Michael J Whipple

US Patent:

6392513, May 21, 2002

Filed:

Apr 29, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/069355

Inventors:

Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA
Ralph Mason Ennis - Imperial PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01H 7300

US Classification:

335 18

Abstract:

A miniature circuit breaker incorporating ground fault protection and arc fault protection has a common rocker button for selectively actuating a ground fault test switch and an arc fault test switch. A leaf spring seated in a groove in the rocker button has converging legs which bias the common rocker button from the ground fault test position, and in the opposite direction from the arc fault test position, respectively, toward a central, neutral position.

US Patent:

6491544, Dec 10, 2002

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/067066

Inventors:

Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA
Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 3108

US Classification:

439507, 439715, 439724

Abstract:

A jumper assembly that includes a housing assembly and a plurality of bus assemblies. Each bus assembly has a planar member and one or more collar assemblies. The housing assembly has a plurality of upper raceways and one or more raceways provide access to each bus assembly collar. The raceways associated with different bus assemblies are separate from each other. The upper raceways having openings on the left and right sides of the housing assembly. The housing assembly has a connector structure on at least one of the left and right sides. The connector structure may be coupled to another jumper assembly.

US Patent:

6541722, Apr 1, 2003

Filed:

Oct 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/000189

Inventors:

Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA
Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01H 906

US Classification:

200293, 200304

Abstract:

A monolithic finger barrier for blocking insertion of a human finger into the open end of a terminal recess in the molded casing of an electric power switch such as a circuit breaker includes a planar member that slides into mountings slots in the switch casing traverse to the open end of the terminal recess and has integral resilient fingers extending along one face adjacent side edges of the planar member. Laterally, outwardly extending catches on the resilient fingers, which engage catch surfaces in the casing, can only be released to remove the barrier when the planar member is installed with the one face facing away from the terminal recess so that integral grips on the fingers are accessible.

US Patent:

6589070, Jul 8, 2003

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/067193

Inventors:

Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA
Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 3108

US Classification:

439507, 439715, 439724

Abstract:

A jumper assembly that includes a housing assembly and at least two bus assemblies. The housing assembly has a planar member and a plurality of upper and lower side walls extending generally perpendicular from opposite sides of the planar member. The housing assembly planar member has an upper side and a lower side with one or more openings passing therethrough. The at least two or more bus assemblies each have a planar bus member and one or more collar assemblies coupled to each planar bus members. The upper side walls form two or more separate upper raceways. The lower side walls form two or more lower raceways. The bus planar members are disposed in the lower raceways. The collars disposed in the upper raceways and coupled to the bus planar members through the housing assembly planar member openings. Thus, a first power line may pass through a first upper raceway to be coupled to a first collar assembly attached to a first bus assembly; and a second power line may pass through a second upper raceway to be coupled to a second collar assembly attached to a second bus assembly. Therefore the first and second power lines are isolated from each other.

US Patent:

6589071, Jul 8, 2003

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/066924

Inventors:

Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA
Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 3108

US Classification:

439511, 439715, 439724

Abstract:

A mounting for a jumper assembly bus assembly where the jumper assembly includes a housing assembly and a bus assembly. The jumper assembly housing assembly has a housing assembly planar member and a plurality of side walls extending generally perpendicular to and downward from the planar member defining at least one raceway. The bus assembly includes a bus assembly planar member with two terminal ends extending therefrom. The mounting includes at least one bus assembly mounting boss disposed on a housing assembly side wall, the mounting boss disposed adjacent to, but spaced from, the housing assembly planar member, and at least one elongated bus assembly clip extending from the housing assembly. The bus assembly mounting boss is structured to retain the bus assembly planar member adjacent to the housing assembly planar member and the at least one bus assembly clip is structured to retain a bus assembly terminal end against the housing assembly planar member.

US Patent:

6612865, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/066896

Inventors:

Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA
Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 3108

US Classification:

439507, 439715, 439724

Abstract:

A mounting for a jumper assembly bus assembly where the jumper assembly includes a housing assembly and a bus assembly. The jumper assembly housing assembly has a housing assembly planar member and a plurality of side walls extending generally perpendicular to and downward from the planar member defining at least one raceway. The bus assembly includes a bus assembly planar member with two terminal ends extending therefrom. The mounting includes at least one bus assembly mounting boss disposed on a housing assembly side wall, the mounting boss disposed adjacent to, but spaced from, the housing assembly planar member, and at least one elongated bus assembly clip extending from the housing assembly. The bus assembly mounting boss is structured to retain the bus assembly planar member adjacent to the housing assembly planar member and the at least one bus assembly clip is structured to retain a bus assembly terminal end against the housing assembly planar member.

US Patent:

6612878, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/066878

Inventors:

Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA
Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 922

US Classification:

439709, 439507

Abstract:

A jumper assembly which includes a housing assembly and two or more bus assemblies. The housing assembly has a planar member, a plurality of lower side walls and plurality of upper side walls. The housing assembly planar member has an upper side and a lower side. The lower side walls forming a plurality of bus assembly raceways. The two or more bus assemblies each have a planar member and two terminal ends. The bus assembly planar members are disposed in the lower raceways adjacent to and parallel to the housing assembly planar member lower side. Thus, the bus assemblies are in a single plane.

US Patent:

6692296, Feb 17, 2004

Filed:

Feb 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/066919

Inventors:

Edward Ethber Lias - Aliquippa PA
Michael Jerome Whipple - Rochester PA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

H01R 3108

US Classification:

439507

Abstract:

A jumper assembly that includes a plurality of modules structured to be coupled together in a nesting configuration. Each module has a housing assembly, a bus assembly, and a coupling means. The modules may include a three separate bus assemblies. Thus, the modular jumper assembly may be coupled to a three phase circuit breaker.