Patents by Inventor Richard A. Murray, III

Richard A. Murray, III 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INSULATING TERMINALS OF AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240079816
    Abstract: Apparatus for opposed terminals of an electrical device includes magnetic material carried by a cover formed of an electrically insulative material and concurrently covering the terminals, and a magnetic attraction between the magnetic material and the terminals magnetically coupling the cover to the terminals. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes covers formed of an electrically insulative material and connected by hinges to the electrical device for movement between open positions away from the terminals and closed positions covering the respective terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Richard A. Murray, III, Bradley S. Smith
  • Apparatus and methods for insulating terminals of an electrical device
    Patent number: 11837817
    Abstract: Apparatus for opposed terminals of an electrical device includes magnetic material carried by a cover formed of an electrically insulative material and concurrently covering the terminals, and a magnetic attraction between the magnetic material and the terminals magnetically coupling the cover to the terminals. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes covers formed of an electrically insulative material and connected by hinges to the electrical device for movement between open positions away from the terminals and closed positions covering the respective terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Richard A. Murray, III, Bradley S. Smith
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INSULATING TERMINALS OF AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220360014
    Abstract: Apparatus for opposed terminals of an electrical device includes magnetic material carried by a cover formed of an electrically insulative material and concurrently covering the terminals, and a magnetic attraction between the magnetic material and the terminals magnetically coupling the cover to the terminals. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes covers formed of an electrically insulative material and connected by hinges to the electrical device for movement between open positions away from the terminals and closed positions covering the respective terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Richard A. Murray, III, Bradley S. Smith