Patents by Inventor Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply

Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply 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: 9843174
    Abstract: An interlocking system for a circuit breaker assembly including a circuit breaker having a plurality of contacts includes a racking screw coupled to the contacts that changes a position of the circuit breaker when engaged by a tool. The interlocking system also includes a front panel defining an opening through which the racking screw is accessible, an access door coupled to the front panel and configured to selectively cover the opening, and an access door stopper coupled to the front panel. The interlocking system also includes a trip assembly coupled to the access door stopper. Each of the access door, the access door stopper, and the trip assembly are moveable between a first position and a second position such that moving to the first position triggers delivery of a trip signal to the circuit breakers to open the plurality of contacts, and wherein, in the second position, the access door is fully open to enable access to the racking screw through the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Ryszard Rzepecki, Andrew Matthew Candelora, Nagesh V. Tumu, Szymon Wasik, Alisha M. Davis
  • Publication number: 20170264085
    Abstract: An interlocking system for a circuit breaker assembly including a circuit breaker having a plurality of contacts includes a racking screw coupled to the contacts that changes a position of the circuit breaker when engaged by a tool. The interlocking system also includes a front panel defining an opening through which the racking screw is accessible, an access door coupled to the front panel and configured to selectively cover the opening, and an access door stopper coupled to the front panel. The interlocking system also includes a trip assembly coupled to the access door stopper. Each of the access door, the access door stopper, and the trip assembly are moveable between a first position and a second position such that moving to the first position triggers delivery of a trip signal to the circuit breakers to open the plurality of contacts, and wherein, in the second position, the access door is fully open to enable access to the racking screw through the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Ryszard Rzepecki, Andrew Matthew Candelora, Nagesh V. Tumu, Szymon Wasik, Alisha M. Davis
  • Patent number: 8988175
    Abstract: An override device is described for use with a coupler of a circuit breaker. The override device comprising a cam member coupled to the coupler. The cam member comprising a slot. The override device also including an actuator coupled to the cam member and configured to move the cam member between an over-current protection position and an over-current relay override position and a push member coupled to the coupler. The slot configured to guide the push member to a first position when the actuator moves the cam member to the over-current protection position. The slot further configured to guide the push member to a second position when the actuator moves the cam member to the over-current relay override position to permit current flow through the circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Wolfgang Meyer-Haack, Jacek Marian Urbanowicz, Rafal Marek Mrotek, Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec
  • Patent number: 8796568
    Abstract: A switching assembly having an interlock device for a selector switch is provided. The interlock device includes a flapper member rotatably coupled to a base member. The flapper member has an aperture disposed proximate to an aperture of a panel such that the selector switch extends through the apertures. The flapper member further includes an indented region and has a first operational position proximate to the panel and a second operational position disposed outwardly from the panel. When an arm portion of the selector switch is disposed within the indented region of the flapper member at the second rotational position and the flapper member is rotated to the second operational position, then the arm portion cannot be rotated outside of the indented region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec, Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Marcin Piotr Lagiewka, Rafal Marek Mrotek
  • Publication number: 20130192965
    Abstract: An override device is described for use with a coupler of a circuit breaker. The override device comprising a cam member coupled to the coupler. The cam member comprising a slot. The override device also including an actuator coupled to the cam member and configured to move the cam member between an over-current protection position and an over-current relay override position and a push member coupled to the coupler. The slot configured to guide the push member to a first position when the actuator moves the cam member to the over-current protection position. The slot further configured to guide the push member to a second position when the actuator moves the cam member to the over-current relay override position to permit current flow through the circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Wolfgang Meyer-Haack, Jacek Marian Urbanowicz, Rafal Marek Mrotek, Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec
  • Patent number: 8395063
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a circuit breaker having a first contact arm and a second contact arm, wherein the second contact arm is configured to move with respect to the first contact arm between a first position and a second position. The circuit protection device also includes a locking device coupled to the circuit breaker, wherein the locking device is configured to at least one of move the second contact arm from the first position to the second position and lock the second contact arm in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Marcin Piotr Lagiewka, Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec, Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply
  • Patent number: 8299377
    Abstract: A circuit breaker interlock apparatus can include a circuit breaker, a first moveable arm that is moveable when the circuit breaker is open, a second moveable arm pivotally coupled to the first moveable arm that is movable when the first moveable arm is moveable and a blocking arm, configured to interlock with the second movable arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tomasz Ludwik Jurek, Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Przemyslaw Marcin Dabrowski, Marcin Piotr Lagiewka, Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec, Tomasz Pawel Tomanek
  • Publication number: 20120193194
    Abstract: A circuit breaker interlock apparatus can include a circuit breaker, a first moveable arm that is moveable when the circuit breaker is open, a second moveable arm pivotally coupled to the first moveable arm that is movable when the first moveable arm is moveable and a blocking arm, configured to interlock with the second movable arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Tomasz Ludwik Jurek, Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Przemyslaw Marcin Dabrowski, Marcin Piotr Lagiewka, Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec, Tomasz Pawel Tomanek
  • Publication number: 20120168286
    Abstract: A circuit protection device includes a circuit breaker having a first contact arm and a second contact arm, wherein the second contact arm is configured to move with respect to the first contact arm between a first position and a second position. The circuit protection device also includes a locking device coupled to the circuit breaker, wherein the locking device is configured to at least one of move the second contact arm from the first position to the second position and lock the second contact arm in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Marcin Piotr Lagiewka, Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec, Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply
  • Publication number: 20120168287
    Abstract: A switching assembly having an interlock device for a selector switch is provided. The interlock device includes a flapper member rotatably coupled to a base member. The flapper member has an aperture disposed proximate to an aperture of a panel such that the selector switch extends through the apertures. The flapper member further includes an indented region and has a first operational position proximate to the panel and a second operational position disposed outwardly from the panel. When an arm portion of the selector switch is disposed within the indented region of the flapper member at the second rotational position and the flapper member is rotated to the second operational position, then the arm portion cannot be rotated outside of the indented region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jacek Stanislaw Mrowiec, Przemyslaw Eugeniusz Cieply, Marcin Piotr Lagiewka, Rafal Marek Mrotek