Patents by Inventor Larry J. Dicken

Larry J. Dicken 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).

  • Switch boxes and outlet boxes with no wire nuts
    Patent number: 10447021
    Abstract: A switch box or outlet box with no wire nuts having three bus bars, one for each of the hot, neutral, and ground wires of a three conductor wire. Separate conductors are connected between the bus bars and an electrical component, such as an outlet or switch thereby eliminating the need for wire nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Larry J. Dicken
  • Sliding outlet with no wire nuts
    Patent number: 10431969
    Abstract: A sliding outlet engages an outlet box having three bus bars, one for each of the hot, neutral, and ground wires of a three conductor wire. Extension portions of the sliding outlet achieve a friction fit to the bus bars so that the outlet is energized without the need for wire nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Inventor: Larry J. Dicken
  • Method and system of deskewing an image using monochrome conversion to separate foreground from background
    Patent number: 7668404
    Abstract: A method and system of deskewing an image. The method and system includes capturing a first image, forming a number of regions within the first image, generating a bounding rectangles for each region, calculating an area for each bounding rectangle, rotating each region by an angle within a predefined range, finding the angle that minimizes the area of each bounding rectangle, and rotating each region by the angle found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Adams, Saikat Chaudhuri, Larry J. Dicken, Joshua E. Ellingsworth, Michael L. Whitlock