Patents by Inventor Robert J. Rinefierd, Jr.

Robert J. Rinefierd, Jr. 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: 6326872
    Abstract: A compact power circuit breaker has a molded insulative casing providing the structural support and electrical isolation for the pole mechanisms mounted in cavities in the casing and the operating mechanism mounted to the front of the casing. A grounded barrier between the pole mechanisms and the operating mechanism protects the operator actuating push buttons controlling the operating mechanism and accessible through a molded insulative cover. Preferably, the grounded barrier is sandwiched between a rear section of the molded casing containing the pole cavities and a forward section to which the operating mechanism is secured. The grounded barrier is connected to an electrically conductive pan extending under the molded insulative casing which also houses electrically grounded linkages coupling the operating mechanism to the vacuum interrupters of the pole mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Francois J. Marchand, Norman Davies, Robert J. Rinefierd, Jr., Glenn A. Calhoon, Walter O. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 4542443
    Abstract: A termination frame assembly mounts signal conditioner circuit boards for a data acquisition system individually on a frame with an electromagnetic interference (EMI) barrier extending along the front edge and bending back over the circuit board and then out to form an integral trough through which the field wiring is routed to field terminals on terminal strips in the front face of the barrier. The circuit board is installed from the rear with a guide block, keyed to accept only a selected one of a family of boards, lifting the center of the leading edge to align edge connectors with connectors on the rear of the terminal strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Robert J. Rinefierd, Jr.