Patents by Inventor Sandy Omar JIMENEZ

Sandy Omar JIMENEZ 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: 12368286
    Abstract: A power sub-feed device includes a plurality of bus bars comprising a line bus bar and a load bus bar; a plurality of terminals including a line terminal, a power deviation terminal, a power reception terminal, and a load terminal; a collar assembly attached to the plurality of bus bars; a frame that receives the collar assembly and the plurality of bus bars and covers at least the collar assembly and the plurality of bus bars, where the power sub-feed device is structured to deviate primary power to a secondary device via the power deviation terminal, the secondary device including an automatic transfer switch coupled to a secondary power source, receive power from the secondary device via the power reception terminal, and supply the power from a selected power supply source a load coupled to the main power panel via the load terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez, Rajesh Kumar Reddy Appal
  • Publication number: 20250096571
    Abstract: A bidirectional electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for use in a power distribution system having an EV, an electric grid, a control panel and an aggregator or grid operator. The bidirectional EVSE includes a voltage sensor structured to sense grid voltage and EV voltage; an EVSE smart circuit breaker coupled to the voltage sensor and structured to connect or disconnect the EV based on a signal from the voltage sensor and to disable a PWM signal before opening EVSE contactors, an EVSE backup control power structured to provide control power to the bidirectional EVSE when the electric grid is not available; and a bidirectional EVSE communications controller structured to communicate with the EV, the control panel and the aggregator during selecting an operation mode, transitioning to a selected operation mode, and performing operation and oversight protection in the selected operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Mohamed, Vijay Bhavaraju, Daniel A. Sanchez, Santino Fiorello Graziani, Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20250070561
    Abstract: A smart load control system includes: a neutral forming auto-transformer (NFT) structured to form a neutral line; a plurality of smart circuit breakers (SCBs) including an islanding and grid-connecting device (IGD) coupled to the electric grid and an EV SCB coupled to the bidirectional EV charger, the IGD structured to sense grid voltage and switch ON and OFF the electric grid, the EV smart circuit breaker structured to sense EV voltage and switch ON and OFF the bidirectional EV charger; and a building energy system manager communicatively coupled to the plurality of SCBs and structured to collect data from each SCB, the data including at least the grid voltage and the EV voltage, select one of grid-connected mode or islanded mode based on the grid voltage and the EV voltage, perform a safe transition to the selected mode, and monitor the grid voltage and the EV voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Mohamed, Vijay Bhavaraju, Santino Fiorello Graziani, Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20240274373
    Abstract: An electrical contact system includes a first contact, a first diffusion layer disposed on the first contact, a first liquid metal layer disposed on the first diffusion layer, a second contact, a second diffusion layer disposed on the second contact, and a second liquid metal layer disposed on the second diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Stanislav Kadlec, Sandy Omar Jimenez, Christian Ruempler, Mykhailo Gnybida
  • Publication number: 20240204491
    Abstract: A power sub-feed device includes a plurality of bus bars comprising a line bus bar and a load bus bar; a plurality of terminals including a line terminal, a power deviation terminal, a power reception terminal, and a load terminal; a collar assembly attached to the plurality of bus bars; a frame that receives the collar assembly and the plurality of bus bars and covers at least the collar assembly and the plurality of bus bars, where the power sub-feed device is structured to deviate primary power to a secondary device via the power deviation terminal, the secondary device including an automatic transfer switch coupled to a secondary power source, receive power from the secondary device via the power reception terminal, and supply the power from a selected power supply source a load coupled to the main power panel via the load terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez, Rajesh Kumar Reddy Appal
  • Publication number: 20230411948
    Abstract: A circuit breaker with at least one disconnect mechanism and a smart monitoring system implements nuanced fault logic in order to minimize disruption to operation of the circuit breaker under a fault condition, and enables the circuit breaker to address nuisance or low severity faults separately from load switching. Under low severity or nuisance fault conditions, the smart monitoring system temporarily disconnects affected loads from the power supply rather than tripping the entire circuit breaker so that the loads can be reconnected to the power supply if the fault condition resolves within a short amount of time. In addition, the disconnect mechanism(s) that are used to temporarily disconnect the load(s) are configured to be re-closed after opening without requiring manual intervention. In high severity fault conditions, the smart monitoring system actuates tripping of the entire breaker, requiring manual re-closing of the circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez, Nicholas David Reynolds, Karthik Satyanarayanan, Harish Gode, Tejal Sheth
