Patents by Inventor Robert E. Ruihley

Robert E. Ruihley 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: 7572975
    Abstract: An electrical box with a mounting system is disclosed. The electrical box includes a main body having a back panel with a raised portion and a protuberance formed on an outer surface of the back panel. The mounting tab is configured for mounting the main body to a mounting structure. An electrical box assembly including the mounting tab having a first aperture that receives the protuberance of the main body, and a method for mounting the electrical box on a mounting structure, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Ruihley
  • Publication number: 20080121405
    Abstract: An electrical box with a mounting system is disclosed. The electrical box includes a main body having a back panel with a raised portion and a protuberance formed on an outer surface of the back panel. The mounting tab is configured for mounting the main body to a mounting structure. An electrical box assembly including the mounting tab having a first aperture that receives the protuberance of the main body, and a method for mounting the electrical box on a mounting structure, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Robert E. Ruihley
  • Patent number: 4133245
    Abstract: A fastening device for use with conventional threaded, knurled, serrated, or smooth cylindrical studs comprising a cylindrical bore, the bore having a counter sink at one end thereof and a counter bore at the other end thereof, and a tubular fastener formed of relatively thin spring steel positioned within the bore. The fastener is slotted from end to end to be resiliently compressible, and thereby useable within bores of different diameters. At one end, the fastener has a rigid collar larger than the member which fits within the counter sink of the bore. The fastener adjacent the other end has a plurality of fingers, which are positioned in the counter bore. The fingers are folded so as to extend radially outwardly of the member at a position remote from the distal ends thereof to form an enlarged portion which substantially fills the counter bore, and are folded adjacent the distal ends so as to position the distal ends radially inwardly of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Ruihley, Frank E. Perkins, Robert W. Arps, Walter P. Troder