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Brent Charles Kumfer
Also filed as: KUMFER BRENT · KUMFER BRENT CHARLES
18 granted patents·5 pending applications·290 citations·filing 2006–2017
94Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC11CARRIER CORP4ANAND PRADEEP KUMAR2KUMFER BRENT CHARLES2CAGGIANO ROBERT JOSEPH1
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23 records- 0194US8570713B2Electrical distribution system including micro electro-mechanical switch (MEMS) devicesKUMFER BRENT CHARLES·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·24 cites·20 claims
- 0293US9325167B2Method, system, and apparatus for providing arc flash mitigationGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 0392USD758217SThermostatCARRIER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·107 cites·1 claims
- 0492US7839611B2Programmable logic controller having micro-electromechanical system based switchingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·25 cites·20 claims
- 0589US7542250B2Micro-electromechanical system based electric motor starterGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2009·19 cites·28 claims
- 0688US8144445B2Micro-electromechanical system based switchingCAGGIANO ROBERT JOSEPH·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 27, 2012·21 cites·8 claims
- 0787US7589942B2MEMS based motor starter with motor failure detectionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 15, 2009·21 cites·18 claims
- 0886US7554222B2Micro-electromechanical system based switchingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2009·15 cites·20 claims
- 0983US7903382B2MEMS micro-switch array based on current limiting enabled circuit interrupting apparatusGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 8, 2011·12 cites·10 claims
- 1082US8830026B2Shape memory alloy actuated circuit breakerMOONEY BRIAN FREDERICK·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 9, 2014·6 cites·10 claims
- 1177US7885043B2Remote-operable micro-electromechanical system based over-current protection apparatusGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·9 cites·19 claims
- 1276US7508096B1Switching circuit apparatus having a series conduction path for servicing a load and switching methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2009·8 cites·19 claims
- 1373US11098914B2System and method for operating a HVAC system by determining occupied state of a structure via IP addressCARRIER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 24, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 1472US7944660B2Micro-electromechanical system based selectively coordinated protection systems and methods for electrical distributionGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·6 cites·19 claims
- 1564US8537507B2MEMS-based switching systemsANAND PRADEEP KUMAR·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 17, 2013·2 cites·17 claims
- 1660US8350509B2Power switching system including a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) arrayGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 8, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 1753US8981954B2Methods, systems, and apparatus for protection system activation and dynamic labelingKUMFER BRENT CHARLES·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·1 cites·15 claims
- 1852US8072723B2Resettable MEMS micro-switch array based on current limiting apparatusPREMERLANI WILLIAM JAMES·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·1 cites·15 claims
- 1947US2008148492A1Washing machines having motor braking circuitsHOLLENBECK ROBERT K·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2041US2017167743A1System and method to reduce particulate pollutants in a conditioned spaceCARRIER CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2140US2017045250A1Thermostat with reconfigurable input/output portsCARRIER CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2236US2013027817A1Micro electro-mechanical switch (mems) based over current motor protection systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2329US2012038310A1Inrush current control for a motor starter systemANAND PRADEEP KUMAR·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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