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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Walter Michael Pitio, Morganville, NJ (US);
Allen Francis Santamaria, Staten Island, NY (US);
Walter Michael Pitio, Morganville, NJ (US);
Allen Francis Santamaria, Staten Island, NY (US);
Cedarwood Technologies, Inc., McKinney, TX (US);
Abstract
A circuit breaker is disclosed that provides a warning that the current through the circuit breaker exceeds a warning threshold. The circuit breaker comprises: a switch that carries a current I; an indicator for alternatively indicating: (i) that the current I has not exceeded I, and (ii) that the current I has exceeded I; and an actuator in series with the switch that: (i) causes the indicator to indicate that the current I has exceeded Iwhen and only when the current I has exceeded I, and (ii) opens the switch when and only when the current I exceeds I; wherein 0<I<I.