Patents by Inventor Tapas Ranjan Rout

Tapas Ranjan Rout 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: 11211786
    Abstract: A communications and processing module is provided. The communications and processing module is electrically coupleable to a circuit breaker to provide the circuit breaker with additional capabilities. The communications and processing module includes a housing, at least one electrical contact positioned in the housing, an output lug positioned in the housing, wherein an electrical path is defined between the at least one electrical contact and the output lug, at least one sensor positioned in the housing and operable to sense at least one operating condition of the circuit breaker, and at least one communications interface positioned in the housing and communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the communications interface operable to receive data from the at least one sensor that is indicative of the at least one sensed operating condition to facilitate exporting the received data to a remote computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Tapas Ranjan Rout, Rafael Enrique Higuera
  • Patent number: 10770254
    Abstract: A plug-on neutral connector includes a neutral terminal plug arranged to be inserted into a neutral terminal of a circuit breaker, a conductive fastener, including a pass-through, electrically coupled to the neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on a neutral bus bar of a load center, and a housing disposed over at least a portion of the conductive fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas
  • Patent number: 10522980
    Abstract: An electrical load center includes a first mounting rail supporting a first row of circuit breakers, and a second mounting rail supporting a second row of circuit breakers. The load center also includes a first neutral bus bar spaced apart from the first mounting rail, a rail-to-rail link electrically coupled between the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail, and a first rail-to-neutral link electrically coupled between a first end of the rail-to-rail link and the first neutral bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas
  • Publication number: 20190140429
    Abstract: A circuit breaker is provided. The circuit breaker includes a housing, a circuit protection device disposed within the housing and operable to i) sense operating conditions associated with at least one current path through the circuit breaker and ii) selectively open the at least one current path based on the sensed operating conditions, a processing device communicatively coupled to the circuit protection device, the processing device operable to collect operating conditions data from the circuit protection device, the operating conditions data including the sensed operating conditions and a trip indication that indicates whether the circuit protection device has opened the at least one current path, and at least one communications interface communicatively coupled to the processing device, the at least one communications interface operable to receive the operating conditions data from the processing device to facilitate exporting the operating conditions data to a remote computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Tapas Ranjan Rout, Rafael Enrique Higuera, Cameron Graham Molloy, Jeremy Robert Baillargeon
  • Publication number: 20190140439
    Abstract: A communications and processing module is provided. The communications and processing module is electrically coupleable to a circuit breaker to provide the circuit breaker with additional capabilities. The communications and processing module includes a housing, at least one electrical contact positioned in the housing, an output lug positioned in the housing, wherein an electrical path is defined between the at least one electrical contact and the output lug, at least one sensor positioned in the housing and operable to sense at least one operating condition of the circuit breaker, and at least one communications interface positioned in the housing and communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the communications interface operable to receive data from the at least one sensor that is indicative of the at least one sensed operating condition to facilitate exporting the received data to a remote computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Tapas Ranjan Rout, Rafael Enrique Higuera
  • Publication number: 20190123523
    Abstract: An electrical load center includes a first mounting rail supporting a first row of circuit breakers, and a second mounting rail supporting a second row of circuit breakers. The load center also includes a first neutral bus bar spaced apart from the first mounting rail, a rail-to-rail link electrically coupled between the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail, and a first rail-to-neutral link electrically coupled between a first end of the rail-to-rail link and the first neutral bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas
  • Publication number: 20190108961
    Abstract: A plug-on neutral connector includes a neutral terminal plug arranged to be inserted into a neutral terminal of a circuit breaker, a conductive fastener, including a pass-through, electrically coupled to the neutral terminal plug and arranged to be fastened on a neutral bus bar of a load center, and a housing disposed over at least a portion of the conductive fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas
  • Patent number: 10147579
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a power connector coupleable to a cable. The power connector defines an interior space and a cable opening, the power connector arranged to receive the cable into the interior space through the cable opening. The electrical device further includes a barrier arranged to at least partially cover the cable opening, said barrier comprising an inner collar and an outer collar, each of said inner collar and said outer collar arranged to receive at least a portion of the cable therethrough, wherein said outer collar circumscribes said inner collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Tyler Braden Diomedi, Suresh M, Justin Dubrosky, Fernando Jorge De Sousa Braga, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Yogesh Ingole, Mariusz Duda, Tapas Ranjan Rout, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez
