Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Gilcrease

Ronald W. Gilcrease 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 wiring device and method
    Patent number: 6351365
    Abstract: A wiring device for use with a wire having a conductor disposed within insulation. The wiring device includes a housing of an electrical insulating material provided with a recess adapted to receive the wire. A cutting blade is carried by the insulated housing for severing the wire in the recess into first and second wire portions. A first electrical contact is carried by the housing for making electrical contact with the conductor of the first wire portion. A second electrical contact is carried by the housing and electrically connected to the first electrical contact for making electrical contact with the conductor of the second wire portion so that the conductors of the first and second wire portions can be electrically reconnected after being severed by the cutting blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: ABM Industries Incorporated
    Inventor: Ronald W. Gilcrease