Patents Assigned to Erico International Corporation
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Patent number: 12244130Abstract: A mounting bracket for electrical boxes that can include a mounting body with a central opening, a front face, a first and second set of keyhole features, a first bendable tab located adjacent a first side of the central opening, and a second bendable tab located adjacent a second side of the central opening. The first bendable tab can be bendable rearward away from the front face of the mounting body to engage an exterior surface of a side wall of the first electrical box and thereby secure the first fasteners within the first set of keyhole features. The second bendable tab can be bendable rearward away from the front face of the mounting body to engage an interior surface of a side wall of the second electrical box and thereby secure the second fasteners within the second set of keyhole features.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Michael Hung-Sun Oh, James Anthony Bukowski
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Patent number: 12230951Abstract: A bracket system for securing an electrical device and other components to a ceiling structure can include a mounting bracket removably securable to a ceiling member and a support bar that removably engages the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket can include a bracket body, a channel structure that defines a channel, a support arm to removably engage the ceiling member, and a locking arm that is moveable relative to the bracket body. The support bar can include a support section and an attachment arm extending integrally from a first end of the support section that can be slidably received within the channel in the insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Scott Ernest Anderson
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Patent number: 12215809Abstract: A clamp for supporting an electrical conductor on a structure and providing electrical continuity between the electrical conductor and the structure is provided. The clamp can include a mounting member with a through-hole and a strap, that can be configured to extend around the structure, coupled on one end to a first side of the mounting member and having a free end removably coupled to a second side of the mounting member. The clamp can include a clamping member with a through-hole and a main bolt extending through the through-holes of the mounting member and the clamping member. The main bolt can have a footer configured to contact the structure, which can be movable between a first configuration in which the footer is nested within a pocket of the mounting member and a second configuration in which at least a portion of the footer is positioned outside of the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Thomas Bendlak, Erika Lynn Buehman, Gregory Holder, Caitlyn VonFeldt
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Patent number: 12217596Abstract: A monitor system for one or more surge protection devices may include a hub configured for wireless communication with one or more remote devices, or a sensor configured to detect an end-of-life state of a surge protection device (SPD). The sensor may include a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a sensor signal to the hub to indicate the end-of-life state of the SPD. The hub may be configured to transmit to one or more of a remote server or a mobile device a hub signal corresponding to the end-of-life state.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Greg Martinjak, Spencer Allemang, Thomas Bendlak
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Patent number: 12215734Abstract: A hanger-rod clip can be configured for use with a strut that at least partially surrounds a hanger rod to provide stiffness to the hanger rod. The hanger-rod clip can include a handle portion and a rod-clamping portion. The rod-clamping portion can be configured to urge the hanger rod into engagement with an internal surface of the strut as the handle portion is moved towards the strut.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Daniel C. Duggan
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Patent number: 12188591Abstract: A support clamp is provided for supporting an elongate object. The support clamp can include a clamp body that forms a cylindrical sleeve and a collar that extends radially inwardly from the cylindrical sleeve to provide an internal passageway sized to receive the elongate object. The clamp body can include first and second clamp sections that can each have, respectively, a sleeve wall that forms part of the cylindrical sleeve and a collar wall that forms part of the collar and includes an edge that extends radially between the sleeve wall and the internal passage. The edge of the first clamp section can include a channel profile, and the edge of the second clamp section can include a protruding profile. The protruding profile can be received into the channel profile to removably secure the first and second clamp sections together.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Scott Ernest Anderson
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Patent number: 12114456Abstract: A mounting bracket is provided for an electrical device that can be configured for use with a support that has a first and a second rail. The mounting bracket can include a mounting body with a mounting face configured to secure the electrical device to the mounting bracket between the first and second rails when the mounting bracket is secured to the support. The mounting bracket can include a first attachment device connected to the mounting body and a second attachment device connected to the mounting body opposite the first attachment device. Each of the first and second attachment devices can include a first arm configured to engage with a first side of the corresponding first or second rail, and a second arm configured to engage with a second side of the corresponding rail, opposite the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Michael Hung-Sun Oh, Kevin Jacobs
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Patent number: 12080449Abstract: A power conductor can include a plurality of copper-clad aluminum wires that are braided together to form a power braid. The power conductor can include an insulating sheath configured to enclose at least a portion of the power braid. The power conductor can be configured for use a power distribution system, and can be configured to electrically connect a transformer with a power distribution modules. The power conductor can be configured to connect to a conductive palm of the transformer and to a conductive contact of the power distribution module.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Pascal Godard, Frederic Bizet
