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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091721 | Reconfigurable electrical box hanger assembly for suspended ceilings A reconfigurable electrical box hanger assembly for mounting a lighting or fan fixture to the grid supporting structure of a drop ceiling. The hanger assembly includes a one-piece elongated bar, two end pieces with widely spaced support legs, a turnbuckle, and a cen... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7439443 | Mounting bracket for electrical box A mounting bracket for an electrical box that includes: a base plate having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a plurality of mounting screw apertures and an opening for receiving an electrical box; ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7410072 | Electrical box extension Disclosed is an electrical box extension that includes an extending member for a switch and/or plug mounting having one or more fastening brackets, one or more base fastening brackets and one or more fasteners that together with optional contact points provide for m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398949 | Electronic hardware mounting bracket A mounting bracket engages a hardware device and couples to a support structure. The mounting bracket includes a face to support the hardware device and opposing ear members coupled to the face. The ear members may include clips to engage a support structure and mou... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7374057 | Electrical junction assemblies for coupling electrical fixtures to suspended ceiling grids A T-bar clip assembly that securely couples to T-bar structures that are used to construct suspended ceiling is disclosed. The T-bar assembly is configured to support one or more electrical fixtures and provide power feeds to the one or more electrical fixtures. The... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361833 | Pan type ceiling box A pan-style electrical outlet box used to secure an electrical fixture such as a light or a ceiling fan to a ceiling joist. This shallow box has a generally planar back wall bounded by a perimeter sidewall extending therefrom. Also extending from the back wall but i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360553 | Modular utility box system A modular utility box system includes separate supply and drain boxes. The supply box has at least one supply opening and the drain box has a drain opening but no supply openings. The supply and drain boxes are interconnectable by a generally U-shaped clip having le... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351910 | Electrical box assembly An electrical box assembly adapted to receive two different types of fasteners, such as screws and nails. The electrical box assembly has a base with an outer edge. A wall extends outwardly from the outer edge of the base that forms a cavity therein. A first fastene... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7307214 | Electrical fixture mounting assembly with sealing flange A mounting assembly for securing an electrical fixture to a ceiling in an airtight fit. The mounting assembly includes a pair of box members connected by a bridge. A flange is provided coplanar with the bridge and extending outward transversely around the periphery ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300025 | Mounting bracket for an electrical device A mounting bracket is provided for mounting to an opening in a wall. The mounting bracket is for an electrical box or electrical device such as a switch, plug or fire alarm for mounting the electrical box or device to a wall without the need for an additional mounti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276661 | Electrical box extension Disclosed is an electrical box mud ring member adapted to either receive an electrical device or receive an extending member adapted to both receive an electrical device and be elevated relative to the mud ring via one or more elevating fasteners. Either the mud rin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271335 | Combination mounting bracket and adapter plate for mounting electrical boxes A mounting system for securing an electrical box within a wall of a building. The electrical box is of typical construction having an open side thereof. The mounting system consists of an elongated bracket having one end region secured to the wall structure and a ge... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261174 | All-terrain vehicle An accessory socket is provided for easily supplying power to an accessory device of an all-terrain vehicle. A rear carrier is mounted to the rear portion of the vehicle, and a rear cowl is provided downwardly thereof. The rear cowl is provided with a pair of left a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259327 | Electrical box for single fastener attachment Electrical boxes are attached to a beam using a single fastener, such as a screw or nail. The boxes may be old for work, new work, dual purpose and for dual purpose vertical or horizontal attachment to a vertical beam. The fastener used is guided through a hole in a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243891 | Mounting bracket, and method therefor A bracket for attachment to a support for mounting a fixture, and method for installing the same are provided. The bracket includes a base having first and second sides. The bracket also includes first and second flanges extending from the first side of the base, th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223122 | Electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object, and method of manufacturing same An electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object in a variety of configurations includes a housing (110), a power cord (130), and a mounting bracket (120). The housing includes a first threaded aperture (151) at a f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223052 | Conduit retainer apparatus Conduit retainer apparatus includes a central bridge element and a pair of end plates secured to the central bridge element. The conduit retainer apparatus is disposed in a trench on top of conduits. The end plates dig into the sides of the trench to prevent the con... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219863 | Wiring clip securing electrical wiring to a framing member A wiring clip for securing electrical wiring to metal framing members. In a specific embodiment, the subject clip can secure the wiring a required distance from the nearest edge or face of the metal framing member to which a wall board is to be secured. The wire cli... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208679 | Combination electrical box and mounting bracket assembly A combination electrical box and mounting bracket assembly is provided which includes an electrical box and a mounting bracket attached to the electrical box. The mounting bracket is configured and dimensioned for enabling the mounting bracket to be secured to a tru... