Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Kampschroer

Joseph M. Kampschroer 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: 7909642
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an outlet center for use with a power inlet box to electrically connect one or more loads to an auxiliary power supply connected to the power inlet box. The outlet center is designed to be mounted to an interior surface of a wall with the power inlet box mounted to an exterior surface of the wall. Electrical conductors extend through the wall between the outlet center and the power inlet box. The outlet center includes sockets adapted to receive the plug of an electrical load so that auxiliary power may be fed to the electrical load during primary power unavailability. The outlet center may illuminate when auxiliary power is available to assist a user in locating the outlet center during blackout conditions and may also include an indicator lamp that illuminates when auxiliary power is being provided to an electrical load connected to the outlet center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Reliance Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Neil A. Czarnecki, Joseph M. Kampschroer
  • Patent number: 5820249
    Abstract: A fish tape locator has a first threaded end for fixing to the end of a fish tape and an opposite second end which emits light to help locate the end of the fish tape when it is being fished through a blind space. The first end is provided with a cross-bore for connecting the locator to a string, chain, hook or other line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Applied Power Inc.
    Inventors: Dean R. Walsten, Joseph M. Kampschroer