Patents by Inventor Peter Clickner

Peter Clickner 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).

  • Adjustable contact jaw spacing for circuit breaker plug-in base
    Patent number: 6361340
    Abstract: A method of adjusting spacing between first and second jaw structures of a plug-in base for receiving a circuit breaker is provided. The method includes providing a plug-in base 10 having first and second jaw structures constructed and arranged to receive stabs of a circuit breaker. The first jaw structure 14 is disposed in a first housing 18 and the second jaw structure 16 is disposed in a second housing 20. Each of the first and second housings has an upper surface 22 and an opposing lower surface 24. A first spacer 26 is placed between the first jaw structure 14 and the upper or lower surface of the first housing 18 and a second spacer 28 is placed between the second jaw structure 16 and the upper or lower surface of the second housing 20 to define a certain spacing between the first and second jaw structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Dale Robbins, Peter Clickner, Pavel Lichman