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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:
Mar. 29, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
William A Baker, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Richard Shemanske, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
PT Components, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361190 ; 361154 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A device is provided that begins an electrical starting mode in a parallel circuit configuration providing an improved speed of response and after an interval of time, current is switched to a series circuit configuration for operation during a run mode. The device is initially energized at several times the power normally required to activate a coil and switching means is thereafter utilized to reduce power to a normal requirement soon after the coil is energized. Specific hardware is provided in the form of schematic diagrams for defining the operation of the invention.