Patents by Inventor Benjamin Herman Sparks

Benjamin Herman Sparks 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).

  • Pressure pad for screw and breakaway pressure screw
    Patent number: 9702393
    Abstract: A fastener used to secure an electrical conductor includes a head, a shaft, and a pressure pad. The head has an inner surface for receiving a drive tool. The shaft has an outer surface including a threaded portion. The pressure pad can include a surface feature. The pressure pad can also be releasably, rotationally-fixed to the shaft through a breakaway portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Alan Douglas Beck, Benjamin Herman Sparks, Barry Lynn Baker
  • PRESSURE PAD FOR SCREW AND BREAKAWAY PRESSURE SCREW
    Publication number: 20160104952
    Abstract: A fastener used to secure an electrical conductor includes a head, a shaft, and a pressure pad. The head has an inner surface for receiving a drive tool. The shaft has an outer surface including a threaded portion. The pressure pad can include a surface feature. The pressure pad can also be releasably, rotationally-fixed to the shaft through a breakaway portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Douglas Beck, Benjamin Herman Sparks, Barry Lynn Baker