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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alvin D Wyland, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307117 ; 236 / ; 307 39 ; 307141 ;
Abstract
A device for controlling the supply of power to at least one electrical load. In this device, means is operable in response to generally uniform repetitive timing signals supplied thereto for counting through a plurality of successive predetermined time periods, and means is provided for monitoring a condition. Means is also provided for inhibiting the supply of power to the load when the monitored condition meets a preselected criteria thereof during at least one preselected part of selected ones of the predetermined time periods. Methods and systems for controlling the supply of power to at least one electrical load are also disclosed.