Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Wimberly

Joseph W. Wimberly 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: 7563980
    Abstract: An outlet cover with barrier wall, the cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall including an outer wall with an outer opening; a surrounding wall integrally joined to and extending substantially normal to the outer wall; an L-shaped barrier wall integrally joined to and extending substantially normal to the outer wall, the barrier wall forming an inner opening opposite the outer opening to meet the outlet box, a portion of the barrier wall extending toward the plane of the inner opening, the barrier wall further forming a cover conduit port; an attaching flange integrally joined to the surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall, the attaching flange being a continuous flange about the surrounding wall; a display enclosure forming an interior and an enclosure conduit port; and a conduit having a conduit passage in communication between the cover conduit port and the enclosure conduit port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Publication number: 20080289846
    Abstract: An outlet cover with barrier wall, the cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall including an outer wall with an outer opening; a surrounding wall integrally joined to and extending substantially normal to the outer wall; an L-shaped barrier wall integrally joined to and extending substantially normal to the outer wall, the barrier wall forming an inner opening opposite the outer opening to meet the outlet box, a portion of the barrier wall extending toward the plane of the inner opening, the barrier wall further forming a cover conduit port; an attaching flange integrally joined to the surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall, the attaching flange being a continuous flange about the surrounding wall; a display enclosure forming an interior and an enclosure conduit port; and a conduit having a conduit passage in communication between the cover conduit port and the enclosure conduit port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Publication number: 20080185166
    Abstract: An outlet cover with barrier wall, the cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall including an outer wall with an outer opening formed in the outer wall; a surrounding wall integrally joined to an outer periphery of the outer wall and extending substantially normal to the outer wall; a barrier wall integrally joined to an inner periphery of the outer wall at an edge of the outer opening and extending substantially normal to the outer wall, the barrier wall forming an inner opening opposite the outer opening to meet the outlet box; and an attaching flange integrally joined to an inner end of the surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall, the attaching flange being a continuous flange about an exterior periphery of the surrounding wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Patent number: 7408112
    Abstract: An outlet cover with barrier wall, the cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall including an outer wall with an outer opening formed in the outer wall; a surrounding wall integrally joined to an outer periphery of the outer wall and extending substantially normal to the outer wall; a barrier wall integrally joined to an inner periphery of the outer wall at an edge of the outer opening and extending substantially normal to the outer wall, the barrier wall forming an inner opening opposite the outer opening to meet the outlet box; and an attaching flange integrally joined to an inner end of the surrounding wall for being placed against the building wall, the attaching flange being a continuous flange about an exterior periphery of the surrounding wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Patent number: 5133165
    Abstract: A trim ring for ornamentally embracing in complementary relation an outlet box cover attached to a sliding covered external building wall, and comprising a one-piece member having an outlet box cover-encircling and embracing wall, and spaced opposed flanges integral with the member wall defining a channel about the member wall for receiving and concealing siding edges located adjacent to the outlet box cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Taurus Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Patent number: 5080599
    Abstract: A dual electrical socket safety cover construction comprises a pair of cover panel members, a hinge structure connecting the cover members, the hinge structure being arranged for attachment between a pair of electrical sockets to be covered, and each of the cover members having pressure release retaining engagement prong structure to be gripped by the usual electrical plug prong spring fingers, whereby it will require substantially adult digital manipulation to release the covers from their fully covering relation to the sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Taurus Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Patent number: 5078047
    Abstract: There is provided in combination with a building roof over an air space requiring forced ventilation of solar energy heated air from the space through a vent hole in the roof, an electrically operated exhaust fan mounted in air exhausting relation on the roof and over the vent hole, and a solar panel for supplying electrical power to a fan driving motor when exposed to solar rays. Air exhaust passage through the device includes a backwash turbulence preventing ring-shape plate extending between a supporting ring body which is of smaller diameter than an exhaust air directing hood on which the solar panel is mounted, and a ring channel member supporting the exhaust fan in a manner to draw the exhaust air through the ring channel into the hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Taurus Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly
  • Patent number: D329694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Taurus Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Wimberly