Patents by Inventor Timothy J. WATTS

Timothy J. WATTS 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).

  • Circuit protective device fault diagnostic translator
    Patent number: 9940812
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) and method are provided for translating diagnostic information provided by a circuit protective device, such as a circuit breaker, to a graphic display format. The apparatus and method monitor through a sensor (120) a trip sequence implemented by the circuit protective device as a function of time during a read out operation to indicate a type of fault condition from a plurality of fault conditions for a prior occurrence of a trip event or diagnostic information. The apparatus and method then determine a time period of the monitored trip sequence, and determine the type of fault condition based on the determined time period. Information concerning the determined type of fault condition is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy D. Schroeder, Robert B. Isaacson, Timothy J. Watts
  • CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICE FAULT DIAGNOSTIC TRANSLATOR
    Publication number: 20160180687
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) and method are provided for translating diagnostic information provided by a circuit protective device, such as a circuit breaker, to a graphic display format. The apparatus and method monitor through a sensor (120) a trip sequence implemented by the circuit protective device as a function of time during a read out operation to indicate a type of fault condition from a plurality of fault conditions for a prior occurrence of a trip event or diagnostic information. The apparatus and method then determine a time period of the monitored trip sequence, and determined time period. Information concerning the determined type of fault condition is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy D. SCHROEDER, Robert B. ISAACSON, Timothy J. WATTS