Patents by Inventor Richard C. Emerson

Richard C. Emerson 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).

  • Circuit breaker operator with push to test arrangement
    Patent number: 5998750
    Abstract: A circuit operator with a push to test arrangement includes a housing. A first switch is mounted in the housing and has a toggle lever pivotably connected thereto so as to place the toggle switch in its on or off state. A second switch is also mounted in the housing and is connected to a push button for initiating tests. A single switch actuator allows a user to actuate the first switch and/or the second switch from an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: EGS Electrical Group LLC
    Inventors: John A. Wegener, Joe K. Hall, Richard C. Emerson
  • Circuit breaker operator which actuates toggle and push button switches and has a misalignment indicator
    Patent number: 5861591
    Abstract: A circuit operator with a push to test arrangement includes a housing. A first switch is mounted in the housing and has a toggle lever pivotably connected thereto so as to place the toggle switch in its on or off state. A second switch is also mounted in the housing and is connected to a push button for initiating tests. A single switch actuator allows a user to actuate the first switch and/or the second switch from an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: GSEG LLC
    Inventors: John A. Wegener, Joe K. Hall, Richard C. Emerson
  • Aerodynamic controllably vented pressure modulating drogue
    Patent number: 4927099
    Abstract: An aeronautical drogue having a canopy and support members connecting the canopy to a connector provides for essentially constant drag at variable speeds by aerodynamic pressure modulation through controllably venting the canopy by constructing the canopy of a plurality of separate elastic bands positioned side by side the elastic bands being connected at spaced intervals by flexible connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: DeCel Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard C. Emerson, John B. Sherman