  • Patent number: 10014617
    Abstract: An electrical distribution apparatus includes a power connector for coupling to a cable. The power connector includes a first end and a second end each defining an opening arranged to receive the cable. A barrier is removably coupled to a portion of the electrical distribution apparatus and selectively adjustable between a first position and a second position, the barrier arranged to prevent insertion of the cable into the first end opening and to permit insertion of the cable into the second end opening when the barrier is in the first position, the barrier arranged to prevent insertion of the cable into the second end opening and to permit insertion of the cable into the first end opening when the barrier is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Suresh M, Fernando Jorge de Sousa Braga, Tyler Braden Diomedi, Yogesh Ingole, Mariusz Duda, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Mukesh Jain
  • Publication number: 20180138626
    Abstract: An electrical distribution apparatus includes a power connector for coupling to a cable. The power connector includes a first end and a second end each defining an opening arranged to receive the cable. A barrier is removably coupled to a portion of the electrical distribution apparatus and selectively adjustable between a first position and a second position, the barrier arranged to prevent insertion of the cable into the first end opening and to permit insertion of the cable into the second end opening when the barrier is in the first position, the barrier arranged to prevent insertion of the cable into the second end opening and to permit insertion of the cable into the first end opening when the barrier is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Suresh M, Fernando Jorge de Sousa Braga, Tyler Braden Diomedi, Yogesh Ingole, Mariusz Duda, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Mukesh Jain
  • Publication number: 20180138607
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a power connector coupleable to a cable. The power connector defines an interior space and a cable opening, the power connector arranged to receive the cable into the interior space through the cable opening. The electrical device further includes a barrier arranged to at least partially cover the cable opening, said barrier comprising an inner collar and an outer collar, each of said inner collar and said outer collar arranged to receive at least a portion of the cable therethrough, wherein said outer collar circumscribes said inner collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Tyler Braden Diomedi, Suresh M, Justin Dubrosky, Fernando Jorge De Sousa Braga, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Yogesh Ingole, Mariusz Duda, Tapas Ranjan Rout, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez
  • Patent number: 9923287
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a power connector coupleable to a cable. The power connector includes a body defining a first opening and an interior space. The power connector is arranged to receive the cable into the interior space through the first opening. The electrical device also includes a barrier coupled to the power connector to at least partially cover the first opening. The barrier includes a wall defining a second opening. The wall contacts the body. The second opening is arranged to receive the cable therein when the cable is coupled to the power connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tyler Braden Diomedi, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Justin Dubrosky, Matthew Hock, Mariusz Duda, Tapas Ranjan Rout, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez
  • Patent number: 9916939
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a case defining an interior space. The case includes a sidewall and a cover. The sidewall defines an opening therethrough to provide access to the interior space. The electrical device also includes a power connector coupled to the case and disposed at least partially within the interior space. The power connector is coupleable to a cable extending through the opening into the interior space of the case. The electrical device further includes a shield removably coupleable to the case. The shield includes an engagement feature and a wall. The engagement feature is arranged to engage the case. The wall is arranged to at least partially cover the opening when the shield is coupled to the case such that the wall and the cable are spaced apart a distance that is less than a width of the opening when the cable is coupled to the power connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Maxime Pean, Heather Ellen Pugliese, Tyler Braden Diomedi, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Suresh M, Fernando Jorge De Sousa Braga, Raquel Gallardo Alvarez, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Yogesh Ingole, Mariusz Duda
  • Patent number: 9843124
    Abstract: An electrical distribution apparatus includes a power connector for coupling to a cable. The power connector includes a first end and a second end each defining an opening arranged to receive the cable. A barrier is removably coupled to a portion of the electrical distribution apparatus and selectively adjustable between a first position and a second position, the barrier arranged to prevent insertion of the cable into the first end opening and to permit insertion of the cable into the second end opening when the barrier is in the first position, the barrier arranged to prevent insertion of the cable into the second end opening and to permit insertion of the cable into the first end opening when the barrier is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Tapas Ranjan Rout, Leonardo Dorea Mascarenhas, Suresh M, Fernando Jorge de Sousa Braga, Tyler Braden Diomedi, Yogesh Ingole, Mariusz Duda, Jorge Juan Bonilla Hernandez, Mukesh Jain