IP Library Granted Patent US 4,871,327
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US 4,871,327 · App. 07/271,897

Combined electrical grounding and mechanical locking means for ceiling mounted device

Inventors: Paul Anthony Ridgway, William Butterfield
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Granted: Oct 3, 1989 Filed: Nov 14, 1988
Inventors
Paul Anthony Ridgway
William Butterfield
Assignee (at issue)
HP Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,871,327
App. No.
07/271,897
Filed
1988-11-14
Granted
1989-10-03
Kind
A