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John C. Opfer

SES&C Electric: 24 patents #6 of 210Top 3%
Chapel Hill, NC: #132 of 1,999 inventorsTop 7%
North Carolina: #1,772 of 45,564 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #173,922 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9576757 Circuit interrupters with air trap regions in fluid reservoirs 2017-02-21
D722030 Pole unit housing for electrical switchgear James W. Baker, Jason R. Bogusz 2015-02-03
8681462 Circuit testing closer apparatus and method with in-rush current awareness Raymond P. O'Leary, Christopher Lettow, Alejandro Montenegro 2014-03-25
7626397 High current capable circuit testing closer apparatus and method Albert B. Tucker, Jr., Christopher Lettow, Alejandro Montenegro, Raymond P. O'Leary 2009-12-01
7440251 Multi-path switching configuration 2008-10-21
7352265 Manual trip control method and arrangement for multiple circuit interrupters Christopher Lettow 2008-04-01
6674027 Operating arrangement for mechanism Henry W. Kowalyshen, Andrew C. Shum 2004-01-06
6628494 Protective device and system Henry W. Kowalyshen, Joseph P. Moninski, Arno J. Tapani 2003-09-30
6429393 Current transfer arrangement for circuit interrupter Henry W. Kowalyshen 2002-08-06
6180902 Fault interrupter and operating mechanism therefor Henry W. Kowalyshen, Chester H. Lin 2001-01-30
6127637 Disconnect feature for interrupter John W. Estey 2000-10-03
6114642 Switchgear assembly Thomas G. French, Raphael Guio, Henry W. Kowalyshen, Buddy B. McGlone, Gregory C. Mears 2000-09-05
6040538 Switchgear assembly Thomas G. French, Raphael Guio, Henry W. Kowalyshen, Buddy B. McGlone, Gregory C. Mears 2000-03-21
5904577 Separable, flexible electrical connection arrangement Roy T. Swanson, Buddy B. McGlone 1999-05-18
5864107 Switchgear assembly Thomas G. French, Raphael Guio, Henry W. Kowalyshen, Buddy B. McGlone, Gregory C. Mears 1999-01-26
5709553 Flexible connector for high-current conductors Buddy B. McGlone 1998-01-20
5600112 Bushing assembly with circuit interrupters including polyphase operating mechanism 1997-02-04
5298704 Contact operating arrangement with shock-reducing feature for high-voltage apparatus Henry W. Kowalyshen 1994-03-29
4683357 Switch-operating mechanism with improved charging arrangement 1987-07-28
4668848 Alignment and centering arrangement for contacts of an interrupting device Henry W. Kowalyshen, Norman J. Stranczek 1987-05-26
4324959 Pre-insertion resistor mechanism for a circuit interrupting device Walter J. Hall 1982-04-13
4238657 Switch operator condition and position indicator mechanism Edward J. Rogers 1980-12-09
4237357 Operating mechanism for a high-voltage switch 1980-12-02
4203083 Operating mechanism for a circuit interrupting device Karel E. Vojta 1980-05-13