Inventor · Monroeville, PA, US

Alan B. Shimp

23Patents
11h-index
17Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: May 24, 1974 → May 26, 1994

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5559719A Digitally controlled circuit interrupter with improved automatic selection of sampling interval for 50 Hz and 60 Hz power systems Physics 86 Expired
US4181922A Circuit interrupter with improved adjustable trip unit Electricity 33 Expired
US4358810A Circuit breaker with alarm Electricity 26 Expired
US4870532A Electric circuit for operating trip circuit of a circuit breaker Electricity 23 Expired
US4258403A Ground fault circuit interrupter Electricity 22 Expired
US5428495A Electrical switching apparatus with digital trip unit and automatic frequency selection Electricity 20 Expired
US3956670A Circuit interrupter circuit including improved control Electricity 19 Expired
US4603313A Circuit breaker with replaceable rating plug interlock and push to trip button Electricity 16 Expired
US4016518A Circuit breaker with improved single coil actuator and undervoltage release mechanism Electricity 13 Expired
US4296450A Discriminating circuit breaker protection system direct current power distribution systems Electricity 12 Expired
US4634981A Method for testing a circuit breaker using a three terminal current transformer Electricity 11 Expired
US4205361A Undervoltage control apparatus for circuit interrupter Electricity 11 Expired
US5331501A Electrical switching apparatus with digital trip unit and memory reset Electricity 9 Expired
US4639701A Circuit breaker with interface flux shunt trip Electricity 9 Expired
US3959695A Circuit interrupter with ground fault trip control Electricity 9 Expired
US3946279A Active impedance multiplier Electricity 8 Expired
US4011484A Undervoltage release with electrical reset for circuit breaker Electricity 7 Expired
US5105326A Circuit for controlling the orientation of a magnetic field Electricity 6 Expired
US4104691A Circuit breaker apparatus including asymmetrical fault detector Electricity 6 Expired
US4279007A Single-phase fault detecting circuit breaker Electricity 5 Expired
US5483408A Overcurrent trip unit with separately adjustable neutral protection Electricity 5 Expired
US4939491A Combination barrier and auxiliary CT board Electricity 4 Expired
US4298852A Circuit breaker with interchangeable rating adjuster and interlock means Electricity 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.