Patents by Inventor Micheal L. Simmons

Micheal L. Simmons 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).

  • Laterally expandable modular electrical box and method of reducing wiring time and mounting wall disfiguration
    Patent number: 5874692
    Abstract: One embodiment permits retrofitting one or more laterally extending electrical boxes for extra switches, outlets or accessories such as rheostatic controls in existing walls without tearing out a portion of the wall, removing the box, rewiring a new ganged box and refinishing the wall. This invention provides modular lateral box extensions constructed to be installed from the open front end and supported by the installed box anchored to a beam with the wall being cut only enough to receive the extension modular box. This efficiently requires the wiring of only additional modules and avoids repair and repainting of walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Jeffrey S. Houk
    Inventor: Micheal L. Simmons
  • Laterally expandable modular electrical box
    Patent number: 5574255
    Abstract: There is no prior way to retrofit one or more laterally extending electrical boxes for extra switches, outlets or accessories such as rheostatic controls in existing walls without tearing out a portion of the wall, removing the box, rewiring a new ganged box and refinishing the wall. This invention provides modular lateral box extensions constructed to be installed from the open front end and supported by the installed box anchored to a beam with the wall being cut only enough to receive the extension modular box. This efficiently requires the wiring of only additional modules and avoids repair and repainting of walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Inventor: Micheal L. Simmons