Patents by Inventor Todd Gentile

Todd Gentile 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).

  • Electromechanical relay with data collection cover
    Patent number: 11139131
    Abstract: An electromechanical relay is provided with a housing, a relay assembly within the housing, and a data collection cover enclosing the relay assembly within the housing. The data collection cover includes sensing members that extend in toward the relay assembly and engage disconnect switches of the relay assembly. The sensing members transmit analog signals to an analog-to-digital converter that converts analog signals to digital signals. The cover then stores, displays and/or communicates the digital information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Malbin Jose Mendoza, Prerak N. Shah, Todd Gentile, Richard Lindo
  • Test plug for a FT switch
    Patent number: 10847921
    Abstract: A test plug has a housing with a first side that has inputs for receiving various connection types, a second side having blades and fingers extending thereform, and a base. The first side extends at an oblique angle from the base, providing accessibility to the input connections thereon. The second side is capable of a removable connection to a test switch in which the fingers separate the current jack contacts before the electrical connection between the test plug blades and test switch jaws is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Malbin Jose Mendoza, Todd Gentile, Prerak Shah, Arkady Oksengorn
  • ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAY WITH DATA COLLECTION COVER
    Publication number: 20200203103
    Abstract: An electromechanical relay is provided with a housing, a relay assembly within the housing, and a data collection cover enclosing the relay assembly within the housing. The data collection cover includes sensing members that extend in toward the relay assembly and engage disconnect switches of the relay assembly. The sensing members transmit analog signals to an analog-to-digital converter that converts analog signals to digital signals. The cover then stores, displays and/or communicates the digital information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Malbin Jose Mendoza, Prerak N. Shah, Todd Gentile, Richard Lindo
  • TEST PLUG FOR A FT SWITCH
    Publication number: 20190341715
    Abstract: A test plug has a housing with a first side that has inputs for receiving various connection types, a second side having blades and fingers extending thereform, and a base. The first side extends at an oblique angle from the base, providing accessibility to the input connections thereon. The second side is capable of a removable connection to a test switch in which the fingers separate the current jack contacts before the electrical connection between the test plug blades and test switch jaws is made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jose Malbin Mendoza, Todd Gentile, Prerak Shah, Arkady Oksengorn
  • Front connected test switch
    Publication number: 20080011589
    Abstract: A test switch is provided having front and rear sides. The test switch includes a base to which a plurality of switch units are mounted. A row of upper terminals are removably mounted to the base, above the switch units, and a row of lower terminals are removably mounted to the base below the switch units. The upper and lower terminals are adapted for connection to wiring from the front side of the test switch. Upper and lower covers are releasably attached to the base and extend across the rows of upper and lower terminals, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Roy Ball, Todd Gentile, Timothy Masters
  • Test switch
    Patent number: D583334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Roy Ball, Timothy F. Masters, Patrick Hugh, Richard Lindo, Todd Gentile
  • Ergonomic test plug
    Patent number: D859189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Malbin Jose Mendoza, Todd Gentile, Prerak Shah, Arkady Oksengorn