  • Patent number: 11842871
    Abstract: The switch contacts of a MEMS relay for a circuit interrupter are coated with a thin layer of liquid metal, and the MEMS relay is disposed in a sealed enclosure containing a gas medium. The gas medium provides an environmentally desirable alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), prevents oxidation of the liquid metal coating the relay switch contacts, and has sufficient dielectric strength in order to prevent current flow after separation of the switch contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Stanislav Kadlec, Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez, Venkat raman Thenkarai Narayanan, Mykhailo Gnybida, Christian Ruempler
  • Patent number: 11817282
    Abstract: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI), Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) or AF/GF circuit breakers which may optionally have relatively small or compact bodies that have shaped neutral busbars and/or load terminals with an arm that extends through a window of a current transformer in a circuit breaker housing. The neutral busbar and/or load terminal can have a rigid or semi-rigid shaped body with a first segment that extends through the window of the current transformer and a second segment that extends behind the first segment about a printed circuit board. A plug-on, pigtail or bolt-on neutral can engage an electrical pad of the neutral busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Somashekharayya Hiremath, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20230344212
    Abstract: A hybrid circuit breaker includes a primary trip/isolation relay component and a primary trip/isolation relay component driver coupled to the primary trip/isolation relay component and structured to interrupt current from flowing to the load in an event of fault; a sensing mechanism structured to sense at least current, voltage, and power flowing to the load; a metrology component coupled to the sensing mechanism and structured to monitor and measure at least the current, voltage and power; a controller structured to detect the event of fault based on data received from the sensing mechanism and the metrology component and communicate with a user device; and a hybrid secondary switching device coupled to the controller and the primary trip/isolation relay component, the hybrid secondary switch device including secondary contacts, a miniaturized electromechanical relay and a power electronics circuit connected in parallel with the miniaturized electromechanical relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20230082203
    Abstract: The switch contacts of a MEMS relay for a circuit interrupter are coated with a thin layer of liquid metal, and the MEMS relay is disposed in a sealed enclosure containing a gas medium. The gas medium provides an environmentally desirable alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), prevents oxidation of the liquid metal coating the relay switch contacts, and has sufficient dielectric strength in order to prevent current flow after separation of the switch contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Stanislav Kadlec, Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez, Venkat raman Thenkarai Narayanan, Mykhailo Gnybida, Christian Ruempler
  • Publication number: 20220262590
    Abstract: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI), Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) or AF/GF circuit breakers which may optionally have relatively small or compact bodies that have shaped neutral busbars and/or load terminals with an arm that extends through a window of a current transformer in a circuit breaker housing. The neutral busbar and/or load terminal can have a rigid or semi-rigid shaped body with a first segment that extends through the window of the current transformer and a second segment that extends behind the first segment about a printed circuit board. A plug-on, pigtail or bolt-on neutral can engage an electrical pad of the neutral busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Somashekharayya Hiremath, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Patent number: 11322328
    Abstract: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI), Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) or AF/GF circuit breakers which may optionally have relatively small or compact bodies that have shaped neutral busbars and/or load terminals with an arm that extends through a window of a current transformer in a circuit breaker housing. The neutral busbar and/or load terminal can have a rigid or semi-rigid shaped body with a first segment that extends through the window of the current transformer and a second segment that extends behind the first segment about a printed circuit board. A plug-on, pigtail or bolt-on neutral can engage an electrical pad of the neutral busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Somashekharayya Hiremath, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10958063
    Abstract: Plug-on ground fault modules are configured with a housing and at least one ground fault terminal. The at least one ground fault terminal can be a rigid or semi-rigid member that is configured to slidably engage a circuit breaker terminal. The modules also include aground fault circuit coupled to the ground fault terminal and at least one printed circuit board in the housing with components of the ground fault circuit including at least one solenoid assembly coupled thereto with a respective magnetized or magnetic plunger member residing on or adjacent thereto, and at least one current transformer. The modules also include at least one collar assembly residing in the housing spaced apart from the solenoid assembly and plunger member that is arranged to be able to engage a lever in the circuit interrupter to delatch the circuit interrupter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Sandy Omar Jimenez, James Gerard Maloney, Rajesh Kumar Reddy Appal
