Patents by Inventor Thomas Tometich

Thomas Tometich 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).

  • Contact arrangement for pre-insertion resistor
    Patent number: 11127550
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for a Pre-Insertion Resistor (PIR) wherein a control rod is arranged to move a movable contact, against the force of a biasing member, into temporary connection with a PIR. The control rod comprises a tulip with a plurality of resilient fingers and having a first diameter where it is able to mechanically couple to a latching ring on the movable contact, and a second diameter where the tulip is deformed with the fingers deflected inwards, once the resistance to movement exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the latching ring is able to pass over the tulip to decouple the movable contact from the control rod. The contact arrangement is particularly suited for a PIR arranged for connection in parallel to the interrupter of a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Keith McLaughlin, Ludovic Darles, Jérôme Laurent, Thomas Tometich, Andrew Chovanec, Chase Peltier
  • CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR PRE-INSERTION RESISTOR
    Publication number: 20200388454
    Abstract: The invention concerns a contact arrangement (50) for a Pre-Insertion Resistor (PIR) wherein a control rod (20) is arranged to move a movable contact (30), against the force of a biasing member (18), into temporary connection with a PIR. The control rod (20) comprises a tulip (21) with a plurality of resilient fingers (24) and having a first diameter where it is able to mechanically couple to a latching ring (31) on the movable contact (30), and a second diameter where the tulip (21) is deformed with the fingers (24) deflected inwards, once the resistance to movement exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the latching ring (31) is able to pass over the tulip (21) to decouple the movable contact (30) from the control rod (20). The contact arrangement (50) is particularly suited for a PIR arranged for connection in parallel to the interrupter of a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Keith MCLAUGHLIN, Ludovic DARLES, Jérôme LAURENT, Thomas TOMETICH, Andrew CHOVANEC, Chase PELTIER
  • Internal tulip sleeve of the female arcing contact of a high voltage electric circuit breaker
    Patent number: 10002733
    Abstract: An internal tulip sleeve for the female arcing contact of a high voltage circuit breaker. According to the invention, this sleeve comprises a body of non-magnetic steel or of copper-tungsten alloy, this body comprising an internal face covered with copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Victor Hermosillo, Thomas Tometich, Ramaprasad E. Lakshminarayana, Cyril Gregoire, Alaa Alameddine
  • INTERNAL TULIP SLEEVE OF THE FEMALE ARCING CONTACT OF A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20170256373
    Abstract: An internal tulip sleeve for the female arcing contact of a high voltage circuit breaker. According to the invention, this sleeve comprises a body of non-magnetic steel or of copper-tungsten alloy, this body comprising an internal face covered with copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Victor Hermosillo, Thomas Tometich, Ramaprasad E. Lakshminarayana, Cyril Gregoire, Alaa Alameddine