Michael Jerome Whipple
46Patents
15h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 30, 1986 → Jul 30, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.