Patents by Inventor PETER JAMES SWALES

PETER JAMES SWALES 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).

  • Disconnector device and overvoltage protection assembly including the same
    Patent number: 11942777
    Abstract: A disconnector device including an isolator connected between a first terminal and to a second terminal, and a sleeve positioned around the isolator and moveable between an un-extended position prior to the isolator operating and an extended position after the isolator operates, the sleeve being configured to trap debris produced by operation of the isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, Peter James Swales, Sidharth Suresh Iyer, Mohamed Fayaz Suleiman Khatri, Stephen Franklin Poterala, Robert Christopher Schmitt, Xingniu Huo
  • DISCONNECTOR DEVICE AND OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220368123
    Abstract: A disconnector device including an isolator connected between a first terminal and to a second terminal, and a sleeve positioned around the isolator and moveable between an un-extended position prior to the isolator operating and an extended position after the isolator operates, the sleeve being configured to trap debris produced by operation of the isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, Peter James Swales, Sidharth Suresh Iyer, Mohamed Fayaz Suleiman Khatri, Stephen Franklin Poterala, Robert Christopher Schmitt, Xingniu Huo
  • Dead front connector having a voltage indicator
    Patent number: 11499996
    Abstract: A dead front connector including a housing, an electrical coupling configured to electrically connect a power cable to a device, and an indicator located on the housing. The dead front connector further including a voltage testing circuit configured to test a voltage between the power cable and the device and illuminate the indicator when the voltage is above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Xingniu Huo, William Frederick Tyrrell, III, Bastiaan Hubertus Van Besouw, Jeffrey Joseph Kester, Peter James Swales
  • Disconnector device and overvoltage protection assembly including the same
    Patent number: 11411386
    Abstract: A disconnector device including an isolator connected between a first terminal and to a second terminal, and a sleeve positioned around the isolator and moveable between an un-extended position prior to the isolator operating and an extended position after the isolator operates, the sleeve being configured to trap debris produced by operation of the isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, Peter James Swales, Sidharth Suresh Iyer, Mohamed Fayaz Suleiman Khatri, Stephen Franklin Poterala, Robert Christopher Schmitt, Xingniu Huo
  • Corona protection device
    Patent number: 11107608
    Abstract: A corona protection device can include a body. The corona protection device can include an arm. The arm can extend from the body. The corona protection device can include a retention member. The retention member can define a cavity adapted to engage a portion of an end fitting of an insulator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Sarah Kelley Kolehmainen, Robert Allen Bernstorf, Jeffrey Miller Butler, Peter James Swales, Michael Joseph Lee, John Schonewolf
  • DISCONNECTOR DEVICE AND OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200343713
    Abstract: A disconnector device including an isolator connected between a first terminal and to a second terminal, and a sleeve positioned around the isolator and moveable between an un-extended position prior to the isolator operating and an extended position after the isolator operates, the sleeve being configured to trap debris produced by operation of the isolator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, Peter James Swales, Sidharth Suresh Iyer, Mohamed Fayaz Suleiman Khatri, Stephen Franklin Poterala, Robert Christopher Schmitt, Xingniu Huo
  • DEAD FRONT CONNECTOR HAVING A VOLTAGE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20200033385
    Abstract: A dead front connector including a housing, an electrical coupling configured to electrically connect a power cable to a device, and an indicator located on the housing. The dead front connector further including a voltage testing circuit configured to test a voltage between the power cable and the device and illuminate the indicator when the voltage is above a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: XINGNIU HUO, WILLIAM FREDERICK TYRRELL, III, BASTIAAN HUBERTUS VAN BESOUW, JEFFREY JOSEPH KESTER, PETER JAMES SWALES
  • Dead front connector having a voltage indicator
    Patent number: 10451658
    Abstract: A dead front connector including an electrical coupling, a voltage tap, a voltage testing circuit. The electrical coupling is configured to electrically connect a power cable to a device. The voltage tap is configured to allow testing for the presence of a voltage between the power cable and the device. The voltage testing circuit is placed within the voltage tap. The voltage testing circuit includes an indicator configured to provide an indication when the voltage is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Xingniu Huo, William Frederick Tyrrell, III, Bastiaan Hubertus Van Besouw, Jeffrey Joseph Kester, Peter James Swales
  • Corona Protection Device
    Publication number: 20190103205
    Abstract: A corona protection device can include a body. The corona protection device can include an arm. The arm can extend from the body. The corona protection device can include a retention member. The retention member can define a cavity adapted to engage a portion of an end fitting of an insulator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Sarah Kelley Kolehmainen, Robert Allen Bernstorf, Jeffrey Miller Butler, Peter James Swales, Michael Joseph Lee, John Schonewolf
  • DEAD FRONT CONNECTOR HAVING A VOLTAGE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20170047694
    Abstract: A dead front connector including an electrical coupling, a voltage tap, a voltage testing circuit. The electrical coupling is configured to electrically connect a power cable to a device. The voltage tap is configured to allow testing for the presence of a voltage between the power cable and the device. The voltage testing circuit is placed within the voltage tap. The voltage testing circuit includes an indicator configured to provide an indication when the voltage is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: XINGNIU HUO, WILLIAM FREDERICK TYRRELL, III, BASTIAAN HUBERTUS VAN BESOUW, JEFFREY JOSEPH KESTER, PETER JAMES SWALES