Patents by Inventor Patrick Loughlin

Patrick Loughlin 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: 12612817
    Abstract: A door stop repair device is presented. The device includes a door stop mounting plate. The door stop plate further includes a raised portion, wherein the raised portion is configured to allow a surface-to-surface mating between a bottom portion of a door stop and a top surface of the raised portion of the door stop mounting plate. The door stop mounting plate includes an underside cavity. The door stop repair device includes an elastomeric retaining element. The elastomeric retaining element is configured to allow thread engagement with a screw associated with a door stop. The elastomeric retaining element is configured to be positionable within the cavity on the underside of the door stop mounting plate. The elastomeric retaining element is further configured to secure the door stop to the door stop mounting plate when the door stop is fastened to the elastomeric retaining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Inventor: Patrick Loughlin
  • Publication number: 20240167619
    Abstract: A door stop repair device is presented. The device includes a door stop mounting plate. The door stop plate further includes a raised portion, wherein the raised portion is configured to allow a surface-to-surface mating between a bottom portion of a door stop and a top surface of the raised portion of the door stop mounting plate. The door stop mounting plate includes an underside cavity. The door stop repair device includes an elastomeric retaining element. The elastomeric retaining element is configured to allow thread engagement with a screw associated with a door stop. The elastomeric retaining element is configured to be positionable within the cavity on the underside of the door stop mounting plate. The elastomeric retaining element is further configured to secure the door stop to the door stop mounting plate when the door stop is fastened to the elastomeric retaining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Loughlin
  • Patent number: 10116128
    Abstract: A universal wall box thread repair clip includes a front portion that has at least two openings sized to engage the threads of a wall box screw. The repair clip is placed over the end of a wall box so that one of the openings on the front portion is aligned with screw hole formed in the material of the wall box. The repair clip includes retention features that retain it on both plastic and metal wall boxes, where the metal wall boxes include screw tabs that can have varying offset distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Loughlin