Patents by Inventor Richard P. De LaChapelle

Richard P. De LaChapelle 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).

  • Surge arrester assembly
    Patent number: 4493003
    Abstract: A surge voltage arrester assembly for protection of communications lines from over voltage and excess current conditions includes a sealed cold cathode gas tube forming a primary arc gap and disposed within a cage member with an insulator member disposed between the gas tube and an electrical conductor forming a secondary arc gap sealed from contaminants, in parallel with the primary arc gap and affixed onto a cylindrical conductor by a retainer means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Assignee: GTE Products Corporation
    Inventors: Nils P. Mickelson, Richard P. De LaChapelle