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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138430 | Window power distribution panel for exterior generator An outdoor generator accessory comprising a window power strip, the power strip defining an encasement having a lower margin set within a window seat of a residence or commercial building, and upper margin sealed against a lower window panel, in inner surface having... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8093510 | Downward facing receptacle assembly for cable raceway A cable raceway system includes a device bracket and a device cover for outfitting an elongate cable raceway with a downward facing electrical device. The raceway, configured for attachment to a wall surface, is of the type having an interior wireway. The device bra... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076594 | Protection device for protecting a flat cable The invention provides a protection device for protecting a flat cable in an optical disk drive. The protection device includes a casing, whereon a main board is fixed inside the casing, and an opening is formed at a front edge of the casing. The protection device f... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7956295 | Method and apparatus for finished installation of electrical outlet box without use of external cover plate An electrical outlet box installation in which there is no exposed cover plate, only the operative portion of the electrical component is visible at the wall surface. The operative portion of the component may be an electrical outlet, jack, switch, knob, or light, f... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7915542 | Electrical cable support bracket A cable support bracket includes a backplate with a number of structures extending transversely therefrom and defining a plurality of cable restraints and slots. The cable restraints have a series of projections formed on the transversely extending structures. Each ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7893362 | Smoke-resistant surface mount box for plenum space A plenum-rated surface mount box includes a main panel and a pair of side walls attached to opposite ends of the main panel. At least one of the side walls includes a recess configured to receive a connector adapter. The main panel and side walls are formed as a uni... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888608 | Cable organizer A cable organizer is disclosed. The cable organizer includes a cable spool that is mountable to an underside of a support surface and is used to organize, store and separate cables and power cables used to operate and power electrical appliances. The cable spool is ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7804032 | Section for a window or facade and electric cable for a section for a window, door or facade A frame section for a window or a door or a façade. The frame section includes an external shell and an internal shell. Each shell has hollow chambers. At least one of the shells includes a first groove and a second groove. The first groove is configured to accommo... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7745738 | Cable holder unit and electronic device A cable holder unit is mounted in an electronic device mounting a plurality of units connected with cables. The cable holder unit has a cable holder assembly having cable holders and a support section for supporting the cable holders and a mounting section for mount... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741568 | Downward facing receptacle assembly for cable raceway A cable raceway system includes a device bracket and a device cover for outfitting an elongate cable raceway with a downward facing electrical device. The raceway, configured for attachment to a wall surface, is of the type having an interior wireway. The device bra... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7667145 | Recessed outlet box assembly The present invention provides an outlet box assembly including an outlet box having a bottom wall bounded by an outwardly extending perimeter wall forming a housing for receiving a first receptacle. An attachment structure is disposed in the housing for securing th... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7615710 | Hinge for cable trough cover A cover for a cable trough system includes a main body that defines a planar surface with a first end and a second end, and a first hinge arrangement at the first end of the main body. The first hinge arrangement includes a planar member that extends from the first ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7612300 | Hinge for cable trough cover A cable trough system includes a trough member including a base wall and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall to form a trough. The system also includes a cover including a main body with a first end and a second end, and first and second hinge po... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7589286 | Metal raceway system The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers, a device bracket and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member a... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7563989 | Mounting bracket The present invention is directed to systems for and methods of securing and mounting objects to structures. An exemplary system of the present invention includes a bracket that has a base for coupling to a surface of a structure and an alignment handle detachably c... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7491903 | Cable organizer A cable organizer is disclosed. The cable organizer includes a cable spool that is mountable to an underside of a support surface and is used to organize, store and separate cables and power cables used to operate and power electrical appliances. The cable spool is ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7470867 | Modular electronics laboratory with improved structure for routing of power and data A electronics laboratory includes improved infrastructure for routing power and network data. The laboratory includes a number of work areas, each including a group of interconnected electronic devices arranged in a row. Two or more groups of interconnected electron... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7468491 | Accessory for lifting and bonding wire cable trays This accessory is intended for wire cable trays comprising longitudinal warp wires and transverse weft wires linking the warp wires, the wire cable tray having a bottom adapted to receive electric cables or the like and two side flanges. The accessory compris... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7439446 | Cable-routing device The invention relates to a cable-routing device including links that are open at the ends, joined together in pivoting fashion and can be angled-relative to each other in at least two directions, said links being arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal dir... