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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. 16, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karen B Kowalczyk, New Britain, CT (US);
David Arnold, Chester, CT (US);
Roger N Castonguay, Terryville, CT (US);
Yuet-Ying Yu, Danbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
335201 ; 336234 ; 2001 / ;
Abstract
A compact circuit breaker utilizing an electronic trip unit for overcurrent determination contains a compact slot motor and a compact arc chute to minimize and control the arc that occurs when the circuit breaker contacts become separated upon intense overcurrent conditions.