Patents by Inventor Mark Kearney

Mark Kearney 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).

  • Electrical box guard
    Patent number: 7511218
    Abstract: A flexible insert or guard has an elongated plastic body having a length to cover an opening of an electrical box and having two prongs or posts extending outwardly from the body for insertion into spaced apart mounting holes of the electrical box. The elongated plastic body flares outwardly at its ends in a region of the prongs and narrows along a center section to provide a gap between the insert and side walls of said electrical box wide enough to allow the insert to be removed after drywall is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Inventor: Mark Kearney
  • Electrical Box Guard
    Publication number: 20080169115
    Abstract: A flexible insert or guard has an elongated plastic body having a length to cover an opening of an electrical box and having two prongs or posts extending outwardly from the body for insertion into spaced apart mounting holes of the electrical box. The elongated plastic body flares outwardly at its ends in a region of the prongs and narrows along a center section to provide a gap between the insert and side walls of said electrical box wide enough to allow the insert to be removed after drywall is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Kearney