US Patent Issued to Tower Manufacturing on Oct. 21 for "High frequency resistant nuisance tripping GFCI and with self-test and end of life (STEOL) circuits" (Rhode Island Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,683, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Tower Manufacturing Corp. (Providence, R.I.).

"High frequency resistant nuisance tripping GFCI and with self-test and end of life (STEOL) circuits" was invented by Victor V Aromin (West Warwick, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high-frequency resistant ground fault circuit interrupter (HF-GFCI) with self-test and end-of-life detection is disclosed. The invention incorporates a noise-resistant fault detection circuit, an auto-test module, and an end-of-life shutdown mechanism to ensure reliable protection. The device minimizes false tripping due to high-frequency noise and enhances safety t...