Patents by Inventor Shawn L. Warner

Shawn L. Warner 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: 8956177
    Abstract: There is disclosed a device for securing an electrical cord and plug to a power outlet covered by a standard plate cover. The device comprises a first (male) unit having an axial arm that terminates in a base with a plurality of flat hooks for fitting at least partially behind a lateral edge of the standard plate cover. There is also a second (female) unit with its own axial arm terminating in a base with flat hooks for fitting behind the standard plate cover, preferably opposite the first (male) unit. The device further comprises means for connecting the first and second units together to form a bridge about the electrical cord being secured. That bridge slidably adjusts along the axial arms of the two units towards the plug end in its power outlet. A method of use is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Inventor: Shawn L. Warner
  • Publication number: 20130183855
    Abstract: There is disclosed a device for securing an electrical cord and plug to a power outlet covered by a standard plate cover. The device comprises a first (male) unit having an axial arm that terminates in a base with a plurality of flat hooks for fitting at least partially behind a lateral edge of the standard plate cover. There is also a second (female) unit with its own axial arm terminating in a base with flat hooks for fitting behind the standard plate cover, preferably opposite the first (male) unit. The device further comprises means for connecting the first and second units together to form a bridge about the electrical cord being secured. That bridge slidably adjusts along the axial arms of the two units towards the plug end in its power outlet. A method of use is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Shawn L. Warner