Patents by Inventor Nicholas O. Hanson

Nicholas O. Hanson 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: 11501930
    Abstract: Systems of automatic transfer switches (ATS) are disclosed herein. One apparatus includes at least two automatic transfer switches coupled together. Each automatic transfer switches has contacts to couple a power source to a load. For each switch, an electromagnetic force biasing the contacts to each other is present if an electrical current flows through the switch. The automatic transfer switches may be on separate cassettes or on a single cassette. The power source of each switch may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11011927
    Abstract: Automatic transfer switches and methods of forming such switches are disclosed herein. One automatic transfer switch disclosed herein includes a first source bar structured to connect to a first power source, a second source bar structured to connect to a second power source, and a stationary bar structured to be coupled to a load. The automatic transfer switch also includes a first movable bar and a second movable bar each electrically coupled and rotatably connected to the stationary bar. The length of each movable bar and the angle of each movable bar with respect to the stationary bus bar are selected to approximately balance the contact force on each movable bar. Thus, smooth and reliable operations of the automatic transfer switch can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20190096595
    Abstract: Systems of automatic transfer switches (ATS) are disclosed herein. One apparatus includes at least two automatic transfer switches coupled together. Each automatic transfer switches has contacts to couple a power source to a load. For each switch, an electromagnetic force biasing the contacts to each other is present if an electrical current flows through the switch. The automatic transfer switches may be on separate cassettes or on a single cassette. The power source of each switch may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20190006881
    Abstract: Automatic transfer switches and methods of forming such switches are disclosed herein. One automatic transfer switch disclosed herein includes a first source bar structured to connect to a first power source, a second source bar structured to connect to a second power source, and a stationary bar structured to be coupled to a load. The automatic transfer switch also includes a first movable bar and a second movable bar each electrically coupled and rotatably connected to the stationary bar. The length of each movable bar and the angle of each movable bar with respect to the stationary bus bar are selected to approximately balance the contact force on each movable bar. Thus, smooth and reliable operations of the automatic transfer switch can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Patent number: 10163585
    Abstract: Systems of automatic transfer switches (ATS) are disclosed herein. One apparatus includes at least two automatic transfer switches coupled together. Each automatic transfer switches has contacts to couple a power source to a load. For each switch, an electromagnetic force biasing the contacts to each other is present if an electrical current flows through the switch. The automatic transfer switches may be on separate cassettes or on a single cassette. The power source of each switch may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Patent number: 10079505
    Abstract: Automatic transfer switches and methods of forming such switches are disclosed herein. One automatic transfer switch disclosed herein includes a first source bar structured to connect to a first power source, a second source bar structured to connect to a second power source, and a stationary bar structured to be coupled to a load. The automatic transfer switch also includes a first movable bar and a second movable bar each electrically coupled and rotatably connected to the stationary bar. The length of each movable bar and the angle of each movable bar with respect to the stationary bus bar are selected to approximately balance the contact force on each movable bar. Thus, smooth and reliable operations of the automatic transfer switch can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20170117747
    Abstract: Automatic transfer switches and methods of forming such switches are disclosed herein. One automatic transfer switch disclosed herein includes a first source bar structured to connect to a first power source, a second source bar structured to connect to a second power source, and a stationary bar structured to be coupled to a load. The automatic transfer switch also includes a first movable bar and a second movable bar each electrically coupled and rotatably connected to the stationary bar. The length of each movable bar and the angle of each movable bar with respect to the stationary bus bar are selected to approximately balance the contact force on each movable bar. Thus, smooth and reliable operations of the automatic transfer switch can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20170117104
    Abstract: Systems of automatic transfer switches (ATS) are disclosed herein. One apparatus includes at least two automatic transfer switches coupled together. Each automatic transfer switches has contacts to couple a power source to a load. For each switch, an electromagnetic force biasing the contacts to each other is present if an electrical current flows through the switch. The automatic transfer switches may be on separate cassettes or on a single cassette. The power source of each switch may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wangwei Zhou, Nicholas O. Hanson