US Patent No: 7,542,252

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Circuit interrupting device having integrated enhanced RFI suppression

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Abstract

A circuit interrupting device such as a GFCI having a network of feed-through capacitors and other passive elements for providing enhanced Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) suppression where the feed-through capacitors and the other passive elements are integrated into a multilayer capacitor chip, also referred to as a Network Capacitor which is located between a differential transformer and at least one input terminal of an operational amplifier on an integrated circuit chip of the GFCI circuit.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.LITTLE NECK, NY774

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Angelides, Mario Rockville Centre, NY 11 29
Bradley, Roger M North Bellmore, NY 61 1047
Chan, David Y Bellerose, NY 33 372
Shafir, Eugene Jamaica Estates, NY 6 56

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (2)
5,303,113 Digital circuit interrupter with RFI and EMI shielding 22 1992
6,466,424 Circuit protective device with temperature sensing 7 1999
 
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. (1)
7,375,935 Ground fault circuit interrupter with enhanced radio frequency interference suppression 7 2005
 
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. (1)
5,510,945 Power supply for ground fault circuit interrupter 13 1994

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. (5)
7,907,371 Circuit interrupting device with reset lockout and reverse wiring protection and method of manufacture 1 2008
7,889,466 Fault circuit interrupter with bi-directional sensing 0 2008
8,139,328 Fault circuit interrupting device with symmetrical inputs 1 2008
8,054,595 Circuit interrupting device with reset lockout 1 2009
8,130,480 Circuit interrupting device with reset lockout 1 2011
 
PASS & SEYMOUR, INC. (1)
8,295,017 Electrical wiring device 0 2009
 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION (1)
8,134,820 Contactor control circuit 0 2008
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,446,234 Protection device with a sandwiched cantilever breaker mechanism 0 2012

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