Patents by Inventor Robert William Mueller

Robert William Mueller 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: 11715936
    Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
  • Publication number: 20220271511
    Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
  • Patent number: 11342728
    Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
  • Publication number: 20210194221
    Abstract: Circuit breakers with a housing with a line side and a load side and an electronically controlled lock-out lock member coupled to the housing configured to electronically controllably travel between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the lock member is in a lock-out position and prevents the handle from moving to an ON position associated with electrical current conduction and in the first position the lock member is translated to a position that allows the handle to move to the ON position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: James I. Wise, Andrew R. Smith, Todd Shaak, Brianna Groden, David Raymond Rohn, Robert William Mueller
  • Patent number: 9293282
    Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller, James Michael Smeltzer, William Michael Randal
  • Publication number: 20140069892
    Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller, James Michael Smeltzer, William Michael Randal
  • Patent number: 8415580
    Abstract: A carrier link insulator electrically insulates a carrier drive link from an arc chamber in a circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller
  • Publication number: 20130001202
    Abstract: A carrier link insulator electrically insulates a carrier drive link from an arc chamber in a circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John SCHALTENBRAND, Mark Anthony JANUSEK, Robert William MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20110309052
    Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John SCHALTENBRAND, Mark Anthony JANUSEK, Robert William MUELLER, James Michael SMELTZER, William Michael RANDAL
  • Patent number: 7265311
    Abstract: An arc chamber barrier for a circuit breaker is provided. The arc chamber barrier has a body with a first interlock component that is structured to engage a second interlock component disposed in the circuit breaker primary cover. The arc chamber barrier body is further structured to be disposed in an elongated contact chamber at the interface of an arc chamber portion and an operating mechanism portion. In this configuration, the arc chamber barrier first interlock component resists displacement of the arc chamber barrier body when a pair of separable contacts moves between the second, closed position and the first, open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Caton Corporation
    Inventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Robert William Mueller, Mark Anthony Janusek, Keith Edward Thomas