Patents by Inventor Wayne Alfred Therrien

Wayne Alfred Therrien 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).

  • Utility meter service switch
    Patent number: 9040853
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting and/or connecting service between a utility network and a utility meter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a switch system includes: an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position, the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Curtis Whitmore Crittenden
  • UTILITY METER SERVICE SWITCH
    Publication number: 20140097074
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting and/or connecting service between a utility network and a utility meter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a switch system includes: an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position, the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Curt Whitmore Crittenden
  • Utility meter cover with interlocking bidirectional tab
    Patent number: 8664939
    Abstract: A utility meter cover and complementary base are disclosed, the cover including a window section and a shroud. The shroud is for covering a complementary portion of a meter base, and includes: a radially extending base portion; an axial extension extending from the base portion, the axial extension for obstructing access to the complementary portion of the meter base; and a key member extending axially from the base portion, the key member having a bidirectional tab for engaging a slot in the complementary portion of the meter base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Douglas Scott Crow
  • Utility meter service switch
    Patent number: 8658921
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting and/or connecting service between a utility network and a utility meter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a switch system includes: an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position, the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Curtis Whitmore Crittenden
  • UTILITY METER SERVICE SWITCH
    Publication number: 20130098744
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting and/or connecting service between a utility network and a utility meter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a switch system includes: an actuator connected to a sliding cam for moving the sliding cam between a first position and a second position, the sliding cam slidingly receiving a terminal blade of the utility meter and including a pair of camming surfaces for disengaging a pair of conductors from the terminal blade in response to being moved from the first position to the second position by the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Curtis Whitmore Crittenden
  • INTERLOCKING UTILITY METER COVER
    Publication number: 20130063872
    Abstract: A utility meter cover and complementary base are disclosed, the cover including a window section and a shroud. The shroud is for covering a complementary portion of a meter base, and includes: a radially extending base portion; an axial extension extending from the base portion, the axial extension for obstructing access to the complementary portion of the meter base; and a key member extending axially from the base portion, the key member having a bidirectional tab for engaging a slot in the complementary portion of the meter base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Douglas Scott Crow
  • Meter cover molding and method
    Patent number: 7800890
    Abstract: A meter cover is provided and includes an opaque portion, including an outer perimeter section to perimetrically fit around a meter, a sidewall extending axially from the perimeter section toward a frontal region and a shield disposed at a portion of a sidewall edge at the frontal region and a transparent portion having an edge, which is shiplap joint bonded with a remaining portion of the sidewall edge and edges of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wayne Alfred Therrien, Rickey James Deluca, Terry Lee Van Olst