Patents by Inventor Richard E. Saunders

Richard E. Saunders 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: 6307456
    Abstract: An electrically-insulative terminal cover is arranged on the line end of a light industrial-rated circuit breaker to allow a close-fit arrangement between a plurality of such circuit breakers within a common enclosure. The terminal cover is in the form of a top piece and a perpendicular side piece. The top piece comprises a pair of notches for receiving a pair of electrical conductors connecting with a corresponding pair of circuit breaker electrical terminals. The side piece includes a pair of elongated notches adapted for receiving sides of a pair of adjacent circuit breakers. A center side piece between the elongated notches can be press-fit within a combined slot defined by slots in sides of a pair of abutting side walls of adjacent circuit breakers. The top piece provides electric isolation to a top of the electrical terminals while the side piece provides electric isolation to a front of the electrical terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Caggiano, Michael R. Wood, Richard E. Saunders, David D. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 6141197
    Abstract: A circuit interrupter of the type including an electronic trip unit for overcurrent determination includes a separate circuit to power the trip unit along with a Hall Effect or GMR Device to sense the current flow within the protected circuit. A removable option plug electrically interconnects with the trip unit to enable ground fault and arcing fault protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward E. Kim, John J. Dougherty, Esteban Santos, David Arnold, Richard E. Saunders, Ronald D. Ciarcia, James I. Smith, Richard A. Menelly
  • Patent number: D318460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis W. Heath, James I. Smith, Richard E. Saunders
  • Patent number: D319627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James I. Smith, Dennis W. Heath, Richard E. Saunders
  • Patent number: D320386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Saunders, James I. Smith, Dennis W. Heath