Patents by Inventor Earl A. Lirette

Earl A. Lirette 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).

  • Terminal device for grounding direct current electrical component
    Patent number: 9160103
    Abstract: A terminal device used in grounding direct current electrical components, such as audio amplifiers, having a metal contact plate provided with a first opening sized to receive a securing screw and having a second opening sized to receive a locking screw used to attach the terminal device to a metal member of another structure, wherein the first opening is positioned relative to the second opening so that with the securing screw attaching the metal contact plate to a grounding surface, the head of the locking screw will contact and apply anti-rotational forces against the head of the securing screw when the locking screw is also screwed into the grounding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventor: Earl A. Lirette
  • Terminal Device For Grounding Direct Current Electrical Component
    Publication number: 20140322954
    Abstract: A terminal device used in grounding direct current electrical components, such as audio amplifiers, having a metal contact plate provided with a first opening sized to receive a securing screw and having a second opening sized to receive a locking screw used to attach the terminal device to a metal member of another structure, wherein the first opening is positioned relative to the second opening so that with the securing screw attaching the metal contact plate to a grounding surface, the head of the locking screw will contact and apply anti-rotational forces against the head of the securing screw when the locking screw is also screwed into the grounding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Earl A. Lirette, III