Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Hunter

Patrick J. Hunter 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).

  • Electrical contactor system with transfer of scaled overload information
    Patent number: 5493468
    Abstract: In a multiple contactor installation where each contactor provides overcurrent protection, overload information in passed from one active contactor to the next as a percentage of the trip level of the respective contactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Hunter, Robert T. Elms, Gary F. Saletta, Denis A. Mueller