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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:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Bruce D. Beneditz, Roscoe, IL (US);
Michael Anthony Futrell, Rockford, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bruce D. Beneditz, Roscoe, IL (US);
Michael Anthony Futrell, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An example solid state contactor assembly includes a switching element having a field-effect transistor and a diode in parallel. The switching element is configured to communicate electric current along a current flow path extending from a first bus bar to a second bus bar. A control device is configured to selectively communicate current along a portion of the current flow path through the field-effect transistor or the diode of the switching element.