Inventor · Rosedale, NY, US

Frantz Germain

40Patents
25h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1997 → Feb 13, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6288882A Circuit breaker with independent trip and reset lockout Electricity 127 Expired
US6437700B1 Ground fault circuit interrupter Electricity 126 Expired
US6671145B2 Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting device Electricity 97 Expired
US6828886B2 Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting device Electricity 71 Expired
US6717782B2 Circuit breaker with independent trip and reset lockout Electricity 70 Expired
US7049911B2 Circuit interrupting device and system utilizing electromechanical reset Electricity 67 Expired
US6771152B2 Pivot point reset lockout mechanism for a ground for fault circuit interrupter Electricity 67 Expired
US7031125B2 Reset lockout for sliding latch GFCI Electricity 63 Expired
US6734769B1 GFCI receptacle having blocking means Electricity 60 Expired
US6963260B2 GFCI receptacle having blocking means Electricity 59 Expired
US6873231B2 GFCI receptacle having blocking means Electricity 48 Expired
US6788173B2 Reset lockout and trip for circuit interrupting device Electricity 46 Expired
US6949994B2 GFCI without bridge contacts and having means for automatically blocking a face opening of a protected receptacle when tripped Electricity 44 Expired
US7455538B2 Electrical wiring devices with a protective shutter Electricity 41 Expired
US7088205B2 GFCI receptacle having blocking means Electricity 39 Expired
US7026895B2 GFCI receptacle having plug blocking means Electricity 37 Expired
US7227435B2 GFCI without bridge contacts and having means for automatically blocking a face opening of a protected receptacle when tripped Electricity 37 Expired
US7492558B2 Reset lockout for sliding latch GFCI Electricity 31 Active
US7088206B2 GFCI receptacle having blocking means Electricity 31 Expired
US7414499B2 Circuit interrupting device with a single test-reset button Electricity 31 Expired
US7098761B2 Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting device Electricity 30 Expired
US7372678B2 Circuit interrupting device with automatic test Electricity 30 Active
US6864769B2 Lockout mechanism for residual current devices Electricity 29 Expired
US7800874B2 Circuit interrupting device with automatic test Electricity 29 Active
US7651347B2 Tamper resistant mechanism with circuit interrupter Electricity 27 Active

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