US 12,237,659 B2
Electrical receptacle fault protection
John Eriksen, Newmarket (CA); Jean-Guy Gagne, Etobicoke (CA); and Rene K. Pardo, Richmond Hill (CA)
Assigned to Brainwave Research Corporation, Woodbridge (CA)
Filed by Brainwave Research Corporation, Woodbridge (CA)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,525.
Application 18/615,525 is a continuation of application No. 18/455,538, filed on Aug. 24, 2023, granted, now 12,046,890.
Application 18/455,538 is a continuation of application No. 18/157,241, filed on Jan. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,855,437, issued on Dec. 26, 2023.
Application 18/157,241 is a continuation of application No. 17/959,776, filed on Oct. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,569,651, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Application 17/959,776 is a continuation of application No. 16/886,345, filed on May 28, 2020, granted, now 11,462,899, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 16/886,345 is a continuation of application No. 15/274,469, filed on Sep. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,673,225, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/377,962, filed on Aug. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,910, filed on Jul. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/222,904, filed on Sep. 24, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0235173 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/713 (2006.01); H01R 24/78 (2011.01); H02H 9/04 (2006.01); H02H 11/00 (2006.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02H 3/00 (2013.01) [H01R 13/7135 (2013.01); H01R 24/78 (2013.01); H02H 9/042 (2013.01); H02H 11/002 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit breaker configured to connect to at least one downstream electrical connection, the circuit breaker comprising:
at least one controlled switch configured for electrical connection between a hot power line and the at least one downstream electrical connection;
a contact configured for electrical connection between a neutral power line and the at least one downstream electrical connection; and
a processor configured to determine an internal component failure of the circuit breaker by:
disabling the at least one controlled switch,
generating a current imbalance to the circuit breaker, and
determining that the circuit breaker failed when a sum of currents of the at least one downstream electrical connection is greater than a neutral current of the neutral power line of the circuit breaker by a predetermined threshold.