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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:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Applicants:
David J. Dunne, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Robert A. Kennedy, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Inventors:
David J. Dunne, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Robert A. Kennedy, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Assignee:
Square D Company, Palatine, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 5/04 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit breaker includes a breaker enclosure, a plurality of conductor connections, and a temperature sensor. The breaker enclosure contains internal components that include a trip unit. The plurality of conductor connections electrically couple the trip unit to a plurality of power conductors. The temperature sensor is located to sense heat radiated by the conductor connections and is positioned inside the enclosure.