Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Elberson

Thomas L. Elberson 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).

  • Resilient aperture cover
    Patent number: 9583924
    Abstract: An electrical box includes a housing having at least one aperture formed in an exterior surface thereof for providing access to a hollow interior of the electrical box. A cover formed from a resilient material is configured to extend over and conceal the at least one aperture. The cover includes one of an opening or a scored portion for creating an opening formed in an outer surface of the cover. The opening is configured to receive an electrical wire and portions of the cover forming the opening are configured to resiliently constrict about the electrical wire to prevent a flow of fluid through the opening and to secure a position of the electrical wire within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: ALLIED MOULDED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: David L. Thornton, Thomas L. Elberson, Evan J. Geno
  • RESILIENT APERTURE COVER
    Publication number: 20150270693
    Abstract: An electrical box includes a housing having at least one aperture formed in an exterior surface thereof for providing access to a hollow interior of the electrical box. A cover formed from a resilient material is configured to extend over and conceal the at least one aperture. The cover includes one of an opening or a scored portion for creating an opening formed in an outer surface of the cover. The opening is configured to receive an electrical wire and portions of the cover forming the opening are configured to resiliently constrict about the electrical wire to prevent a flow of fluid through the opening and to secure a position of the electrical wire within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: David L. Thornton, Thomas L. Elberson, Evan J. Geno
  • Electrical box with hingedly attached lid
    Patent number: 8143518
    Abstract: An electrical box is disclosed, wherein the electrical box includes a lid hingedly attached to a back wall of the electrical box. The lid is adapted to be selectively moved between an open and a closed position, wherein the lid covers at least a portion of an opening into the interior of the electrical box when in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas L. Elberson
  • ELECTRICAL BOX WITH HINGEDLY ATTACHED LID
    Publication number: 20090173512
    Abstract: An electrical box is disclosed, wherein the electrical box includes a lid hingedly attached to a back wall of the electrical box. The lid is adapted to be selectively moved between an open and a closed position, wherein the lid covers at least a portion of an opening into the interior of the electrical box when in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas L. Elberson
  • Low voltage electrical box
    Patent number: 7179994
    Abstract: An electrical box is disclosed for supporting and containing electrical devices and wiring including low voltage devices and wiring such as used for telephones, televisions, computers, and security systems, for example, wherein a rigidity of the box is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas L. Elberson
  • Low voltage box
    Patent number: D531128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas L. Elberson