The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
George William Roscoe, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Joseph Caggiano, Wolcott, CT (US);
Daniel Edward Delfino, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thomas Frederick Papallo, Jr., Farmington, CT (US);
George William Roscoe, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Joseph Caggiano, Wolcott, CT (US);
Daniel Edward Delfino, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thomas Frederick Papallo, Jr., Farmington, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A power equipment protection system includes a circuit breaker, a current sensor configured to measure a current through a circuit, a light sensor configured to detect a light event, and a controller communicatively coupled to the current sensor and to the light sensor, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the light event originated from operation of the circuit breaker.