Surge Arrester (Lightning Arrester), Metal Oxide Block and Spark Gap Product and Process Design, Forensic Analysis and Expert Witness Service

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• Experience
• Education
• Professional Affiliations
• U.S. Patents Issued
• Publications
• Awards and Honors
• Consulting Provided to the Legal Industry
• Partial List of Client Companies
• References
• Contact Information

Experience

Mr. Osterhout's notable accomplishments in this 40+ year time include:

Consulting Engineer:

Vice President of Engineering and Operations:

Fellow Engineer:

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Education

• BS Electrical Engineering, Michigan College of Mining and Technology, 1959
• MBA Indiana University, 1973

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Professional Affiliations

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  Past Chairman of Surge Protective Devices Committee
  Fellow Member
• Registered Professional Engineer, Indiana
• American National Standards Association
• International Electrotechnical Commission
  United States representative for solid state arresters since group started in 1979
• Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Honorary Fraternity)

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U.S. Patents Issued

• High Voltage Surge Arrester with Failed Surge Arrester Signaling Device - 1993

• Voltage Limiting Composition and Method of Fabricating Same - 1985

• Gapless Surge Arrester - 1980

• Spark Gap Assembly for High Voltage Surge Arresters - 1977

• Surge Protection Apparatus with Improved Circuit for Reliable Sparkover - 1971

• Adjustable Spark Gap Structure With Preionizing Means, 1970

• Series Spark Gap Designed to Produce a Magnetic Field - 1968

• Lightning Arrester Gap and Grading Means - 1968

• Lightning Arrester Magnetic Blowout Gap Having Radially Positioned Are Splitter Electrodes - 1968

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Publications

• Short Circuit Tests on Polymer Housed IEC Class 2 and 3 Arresters, French IEEE, Paris 1994

• Polymer Arrester Development and Test, French IEEE , Nice, France 1993

• Comparison of IEC and U.S. Standards for Metal Oxide Surge Arresters, IEEE Transactions, 1992

• Standards for Metal Oxide Surge Arresters, IEEE Power Engineering Review, 1992

• Arresters - An Overview, Fall Engineering Association Conference, Columbia, SC, 1991

• The Evolution to Gapless Metal Oxide Arresters, PDC, Austin, TX; 1990

• Riser Pole to Underground Arrester Coordination, IEEE T&D, 1989

• Metal Oxide Protector for Series Capacitor Installations, American Power Conference, 1980

• Zinc Oxide Voltage Limiter Applications, Electric Utility Engineering. Conference, 1979

• Surge Protection of Power Systems, IEEE Indianapolis Section Meeting, 1978

• Reliability/ Economics Dictate Application of Station Arresters, Transmission & Distribution magazine, 1976

• Application Considerations for Modern Station Arresters, NRECA Conference, 1975

• Considerations in Modern Station Arrester Design, Electric Utility Engineering Conference, 1972

• Separation of Gap Functions, A New Concept in Station Class Lightning Arrester Design, IEEE Transactions, 1971

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Awards and Honors

• Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Honorary Fraternity)
• IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee Certificate of Appreciation
• IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee Prize Paper Award
• IEEE Fellow Member 1994
• IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee Distinguished Service Award 2001