Patents by Inventor Pierre Niel

Pierre Niel 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: 4082932
    Abstract: Electrical equipment cell of the air insulated type, comprising a switch which connects a first plug which is live, to a second plug, on either side of a wall, the switch being arranged in an assembly formed by a metallic tank fixed on the wall and by two bell-shaped insulators which are assembled on the metallic tank to receive the first and second plugs respectively. A dielectric screen connected to ground is placed in the first bell-shaped insulator between the contacts of the switch in the open position, so the, in that open position, a person placed on the same side as the second bell-shaped insulator cannot come directly into contact with a live part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Delle-Alsthom S.A.
    Inventors: Paul Rozier, Pierre Niel, Jean Ferlay