Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Robert Michael Slepian

60Patents
10h-index
66Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 17, 1986 → Aug 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5910760A Circuit breaker with double rate spring Electricity 97 Expired
US4842170A Liquid metal electromagnetic flow control device incorporating a pumping action Electricity 44 Expired
US6218921A Adjustable flux transfer shunt trip actuator and electric power switch incorporating same Electricity 33 Expired
US6015959A Molded case electric power switches with cam driven, spring powered open and close mechanism Electricity 28 Expired
US4963694A Connector assembly for internally-cooled Litz-wire cable Electricity 20 Expired
US6365993B1 Round linear actuator utilizing flat permanent magnets Electricity 18 Expired
US7449653B2 Positive resetting close latch for closing electrical switching apparatus Electricity 17 Active
US7449652B2 Catchment mechanism to prevent camshaft over-rotation during closure in a direct-drive stored energy mechanism Electricity 11 Active
US4842054A Pump/heat exchanger assembly for pool-type reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7598467B2 Electrical switching apparatus having a cradle with combined pivot and over-toggle reversing pin Electricity 10 Active
US7687733B2 Interlock assembly for a stored energy mechanism Electricity 9 Active
US4859940A Apparatus for detecting onset of slag entrainment in a molten metal stream Physics 9 Expired
US8058580B2 Electrical switching apparatus and linking assembly therefor Electricity 8 Active
US5927484A Circuit breaker with welded contact interlock, gas sealing cam rider and double rate spring Electricity 8 Expired
US4808080A Flow coupler assembly for double-pool-type reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8063328B2 Electrical switching apparatus and charging assembly therefor Electricity 7 Active
US7696448B2 Closing protection mechanism for a closing assembly over-toggle linkage Electricity 7 Active
US6870115B1 Circuit breaker including extension spring(s) between operating mechanism pivot and operating handle Electricity 7 Expired
US6800824B1 Circuit breaker including frame having stop for operating mechanism link Electricity 6 Expired
US8203088B2 Electrical switching apparatus and close latch interlock assembly therefor Electricity 5 Active
US8507817B2 Latch assembly and electrical switching apparatus including the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6812423B1 Circuit breaker including lock for operating mechanism linkage Electricity 5 Expired
US6803536B1 Circuit breaker including independent link to operating handle Electricity 5 Expired
US8138861B2 Inertial catch for an automatic transfer switch power contractor Electricity 5 Active
US8642907B2 Electrical switching apparatus and opening assembly therefor Electricity 4 Active

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