Patents by Inventor Mitchell Whitson Lampley

Mitchell Whitson Lampley 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: 20020080535
    Abstract: A ground fault protection system and method for implementing such is provided for protecting an electrical power distribution system having multiple sources and multiple grounds. A set of current transformers are connected to an interface unit which in turn is connected to a ground fault trip function for a circuit breaker. The interface unit has an output with a low impedance, and the outputs of multiple interface units can be connected in series and feed a single ground fault trip function; thereby tripping the circuit breaker on a ground fault detected by any set of current transformers connected to one of the interface units. Another embodiment utilizes multiple, independent ground fault trip functions in a single circuit breaker. Each ground fault trip function is connected to a set of current transformers, and the circuit breaker will trip if any connected set of current transformers detects a ground fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: David L. Swindler, Henry Zylstra, Mitchell Whitson Lampley
  • Patent number: 6392141
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure having continuous front accessible dedicated wiring compartments. The dedicated wiring compartments provide the installer with easily accessible front wiring compartments. Each dedicated wiring compartment contains wiring for a specific function. The dedicated wiring compartments are configured to provide a continuous front accessible wiring compartment for multiple enclosures installed immediately adjacent one another. Horizontal frame members of the electrical enclosure provide a significant part of each dedicated wiring compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: David Leon Smith, Ronald Lee Robinson, Jerome Mark Visocky, Mitchell Whitson Lampley