Patents by Inventor Edward J. Burke
Edward J. Burke 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: 11920317Abstract: A lid for a utilities vault having a moldable core and a reinforcement matrix positioned within the core, the reinforcement matrix including longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members and a plurality of lid feature housings positioned on and attached to the intersecting members, the lid feature housings extending through the core and protruding to the upper and lower surfaces of the lid, and the plurality of longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members have a height sufficient to provide reinforcement without a perimeter member for the reinforcement matrix.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Edward Burke
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Patent number: 11920381Abstract: A shielded locking system for securely closing a lid on an enclosure, such as a grade level utility vault, including an L-bolt connected to a spring-biased slide member positioned on the underside of the lid that rotates in a slotted housing that securely retains the L-bolt under the lid, the slide member engaging an abutment on the inside of the enclosure when the lid is forced down over an opening in the enclosure by downward force on the lid which progressively causes the latch to retract against the spring-bias from contact with the abutment and then snaps the latch into a spring-biased locking position under the abutment, and a non-conductive cover positioned over and connected to the locking system to shield the L-bolt from electrical conductivity from within the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventor: Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 11898375Abstract: A shielded locking system for securely closing a lid on an enclosure, such as a grade level utility vault, including an L-bolt connected to a spring-biased slide member positioned on the underside of the lid that rotates in a slotted housing that securely retains the L-bolt under the lid, the slide member engaging an abutment on the inside of the enclosure when the lid is forced down over an opening in the enclosure by downward force on the lid which progressively causes the latch to retract against the spring-bias from contact with the abutment and then snaps the latch into a spring-biased locking position under the abutment, and a non-conductive cover positioned over and connected to the locking system to shield the L-bolt from electrical conductivity from within the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventor: Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 11613052Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced composite material lid for an utility vault including mixing an unsaturated polyester thermosetting matrix in to a resin paste, compounding the resin paste into a fiber reinforced composite material, maturing the compounded fiber reinforced composite material, cutting the matured compound into a charge pattern, molding the charge pattern in a mold cavity of a heated mold under low pressure to form the lid and cooling and machining the lid. The mold includes a cavity die and a core die having a shear angle for interfacing the core die within the cavity die and a steam pot for heating the cavity die and the core die, wherein the lid is molded between the cavity die and the core die and removed from the mold by a lid ejection mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Atkins, Brian Anthony Beach, Robert Gwillim, John A. Neate, Richard Clark Powell
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Patent number: 11486166Abstract: A locking system for a utility vault including an I-beam extending across an opening in utility vault, a two-piece lid positioned in the opening over the I-beam, brackets positioned on opposite ends of each piece of the two-piece utility lid for engaging an inside wall surface of the utility vault and the I-beam, and a three-tier locking system positioned at an end of one piece of the two-piece lid to lock the lid to the vault including a L-bolt lock, a padlock and a lockable door on an upper surface of the lid.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventors: Robert H. Gwillim, Edward J. Burke
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Publication number: 20220049452Abstract: A lid for a utilities vault having a moldable core and a reinforcement matrix positioned within the core, the reinforcement matrix including longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members and a plurality of lid feature housings positioned on and attached to the intersecting members, the lid feature housings extending through the core and protruding to the upper and lower surfaces of the lid, and the plurality of longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members have a height sufficient to provide reinforcement without a perimeter member for the reinforcement matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Edward Burke
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Publication number: 20210332617Abstract: A shielded locking system for securely closing a lid on an enclosure, such as a grade level utility vault, including an L-bolt connected to a spring-biased slide member positioned on the underside of the lid that rotates in a slotted housing that securely retains the L-bolt under the lid, the slide member engaging an abutment on the inside of the enclosure when the lid is forced down over an opening in the enclosure by downward force on the lid which progressively causes the latch to retract against the spring-bias from contact with the abutment and then snaps the latch into a spring-biased locking position under the abutment, and a non-conductive cover positioned over and connected to the locking system to shield the L-bolt from electrical conductivity from within the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventor: Edward J. Burke
