Patents by Inventor Bobby N. Norwood
Bobby N. Norwood 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).
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Patent number: 10106303Abstract: A cable tie includes a cable tie head that comprises a head portion. The cable tie also includes a cable tie body. The cable tie body comprises a main body that includes a body passageway; and a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body, and wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body. The cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable head body.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLCInventors: Mark R. Drane, Yan Gao, Bobby N. Norwood, Cong T. Dinh
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Publication number: 20150266637Abstract: A cable tie includes a cable tie head that comprises a head portion. The cable tie also includes a cable tie body. The cable tie body comprises a main body that includes a body passageway; and a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body, and wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body. The cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable head body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Mark R. Drane, Yan Gao, Bobby N. Norwood, Cong T. Dinh
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Patent number: 9061807Abstract: A cable tie comprising a cable tie head that comprises a head portion. The cable tie also comprises a cable tie body. The cable tie body comprises a main body that includes a body passageway; and a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body, and wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body. The cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable head body.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.Inventors: Mark R. Drane, Yan Gao, Bobby N. Norwood, Cong T. Dinh
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Patent number: 8993891Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a liner, a grommet body, and a lid. The liner is configured to be secured within a hole in a deck surface. The grommet body is configured to move longitudinally within the liner between an extended position and a withdrawn position. The lid is attached to the grommet body in a pivoting configuration and is configured to secure a plug of an outdoor electrical cord fed through the liner from under the deck surface. The lid pivots between a closed position and an open position that permits access to the plug from above the deck surface when the grommet body is in the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.Inventors: Mark R. Drane, Cong T. Dinh, Bobby N. Norwood
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Patent number: 8986022Abstract: A pivoting face receptacle may include a receptacle module. The receptacle module may include a hinge and a receptacle attached to the hinge. The receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module. The pivoting face receptacle may also include a receptacle housing. The receptacle housing, having a front affixed to a rear of the receptacle module, may include a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing may be configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, LLCInventors: Cong T. Dinh, Bobby N. Norwood, Mark R. Drane
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Publication number: 20140000959Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a liner, a grommet body, and a lid. The liner is configured to be secured within a hole in a deck surface. The grommet body is configured to move longitudinally within the liner between an extended position and a withdrawn position. The lid is attached to the grommet body in a pivoting configuration and is configured to secure a plug of an outdoor electrical cord fed through the liner from under the deck surface. The lid pivots between a closed position and an open position that permits access to the plug from above the deck surface when the grommet body is in the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Mark R. Drane, Cong T. Dinh, Bobby N. Norwood
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Publication number: 20130344721Abstract: A pivoting face receptacle may include a receptacle module. The receptacle module may include a hinge and a receptacle attached to the hinge. The receptacle is configured to pivot, about the hinge, from a retracted position in which a face of the receptacle is parallel to a front of the receptacle module, to an extended position in which the face of the receptacle is substantially perpendicular to the front the receptacle module and protrudes from the face of the receptacle module. The pivoting face receptacle may also include a receptacle housing. The receptacle housing, having a front affixed to a rear of the receptacle module, may include a plurality of contacts on exterior faces of the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing may be configured to receive the receptacle into a space enclosed by the receptacle housing when the receptacle is in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Cong T. Dinh, Bobby N. Norwood, Mark R. Drane
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Publication number: 20130298353Abstract: A cable tie comprising a cable tie head that comprises a head portion. The cable tie also comprises a cable tie body. The cable tie body comprises a main body that includes a body passageway; and a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body, and wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body. The cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable head body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Mark R. Drane, Yan Gao, Bobby N. Norwood, Cong T. Dinh