Patents by Inventor Robert Lawrence Bender

Robert Lawrence Bender 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).

  • System and method for circuit protector monitoring and management
    Patent number: 7612654
    Abstract: A system and method for circuit protector monitoring and management includes at least one circuit protector defining an interruptible current path therethrough upon an occurrence of specified operating condition in a circuit; a status element associated with the circuit protector and adapted to monitor an operating state of the current path; and an electronic management system in communication with the status element, wherein the management system is adapted to automatically alert and summon responsible personnel when the circuit protector has operated to open the circuit path, and identify the location of the operated circuit protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Bender, Timothy Hamilton Speno, Michael Craig Henricks, Robert Stephen Douglass, Joan Leslie Winnett Bender, Matthew R. Darr
  • Circuit protector signal transmission, methods and system
    Patent number: 7576635
    Abstract: A circuit protector signal transmission system, kit and method involves at least one circuit protector defining an interruptible current path therethrough upon an occurrence of specified operating conditions in a circuit, a status element associated with the circuit protector and adapted to monitor an operating state of the current path, an electronic gateway device in communication with the status element and adapted to receive a data signal from the status element corresponding to the operating condition of the current path. The data signal includes location information and identification information for circuit protectors as they operate to interrupt the current paths in an electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Bender, Timothy Hamilton Speno, Michael Craig Henricks, Robert Stephen Douglass
  • Circuit protector monitoring and management system user interface method, system and program
    Patent number: 7391299
    Abstract: A user interface, method system and program for circuit protector management in an electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Bender, Timothy Hamilton Speno, Michael Craig Henricks, Robert Stephen Douglass