Patents by Inventor Mickey Eugene Britain

Mickey Eugene Britain 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: 7435902
    Abstract: An electric meter base bracket apparatus and system. Embodiments include a meter bracket installed between studs of a dwelling or structure. The bracket includes several holes to install the bracket to the studs as well as feed-through holes for wiring to the dwelling. Bolts are included on the bracket to attach directly to the meter base. A hole can be cut through the siding so that the meter base and the bracket can connect. An alternative embodiment of the meter base bracket includes a pair of L-brackets that can be co-arranged to form an upper bracket and an additional pair of L-brackets arranged generally parallel to the first pair forming a lower bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Edward Thornton, Mickey Eugene Britain
  • Patent number: 6958447
    Abstract: An electric meter base bracket apparatus and system. Embodiments include a meter bracket installed between studs of a dwelling or structure having. The bracket includes several holes to install the bracket to the studs as well as feed-through holes for wiring to the dwelling. Bolts are included on the bracket to attach directly to the meter base. A hole can be cut through the siding so that the meter base and the bracket can connect. In dwellings having brick, the meter base is typically set further from the studs due to spacing left between the brick and the studs. As such, the invention further includes an extension that connects directly to the bracket on one side and to the meter base on the other side. An alternative embodiment of the meter base bracket includes a variable size feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Edward Thornton, Mickey Eugene Britain