William Ray Mccoy

US Patent:

6727788, Apr 27, 2004

Filed:

Jun 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/176356

Inventors:

Robert P. Lawson - Snellville GA
Andrew Hall - Lilburn GA
William C. McCoy - Stone Mountain GA
Stephen S. Thomas - Atlanta GA
Ralph Leon Newton - Tucker GA

Assignee:

Siemens Energy Automation, Inc. - Alpharetta GA

International Classification:

H01H 920

US Classification:

335167, 335172, 335 21

Abstract:

An apparatus for operating a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing, a cradle mounted in the housing and coupled to a handle and to a movable contact. The apparatus comprises a latch frame mounted in the circuit breaker housing. A latch roller is mounted on the cradle. A latch member is configured to selectively engage the latch roller and the latch member is rotatably coupled to the latch frame. A latch shaft assembly is rotatably mounted in the latch frame and selectively engaged by the latch member. Upon rotation of the latch shaft assembly, the latch shaft assembly will disengage from the latch member and cause the movable contact to move.

US Patent:

20200243292, Jul 30, 2020

Filed:

Jan 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/257282

Inventors:

- Alpharetta GA, US
William McCoy - Stone Mountain GA, US
Jesus Hernandez - Suwanee GA, US
Andrew Wynn - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

H01H 71/02
H01H 71/74
H01H 83/20
H01H 9/30
H02H 3/10

Abstract:

A modular residential circuit breaker comprises an assembly including an operation module and a first application module. The operation module includes an operation mechanism, a trip system, and an arc suppression system except a specific mounting and a current application. The first application module is configured to mate with the operation module to form a complete circuit breaker and define a replacement breaker frame for having an external modularity for the modular residential circuit breaker.