Patents by Inventor D. Frank Pate

D. Frank Pate 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).

  • Outlet for accepting multiple enlarged plugs
    Patent number: 6113434
    Abstract: A power receptacle system is provided for allowing the connection with an increased number of enlarged plugs. The system includes a housing with at least a pair of outlets mounted thereon having a pair of spaced and parallel rectangular slits and a semi-circular aperture. The outlets each have the semi-circular aperture thereof situated adjacent to a side opposite a side which the semi-circular aperture of an adjacent outlet is situated adjacent to. As such, the system allows a plug with an associated enlarged transformer to be plugged within each of the outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventor: D. Frank Pate