Inventor · Rochester, PA, US

Michael Jerome Whipple

46Patents
15h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 1986 → Jul 30, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5552755A Circuit breaker with auxiliary switch actuated by cascaded actuating members Electricity 103 Expired
US5483211A Two-pole compartmentalized ground fault miniature circuit breaker with a single central electronics compartment Electricity 67 Expired
US5293522A Ground fault circuit breaker with test spring/contacts directly mounted to test circuit of printed circuit board Electricity 61 Expired
US6589071B1 Circuit breaker jumper assembly with a snap-fit cover assembly Electricity 46 Expired
US5453723A Two-pole compartmentalized ground fault miniature circuit breaker with increased current rating Electricity 38 Expired
US4691182A Circuit breaker with adjustable magnetic trip unit Electricity 32 Expired
US6392513B1 Circuit breaker with common test button for ground fault and arc fault circuit Electricity 30 Expired
US5510759A Miniature circuit breaker with ground fault electronics supported by stiff conductors for easy assembly Electricity 21 Expired
US6781491B2 Quick connect terminal for electric power switch Electricity 20 Expired
US5831498A Molded case circuit breaker with adapter for use with ring lug terminations Electricity 20 Expired
US6285534A Circuit breaker with common test button for separate testing of ground fault and ACR fault function Electricity 19 Expired
US6280264A Terminal connector securing wire with a wide range of diameters to a conductor of an electric power switch and an electric power switch incorporating the terminal connector Electricity 18 Expired
US6803535B1 Circuit breaker with a visual indication of a trip Electricity 16 Expired
US4698606A Circuit breaker with adjustable thermal trip unit Electricity 15 Expired
US4963846A Trip interlock design Electricity 15 Expired
US8805406B1 Usage of geo-tagging information from media files to determine gaps in location information for mobile devices Electricity 14 Active
US5291165A Insulating barriers for circuit breaker bus bars and a ground fault circuit breaker incorporating same Electricity 14 Expired
US5909019A Front mounting plate with integral locking tab Electricity 12 Expired
US6759931B1 Magnetic member, circuit breaker employing the same, and method of manufacturing the same Electricity 11 Expired
US6942527B1 Dual function terminal assembly and electric power apparatus incorporating the same Electricity 10 Expired
US7135945B2 Trip indicator and electrical switching apparatus employing the same Electricity 8 Expired
US7132913B2 Universal terminal assembly for electric power switch Electricity 8 Expired
US6917267B2 Non-conductive barrier for separating a circuit breaker trip spring and cradle Electricity 7 Expired
US5293142A Ground fault circuit breaker with flat bus bars for sensing coils Electricity 7 Expired
US6612878B2 Circuit breaker jumper assembly having busses in a single plane Electricity 6 Expired

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