Patents by Inventor Gary W. Brend

Gary W. Brend 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).

  • Electrical plug locking device
    Patent number: 5330361
    Abstract: A two prong plug locking device having opposed top and bottom hemi-spherical housing elements enclosing an intermediate guide lever and guide plate. A keyed tumbler lock turns the intermediate guide lever. Such guide lever is attached to a flexible cable that moves within a channel in the top and bottom housing. A pair of plug prongs inserted into the bottom housing through multiple apertures are engaged by the cable and locked within the bottom housing. By turning the tumbler lock, the cable is retracted from the plug prongs and the plug is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Inventor: Gary W. Brend