Inventor · Lock Haven, PA, US

Lance Gula

44Patents
13h-index
56Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 1985 → Aug 15, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5200724A Electrical circuit breaker operating handle block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Expired
US4951019A Electrical circuit breaker operating handle block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US5910760A Circuit breaker with double rate spring Electricity 97 Expired
US6232855A Circuit interrupter with covered accessory case, adjustable under voltage relay, self-retaining collar and one-piece rail attachment Electricity 35 Expired
US4656444A Circuit breaker with force generating shunt Electricity 29 Expired
US5510759A Miniature circuit breaker with ground fault electronics supported by stiff conductors for easy assembly Electricity 21 Expired
US4891617A Rubber stops in outside poles Electricity 20 Expired
US6052047A Circuit interrupter with covered accessory case, adjustable under voltage relay, self-retaining collar and one-piece rail attachment Electricity 16 Expired
US6060674A Circuit interrupter with plasma arc acceleration chamber and contact arm housing Electricity 15 Expired
US6445274B1 Circuit interrupter with thermal trip adjustability Electricity 15 Expired
US6614334B1 Circuit breaker including two circuit breaker mechanisms and an operating handle Electricity 15 Expired
US5196658A Integral manual on/off crank assembly Electricity 14 Expired
US4887057A Cam roll pin assembly Electricity 14 Expired
US5693923A Motor operator for electrical switches Electricity 13 Expired
US5057806A Crossbar assembly Electricity 11 Expired
US4996507A CT quick change assembly and force transmitting spacer Electricity 11 Expired
US4951020A Unriveted upper link securement cross-reference to related applications Electricity 11 Expired
US6667680B1 Circuit breaker Electricity 11 Expired
US6452470B1 Circuit interrupter with improved operating mechanism securement Electricity 10 Expired
US6204465A Circuit breaker with arc gas engaging paddles on a trip bar and/or crossbar Electricity 10 Expired
US5032813A Pinned shunt end expansion joint Electricity 8 Expired
US6259342A Circuit interrupter with improved welded contact interlock Electricity 8 Expired
US5927484A Circuit breaker with welded contact interlock, gas sealing cam rider and double rate spring Electricity 8 Expired
US6800824B1 Circuit breaker including frame having stop for operating mechanism link Electricity 6 Expired
US5973280A Circuit breaker with an anti-lift pivot handle Electricity 5 Expired

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