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Richard W. Sorenson
Also filed as: SORENSON RICHARD · SORENSON RICHARD A · SORENSON RICHARD W · SORENSON SR RICHARD
62 granted patents·6 pending applications·804 citations·filing 1978–2020
99Inventor score
Files withCARLINGSWITCH INC38CARLING TECHNOLOGIES INC11SORENSON RICHARD W8CARLING TECH INC2SORENSON SR RICHARD2
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68 records- 0197US10340678B1Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protectionSORENSON RICHARD W·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2019·13 cites·24 claims
- 0295US4340791AEnvironmentally sealed rocker switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 20, 1982·56 cites·10 claims
- 0394US4242551AEnvironmentally sealed rocker switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1979·Granted Dec 30, 1980·40 cites·10 claims
- 0492US10290448B1Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protectionSORENSON RICHARD W·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·6 cites·24 claims
- 0591US7170021B2Electrical switch rocker and assemblyCARLING TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 30, 2007·23 cites·6 claims
- 0688USD341568SElectrical switch rockerCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 23, 1993·33 cites·1 claims
- 0787US10651681B2Electronic status reporting circuit breakerCARLING TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 12, 2020·3 cites·29 claims
- 0885US9761399B1Solenoid actuated circuit breaker with locking clipSORENSON SR RICHARD·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 0984USD369143SRocker switch bezel and actuatorCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·24 cites·1 claims
- 1084USD284261SSwitch case bezelCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 17, 1986·19 cites·1 claims
- 1183USD519469SElectrical switch rocker actuatorCARLING TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·28 cites·1 claims
- 1283US5105059AEnvironmentally sealed switch constructionCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 14, 1992·40 cites·19 claims
- 1383US4347417ASwitch constructionCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 31, 1982·24 cites·14 claims
- 1482USD328454SRocker switch actuatorCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 4, 1992·23 cites·1 claims
- 1581US6094126AThermal circuit breaker switchFiled 1999·Granted Jul 25, 2000·30 cites·20 claims
- 1679US9312088B2Solenoid actuated circuit breakerSORENSON SR RICHARD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 12, 2016·4 cites·17 claims
- 1778US5089799AThermal switch/breakerSORENSON RICHARD W·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 18, 1992·31 cites·11 claims
- 1878US4268734AEnvironmentally sealed toggle switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1979·Granted May 19, 1981·17 cites·6 claims
- 1977US4853505AMiniature illuminated rocker switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 1, 1989·22 cites·6 claims
- 2076US4461938ASwitch case constructionCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 24, 1984·26 cites·5 claims
- 2173US6154116AThermal circuit breaker switchFiled 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·22 cites·38 claims
- 2273US5264817AThermal circuit protective deviceSORENSON RICHARD W·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 23, 1993·25 cites·8 claims
- 2371US5847638AThermal circuit protector and switchFiled 1996·Granted Dec 8, 1998·24 cites·9 claims
- 2469US4352965AToggle switch assemblyCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1980·Granted Oct 5, 1982·14 cites·10 claims
- 2568US5982269AElectric switch and thermal protectorFiled 1996·Granted Nov 9, 1999·22 cites·8 claims
- 2668US4803314AMomentary rotary switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 7, 1989·18 cites·35 claims
- 2767US4473870ALamp housingCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1983·Granted Sep 25, 1984·13 cites·6 claims
- 2863US4989118AOff-set terminal configuration for electrically coupling the load side of adjacent circuit breakersCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 29, 1991·19 cites·3 claims
- 2963US4383154APositive action rocker switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1982·Granted May 10, 1983·11 cites·7 claims
- 3062US4524253AThree position switch constructionCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jun 18, 1985·11 cites·23 claims
- 3160US4210791ASlide switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1978·Granted Jul 1, 1980·9 cites·6 claims
- 3259US4191872ASwitch case with stackable lock washerCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 4, 1980·11 cites·3 claims
- 3358US4748297ARotary switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1986·Granted May 31, 1988·11 cites·39 claims
- 3458US4389552ASwitch constructionCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1981·Granted Jun 21, 1983·9 cites·7 claims
- 3557USD526283SElectrical rocker switch actuatorCARLING TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 8, 2006·7 cites·1 claims
- 3657US4367386ASnap-on actuator for miniature toggle switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1981·Granted Jan 4, 1983·9 cites·8 claims
- 3756US4571467AThree position center-off electrical switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 18, 1986·9 cites·6 claims
- 3853US4742187ARotary switch with common contactCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1987·Granted May 3, 1988·9 cites·10 claims
- 3951US4454400ASwitch constructionCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1982·Granted Jun 12, 1984·7 cites·12 claims
- 4049US10522996B2Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protectionSORENSON RICHARD W·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 31, 2019·0 cites·13 claims
- 4149US10504677B1Electronic circuit breaker with physical open-contact construction and fail-safe protection with disabling featureSORENSON RICHARD W·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 10, 2019·0 cites·24 claims
- 4248US4562318AMomentary switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 31, 1985·6 cites·10 claims
- 4348US4408106APushbutton switchCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 4, 1983·6 cites·16 claims
- 4447US4942272AToggle switch with self-locking featureCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 17, 1990·7 cites·4 claims
- 4547US4680435ARocker switch for sliding or pivoting contact leverCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 14, 1987·7 cites·4 claims
- 4647US4440991AElectric switch with nested terminalsCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 3, 1984·6 cites·4 claims
- 4746USD284277SElectric switch rockerCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 17, 1986·3 cites·1 claims
- 4845US11444447B2Ground fault circuit breaker with remote testing capabilityCARLING TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·25 claims
- 4945US5227595ARotary switch with common contact terminalCARLINGSWITCH INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 13, 1993·8 cites·5 claims
- 5044USD524258SElectrical rocker switch actuatorCARLING TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 4, 2006·3 cites·1 claims
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