Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Ground fault protection
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2007-02-27
Leja, Ronald (Department: 2836)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Ground fault protection
Reexamination Certificate
active
10434101
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for preventing the misfiring of a protection device. The protection device includes line terminals and load terminals. The protection device further includes a latching mechanism, adapted to move between a closed state which establishes electrical contact between said line and load terminals, and an open state which prevents electrical contact between said line and load terminals; and an initial reset prevention mechanism, adapted to prevent said latching mechanism from being set in said closed state until power is applied to said line terminals.
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Bonilla Nelson
DeBartolo, Jr. Joseph V.
'Hubbell Incorporated
Bicks Mark S.
Goodman Alfred N.
Leja Ronald
Torovitsky Stanislav
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