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Patent number: 12049916Abstract: A spring nut for attaching a threaded object to a structure with reentrant lips. The spring nut can include a base, a first arm and a second arm extending from the base in a first direction, and legs extending laterally from the base. The arms can include a support portion, a structure-engagement portion, and a thread-engagement portion that can be configured to secure the threaded object against axial loading in a second direction opposite the first direction. Crumple zones in the support portions can deform upon loading of the threaded object in the second direction to cause the structure-engagement portion to be urged into the reentrant lips. Each of the legs can extend at a first angle from the base, toward the structure-engagement portions, to be disposed to contact an exterior surface of the reentrant lips of the structure when the first and second arms are received in the channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Eric J. Wilson, Raymond Olle, Scott Laughlin, David Landphair
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Patent number: 12007069Abstract: A bracket for adjustable-depth mounting of an electrical box relative to a support structure can include a support body and a support arm. The support body can be configured to be secured to the support structure. A fastener can be retained on the support arm and can be adjusted relative to the support arm to move the electrical box to be secured at any of a plurality of depths relative to the support body.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Alan Wilson, Michael Hung-Sun Oh, Kevin Jacobs
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Patent number: 11959588Abstract: A mounting bracket for an electrical box can be configured for use with a support that has a first and a second rail. The mounting bracket can include a first attachment device that is secured to mounting body and a second attachment device that is secured to the mounting body opposite the first attachment device. To secure the mounting bracket to the support, the first attachment device can be configured to engage one of the first rail or the second rail and the second attachment device can be configured to engage the other of the first rail or the second rail. Each of the first and second attachment devices can include a first arm configured to extend on a first side of the corresponding first or second rail, and a second arm configured to extend on a second side of the corresponding rail, opposite the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Michael Hung-Sun Oh, James Anthony Bukowski, Kevin Jacobs
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Patent number: 11962135Abstract: A splice clip for coupling discrete sections of a wire mesh cable tray. The splice clip can include a bolt with a base, a first ledge, and a second ledge opposing the first ledge. The base and the first and second ledges can define a passageway along the bolt. The splice clip can also include a retainer with a set of pockets, including a first pocket and a second pocket, and a set of guidance features configured to translate within the passageway to guide the bolt along and in engagement with the retainer. The first pocket can be configured to receive a first wire of a first discrete cable tray section and the second pocket can be configured to receive a second wire of a second discrete cable tray section. The bolt can be movable along the retainer between an open position and a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Eric J. Wilson, Jeffrey Alan Wilson, Sameer Alam Salmani
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Patent number: 11962134Abstract: An in-deck conduit for installation on a form for a concrete deck can provide a passage for wiring or other components within the concrete deck. The in-deck conduit can have a body with a base end, a deck end, and an internal passage extending from the base end to the deck end. One or more support legs can extend from the deck end of the body laterally relative to the passage to support the body on the form.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Scott Ernest Anderson
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Patent number: 11881694Abstract: A cable support includes a support body, a mounting tab, and at least one extension connecting the mounting tab to the support body. The support body includes a saddle configured to support cables and a stem extending in a first direction from a rear end of the saddle, which is opposite a front end. The mounting tab is configured to be secured to a support structure and includes a secondary tab. The at least one extension is bendable to move the mounting tab between a wall-mount configuration and a rod-mount configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Eric J. Wilson, Daniel A. Kozlowski, Jeff A. Wilson, Raymond M. Olle, Paul Bryson Allen
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Patent number: 11881687Abstract: A bracket system for mounting an electrical box and other components to a ceiling structure can include a support bar and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket can be configured to receive an end of the support bar and selectively secure the support bar at any of a plurality of positions relative to the mounting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Scott Ernest Anderson
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Patent number: 11855433Abstract: A support assembly, for supporting one or more conductors of a low voltage power distribution system, can include an adjustable clip subassembly. The adjustable clip subassembly can include a housing, a clip, and a biasing element. The housing can define a receiving space, and the clip can define a receiving region. The clip can be positioned within the receiving space so that the receiving region receives the housing. The biasing element can be disposed between the clip and the housing and configured to bias the clip away from the housing. The subassembly can be configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the open configuration, the clip can compress the biasing element against the housing, allowing for insertion of a conductor into the receiving space. In the closed configuration, clip can be laterally translated, relative to the open configuration, to engage the conductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Steven Rois, Pascal Godard, Frederic Bizet
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Patent number: D1019352Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh
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Patent number: D1024975Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh
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Patent number: D1039368Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventors: Michael Hung-Sun Oh, James Anthony Bukowski
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Patent number: D1046789Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2024Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh