US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on July 14 for "Energy-limiting device for a surge arrester" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,376, issued on July 14, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Energy-limiting device for a surge arrester" was invented by Charles William Daley (Olean, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy-limiting assembly includes: a current interrupter that includes: a current interrupting assembly; a sidewall that extends from a first end to a second end; a first end cap mounted to the first end; and a second end cap mounted to the second end. The sidewall, the first end cap, and the second end cap define an interior region. The energy-limiting arrester also includes a disconnect in the interior region, the disconnect ...