Patents by Inventor Frances M. KIRKLAND

Frances M. KIRKLAND 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: 9518369
    Abstract: A housing for covering equipment located underground may include a body having a top, a bottom and a pipe aperture. The body may include at least two knockouts formed in the pipe aperture. The knockouts may be configured to be individually and selectively removed from the pipe aperture to adjust a height of the pipe aperture relative to the bottom of the body. In addition, a lid may be configured to be mounted to the body, and the lid is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ZIP VALVE BOXES LLC
    Inventors: Scott M. Ducote, Frances M. Kirkland, Roy P. Prosise, Daniel Francis Caputo, Derek Litteral
  • Publication number: 20150176239
    Abstract: A housing for covering equipment located underground may include a body having a top, a bottom and a pipe aperture. The body may include at least two knockouts formed in the pipe aperture. The knockouts may be configured to be individually and selectively removed from the pipe aperture to adjust a height of the pipe aperture relative to the bottom of the body. In addition, a lid may be configured to be mounted to the body, and the lid is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Scott M. DUCOTE, Frances M. KIRKLAND, Roy P. PROSISE, Daniel Francis CAPUTO, Derek LITTERAL
  • Patent number: D764637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: ZIP VALVE BOXES LLC
    Inventors: Scott M. Ducote, Frances M. Kirkland, Roy P. Prosise, Daniel Francis Caputo, Derek Litteral