Patents by Inventor Russell Whelan, Jr.

Russell Whelan, Jr. 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: 4577076
    Abstract: The switch guard assembly is comprised of an outer plate and a back plate. The switch guard assembly also involves a housing that is mounted against a panel, such as a cinderblock wall or a door jamb. The panel has inner and outer panel faces. The housing assembly is resistant to unauthorized access to the interior thereof. The outer plate and back plate are mounted respectively against the inner and outer panel faces. Both the outer plate and the back plate have openings. A cinderblock or door panel is provided with an opening that will eventually communicate with the openings of the outer and back plates. A pipe includes first and second ends located in the panel openings with the first pipe end passing through and beyond the opening in the outer plate. The second pipe end passes through and beyond the opening in the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Inventor: Russell Whelan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4478542
    Abstract: An expansion anchor grip sleeve assembly comprising an anchor grip sleeve axially aligned with an expansion anchor shield. The anchor grip sleeve possesses grasping prongs or locking means which engage the expansion anchor shield. A bolt passes through the anchor grip sleeve and expansion anchor shield with the bolt having threads that engage threads in the expanding plug in the expansion anchor shield, such that when the bolt is tightened the grasping prongs or locking means of the anchor grip sleeve engage the expansion anchor shield to activate the expansion anchor shield. This results in the establishment of the expansion anchor grip sleeve assembly in one or more surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Inventor: Russell Whelan, Jr.