Patents by Inventor THOMAS RUCHTI

THOMAS RUCHTI 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).

  • MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE WITH SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20230378744
    Abstract: A combination motor control device includes a power circuit structured to sense voltage and/or current flowing through the combination motor control device, a semiconductor switching and interruption circuit including a number of solid state transistors and being operable to turn on to allow power to flow through the combination motor control device and to turn off to stop allowing power to flow through the combination motor control device, and a control circuit structured detect faults in power flowing through the combination motor control device based on the sensed voltage and/or current, to control the semiconductor switching and interruption circuit to provide a motor starter and/or motor controller functionality, and to control the semiconductor switching and interruption circuit to turn off in response to detecting a fault in power flowing through the combination motor control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: XIN ZHOU, HUAQIANG LI, THOMAS RUCHTI
  • Motor control device with solid state circuit breaker
    Patent number: 11791619
    Abstract: A combination motor control device includes a power circuit (180) structured to sense voltage and/or current flowing through the combination motor control device, a semiconductor switching and interruption circuit (170) including a number of solid state transistors and being operable to turn on to allow power to flow through the combination motor control device and to turn off to stop allowing power to flow through the combination motor control device, and a control circuit (190) structured detect faults in power flowing through the combination motor control device based on the sensed voltage and/or current, to control the semiconductor switching and interruption circuit (170) to provide a motor starter and/or motor controller functionality, and to control the semiconductor switching and interruption circuit (170) to turn off in response to detecting a fault in power flowing through the combination motor control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Xin Zhou, Huaqiang Li, Thomas Ruchti
  • MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE WITH SOLID STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20200321773
    Abstract: A combination motor control device includes a power circuit (180) structured to sense voltage and/or current flowing through the combination motor control device, a semiconductor switching and interruption circuit (170) including a number of solid state transistors and being operable to turn on to allow power to flow through the combination motor control device and to turn off to stop allowing power to flow through the combination motor control device, and a control circuit (190) structured detect faults in power flowing through the combination motor control device based on the sensed voltage and/or current, to control the semiconductor switching and interruption circuit (170) to provide a motor starter and/or motor controller functionality, and to control the semiconductor switching and interruption circuit (170) to turn off in response to detecting a fault in power flowing through the combination motor control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: XIN ZHOU, HUAQIANG LI, THOMAS RUCHTI