Patents by Inventor Robert M. Newell

Robert M. Newell 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: 9570835
    Abstract: A wire housing unit has a shell body including a rear wall and two substantially parallel side walls extending orthogonally from the rear wall, a top plate removably attached to the top or bottom portion of the shell body closing the top or bottom, a bottom plate removably attached to the bottom or top portion of the shell body closing the bottom or top, a nailing fin disposed on the outside surface of one of the vertical side walls the fin substantially parallel with the rear wall of the shell body, and a modular contact junction block having a contact plug receptacle and terminals connecting house wires to a plugin outlet or switch assembly. The junction block is removably mounted to the inside surface of the top or bottom plates and in a position to accept contact plug-in of the outlet or switch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventors: Robert M Newell, Steven B. Puckett
  • Publication number: 20160276773
    Abstract: A wire housing unit has a shell body including a rear wall and two substantially parallel side walls extending orthogonally from the rear wall, a top plate removably attached to the top or bottom portion of the shell body closing the top or bottom, a bottom plate removably attached to the bottom or top portion of the shell body closing the bottom or top, a nailing fin disposed on the outside surface of one of the vertical side walls the fin substantially parallel with the rear wall of the shell body, and a modular contact junction block having a contact plug receptacle and terminals connecting house wires to a plugin outlet or switch assembly. The junction block is removably mounted to the inside surface of the top or bottom plates and in a position to accept contact plug-in of the outlet or switch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Robert M. Newell, Steven B. Puckett
  • Patent number: 5921161
    Abstract: An improved conversion device for use with hand-held power tools having a rigid base portion firmly affixed to a work surface. An elongated arm is affixed to the base allowing the arm to slide longitudinally on the base and above the work surface for substantially the full length of the arm. A power tool is mounted to the distal end of the arm, the blade or other tool head of the power tool projecting downward through a hole in the arm. The arm can be adjusted and fixed in position to set the distance between the blade or other tool head and a side-facing guide surface on the base according to the dimension of a cut to be made in a work piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Robert M. Newell