Inventor · Cascade, WI, US

Peter K. Moldovan

26Patents
12h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 29, 1982 → Jan 2, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.