Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Hill

Douglas C. Hill 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: 9796556
    Abstract: A cable dispensing system for unwinding a spool of cable not having a central core, the system comprising a tub having a base and a side wall with a side wall opening partially forming an inner space sized to fit the spool, the system further including an inner assembly having a base plate and a bearing assembly between the plate and the tub base, the bearing assembly supporting both the axial load and providing free rotation of the plate relative to the tub base about an inner space axis and unrestricted rotation of the associated spool about the system axis, the opening in the side wall allowing passage of the associated cable out of the inner space wherein pulling the cable out of the inner space rotates the associated spool about the inner space axis and unwinds the cable from the spool with low resistance and without kinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Time Saver Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hill, Ronald James Hill
  • Patent number: 9522804
    Abstract: A cable dispenser for unwinding a cable from a purchased spool of cable wherein the cable dispenser includes a base plate formed from a rigid sheet of material has a top side and a bottom side, the top side having at least one vertically extending hub shaped to receive a central opening in a spool of cable and the base plate further including at least one alignment peg to help orient the central opening of the spool onto the at least one hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Publication number: 20120286110
    Abstract: A conduit support for securing conduits to a U-shaped channel having rectangular cross-sectional configuration formed by three faces generally including a base face, a first and a second side face having distal ends that partially define a channel opening. The conduit support having a base plate having an outwardly and inwardly facing sides that extend along a plate axis between a first and second plate ends, the base plate further including a locking clip extending from the inwardly facing side and having opposing clip fingers configured to penetrate the channel opening of the channel and lockingly engage with the channel thereby securing the support relative to the channel such that the inwardly facing side of the base plate faces the first and second distal ends of the channel. The conduit support further including at least one conduit clip shaped to receive and secure a conduit relative to the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Publication number: 20120061529
    Abstract: A mounting system for securing a conduit to a structural object, the system including a first bracket element with a bendable configuration to produce an L-shaped first end portion and having a mounting tongue extending from a base leg, a second bracket element having a central bracket portion and a second end portion with a bendable configuration to form an L-shaped second end, a panel strap securable to the central portion and shaped to lockingly receive at least one clip for securing the conduit to the structural object, the mounting tongue being selectively joinable to at least one of the central portion and the panel strap to secure the first bracket element to the second bracket element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Publication number: 20100058709
    Abstract: A device for securing a conduit to a structural object. The device including a clip having a longitudinally extending clip body with a conduit receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending conduit receiving slot. The device further including a panel strap securable to the structural object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Patent number: 7608782
    Abstract: A device for securing a conduit to a structural object. The device including a clip having a longitudinally extending clip body with a conduit receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending conduit receiving slot. The device further including a panel strap securable to the structural object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Patent number: 7456361
    Abstract: A clip for securing a flexible armored cable to a structural object. The clip including a longitudinally extending clip body having a generally C-shaped wire receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending cable receiving slot. The wire receiving cavity having a plurality of transverse ribs that are parallel to one another wherein each of the ribs has a first end and a second end that are circumferentially space about the cavity axis and which are longitudinally spaced. The ribs being configured to extend into a portion of a trough in the armored cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Publication number: 20080203247
    Abstract: A device for securing a conduit to a structural object. The device including a clip having a longitudinally extending clip body with a conduit receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending conduit receiving slot. The device further including a panel strap securable to the structural object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill
  • Patent number: D537331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Douglas C. Hill