Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Stevens

Thomas C. Stevens 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: 5963411
    Abstract: A power supply disconnect device includes a main housing that fits within a power supply distribution panel; a receptacle in the main housing; a detachable fuse holder that fits within the main housing receptacle; first electrical contacts within the main housing that are engagable with a fuse in the fuse holder when the fuse holder is inserted in the main housing receptacle; the fuse holder includes two parts that are moveable relative to each other, and which can be moved into an open position for receiving the fuse and into a closed position for securing the fuse in the fuse holder; and an alarm fuse connected to the first electrical contacts so as to provide an alarm in the event that a fuse in the fuse holder is blown, the alarm fuse being located in the receptacle in the main housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Ronald Mollet, Thomas C. Stevens