William E. Beatty, Jr.
36Patents
13h-index
66Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 16, 1978 → Oct 22, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5341191A | Molded case current limiting circuit breaker | Electricity | 153 | Expired |
| US8222983B2 | Single direct current arc chamber, and bi-directional direct current electrical switching apparatus employing the same | Electricity | 38 | Active |
| US4489295A | Circuit interrupter with improved electro-mechanical undervoltage release mechanism | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US7570465B2 | Industrial arc fault circuit interrupter and method of detecting arcing conditions | Electricity | 26 | Active |
| US4358810A | Circuit breaker with alarm | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US4870532A | Electric circuit for operating trip circuit of a circuit breaker | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5165532A | Circuit breaker with interlock for welding contacts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6590481B2 | Fast acting, electrically powered operator for transfer switch and transfer switch incorporating same | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US4891617A | Rubber stops in outside poles | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6924721B2 | Gas segregator barrier for electrical switching apparatus | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US4603313A | Circuit breaker with replaceable rating plug interlock and push to trip button | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4983939A | Circuit breaker with adjustable low magnetic trip | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US5412167A | Locking device for an electrical switch | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5428196A | Flexible shaft interface for circuit interrupter | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6577216B2 | Fast acting transfer switch with confronting power switches oppositely actuated by single coil solenoid | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6061217A | Electrical switching apparatus employing twice-energized trip actuator | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US4996507A | CT quick change assembly and force transmitting spacer | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US6563406B2 | Multi-pole circuit breaker with parallel current | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US4220935A | Current limiting circuit breaker with high speed magnetic trip device | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6204465A | Circuit breaker with arc gas engaging paddles on a trip bar and/or crossbar | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US7323956B1 | Electrical switching apparatus and trip unit including one or more fuses | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6452470B1 | Circuit interrupter with improved operating mechanism securement | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US4794484A | Circuit interrupter apparatus with a style saving override circuit | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US7358837B2 | Electrical switching apparatus and circuit breaker including a molded enclosure and machine screws reinforcing the same | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US7358840B1 | Electrical switching apparatus including a split core slot motor and method of installing a slot motor assembly in a circuit interrupter | Electricity | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.