Patents by Inventor Michael Dole

Michael Dole 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).

  • FAIL OPEN OR FAIL SHORT SURGE PROTECTOR
    Publication number: 20180159321
    Abstract: A surge protector includes a first and second contact connected via an energy absorbing element, such that electrical current travels from the first contact to the second contact via the energy absorbing element. The surge protector further includes a thermal spacing unit contacting the energy absorbing element and configured to be in a first physical state or a second physical state based on a temperature of the energy absorbing element. The surge protector further includes a connection unit connected to the second contact, the connection unit configured to be in a first position when the thermal spacing unit is in a first physical state and a second position when the thermal spacing unit is in a second physical state, such that the electrical current from the first contact to the second contact via the energy absorbing element is interrupted when the connection unit is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Mathew Howard, Michael Dole, Randall Palmer
  • Fail open or fail short surge protector
    Patent number: 9991697
    Abstract: A surge protector includes a first and second contact connected via an energy absorbing element, such that electrical current travels from the first contact to the second contact via the energy absorbing element. The surge protector further includes a thermal spacing unit contacting the energy absorbing element and configured to be in a first physical state or a second physical state based on a temperature of the energy absorbing element. The surge protector further includes a connection unit connected to the second contact, the connection unit configured to be in a first position when the thermal spacing unit is in a first physical state and a second position when the thermal spacing unit is in a second physical state, such that the electrical current from the first contact to the second contact via the energy absorbing element is interrupted when the connection unit is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: TRANSTECTOR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mathew Howard, Michael Dole, Randall Palmer