Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Service switch for utility meter
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Application No.: US16875888Application Date: 2020-05-15
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Publication No.: US11564332B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Curtis Crittenden , Wayne Therrien , Thomas McDougall
- Applicant: ACLARA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: ACLARA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee: ACLARA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: H02B1/03
- IPC: H02B1/03 ; H02B1/56 ; G01R11/04 ; H05K7/20 ; H01F27/22 ; G01R11/02 ; H01R13/66

Abstract:
A utility meter includes an electrical conductor portion, a service switch, and a heat sink. The electrical conductor portion provides electrical communication between a supply line terminal and a load line terminal, and the supply line terminal electrical communication an electrical source. The service switch is selectively operable to interrupt electrical communication between the supply line terminal and the load line terminal. The heat sink is in thermal communication with the electrical conductor portion to dissipate heat generated by a current passing through the electrical conductor portion between the supply line terminal and the load line terminal.
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