Patents by Inventor Dale E. Thomas

Dale E. Thomas 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).

  • Wall switch
    Patent number: 5290983
    Abstract: A wall switch (12) includes a face plate body (14) containing an aperture (20) and wall projections (22, 23, 24) carrying an actuator rocker (30) with a board (40) carrying switch contacts (58) momentarily closed by the rocker to effect a closure of circuits carried on the board and interconnected to a cable (88) through terminals in a connector (44) carried on the board and a connector (80) carried by the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Lincoln E. Roberts, Dale E. Thomas