Patents by Inventor Benny Thomas

Benny Thomas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11827490
    Abstract: A cord reel assembly is provided that includes a plenum-rated enclosure with a cord reel secured in the enclosure where the enclosure forms an air tight seal from a plenum space, but is open to a finished space. Thus, a cord reel assembly is provided that includes a cord reel and a plenum rated enclosure. The cord reel has a base plate. The enclosure is open at a bottom edge. The base plate is secured in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Benny Thomas, Roy Itzler, Marjana Marovic Abby
  • Publication number: 20210171314
    Abstract: A cord reel assembly is provided that includes a plenum-rated enclosure with a cord reel secured in the enclosure where the enclosure forms an air tight seal from a plenum space, but is open to a finished space. Thus, a cord reel assembly is provided that includes a cord reel and a plenum rated enclosure. The cord reel has a base plate. The enclosure is open at a bottom edge. The base plate is secured in the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Benny Thomas, Roy Itzler, Marjana Marovic Abby
  • Publication number: 20210126410
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for a cord reel assembly is provided. The bracket includes a base plate and a pair of side rails. The base plate has one or more mounting openings. The pair of side rails define a keyway between each of the side rails and the base plate. An assembly of a cord reel and the mounting bracket are also provided, as is a method of a method of installing a cord reel using the mounting bracket. In some embodiments, at least one rail of the pair of side rails includes a tongue extending therefrom. The tongue is configured for securement of a supply device thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Benny Thomas, Roy Itzler
  • Patent number: 4911448
    Abstract: A spinner device which is designed for use in a game that tests both the imagination and association of one or more players in the course of building a vocabulary. The spinner device is characterized by a frame or stand designed to pivotally receive a disc, wherein the disc is manually pivoted with respect to the frame to indicate a letter of the alphabet at random. An hourglass is also provided, in order to provide a means for timing the game sequences. When a letter of the alphabet is selected at random by spinning the disc, the hourglass is rotated to begin a game sequence and a player attempts to enunciate the largest number of words of which he is capable, beginning with the designated letter of the alphabet during the time sequence as determined by the hourglass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Inventor: Benny Thomas