Patents by Inventor Robert NIKODEM

Robert NIKODEM 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: 9948074
    Abstract: A circuit breaker arrangement is disclosed. It comprises a cart (1) on which slides a circuit breaker. A lead screw (14) drives the circuit breaker along a linear path by moving a drive block (15), an upper protuberance (211) of which engages the circuit breaker. The arrangement provides for an automatic uncoupling of the circuit breaker at an end position of the drive block (15), where a handle inserted into a hole (24) may turn an end of the lead screw and rock the drive block with a meshing mechanism (43) so that the protuberance (211) escapes the circuit breaker. It is therefore very easy to mount, dismount or replace the circuit breaker. A similar advantage based on unlatching an interlock may be obtained for dismounting the electrical motor (12) that normally drives the lead screw (14). The invention can well take place in the medium voltage industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Robert Nikodem, Jianjiang Fu, Shouqing Liu, Ming Fang, Liang Sun
  • Publication number: 20160261096
    Abstract: A circuit breaker arrangement is disclosed. It comprises a cart (1) on which slides a circuit breaker. A lead screw (14) drives the circuit breaker along a linear path by moving a drive block (15), an upper protuberance (211) of which engages the circuit breaker. The arrangement provides for an automatic uncoupling of the circuit breaker at an end position of the drive block (15), where a handle inserted into a hole (24) may turn an end of the lead screw and rock the drive block with a meshing mechanism (43) so that the protuberance (211) escapes the circuit breaker. It is therefore very easy to mount, dismount or replace the circuit breaker. A similar advantage based on unlatching an interlock may be obtained for dismounting the electrical motor (12) that normally drives the lead screw (14). The invention can well take place in the medium voltage industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Robert NIKODEM, Jianjiang FU, Shouqing LIU, Ming FANG, Liang SUN