  • Patent number: 10811865
    Abstract: A method for obtaining operational data from a circuit breaker includes: releasably attaching an adapter to a circuit breaker; actuating a test button on the circuit breaker using the adapter; moving a handle of the circuit breaker to an on position; initiating output of a light signal from the circuit breaker that is representative of operational data of the circuit breaker in response to the actuating and moving steps; and receiving the light signal at the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas David Reynolds, Jason Kohei Okerman, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10777996
    Abstract: An electronic overload current breaker supports arc-fault and ground-fault (AFGF) detection along with built-in shunt calibration (BISCâ„¢). The breaker may include a current sensing shunt and a control circuit electrically coupled to the current sensing shunt. This control circuit is configured to calibrate the current sensing shunt in response to application of a calibration current to the breaker. The control circuit can: (i) determine a magnitude of the calibration current applied to the breaker, (ii) map the magnitude of the calibration current to a first one of a plurality of current ratings for the breaker, and (iii) set the breaker to monitor overload conditions at the first one of the plurality of current ratings. The plurality of current ratings for the breaker can be less than the magnitude of the calibration current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Jian Jiao, Jason Kohei Okerman, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10666036
    Abstract: An arc fault detection system includes a high frequency detector module structured to detect first spectral content of power having a frequency in a first frequency range, a number of arc fault circuit interrupters each having separable contacts, a low frequency detector module structured to detect second spectral content of power having a frequency in a second frequency range, a control unit structured to control the separable contacts to trip open, and an arc fault detection unit structured to detect an arc fault based on the detected first and second spectral content of the power and to cause the control unit to control the separable contacts to trip open in response to detecting the arc fault. A communication bus provides communication between the high frequency detector and the arc fault circuit interrupters and the first frequency range includes frequencies that are higher than frequencies in the second frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Christopher Schmalz, Robert Kerth Davis, Jason Kohei Arthur Okerman, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10460885
    Abstract: A guard member is for an electrical switching apparatus of an electrical system. The electrical system includes at least one electrical conductor. The electrical switching apparatus is structured to move from a CLOSED position to an OPEN position in response to a trip condition. The electrical switching apparatus has a terminal end coupled to the electrical conductor. The guard member includes a body having a receiving portion structured to receive the electrical conductor, and a coupling portion extending from the receiving portion and being structured to be coupled to the terminal end. The coupling portion has a number of thru holes in order to dissipate heat generated by the electrical switching apparatus moving from the CLOSED position to the OPEN position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Luis Enrique Betances Sansur, Sandy Omar Jimenez Gonzalez, James Gerard Maloney
  • Patent number: 10411441
    Abstract: Load centers with neutral bus bars that allow plug-on neutral circuit breakers to couple thereto and can accommodate short body branch circuit breakers with plug-on clips. The neutral bus bars can have a rectangular profile and can have a curvilinear shape to position one long segment of the neutral bus bar, closer to the line connectors than another shorter segment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Sandy Omar Jimenez, Luis Enrique Betances Sansur
  • Publication number: 20190267790
    Abstract: A method for obtaining operational data from a circuit breaker includes: releasably attaching an adapter to a circuit breaker; actuating a test button on the circuit breaker using the adapter; moving a handle of the circuit breaker to an on position; initiating output of a light signal from the circuit breaker that is representative of operational data of the circuit breaker in response to the actuating and moving steps; and receiving the light signal at the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas David Reynolds, Jason Kohei Okerman, Sandy Omar Jimenez
  • Publication number: 20190237946
    Abstract: Load centers with neutral bus bars that allow plug-on neutral circuit breakers to couple thereto and can accommodate short body branch circuit breakers with plug-on clips. The neutral bus bars can have a rectangular profile and can have a curvilinear shape to position one long segment of the neutral bus bar, closer to the line connectors than another shorter segment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sandy Omar Jimenez, Luis Enrique Betances Sansur