Inventor · Colgate, WI, US

Edward L. Wellner

26Patents
13h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 27, 1981 → Oct 1, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.