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Frantz Germain
Also filed as: GERMAIN FRANTZ
40 granted patents·3 pending applications·2,259 citations·filing 1997–2009
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43 records- 0199US6288882B1Circuit breaker with independent trip and reset lockoutLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·182 cites·16 claims
- 0298US7455538B2Electrical wiring devices with a protective shutterLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·59 cites·9 claims
- 0398US6717782B2Circuit breaker with independent trip and reset lockoutLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·110 cites·47 claims
- 0498US6671145B2Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting deviceLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·150 cites·1 claims
- 0598US6437700B1Ground fault circuit interrupterLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·196 cites·18 claims
- 0697US7227435B2GFCI without bridge contacts and having means for automatically blocking a face opening of a protected receptacle when trippedLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·50 cites·1 claims
- 0797US7088205B2GFCI receptacle having blocking meansLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 8, 2006·54 cites·1 claims
- 0897US7031125B2Reset lockout for sliding latch GFCILEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 18, 2006·87 cites·1 claims
- 0997US6963260B2GFCI receptacle having blocking meansLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2005·90 cites·11 claims
- 1097US6771152B2Pivot point reset lockout mechanism for a ground for fault circuit interrupterLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 3, 2004·102 cites·6 claims
- 1197US6734769B1GFCI receptacle having blocking meansLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·101 cites·26 claims
- 1296US7800874B2Circuit interrupting device with automatic testLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 21, 2010·37 cites·28 claims
- 1396US7492558B2Reset lockout for sliding latch GFCILEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·38 cites·20 claims
- 1496US7414499B2Circuit interrupting device with a single test-reset buttonLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 19, 2008·40 cites·28 claims
- 1596US6949994B2GFCI without bridge contacts and having means for automatically blocking a face opening of a protected receptacle when trippedLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·66 cites·22 claims
- 1696US6873231B2GFCI receptacle having blocking meansLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 29, 2005·79 cites·1 claims
- 1796US6828886B2Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting deviceLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 7, 2004·96 cites·1 claims
- 1895US7372678B2Circuit interrupting device with automatic testLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2006·Granted May 13, 2008·32 cites·1 claims
- 1995US7088206B2GFCI receptacle having blocking meansLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 8, 2006·39 cites·1 claims
- 2095US7049911B2Circuit interrupting device and system utilizing electromechanical resetLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·100 cites·5 claims
- 2195US6788173B2Reset lockout and trip for circuit interrupting deviceLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·60 cites·18 claims
- 2293US7439833B2Ground fault circuit interrupter with blocking memberLEVITON MFG CO LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 21, 2008·24 cites·19 claims
- 2393US7026895B2GFCI receptacle having plug blocking meansLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 11, 2006·59 cites·20 claims
- 2493US6864769B2Lockout mechanism for residual current devicesLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 8, 2005·51 cites·1 claims
- 2592US7651347B2Tamper resistant mechanism with circuit interrupterLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·36 cites·20 claims
- 2691US7355497B2Reset lockout and trip for circuit interrupting deviceLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·19 cites·1 claims
- 2791US7177126B2ALCI with reset lockout and independent tripLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 13, 2007·22 cites·1 claims
- 2889US7098761B2Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting deviceLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 29, 2006·42 cites·1 claims
- 2989US6937451B2ALCI with reset lockout and independent tripLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 30, 2005·38 cites·1 claims
- 3087US7545244B2Circuit breaker with independent trip and reset lockoutLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 9, 2009·19 cites·18 claims
- 3186US7612973B2GFCI receptacle with single button for test-reset functionLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·14 cites·20 claims
- 3285US7944331B2Circuit interrupting device with reverse wiring protectionLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2005·Granted May 17, 2011·13 cites·37 claims
- 3385US7378927B2Circuit breaker with independent trip and reset lockoutLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted May 27, 2008·27 cites·35 claims
- 3483US7161780B2Circuit interrupting device with single throw, double mode button for test-reset functionLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 9, 2007·27 cites·6 claims
- 3580US7365621B2Pivot point reset lockout mechanism for a ground fault circuit interrupterLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 29, 2008·24 cites·4 claims
- 3676US6556395B1Ground fault circuit interrupter for circuits operating with non-sinusoidal waveformsLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 29, 2003·21 cites·17 claims
- 3772US8004804B2Circuit interrupter having at least one indicatorLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 23, 2011·4 cites·24 claims
- 3871US7009474B2Reset lockout and trip for circuit interrupting deviceLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 7, 2006·12 cites·1 claims
- 3969US7737809B2Circuit interrupting device and system utilizing bridge contact mechanism and reset lockoutLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 15, 2010·15 cites·83 claims
- 4069US5836443AElectrical rocker switchLEVITON MANUFACTURING CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 17, 1998·24 cites·10 claims
- 4145US2006181373A1GFCI receptacle having plug blocking meansGERMAIN FRANTZ·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4240US2007053118A1Reset lockout mechanism and independent trip mechanism for center latch circuit interrupting deviceGERMAIN FRANTZ·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4337US2005002137A1Circuit interrupting device with reset lockout and user load test to reset activationFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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