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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:
Oct. 27, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry A Speet, Holland, MI (US);
Bruce A Rentz, Kentwood, MI (US);
Assignee:
Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ; H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 56 ; 361111 ; 361118 ; 361334 ; 174 49 ; 174 53 ;
Abstract
A receptacle for use in a modular office panel power supply system includes a plurality of outlets at least one of which can be selectively electrically isolated from the remaining outlets for filtering of the isolated outlet. In one embodiment, the system includes a line conditioner having a cam which, when mechanically and electrically coupled to the receptacle, couples a surge protection circuit in parallel with each of the outlets of the receptacle and a line conditioning R.F.I./E.M.I. filter only in series with the isolated outlet for supplying power to a computer.