Edward L. Wellner
26Patents
13h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 27, 1981 → Oct 1, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5608367A | Molded case circuit breaker with interchangeable trip unit having bimetal assembly which registers with permanent heater transformer airgap | Electricity | 104 | Expired |
| US4413985A | Hydrocephalic antenatal vent for intrauterine treatment (HAVIT) | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US6542056B2 | Circuit breaker having a movable and illuminable arc fault indicator | Electricity | 78 | Expired |
| US6225883A | Circuit breaker with latch and toggle mechanism operating in perpendicular planes | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US6522228B2 | Circuit breaker including an arc fault trip actuator having an indicator latch and a trip latch | Electricity | 46 | Expired |
| US7057311B1 | Isolation contactor assembly having independently controllable contactors | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US4527982A | Body coordination training aid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US6710688B2 | Circuit breaker | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US6072136A | Electrical switching apparatus with modular operating mechanism for mounting and controlling large compression close spring | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US6356423B1 | Soild state protection circuit for electrical apparatus | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US4392830A | Body coordination training aid | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US6307453A | Circuit breaker with instantaneous trip provided by main conductor routed through magnetic circuit of electronic trip motor | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US5302788A | Molded case circuit breaker having trapezoidally shaped shaft | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5278531A | Molded case circuit breaker having housing elements | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5258733A | Molded case circuit breaker having improved trip unit | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5266760A | Molded case circuit breaker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5517164A | Molded case circuit breaker having movable contact finger releasably locked to an operating mechanism | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6867670B2 | Circuit breaker with auxiliary switches and mechanisms for operating same | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US5258729A | Case circuit breaker having improved attachment means for accessory devices and accessory devices therefor | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6639492B1 | Indicator reset tool, and circuit breaker and method employing the same | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6541727B2 | Molded case circuit breaker including vacuum switch assembly | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7034644B2 | Non-contact auxiliary switch and electric power apparatus incorporating same | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5319169A | Molded case circuit breaker having rectangular knee pin non-rotatably keyed to toggle linkage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6864765B2 | Circuit breaker | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US8264810B2 | Electrically assisted safing of a linear actuator to provide shock tolerance | Electricity | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.