Inventor

Thomas A. Edds

Inventor

Lincoln, NE, US

Overview

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Patents

1990–2008

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 16 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H01Hprimary

H01HElectric switches48%

F24HFluid heaters, e.g. water or air heaters, having heat-generating means, e.g. heat pumps, in general12%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification12%

F23DBurners4%

F23GCremation furnaces4%

F23LSupplying air or non-combustible liquids or gases to combustion apparatus in general4%

F23NRegulating or controlling combustion4%

F23QIgnition4%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications4%

Y04SSystems integrating technologies related to power network operation, communication or information technologies for improving the electrical power generation, transmission, distribution, management or usage, i.e. smart grids4%

PatentTitleYear

7,360,506'Low CO water heater'2008 7,261,061'Water heater with lint collection detection'2007 6,546,897'Thermodynamically activated flue damper'2003 6,508,207'Flammable vapor resistant water heater with low NOx emissions'2003 5,326,947'Arc extinguishing device made of conductive plastic'1994 5,302,787'Automatic miniature circuit breaker with Z-axis assemblable contact assembly'1994 5,285,180'Circuit breaker'1994 5,250,918'Automatic miniature circuit breaker with Z-axis assemblage current response mechanism'1993 5,245,302'Automatic miniature circuit breaker with Z-axis assemblable trip mechanism'1993 5,180,051'Remote control circuit breaker'1993 5,097,589'Method of manufacturing a circuit breaker'1992 5,075,657'Unitary breaker assembly for a circuit breaker'1991 5,003,139'Circuit breaker and auxiliary device therefor'1991 5,001,315'Circuit breaker auxiliary device snap-on package and method of assembling same'1991 4,968,863'Unitary breaker assembly for a circuit breaker'1990 4,912,441'Drive mechanism for circuit breaker'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1990–1994Patents assigned to SQUARE D CO (11)· patent assignee history

1990–1994Based in Lincoln, NE, US· patent location history

1993–1994Based in Cedar Rapids, IA, US· patent location history

1994Patents assigned to EDDS THOMAS A (1)· patent assignee history

1994Patents assigned to REZAC WILLARD J (1)· patent assignee history

2003–2008Patents assigned to AMERICAN WATER HEATER CO (3)· patent assignee history

2003Patents assigned to SRP 687 PTY LTD (1)· patent assignee history

2003–2008Based in Jonesborough, TN, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SQUARE D CO	11	1990–1994
AMERICAN WATER HEATER CO	3	2003–2008
EDDS THOMAS Aself	1	1994
REZAC WILLARD J	1	1994
SRP 687 PTY LTD	1	2003

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lincoln, NE, US	7	1990–1994
Cedar Rapids, IA, US	5	1993–1994
Jonesborough, TN, US	4	2003–2008