US 11,818,582 B2
Communication enabled circuit breakers and circuit breaker panels
Adam Kevelos, Plainview, NY (US); Alfred J. Lombardi, Syosset, NY (US); Michael Ostrovsky, Brooklyn, NY (US); and Paul Soccoli, Plainview, NY (US)
Assigned to LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville (unknown)
Filed by LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,000.
Application 17/696,000 is a continuation of application No. 16/485,491, granted, now 11,297,506, previously published as PCT/US2018/019857, filed on Feb. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/612,656, filed on Jan. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/612,657, filed on Jan. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/612,654, filed on Jan. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/500,051, filed on May 2, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/465,046, filed on Feb. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0210653 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H01H 71/04 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); G01R 31/74 (2020.01); H02H 3/10 (2006.01); H02H 7/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/327 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [G01R 31/3277 (2013.01); G01R 31/74 (2020.01); G05B 13/028 (2013.01); G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H01H 71/04 (2013.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01); H02H 1/0061 (2013.01); H02H 1/0092 (2013.01); H02H 3/10 (2013.01); H02H 7/263 (2013.01); H04L 9/0841 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); G05B 2219/25112 (2013.01); G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01); H04L 2209/805 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/43 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
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1. A communicating circuit breaker for use in a panel system with a communicating circuit breaker controller, the communicating circuit breaker comprising:
a line side phase connection;
a load side phase connection;
a memory comprising fault interrupter instructions;
a circuit interrupter;
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the circuit interrupter; and
a wireless radio configured to:
establish a first direct wireless connection with a communicating circuit breaker controller; and
establish a second direct wireless connection with a remote entity that is separate from the panel system and wherein the remote entity is located outside of a panel of the panel system;
wherein the processor executes the fault interrupter instructions to cause the circuit interrupter to interrupt a current flow between the line side phase connection and the load side phase connection upon detection of a fault; and
wherein the communicating circuit breaker is capable of selectively transmitting information on the first and second direct wireless connections, the information being related to the fault detection.