Patents by Inventor Roy J. Schneider

Roy J. Schneider 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).

  • Low profile rotatable electrical plug
    Patent number: 5399093
    Abstract: A low profile rotatable electrical plug includes a housing and a set of conductive prongs positioned on one face of the housing for insertion into a conventional wall outlet. A power cord exits the housing in a direction generally perpendicular to the prongs such that the cord parallels the wall when the plug is inserted into a wall outlet. A rotative coupling device mounted within the housing provides a rotative electrical connection between the power cord and the prongs. The rotative coupling device includes first and second sets of conductors carried by respective conductor support plates. The conductors in the first support plate are electrically connected to respective conductors in the power cord, and the conductors in the second support plate are electrically connected to respective prongs. The first support plate is fixedly mounted within the housing and the second support rotates within the housing relative to the first support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Woods Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy J. Schneider, Craig Stewart
  • Low profile housing for a rotatable electrical plug
    Patent number: D355408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Woods Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Geis, Roy J. Schneider