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Publication number: 20210332616Abstract: A shielded locking system for securely closing a lid on an enclosure, such as a grade level utility vault, including an L-bolt connected to a spring-biased slide member positioned on the underside of the lid that rotates in a slotted housing that securely retains the L-bolt under the lid, the slide member engaging an abutment on the inside of the enclosure when the lid is forced down over an opening in the enclosure by downward force on the lid which progressively causes the latch to retract against the spring-bias from contact with the abutment and then snaps the latch into a spring-biased locking position under the abutment, and a non-conductive cover positioned over and connected to the locking system to shield the L-bolt from electrical conductivity from within the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventor: Edward J. Burke
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Publication number: 20200362596Abstract: A locking system for a utility vault including an I-beam extending across an opening in utility vault, a two-piece lid positioned in the opening over the I-beam, brackets positioned on opposite ends of each piece of the two-piece utility lid for engaging an inside wall surface of the utility vault and the I-beam, and a three-tier locking system positioned at an end of one piece of the two-piece lid to lock the lid to the vault including a L-bolt lock, a padlock and a lockable door on an upper surface of the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Robert H. Gwillim, Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 10757836Abstract: A pedestal housing for heat reduction generated by electronic components within the pedestal housing having a cover in which the electronic components are located, a cap positioned on an upper surface of the cover for forming an attic above the cover, a support layer and an insulation layer positioned between the cover and the cap in the attic and a heat and solar barrier layer positioned within the attic for electromagnetic radiation reflection away from the electronic components and electromagnetic radiation absorption from a radiation source and the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: CHANNELL COMMERCIAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Lemacks, Timothy S. Safranek, Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 10748455Abstract: A fastener for attaching an identification placard having a post to a lid for a utility vault from a single side of the lid, the fastener includes a body portion for positioning within a hole in the lid, the fastener having tabs for retaining the fastener to the lid and lobes for preventing over insertion of the fastener into the hole in the lid and a bore extending through or partially through the body portion for receipt of and friction retention and/or mechanical interlocking of the post of the identification placard.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventors: Michael A. Lemacks, Timothy S. Safranek, Christopher M. Watson, Edward J. Burke
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Publication number: 20200074889Abstract: A fastener for attaching an identification placard having a post to a lid for a utility vault from a single side of the lid, the fastener includes a body portion for positioning within a hole in the lid, the fastener having tabs for retaining the fastener to the lid and lobes for preventing over insertion of the fastener into the hole in the lid and a bore extending through or partially through the body portion for receipt of and friction retention and/or mechanical interlocking of the post of the identification placard.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: CHANNELL COMMERCIAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Lemacks, Timothy S. Safranek, Christopher M. Watson, Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 10358285Abstract: A fiber reinforced polymer material lid or cover for a utility vault made from an unsaturated polyester thermosetting resin matrix, glass fiber reinforcement, an inorganic filler and an ultraviolet inhibitor. The lid or cover has a flat textured upper surface having a plurality of bosses having different heights extending above the upper surface and a bottom surface having an outer perimeter rim with a recessed interior cavity having a number of continuous support ribs extending through the recessed interior cavity from opposite sides of the outer perimeter of the rim to transfer load placed on the lid or cover and minimize deflection under the load to the outer perimeter rim.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: Channell Commercial Corporation, PRC Composites, LLCInventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Atkins, Brian Anthony Beach, Robert Gwillim
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Publication number: 20190176375Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced composite material lid for an utility vault including mixing an unsaturated polyester thermosetting matrix in to a resin paste, compounding the resin paste into a fiber reinforced composite material, maturing the compounded fiber reinforced composite material, cutting the matured compound into a charge pattern, molding the charge pattern in a mold cavity of a heated mold under low pressure to form the lid and cooling and machining the lid. The mold includes a cavity die and a core die having a shear angle for interfacing the core die within the cavity die and a steam pot for heating the cavity die and the core die, wherein the lid is molded between the cavity die and the core die and removed from the mold by a lid ejection mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Atkins, Brian Anthony Beach, Robert Gwillim, John A. Neate, Richard Clark Powell
