Patents by Inventor Wayne Gerald Adamson
Wayne Gerald Adamson 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).
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Patent number: 6839212Abstract: A thermal detection system (10) contains a plural pole circuit breaker (12) and a resistance temperature detector adhesive tape (22, 24) connected to an electric circuit (34) that detects the resistance change in the adhesive tape (22, 24), which in turn sends a signal to a shunt trip (40) connected to the circuit breaker (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Kevin Anthony Simms, Wayne Gerald Adamson, Thomas Michael Doring
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Patent number: 6724284Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts, an operating mechanism having a pivotally mounted operator handle for opening and closing the separable contacts, and a trip mechanism releasing the operating mechanism to move the operator handle to its tripped position. A micro-switch includes an actuator lever movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position and adapted to engage a surface of the operator handle. The micro-switch also includes a normally open contact having a closed state corresponding to the actuated position and an open state corresponding to the non-actuated position. The operator handle surface engages and moves the actuator lever to the actuated position in only the ON position of the operator handle. The actuator lever is in the non-actuated position in the OFF position and the tripped position of the operator handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Kevin Anthony Simms, Jeffery Wayne Lockhart, Wayne Gerald Adamson
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Patent number: 6538870Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a set of main separable contacts, an operating mechanism for operating the main separable contacts, a set of secondary separable contacts in series with the main separable contacts, and a solenoid mechanism for operating the secondary separable contacts. A first auxiliary switch is responsive to the operating mechanism, and a second auxiliary switch, electrically connected to the first auxiliary switch, is responsive to the solenoid mechanism. An input terminal for a control voltage is electrically connected to the first and second auxiliary switches. A first diode is electrically connected with a forward polarity between the first auxiliary switch and an output terminal. A second diode is electrically connected with a reverse polarity between the second auxiliary switch and the output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Ray Seese, Wayne Gerald Adamson, James Leo Lagree, Joseph Jacob Matsko
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Publication number: 20020191362Abstract: A thermal detection system (10) contains a plural pole circuit breaker (12) and a resistance temperature detector adhesive tape (22, 24) connected to an electric circuit (34) that detects the resistance change in the adhesive tape (22, 24), which in turn sends a signal to a shunt trip (40) connected to the circuit breaker (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2001Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Kevin Anthony Simms, Wayne Gerald Adamson, Thomas Michael Doring
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Patent number: 6469600Abstract: A remote control circuit breaker which includes a first current path and a second current path. The circuit breaker also includes a set of separable main contacts, an operating mechanism for opening and closing the set of main contacts, a trip device in electrical communication with the main contacts, a set of separable latching contacts having an actuator in electrical communication with the trip device. The circuit breaker also includes a by-pass circuit in electrical communication with the trip device. The first current path passes through the main contacts, the trip device, and the latching contacts and the second current path passes through the main contacts, the trip device, and the by-pass circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Ray Seese, Wayne Gerald Adamson
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Publication number: 20020105770Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a set of main separable contacts, an operating mechanism for operating the main separable contacts, a set of secondary separable contacts in series with the main separable contacts, and a solenoid mechanism for operating the secondary separable contacts. A first auxiliary switch is responsive to the operating mechanism, and a second auxiliary switch, electrically connected to the first auxiliary switch, is responsive to the solenoid mechanism. An input terminal for a control voltage is electrically connected to the first and second auxiliary switches. A first diode is electrically connected with a forward polarity between the first auxiliary switch and an output terminal. A second diode is electrically connected with a reverse polarity between the second auxiliary switch and the output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2001Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventors: Daniel Ray Seese, Wayne Gerald Adamson, James Leo Lagree, Joseph Jacob Matsko
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Publication number: 20020105771Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts, an operating mechanism having a pivotally mounted operator handle for opening and closing the separable contacts, and a trip mechanism releasing the operating mechanism to move the operator handle to its tripped position. A micro-switch includes an actuator lever movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position and adapted to engage a surface of the operator handle. The micro-switch also includes a normally open contact having a closed state corresponding to the actuated position and an open state corresponding to the non-actuated position. The operator handle surface engages and moves the actuator lever to the actuated position in only the ON position of the operator handle. The actuator lever is in the non-actuated position in the OFF position and the tripped position of the operator handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2001Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventors: Kevin Anthony Simms, Jeffery Wayne Lockhart, Wayne Gerald Adamson
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Patent number: 6388858Abstract: A circuit breaker has a set of remotely controllable secondary contacts connected in series with the main contacts which provide overcurrent protection. The secondary contacts are opened and closed by a latching solenoid having a close coil and an open coil which are separately connected to switched terminals of a first switch. A voltage source, which may be ac, dc or pulsed, is connected to the common terminal of the first switch through a rectifier. The first switch is coupled to the plunger of the latching solenoid which opens and closes the set of secondary contacts and enables the coil which operates the set of secondary contacts to the opposite state. Energization of the enabled coil is completed by additional, remotely located switches connected between each coil and ground. A status line connected to one of the switched terminals of the first switch is energized when the associated coil is enabled to indicate the open/close status of the set of secondary contacts.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Kevin Anthony Simms, Wayne Gerald Adamson, David Lee Davidson, Kenneth L. Uhlman