Inventor · Midland, PA, US

David E. Little

18Patents
7h-index
31Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 17, 1995 → Jul 9, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6211759A Ionized gas deflector for a molded case circuit breaker Electricity 18 Expired
US5493085A Spring clip assembly for electrical connections to flat stabs and switches incorporating the same Electricity 17 Expired
US5898146A Molded case circuit breaker with modular crossbar Electricity 16 Expired
US6102750A Self-retaining spring clip assembly and an electrical connection incorporating the same Electricity 12 Expired
US5874699A Molded case circuit breaker and moving conductor assembly therefor Electricity 11 Expired
US6249197A Circuit interrupter providing improved securement of an electrical terminal within the housing Electricity 9 Expired
US7800478B2 Electrical switching apparatus and heater assembly therefor Electricity 7 Active
US5874874A Spring biased movable laminated contact arm conductor assembly Electricity 6 Expired
US7012493B1 Circuit breaker including rotary interlock for secondary cover Electricity 5 Expired
US5705968A Trip bar with adjustable latch load for electrical switching apparatus Electricity 5 Expired
US9006601B2 Arc chamber for bi-directional DC Electricity 5 Active
US6924446B1 Circuit breaker including a latchable cradle and a cross bar adapted to move in an arcuate path away from primary and secondary latches Electricity 3 Expired
US8138439B2 Limiter including a number of gas channels and electrical switching apparatus employing the same Electricity 3 Active
US5847629A Circuit breaker contact spring subassembly and method and apparatus for making and circuit breaker incorporating same Electricity 3 Expired
US7218192B2 Lockable fastener and circuit breaker employing the same Electricity 2 Expired
US9136081B2 D/C trip assembly Electricity 0 Active
US9437384B2 Circuit breaker and apparatus including slot-retained armature linkage and methods of fabricating the same Electricity 0 Active
US7145420B2 Support structure for a circuit interrupter latch and circuit breaker employing the same Electricity 0 Expired

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