Patents by Inventor Tumkur K. Shachidevi

Tumkur K. Shachidevi 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).

  • Convertible locking arrangement on breakers
    Patent number: 6476698
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a locking mechanism comprising a blocking member sized to fit within the elongated slot through which a circuit breaker handle extends is disclosed. The blocking member may be seated adjacent the circuit breaker handle within the elongated slot and may snap or otherwise be locked into place to prevent the circuit breaker handle from moving within the slot. Thus, if the blocking member is placed within the elongated slot when the circuit breaker handle is in an OFF position, then the circuit breaker handle will be locked in the OFF position. The blocking member can be converted for locking the circuit breaker handle in an ON position. Then, when the blocking member is placed within the elongated slot when the circuit breaker handle is in an ON position, then the circuit breaker handle will be locked in the ON position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: R. Prem Anand, Tumkur K. Shachidevi, Ganesh C. Shankar, Patrick Letient, K. V. Sridhar, Janakiraman Narayanan, Mahesh J. Rane