Patents by Inventor Dana Donohew

Dana Donohew 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).

  • MOLDED CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS HAVING INTEGRALLY MOLDED KNOCK-OUTS FOR CREATION OF OPENINGS FOR ELECTRICAL BLOCKS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20090288354
    Abstract: Masonry blocks are provided with at least one pre-formed or easily formed opening for an electrical box without requiring that an opening be cut with a saw or a chisel. One exemplary masonry block has at least one integrally molded opening for receiving an electrical box. Another exemplary masonry block has at least one integrally-molded knock-out that provides a selectably removable opening for receiving an electrical box. The knock-out may be formed of the same material from which the masonry block is molded, and may be, for example, formed with a thinned portion of a wall of the block or a plurality of cuts in a portion of a wall shaped the same as the electrical box opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: E.K.B. DESIGNS, LTD.
    Inventor: Dana Donohew
  • MOLDED CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS HAVING INTEGRALLY MOLDED KNOCK-OUTS FOR CREATION OF OPENINGS FOR ELECTRICAL BLOCKS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20080047219
    Abstract: Masonry blocks are provided with at least one pre-formed or easily formed opening for an electrical box without requiring that an opening be cut with a saw or a chisel. One exemplary masonry block has at least one integrally molded opening for receiving an electrical box. Another exemplary masonry block has at least one integrally-molded knock-out that provides a selectably removable opening for receiving an electrical box. The knock-out may be formed of the same material from which the masonry block is molded, and may be, for example, formed with a thinned portion of a wall of the block or a plurality of cuts in a portion of a wall shaped the same as the electrical box opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: E.K.B. DESIGNS, LTD.
    Inventor: Dana Donohew