Patents by Inventor Stanley Duke Snider

Stanley Duke Snider 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: 7049515
    Abstract: A grommet is provided for insertion into a hole defined through and surrounded by a housing wall of an electrical device through which one or more electrical connectors exit. The grommet generally includes first and second legs connected by a connecting portion. The first and second legs have flange portions and lip portions extending outwardly from the first and second leg's end portions generally opposite the connecting portion. The flange and lip portions collectively define at least one groove for receiving a portion of the housing wall. The grommet also includes a slit extending at least partially between the first and second legs, and at least one aperture for engagingly receiving at least one electrical connector therethrough. The grommet, when engaged with the hole, seals against the housing wall and the electrical connector within the aperture to thereby inhibit the ingress of moisture through the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Michael T. Collins, Stanley Duke Snider