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Publication number: 20190174655Abstract: A pedestal housing for heat reduction generated by electronic components within the pedestal housing having a cover in which the electronic components are located, a cap positioned on an upper surface of the cover for forming an attic above the cover, a support layer and an insulation layer positioned between the cover and the cap in the attic and a heat and solar barrier layer positioned within the attic for electromagnetic radiation reflection away from the electronic components and electromagnetic radiation absorption from a radiation source and the electronic components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: CHANNELL COMMERCIAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Lemacks, Timothy S. Safranek, Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 10265890Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced composite material lid for an utility vault including mixing an unsaturated polyester thermosetting matrix in to a resin paste, compounding the resin paste into a fiber reinforced composite material, maturing the compounded fiber reinforced composite material, cutting the matured compound into a charge pattern, molding the charge pattern in a mold cavity of a heated mold under low pressure to form the lid and cooling and machining the lid. The mold includes a cavity die and a core die having a shear angle for interfacing the core die within the cavity die and a steam pot for heating the cavity die and the core die, wherein the lid is molded between the cavity die and the core die and removed from the mold by a lid ejection mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: Channell Commercial Corporation, PRC Composites, LLCInventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Atkins, Brian Anthony Beach, Robert Gwillim, John A. Neate
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Publication number: 20160297607Abstract: A fiber reinforced polymer material lid or cover for a utility vault made from an unsaturated polyester thermosetting resin matrix, glass fiber reinforcement, an inorganic filler and an ultraviolet inhibitor. The lid or cover has a flat textured upper surface having a plurality of bosses having different heights extending above the upper surface and a bottom surface having an outer perimeter rim with a recessed interior cavity having a number of continuous support ribs extending through the recessed interior cavity from opposite sides of the outer perimeter of the rim to transfer load placed on the lid or cover and minimize deflection under the load to the outer perimeter rim.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Atkins, Brian Anthony Beach, Robert Gwillim
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Publication number: 20160297113Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced composite material lid for an utility vault including mixing an unsaturated polyester thermosetting matrix in to a resin paste, compounding the resin paste into a fiber reinforced composite material, maturing the compounded fiber reinforced composite material, cutting the matured compound into a charge pattern, molding the charge pattern in a mold cavity of a heated mold under low pressure to form the lid and cooling and machining the lid. The mold includes a cavity die and a core die having a shear angle for interfacing the core die within the cavity die and a steam pot for heating the cavity die and the core die, wherein the lid is molded between the cavity die and the core die and removed from the mold by a lid ejection mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Atkins, Brian Anthony Beach, Robert Gwillim, John A. Neate
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Patent number: 9358708Abstract: A method of manufacturing a terminal block for a telecommunication cable is disclosed, which includes: positioning at least one electrical connector in a mold, the at least one electrical connector comprising a first end adapted to receive a first electrical wire and a second end adapted to receive a second electrical wire; connecting at least one insulated electrical wire to the first end of each of the at least one electrical connectors; and injecting a dielectric material by a force of greater than 1 g into the mold containing the at least one electrical connector and the at least one electrical wire, wherein the dielectric material surrounds at least the first end of the electrical connector and the at least one electrical wire.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: CHANNELL COMMERCIAL CORPORATIONInventors: William H. Channell, Sr., Edward J. Burke
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Patent number: 9287693Abstract: An enhanced strength grade level utility enclosure comprises a vertical wall structure having an upright inner wall panel extending from an upper edge to a bottom edge of the structure. The inner wall panel has an inside face spanning the enclosure's interior. One or more narrow, vertically extending slotted regions are recessed in the inside face of the wall panel. Upright rigid support bars, optionally adapted for use as cable racks, are positioned in and rigidly affixed to separate slotted regions on the wall panel. The support bars provide a continuous means of rigid vertical support from the upper edge down to the bottom edge of the enclosure's wall structure. The recessed support bars, in combination with the vertical wall structure, provide enhanced wall strength in excess of industrial vertical side wall and center load test standards.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Channell Commercial CorporationInventor: Edward J. Burke