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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998

Filed:

Jun. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jonathan J Woodworth, Portville, NY (US);

Jeffrey Joseph Kester, Olean, NY (US);

Thomas Carl Hartman, Allegany, NY (US);

Assignee:

Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361127 ; 361117 ; 361126 ; 361128 ;
Abstract

An improved surge arrester includes metal oxide varistors in series with spark gap assemblies arranged such that the MOV elements conduct the low magnitude, steady-state current through the arrester along a path that is separate and distinct from the path through which impulse current is conducted during an overvoltage.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Woodworth, Jonathan. (1998). Surge arrester having controlled multiple current paths (U.S. Patent No. 5708555). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5708555

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