Patents by Inventor Steven Hughey

Steven Hughey 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: 11075509
    Abstract: An electrical box including a flange produced utilizing a 2-shot molding process and provided as a unitary structure. The flange has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are substantially co-planar, spaced apart, and generally parallel to a plane defined by an open end of the electrical box when the electrical box is installed into a corresponding wall structure. The flange is self-supporting and flexible to accommodate dimensional and alignment irregularities in a mounting surface. Each of a plurality of knock outs formed in the electrical box has a slit formed therein that retains passed-through cables, as well as closes and returns to an original undisturbed position when the cables are removed to maintain substantially air tight conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ALLIED MOULDED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Hughey, Zackery Walk
  • Publication number: 20200220341
    Abstract: An electrical box including a flange produced utilizing a 2-shot molding process and provided as a unitary structure. The flange has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are substantially co-planar, spaced apart, and generally parallel to a plane defined by an open end of the electrical box when the electrical box is installed into a corresponding wall structure. The flange is self-supporting and flexible to accommodate dimensional and alignment irregularities in a mounting surface. Each of a plurality of knock outs formed in the electrical box has a slit formed therein that retains passed-through cables, as well as closes and returns to an original undisturbed position when the cables are removed to maintain substantially air tight conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Hughey, Zackery Walk