Patents by Inventor Phillip D. Miller

Phillip D. Miller 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: 7969750
    Abstract: A support assembly is provided for supporting an electrical enclosure with respect to an electrical busway and with respect to a support structure, such as a wall, which is disposed proximate to the electrical busway. The support assembly includes at least one mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting elements. A first one of the mounting elements is coupled to the electrical enclosure. A second different one of the mounting elements is coupled to the support structure. A number of coupling assemblies interconnect the mounting elements. The first one of the mounting elements is movable with respect to the second different one of the mounting elements, in order to enable the electrical enclosure to move with the electrical busway and with respect to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Phillip D. Miller, Douglas V. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20100012375
    Abstract: A coupling assembly is provided for an electrical busway having a first section and a second section. The coupling assembly includes a plurality of electrical conductors that electrically connect the first and second sections of the electrical busway. A plurality of electrical insulators are positioned to electrically insulate the plurality of electrical conductors. The coupling assembly is structured to offset the first section of electrical busway a predetermined, non-zero distance from the second section of electrical busway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: ARTHUR J. JUR, Phillip D. Miller, Douglas V. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7614895
    Abstract: A coupling assembly is provided for an electrical busway having a first section and a second section. The coupling assembly includes at least one housing having first and second ends. A plurality of electrical conductors extend through such housing and electrically connect the first and second sections of the electrical busway. A plurality of electrical insulators surround at least some of the electrical conductors. A first coupling member couples the first end of the at least one housing to the first section of the electrical busway, and a second coupling member couples the second end of such housing to the second section of the electrical busway. The at least one housing and the electrical conductors extending therethrough are flexible, and the housing is electrically grounded. The coupling assembly electrically connects the first and second sections of the electrical busway, without a number of separate termination boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Stephen W. Oneufer, Phillip D. Miller, Douglas V. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090196012
    Abstract: A support assembly is provided for supporting an electrical enclosure with respect to an electrical busway and with respect to a support structure, such as a wall, which is disposed proximate to the electrical busway. The support assembly includes at least one mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting elements. A first one of the mounting elements is coupled to the electrical enclosure. A second different one of the mounting elements is coupled to the support structure. A number of coupling assemblies interconnect the mounting elements. The first one of the mounting elements is movable with respect to the second different one of the mounting elements, in order to enable the electrical enclosure to move with the electrical busway and with respect to the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Phillip D. Miller, Douglas V. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090191739
    Abstract: A coupling assembly is provided for an electrical busway having a first section and a second section. The coupling assembly includes at least one housing having first and second ends. A plurality of electrical conductors extend through such housing and electrically connect the first and second sections of the electrical busway. A plurality of electrical insulators surround at least some of the electrical conductors. A first coupling member couples the first end of the at least one housing to the first section of the electrical busway, and a second coupling member couples the second end of such housing to the second section of the electrical busway. The at least one housing and the electrical conductors extending therethrough are flexible, and the housing is electrically grounded. The coupling assembly electrically connects the first and second sections of the electrical busway, without a number of separate termination boxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Stephen W. Oneufer, Phillip D. Miller, Douglas V. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20090152078
    Abstract: A retrofit assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to engage, and be enclosed by, a CMD type circuit breaker tank is provided. The retrofit assembly includes a levering mechanism, a circuit breaker bus assembly having bus support members, and a door handle system structured to allow a user to actuate the circuit breaker contacts when the tank is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: JOHN R. MOFFAT, STEPHEN W. ONEUFER, MARK A. FAULKNER, PHILLIP D. MILLER, ARTHUR J. JUR, JOHN M. KOKENDA
  • Patent number: 7544907
    Abstract: A retrofit assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to engage, and be enclosed by, a CMD type circuit breaker tank is provided. The retrofit assembly includes a levering mechanism, a circuit breaker bus assembly having bus support members, and a door handle system structured to allow a user to actuate the circuit breaker contacts when the tank is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Moffat, Stephen W. Oneufer, Mark A. Faulkner, Phillip D. Miller, Arthur J. Jur, John M. Kokenda
  • Patent number: 7420132
    Abstract: The present invention provides busway plug fitting having a housing assembly and a toggle mechanism disposed therein having at least two operatively linked operating handles. A first assembly is disposed on a first side member of the housing assembly and structured to move between a first position and a second position. The second handle assembly is disposed on a second, perpendicular side of the housing assembly and also structured to move between a first position and a second position. The toggle mechanism is coupled to the external coupling construct of the operating device and structured to move between a first position and a second position. The first and second handle assemblies are operatively linked by the toggle mechanism. In this configuration, a user may operate either handle assembly to actuate the operating device disposed with in the busway plug fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Stephen W. Oneufer, Phillip D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20080124960
    Abstract: The present invention provides busway plug fitting having a housing assembly and a toggle mechanism disposed therein having at least two operatively linked operating handles. A first assembly is disposed on a first side member of the housing assembly and structured to move between a first position and a second position. The second handle assembly is disposed on a second, perpendicular side of the housing assembly and also structured to move between a first position and a second position. The toggle mechanism is coupled to the external coupling construct of the operating device and structured to move between a first position and a second position. The first and second handle assemblies are operatively linked by the toggle mechanism. In this configuration, a user may operate either handle assembly to actuate the operating device disposed with in the busway plug fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Stephen W. Oneufer, Phillip D. Miller
  • Patent number: 7367830
    Abstract: A busway fitting wherein the switch and/or fuse are disposed in a horizontal orientation. As the switch assembly and/or fuse are disposed in a horizontal orientation, the buses coupled to the switch assembly and/or fuse also extend horizontally. As such, the buses coupled to the switch assembly and/or fuse occupy a reduced amount of space. In this configuration, the transition buses may extend in a generally horizontal direction and, as such, the size of the busway fitting may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur J. Jur, Phillip D. Miller, Douglas M. Brandt, Douglas V. Taylor