Patents by Inventor JOE SOUSA

JOE SOUSA 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).

  • Patent number: 9472936
    Abstract: A bracket for securing an NM cable includes a generally planar member having a bore having a first diameter defined therein; a sleeve having an inside diameter that is greater than said first diameter, the sleeve is coupled to the bore; and a collar is disposed within the sleeve and substantially abuts the generally planar member, the collar has an outside diameter that allows insertion within the sleeve and an inside diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter thereof whereby the flexible metallic sheathing of an associated cable will abut the collar and the conductors thereof will pass through the collar and the bore. In addition the bracket may include a clamp on the sleeve dimensioned and configured for engaging the outer surface of an associated flexible metallic conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Inventor: Joe Sousa
  • Publication number: 20160091119
    Abstract: A bracket for securing an NM cable includes a generally planar member having a bore having a first diameter defined therein; a sleeve having an inside diameter that is greater than said first diameter, the sleeve is coupled to the bore; and a collar is disposed within the sleeve and substantially abuts the generally planar member, the collar has an outside diameter that allows insertion within the sleeve and an inside diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter thereof whereby the flexible metallic sheathing of an associated cable will abut the collar and the conductors thereof will pass through the collar and the bore. In addition the bracket may include a clamp on the sleeve dimensioned and configured for engaging the outer surface of an associated flexible metallic conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: JOE SOUSA