Patents by Inventor Michael R. Host

Michael R. Host 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).

  • Systems and methods for a fused motor load ground
    Patent number: 9515463
    Abstract: A motor control center system is provided. The system includes an electrical enclosure having buses for routing electrical power to component units. The system also includes a component unit disposed in a compartment of the electrical enclosure. The component unit contains a component for managing a power supply to a load disposed outside of the enclosure. In addition, the system includes a ground element disposed along a support wall of the compartment, wherein the ground element provides a fused ground connection with a load terminal of the electrical enclosure when the component unit is withdrawn from the electrical enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul T. Krause, Peter J. Halpin, Corey A. Peterson, Michael R. Host, Sam Newbauer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A FUSED MOTOR LOAD GROUND
    Publication number: 20150380912
    Abstract: A motor control center system is provided. The system includes an electrical enclosure having buses for routing electrical power to component units. The system also includes a component unit disposed in a compartment of the electrical enclosure. The component unit contains a component for managing a power supply to a load disposed outside of the enclosure. In addition, the system includes a ground element disposed along a support wall of the compartment, wherein the ground element provides a fused ground connection with a load terminal of the electrical enclosure when the component unit is withdrawn from the electrical enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Paul T. Krause, Peter J. Halpin, Corey A. Peterson, Michael R. Host, Sam Newbauer