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Electrical monitoring system
Assignee: Veris Industries LLC
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Filing: 2002-03-25
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Granted: 2004-10-26
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Expires: 2022-03-25
Abstract
Abstract An electrical sensing device that includes a support and sensors supported by the support in a fixed spatial relationship.
Inventors
- 👤 David Bruno
- 👤 Marc Bowman
- 👤 Rodrick Seely
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R15/00; G01R15/14; G01R15/18; G01R15/186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
An electrical sensing device comprising: (a) a support suitable for being supported within a power panel; (b) at least four sensors each defining an opening through which a wire may be extended; and (c) said sensors being supported by said support in a fixed spatial relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electrical sensing device comprising: (a) a support suitable for being supported within a power panel; (b) at least four sensors each defining an opening through which a wire may be extended; and (c) said sensors being supported by said support in a fixed spatial relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1 wherein each of said sensors includes a wire wound torodial core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said openings of said sensors are oriented in a substantially parallel relationship with respect to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said support has a longitudinal axis and said openings of said sensors are substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said support.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said openings of said sensors are oriented in a substantially perpendicular relationship with respect to the general alignment of said sensors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said sensors are aligned in only one substantially linear arrangement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said sensors are aligned in at least two substantially co-linear arrangements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device of claim 7 wherein at least two of said aligned sensors have a first linear arrangement and at least two others of said aligned sensors have a second linear arrangement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 1 wherein each of said sensors are maintained in a spatial arrangement opposed to respective circuit breakers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said sensors are arranged such that a respective housing at least partially surrounding each of said sensors has an overlapping region in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to at least one of a longitudinal axis of said support and the general alignment of said sensors.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said openings of said sensors are arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with respect to other said openings in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to at least one of a longitudinal axis of said support and the general alignment of said sensors.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said openings of said sensors are arranged in a non-overlapping relationship with respect to respective housings at least partially surrounding each of said sensors in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to at least one of a longitudinal axis of said support and the general alignment of said sensors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising (a) a power panel; (b) a plurality of circuit breakers within said power panel; (c) said device within said power panel; and (d) said sensors arranged in a spatial arrangement such that said openings defined by said sensors are in a substantially directly opposing relationship with respect to respective ones of said circuit breakers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said sensors are split core sensors.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising (a) a connector supported by said support; and (b) a current monitor that receives a signal from said connector representative of the current levels of a wire sensed by one of said sensors.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 15 wherein said current monitor estimates the power provided by said wire.
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