Inventor · Louisville, KY, US

Craig Benjamin Williams

59Patents
11h-index
61Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 23, 1981 → Sep 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6538862B1 Circuit breaker with a single test button mechanism Electricity 47 Expired
US7019606B2 Circuit breaker configured to be remotely operated Electricity 43 Expired
US6731483B2 Circuit breaker with single test button mechanism Electricity 37 Expired
US7692903B2 Apparatus and method for controlling a circuit breaker trip device Electricity 35 Active
US5410301A Status monitoring system for an electronic lock Physics 32 Expired
US5493279A Electronic combination lock with covert entry detection feature and method of covert entry detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
USD645731S1 Solid loop lifter for concrete structures General 27 Expired
US6961226B2 Method and system for providing power to circuit breakers Electricity 17 Expired
US7108101B1 Manhole insert for manufacture of a cast member and to provide a step insert having increased structural and holding strength Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6611411B2 Trip signal verifying method and apparatus Electricity 13 Expired
US7342474B2 Circuit breaker configured to be remotely operated Electricity 13 Expired
US6836396B1 World wide web enabled and digital rating plug Electricity 10 Expired
US8400321B2 Methods and apparatus for operating an electronic trip device Electricity 8 Active
USD627210S1 Solid loop lifter for concrete structures General 7 Expired
US6804101B2 Digital rating plug for electronic trip unit in circuit breakers Electricity 7 Expired
US4365780A Removable insert for forming holes in concrete and the like Fixed Constructions 7 Expired
USD615849S1 Solid loop lifter for concrete structure General 6 Expired
US9325167B2 Method, system, and apparatus for providing arc flash mitigation Electricity 6 Active
US7075310B2 Device and method for testing for a wiring fault condition Physics 5 Expired
US7656641B2 Apparatus and method for controlling a solenoid Electricity 4 Active
US7061349B2 Circuit breaker configured to be remotely operated Electricity 4 Expired
US8649139B2 Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting arc flash events using current and voltage Electricity 4 Active
US10673226B2 Power distribution systems and methods of operating power distribution systems with a communication network Electricity 3 Active
US5277272A Manhole ladder Fixed Constructions 2 Expired
US9692224B2 Power distribution systems and methods of monitoring zone selective interlocking in a power distribution system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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