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425682 | Toolless mounting system and method for an adjustable scalable rack power system Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides a power distribution rack, and uninterruptible power supply rack and a plurality of equipment racks. A plur... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425679 | Open medical system An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities including a utility connection, and a main assembly having a primary structure having an upper plate and lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plur... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423215 | Expandable structured wiring box A device (100) for receiving electrical components and wiring and adapted for mounting between adjacent studs of a wall structure, the device (100) includes means forming a composite chamber and having a box (100) with parallel, spaced apart rig... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408114 | Metal raceway system The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The fl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408113 | Corner duct with co-extruded hinges The present invention is directed to a one-piece corner duct that routes wires in a corner of an enclosure. The one-piece corner duct includes a back wall and sidewalls. The back wall has at least one co-extruded hinge that enables the back wall to pivot to allow th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406241 | Methods and devices for the installation of the fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure Methods and devices for the installation of a fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure are provided. The method may include identifying a preferred location of a customer through an indication left by the customer either on the interior side or exter... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390977 | Hanging box and faceplate adapter A versatile device that enables at least one receptacle to be installed in a raceway system. The versatile device includes a hanging box and a faceplate adapter. The hanging box is secured to the raceway system and the faceplate adapter is positioned over the hangin... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388162 | Electrical box and adapter assembly for brick wall installation An electrical box assembly for providing electrical service on a brick wall. The assembly includes an electrical outlet box and an adapter. The adapter includes sidewalls defining an internal cavity, an open front, an open rear, and arcuate cable holders for tempora... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388163 | Metal raceway system The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers a device bracket and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7361835 | Toneable conduit and method of preparing same The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The ton... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348488 | Raceway for electrical cables Raceway for electrical cables having a channel-shaped base element made up of a flat bottom wall, and two side walls which form with the flat bottom wall respective blunt edges and which have a plurality of narrow cut-outs that are parallel and extend perpendicular ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326863 | Hinge for cable trough cover Systems and methods for covering a trough member. A system can include a hinge clip coupled to a sidewall of the trough member and having arms creating a socket. The system can include a cover including a pivot member and a groove at one end. The pivot member can be... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319193 | Cover assemblies for in-floor fittings Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a cover assembly for an in-floor fitting that includes a trim flange, an access door mounting member, first and second access doors, and a plurality of seal members. A first seal member seals against moisture infi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312393 | Electrical and communications receptacle for furniture A box for electrical and communication receptacles is mounted in an opening in a furniture unit, and in particular, the top surface of an office conference table. The box has an opened top, and a cover is pivotably mounted to the opened top and movable between an op... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312396 | Universal electrical wiring component An electrical wiring component including an adjustable mount having a bracket, a junction box and a plaster ring. The junction box is adapted to receive at least one electrical cable in communications with a power source. The plaster ring is removably attached to th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305801 | Air conditioning line flashing panel There is provided a flashing panel mount adapted for an air conditioning unit which is located about an exterior of a building. The panel mount features a generally rigid panel that is attachable to the building. The panel mount further features a hood member which ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304234 | Covering sheet and method of bending linear member with the same A covering sheet for being wound around a linear member includes a flat surface portion. A plurality of easily expandable/contractible portions are formed on the flat surface portion, and are arranged along an extending direction of an axis of the linear member.... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285733 | Recessed poke-thru fitting A poke-thru fitting includes a plurality of stacked modules, each of the plurality of stacked modules being configured to retain at least a power receptacle and a communication receptacle, wherein an axial cross-sectional envelope of the fitting remains constant des... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276659 | Enclosure having a closure member An enclosure includes an enclosure body section having a first side which is at least partially open. The enclosure body section includes a second side adjacent to the first side, the second side having a cut-out extending to and open along the at partially open are... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271350 | Surface mounted support assembly A surface mounted support assembly that is alignable with an electrical box installed at any position. A first bracket is adapted to be secured to the support and has a plurality of openings adapted to receive wiring from an electrical box secured to the support. A ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262371 | Modular raceway with base and integral divider Raceway modules of predetermined length are joined by couplers designed to allow optional gaps between the T-shaped raceway base plate portions. Upper and lower L-shaped raceway covers are separately snapped out the base, allowing electrical and data/communication d... | 08/28/2007 |