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205476 | Self-supporting electrical fixture support An electrical outlet box and/or assembly is attachable to the wall stud. The assembly in one embodiment includes an outlet box having a perimetrical side wall, a back wall and open front face defining a box interior. The assembly may also include a communications fr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191994 | Brace assembly for ceiling fans and fixtures A brace assembly supports an outlet box that receives an electrical fixture. A first brace member has a first base. A second brace member has a second base and is adjustably received by the first brace member. A first mounting surface extends from the base of the fi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173194 | Floor access box adjustment method An under-floor box system including a floor having an opening therein and a floor box position in the opening of the floor. The full box includes a housing and at least one fastening device partially retractable within the housing. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173185 | Panel mounting system A mounting assembly for fastening a device housing onto a panel includes a housing and a clamp. The panel defines a front surface, a rear surface, and an opening extending therethrough for receiving the housing. The housing includes at least one wall sized to extend... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170015 | Electrical box A joist has a front surface and first and second opposite side surfaces. The side surfaces extend in a rearward direction from the front surface. They also extend in a lateral direction perpendicular to the rearward direction. An electrical box has a hole configured... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165366 | Conduit box and method of installing conduit A device for aligning conduit. The device is positioned within a corrugated deck layer configured under a roof structure wherein the device comprises a box having a top, a front, a back and opposing sidewalls. The top includes bevel portions downwardly extending fro... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7154040 | Support bracket for electrical junction box A support bracket and method for supporting an electrical junction box. The support bracket has a substantially flat base with a pair of conduit receiving holes, a pair of legs extending from the base at an angular relationship to the base, and a flange extending fr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135640 | Prepackaged mounting assembly A prepackaged mounting assembly for securing a device, such as a ceiling fan, light fixture, or similar device to an overhead beam. The mounting assembly includes an L-shaped mounting box that includes a large side wiring cavity and an integral flange portion. A cov... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129412 | Adapter plate for electrical components installed into exposed logs in log-construction buildings An adapter plate to provide a stable supporting transition between the curvature of an exposed log in a log-construction building and electrical components to be installed into the log includes a substantially flat front side, a curved back side, and a center openin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118413 | Quick assembling electrical connection box apparatus and method A connection box system comprising an anchor configured to be removably secured to a fixture for delivery of a signal to a consuming device. The anchor may have a first engagement mechanism. A connection box may be configured to house lines proceeding from a signal ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118254 | Recessed downlight mounting fixture A recessed downlight mounting fixture having a fixture plate formed from a blank, the fixture plate having at least one aperture for receiving a lamp housing, a junction box formed from said the blank and foldably integral with said the fixture plate, at least one j... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112743 | Electrical bracket An electrical bracket is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket includes a frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further includes a front opening surrounded by the end walls and ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109414 | Electrical box straddling a construction stud An electrical straddle box that includes a pair of electrical boxes sized to fit between construction studs and are joined alongside one another by a U shaped saddle, where the saddle legs are the opposing sides of the electrical boxes, and the saddle web is the wid... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104836 | Electrical wiring system An electrical wiring system comprises a box mount configured to attach to a wall stud. An electrical box is adapted to receive an electrical cable in communications with a power source, and the electrical box is slidably attached to the box mount so that the electri... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087836 | Electrical outlet box An electrical outlet box assembly provides for the accommodation of dual voltage fixtures. The outlet box assembly accommodates electrical fixtures and data fixtures along separate mounting axes. The electrical outlet box assembly provides for increased capacity whi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083467 | Connection box stabilizer A connection box assembly includes an electrical connection box with one end shaped to receive a fastener for securing the connection box to a stud or other structural member. The other end is secured to a slide. A spacer is inserted within the slide to register the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082728 | Electrical box for use with insulated concrete form building systems An electrical box for use with insulated concrete form building systems includes a main body having an electrical box cavity for housing electrical outlets, switches, and electrical connections. The insulated concrete form building systems utilize insulated forms to... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075006 | Electrical junction box In an electrical junction box for an automobile vehicle, a casing includes upper and lower casing members. A lock section joints the upper and lower casing members. A vehicle attachment section extends outward from an outer surface of the casing above the lock secti... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053300 | Multi-functional electric support bracket A multi-purpose bracket for supporting electric boxes in a stud wall which can be attached directly to a stud, between two adjacent studs, or supported from the floor, includes a mounting bracket that includes four tabs that are adapted to attach to a vertically slo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049511 | Connection box stabilizer A connection box assembly comprising a connection box having a proximal end shaped to receive a fastener and a distal end, spaced in the lateral direction from the proximal end, having a stop and a slide. The assembly may include a spacer shaped to be inserted, with... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036782 | Electrical box mounting brackets Electrical box mounting brackets for use in mounting electrical brackets between structural members in walls, floors or ceilings, such as, for example, between wall studs, ceiling joists or floor joists, and including brackets made of component sections that are fas... | 05/02/2006 |
