Patents by Inventor Mark J. Pfaller

Mark J. Pfaller 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: 9202646
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a circuit breaker lockout. The circuit breaker lockout includes a base, a screw positioned within the base and a jaw. The base has a top and a bottom. The jaw has a top, a bottom and sides that define an open center having a first length. The base is positioned between the sides of the jaw in the open center. The bottom of the base extends in the open center and the top of the base extends above the top of the jaw. The jaw slides with respect to the base when the screw is actuated to decrease the first length of the open center to a second length thereby enabling the lockout to surround the switch of a circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Marc R. Obenshain, David M. Howard, Mark J. Pfaller
  • Publication number: 20140102865
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a circuit breaker lockout. The circuit breaker lockout includes a base, a screw positioned within the base and a jaw. The base has a top and a bottom. The jaw has a top, a bottom and sides that define an open center having a first length. The base is positioned between the sides of the jaw in the open center. The bottom of the base extends in the open center and the top of the base extends above the top of the jaw. The jaw slides with respect to the base when the screw is actuated to decrease the first length of the open center to a second length thereby enabling the lockout to surround the switch of a circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Marc R. Obenshain, David M. Howard, Mark J. Pfaller
  • Patent number: 5984243
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting a pipe to a structural channel includes a pipe cushion having a deformable pipe cushion body and a base for positioning on the structured channel. The base includes a slot therethrough. The body includes a continuous tubular wall extending from the base and is divided by the slot. The tubular wall forms a pipe supporting passageway through the body. The slot is in communication with the passageway and permits insertion of the pipe therein. The assembly also includes a pair of pipe clamp elements. The pipe clamp elements have a first end attachable to the channel and a second end for mutual connection to each other about the pipe cushion. The second ends of the pipe clamp elements are connectable at a crest of the body spaced from the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Pfaller, Mark R. Drane, James K. Warren