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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:
May. 20, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Earl W Stetson, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, , US;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361125 ; 361134 ;
Abstract
A surge voltage lightning arrester ground lead disconnector utilizes a refractory metal coating on the explosive cartridge to provide a thermal delay to the arcing that occurs during disconnector operation. The thermal delay insures the explosion of the cartridge and promotes venting the arrester housing.