Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Porter

Thomas W. Porter 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: 11962132
    Abstract: A support bracket assembly for supporting a pair of bushing well interrupter devices provided within a transformer enclosure that encloses a transformer. The support bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket assembly rigidly secured to a parking stand on the enclosure and including a plurality of mounting bosses. The support bracket assembly further includes support brackets, a first adjustable link secured to one of the mounting bosses on the mounting assembly and a mounting boss on a support bracket, a second adjustable link secured to another one of the mounting bosses on the mounting assembly and a mounting bosses on a support bracket, and a third adjustable link secured to mounting bosses on two support bracket, where the first, second and third adjustable links form a triangular configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas J Dyer, Nicholas Seng, Joseph W. Milton, David G. Porter
  • Publication number: 20240118318
    Abstract: A system and method for determining an open or closed position of a magnetically actuated vacuum interrupter. The method includes applying a voltage signal of a known voltage to the actuator over a predetermined period and determining a change in current over time during the period when the voltage signal is applied to the actuator using an output of a Rogowski coil. The method also includes calculating the inductance using the voltage and the change in current over time at a predetermined time during the period and using the calculated inductance to determine whether the actuator and thus the vacuum interrupter are in the open or closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: David G. Porter, Thomas J. Dyer, Joseph W. Milton, Andrew B. Berman, Christine E. McNeil
  • Patent number: 5170360
    Abstract: A circuit breaker system uses a microprocessor for calculating at least one function of a measured current flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Porter, Craig G. Ross, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5166887
    Abstract: A circuit breaker system employs a sensor circuit to measure the current flow in a conductor. A microcomputer monitors the current flow and trips a circuit breaker if the measured current flow exhibits certain predetermined characteristics. A power supply circuit generates a regulated output voltage proportional to the measured current flow to supply power to a portion of the circuit breaker system electronics. To protect the portion of the electronics powered by the power supply circuit, the output from the power supply is shorted through a resistance circuit for a predetermined period of time if the magnitude of the measured current flow induces an output voltage in excess of a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Farrington, Thomas W. Porter