Patents by Inventor Michael Arthur Rice

Michael Arthur Rice 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: 11824339
    Abstract: (1) Clips for installation of electrical boxes into a finished framed wall. Plus the box clips can be used on various types of handy boxes for installation on existing walls, the old work box clips fasten the electrical box into a rectangular cutout in drywall. (2) The box clips are made from a 7 and ¾ inch by 2.5 mm or about 3/32's of an inch of cylindrical metal formed in a manner to support a plastic or metal electrical box in drywall. (3) To be used for adding electrical devices or circuits in offices or homes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Arthur Rice
  • Publication number: 20230071593
    Abstract: (1) The new work to old work electrical box clips are for installing a nail on box into drywall to be used as an old work electrical box by removing the nails and nail holders for a smooth surface, the old work box clips fasten the electrical box into drywall firmly and securely. (2) Older types of old work cut in boxes are currently limited in supply and many jobs can not be completed without this product. Older types of old work boxes cost more and are limited to specific manufactures designs. (3) Also the old work box clips take and use an overstock of a product, the nail on box for new construction. The clips can be made of many types of materials readily available to be manufactured and if there is a shortage of the current cut-in boxes this will solve the shortage problem by offering a different way of doing the same installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Arthur Rice
  • Patent number: 11261851
    Abstract: (1) Gravity assisted mechanical machine that uses a combination of stored mechanical energy plus the downward force of gravity, regulated by a motor and a sophisticated switch powered by a rechargeable battery. The mechanical switch is also assisted by a lever so the motor is more efficient in the use of the battery power. (2) Older types of fuel powered mechanical machines cause greater pollution and need an enormous amount of support to continue operating daily. (3) The gravity assisted mechanical machine can be used without air and operates longer and more efficiently and is less noisy and has no emissions to cause pollution. It will not heat up like a conventional mechanical machine only when attached to a generator for electrical energy. It will work without the need for the enormous weight of fuel to produce electrical energy. It can be used to power some electrical generators, example wind mill generators, for all uses of electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Arthur Rice