Patents by Inventor William Michael Randal

William Michael Randal 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).

  • Moving seal with arc creepage surface for an air circuit breaker
    Patent number: 9293282
    Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller, James Michael Smeltzer, William Michael Randal
  • MOVING SEAL WITH ARC CREEPAGE SURFACE FOR AN AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20140069892
    Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John Schaltenbrand, Mark Anthony Janusek, Robert William Mueller, James Michael Smeltzer, William Michael Randal
  • MOVING SEAL WITH ARC CREEPAGE SURFACE FOR AN AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20110309052
    Abstract: A moving seal for an air circuit breaker provides an arc creepage surface that is positioned between a pair of separable contact assemblies when the moving seal is fit into an inlet of the arc chamber. The arc creepage surface has a surface contour that increases a length of an arc travel path between the separable contact assemblies, relative to a straight line distance between of separable contact assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian John SCHALTENBRAND, Mark Anthony JANUSEK, Robert William MUELLER, James Michael SMELTZER, William Michael RANDAL
  • Rotating display device having wiring harness retention member
    Patent number: 7544063
    Abstract: A rotating display device enables a user to view, in a variety of viewing orientations, a value of an electrical apparatus to which the rotating display device is electrically and mechanically connected. The rotating display device includes a housing having a first half and a second half, a display for displaying the value, a rotating member disposed within the second half, a retention member slideably received into the rotating member, and a wiring harness secured to the rotating member by the retention member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Paul Puskar, William Michael Randal, Thomas Alan Whitaker
  • Rotating display device having wiring harness retention member
    Publication number: 20080047179
    Abstract: A rotating display device enables a user to view, in a variety of viewing orientations, a value of an electrical apparatus to which the rotating display device is electrically and mechanically connected. The rotating display device includes a housing having a first half and a second half, a display for displaying the value, a rotating member disposed within the second half, a retention member slideably received into the rotating member, and a wiring harness secured to the rotating member by the retention member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Paul Puskar, William Michael Randal, Thomas Alan Whitaker