Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Hinman

Patrick M. Hinman 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 conductor tap
    Patent number: 7156703
    Abstract: An electrical tap connector is provided having a housing that forms a first attachment section aligned with a second attachment section. Each attachment section forms a conductor receiving orifice into a conductor receiving channel. The housing about each section forms a pair of opposed and offset screw receiving orifices which are threadingly engaged with a set screw. The each pair of opposed and offset set screws mechanically bind an electrical conduct in a tortuous, crimped pattern within the receiving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Inventors: James P. Hurley, III, Patrick M. Hinman, William J. Sparenga