Patents by Inventor Joseph Cretella

Joseph Cretella 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).

  • Publication number: 20230208122
    Abstract: A recessed floor fitting includes a poke-through housing, a divider assembly, and a feeder plate. The poke-through housing has a base and an outer wall with an open top that defines an interior chamber. The base includes a central aperture, a first perimeter aperture, and a second perimeter aperture. The divider assembly separates the interior chamber into a center portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The center portion is in communication with the center aperture. The first and second portions are in communication with the respective first and second perimeter apertures. The feeder plate is connected to the base, and has a mounting flange and a conduit extending from the mounting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Athanasios Diakomis, Joseph Cretella, Sorin Mortun, Matthew Lawson
  • Patent number: 11689006
    Abstract: A recessed floor fitting includes a poke-through housing, a divider assembly, and a feeder plate. The poke-through housing has a base and an outer wall with an open top that defines an interior chamber. The base includes a central aperture, a first perimeter aperture, and a second perimeter aperture. The divider assembly separates the interior chamber into a center portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The center portion is in communication with the center aperture. The first and second portions are in communication with the respective first and second perimeter apertures. The feeder plate is connected to the base, and has a mounting flange and a conduit extending from the mounting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Athanasios Diakomis, Joseph Cretella, Sorin Mortun, Matthew Lawson
  • Publication number: 20230096708
    Abstract: Non-metallic conduit hubs are provided herein, having a flange configured for attachment to an electrical box, a receiving member extending from a first side of the flange and defining a bore sized for receiving a conduit, an indexing indicator extending radially outward from the receiving member for providing a tactile indication of an orientation of the conduit hub, and an alignment member extending from a second side of the flange and having an outer diameter sized for insertion into an ingress/egress port of the electrical box, wherein the bore extends through the receiving member, the flange, and the alignment member to facilitate routing of wires from the conduit into the electrical box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Scott B. Wurms, Joseph Cretella
  • Patent number: 11223186
    Abstract: A utility conduit system includes a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel. Various components can be removably positioned in the base to customize the utility conduit system for a given location. Some components can include a universal mounting bracket, a by-pass unit, and a divider bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Jian Hua Li, Sorin Mortun, Joseph Cretella
  • Publication number: 20210257821
    Abstract: A recessed floor fitting includes a poke-through housing, a divider assembly, and a feeder plate. The poke-through housing has a base and an outer wall with an open top that defines an interior chamber. The base includes a central aperture, a first perimeter aperture, and a second perimeter aperture. The divider assembly separates the interior chamber into a center portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The center portion is in communication with the center aperture. The first and second portions are in communication with the respective first and second perimeter apertures. The feeder plate is connected to the base, and has a mounting flange and a conduit extending from the mounting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Athanasios Diakomis, Joseph Cretella, Sorin Mortun, Matthew Lawson
  • Patent number: 11011898
    Abstract: A recessed floor fitting includes a poke-through housing, a divider assembly, and a feeder plate. The poke-through housing has a base and an outer wall with an open top that defines an interior chamber. The base includes a central aperture, a first perimeter aperture, and a second perimeter aperture. The divider assembly separates the interior chamber into a center portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The center portion is in communication with the center aperture. The first and second portions are in communication with the respective first and second perimeter apertures. The feeder plate is connected to the base, and has a mounting flange and a conduit extending from the mounting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Athanasios Diakomis, Joseph Cretella, Sorin Mortun, Matthew Lawson
  • Patent number: 10804644
    Abstract: An electrical ground box is configured to support an electrical outlet receptacle, and the electrical outlet receptacle is operable to supply electrical power to a connected electrical device. The electrical ground box includes a base and a valve. The base includes a plurality of walls and an outlet. The valve is moveable between an open position in which fluid is permitted to flow through the outlet and a closed position in which fluid is inhibited from passing through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Cretella, Scott Wurms
  • Publication number: 20200112122
    Abstract: An electrical ground box is configured to support an electrical outlet receptacle, and the electrical outlet receptacle is operable to supply electrical power to a connected electrical device. The electrical ground box includes a base and a valve. The base includes a plurality of walls and an outlet. The valve is moveable between an open position in which fluid is permitted to flow through the outlet and a closed position in which fluid is inhibited from passing through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Cretella, Scott Wurms
  • Publication number: 20200036174
    Abstract: A recessed floor fitting includes a poke-through housing, a divider assembly, and a feeder plate. The poke-through housing has a base and an outer wall with an open top that defines an interior chamber. The base includes a central aperture, a first perimeter aperture, and a second perimeter aperture. The divider assembly separates the interior chamber into a center portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The center portion is in communication with the center aperture. The first and second portions are in communication with the respective first and second perimeter apertures. The feeder plate is connected to the base, and has a mounting flange and a conduit extending from the mounting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Athanasios Diakomis, Joseph Cretella, Sorin Mortun, Matthew Lawson
  • Publication number: 20190356119
    Abstract: A utility conduit system includes a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel. Various components can be removably positioned in the base to customize the utility conduit system for a given location. Some components can include a universal mounting bracket, a by-pass unit, and a divider bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jian Hua Li, Sorin Mortun, Joseph Cretella
  • Patent number: 10381811
    Abstract: A utility conduit system includes a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel. Various components can be removably positioned in the base to customize the utility conduit system for a given location. Some components can include a universal mounting bracket, a by-pass unit, and a divider bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Jian Hua Li, Sorin Mortun, Joseph Cretella
  • Publication number: 20180287356
    Abstract: A utility conduit system includes a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall extending from the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall at least partially defining a channel. Various components can be removably positioned in the base to customize the utility conduit system for a given location. Some components can include a universal mounting bracket, a by-pass unit, and a divider bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jian Hua Li, Sorin Mortun, Joseph Cretella
  • Patent number: 5645498
    Abstract: A new Golf Tee and Ball Placer and Holding System for facilitating the placement of a golf tee into the playing surface in the desired position to receive the golf ball for play and the placement of the golf ball on the tee for play and the recovery of the tee without requiring the player to bend down for such placement and recovery. The inventive device includes a hollow shaft including a tee receiving opening in operative relationship to a tee retaining area, a golf ball holding member comprising a hollow shaft member passage, a notched golf ball holder, a golf tee retriever, and a golf tee slot, and a golf tee and ball placer holder having a handle for pushing the opposite end into the ground in an upright position and a club holder incorporated into the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Joseph Cretella