Patents by Inventor JON HYMEL

JON HYMEL 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).

  • Support apparatus usable with electrical enclosure
    Patent number: 11394188
    Abstract: A support apparatus is usable with an electrical enclosure to provide support to retain a cover portion of the electrical enclosure in proximity to a cabinet portion of the electrical enclosure. The support apparatus includes a shank having a hook-shaped retention element situated at an end thereof that is configured to provide vertical support to the cover portion. The support apparatus can further include a second hook-shaped retention element at an opposite end of the shank that is configured to rest upon an upturned lip of the cabinet portion, or the shank can potentially be affixed to the cabinet portion. Slots can additionally be provided in the cabinet portion, the cover portion, or both to additionally provide horizontal alignment of the cover portion with the cabinet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James L. Lagree, Bruce R. Terhorst, Jon Hymel
  • SUPPORT APPARATUS USABLE WITH ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20210184444
    Abstract: A support apparatus is usable with an electrical enclosure to provide support to retain a cover portion of the electrical enclosure in proximity to a cabinet portion of the electrical enclosure. The support apparatus includes a shank having a hook-shaped retention element situated at an end thereof that is configured to provide vertical support to the cover portion. The support apparatus can further include a second hook-shaped retention element at an opposite end of the shank that is configured to rest upon an upturned lip of the cabinet portion, or the shank can potentially be affixed to the cabinet portion. Slots can additionally be provided in the cabinet portion, the cover portion, or both to additionally provide horizontal alignment of the cover portion with the cabinet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: JAMES L. LAGREE, BRUCE R. TERHORST, JON HYMEL
  • Support apparatus usable with electrical enclosure
    Patent number: 10965110
    Abstract: A support apparatus is usable with an electrical enclosure to provide support to retain a cover portion of the electrical enclosure in proximity to a cabinet portion of the electrical enclosure. The support apparatus includes a shank having a hook-shaped retention element situated at an end thereof that is configured to provide vertical support to the cover portion. The support apparatus can further include a second hook-shaped retention element at an opposite end of the shank that is configured to rest upon an upturned lip of the cabinet portion, or the shank can potentially be affixed to the cabinet portion. Slots can additionally be provided in the cabinet portion, the cover portion, or both to additionally provide horizontal alignment of the cover portion with the cabinet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: James L. Lagree, Bruce R. Terhorst, Jon Hymel
  • SUPPORT APPARATUS USABLE WITH ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20180287359
    Abstract: A support apparatus is usable with an electrical enclosure to provide support to retain a cover portion of the electrical enclosure in proximity to a cabinet portion of the electrical enclosure. The support apparatus includes a shank having a hook-shaped retention element situated at an end thereof that is configured to provide vertical support to the cover portion. The support apparatus can further include a second hook-shaped retention element at an opposite end of the shank that is configured to rest upon an upturned lip of the cabinet portion, or the shank can potentially be affixed to the cabinet portion. Slots can additionally be provided in the cabinet portion, the cover portion, or both to additionally provide horizontal alignment of the cover portion with the cabinet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: JAMES L. LAGREE, BRUCE R. TERHORST, JON HYMEL
  • SUPPORT APPARATUS USABLE WITH ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20140354130
    Abstract: A support apparatus is usable with an electrical enclosure to provide support to retain a cover portion of the electrical enclosure in proximity to a cabinet portion of the electrical enclosure. The support apparatus includes a shank having a hook-shaped retention element situated at an end thereof that is configured to provide vertical support to the cover portion. The support apparatus can further include a second hook-shaped retention element at an opposite end of the shank that is configured to rest upon an upturned lip of the cabinet portion, or the shank can potentially be affixed to the cabinet portion. Slots can additionally be provided in the cabinet portion, the cover portion, or both to additionally provide horizontal alignment of the cover portion with the cabinet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: JAMES L. LAGREE, BRUCE R. TERHORST, JON HYMEL