Patents by Inventor Thuong H. Phung

Thuong H. Phung 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: 6628184
    Abstract: A field configurable contactor is disclosed. The contactor preferably includes a plurality of spaces adapted to receive any number, up to its limit, of contact modules. Each contact module preferably includes a pair of contacts and a spring biased cam follower which opens and closes the contact pair when a cam profile of the contactor moves according to energization or de-energization of the contactor. The contact module can be either “normally open” or “normally closed” depending on its initial placement onto the contactor relative to the cam profile. A latch assembly in the contactor may hold the contactor mechanically during de-energization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Cassagrande, David J. Lesslie, Charles S. Pitzen, Alberto A. Figueroa, Efrain Ralat, Jose F. Gonzalez, M. Natarajan, A. Ramadevi, Anilkumar D. Pandit, Madhu Sudan, K. V. Sridhar, Thuong H. Phung, Dennis C. Zuffelato, Joseph P. Smith