Patents by Inventor Walter-Salvatore Franco

Walter-Salvatore Franco 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).

  • Electric switchgear panel with improved arc protection assembly
    Patent number: 8748771
    Abstract: A switchgear panel comprises an enclosure having an internal volume suitable to accommodate corresponding electrical or electronic equipment, and an arc protection assembly which is operatively associated to a wall of the enclosure. The arc assembly comprises at least a first barrier element having a first surface which is provided with one or more first through openings defining each a respective same first venting area, and a second barrier element which comprises a second surface provided with one or more second through openings defining each a respective same second venting area. The first venting area of each first through opening is different from the second venting area of the second through openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventor: Walter-Salvatore Franco
  • ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR PANEL WITH IMPROVED ARC PROTECTION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110292575
    Abstract: A switchgear panel comprises an enclosure having an internal volume suitable to accommodate corresponding electrical or electronic equipment, and an arc protection assembly which is operatively associated to a wall of the enclosure. The arc assembly comprises at least a first barrier element having a first surface which is provided with one or more first through openings defining each a respective same first venting area, and a second barrier element which comprises a second surface provided with one or more second through openings defining each a respective same second venting area. The first venting area of each first through opening is different from the second venting area of the second through openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventor: Walter-Salvatore Franco