. Each of the first and second couple arms extends through the housing at a location that is spaced from the other and each of the first and second coupling assemblies is movable by the first circuit device couple and/or the second circuit device couple to transmit a status change signal there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Prashant Sudhakar Zende, Manuel Meana Alcon, Ronjit Monohar Deshmukh, Victor Elviro, Ranganath Gururaj, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Javier Gomez Martin, Miguel Aguirre Trigo
  • Publication number: 20080157904
    Abstract: A circuit breaker is disclosed. The circuit breaker has a single pole module housing having a 1 W width with a first conduction path and a second conduction path disposed within the single pole module housing. The first and second conduction paths are electrically isolated from each other via an interior wall of the single pole module housing. A first activation mechanism is in operable communication with the first conduction path and a second activation mechanism is in operable communication with the second conduction path. The first activation mechanism is in operable communication with the first conduction path independent of the second activation mechanism and the second conduction path. The second activation mechanism is in operable communication with the second conduction path independent of the first activation mechanism and the first conduction path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Victor Elviro Dominguez, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Manuel Meana Alcon, Thomas Helmut Frisch