Peter K. Moldovan
26Patents
12h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 29, 1982 → Jan 2, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5373411A | Remote control circuit breaker system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US5301083A | Remote control residential circuit breaker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US6225883A | Circuit breaker with latch and toggle mechanism operating in perpendicular planes | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US5004874A | Direct current switching apparatus | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US6710688B2 | Circuit breaker | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US6064024A | Magnetic enhanced arc extinguisher for switching assemblies having rotatable permanent magnets in housings mounted to fixed contacts | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5138122A | Bi-directional direct current switching apparatus having arc extinguishing chambers alternatively used according to polarity applied to said apparatus | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5818003A | Electric switch with arc chute, radially converging arc splitter plates, and movable and stationary arc runners | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US5416455A | Direct current switching apparatus | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US6307453A | Circuit breaker with instantaneous trip provided by main conductor routed through magnetic circuit of electronic trip motor | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US5130504A | Bi-directional direct current switching apparatus having bifurcated arc runners extending into separate arc extinguishing chambers | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US5351024A | Electrical contactor and interrupter employing a rotary disc | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US4814739A | Combination push/pull electric switch and circuit breaker | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US7034644B2 | Non-contact auxiliary switch and electric power apparatus incorporating same | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5763847A | Electric current switching apparatus with tornadic arc extinguishing mechanism | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5866864A | Electric current switching apparatus with arc spinning extinguisher | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US6100491A | Electric current switching apparatus having an arc extinguisher with an electromagnet | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US5877464A | Electric current switching apparatus with dual magnet arc spinning extinguisher | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6864765B2 | Circuit breaker | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US5319167A | Electrical contactor employing a rotary disc | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US5742015A | Electric current switching apparatus with unitized removable contacts | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US5132497A | Magnetic shielding means for a current sensor of direct current switching apparatus | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US4486733A | Thermal mechanism with ambient compensating bimetal providing trip force | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US5874873A | Electric control apparatus | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US5886599A | Molded case circuit breaker having an improved electromagnetic trip | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.