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Methods of making and using an identification tag system for use with an electrical breaker panel and an electrical outlet

  • US 10,401,431 B1
  • Filed: 04/25/2019
  • Issued: 09/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for creating a list identifying which electrical outlets are electrically connected to a circuit breaker, comprising the steps of:

  • providing an electrical outlet faceplate cover having a plurality of electrical outlet openings and a fastener located between the plurality of electrical outlet openings such that the electrical outlet faceplate cover is located over an electrical outlet;

    providing a circuit breaker panel having at least one circuit breaker located on the circuit breaker panel;

    providing a near field communications tag located on a back side of the electrical outlet faceplate cover, wherein the near field communications tag is operatively connected to the fastener such that the near field communications tag is capable of containing information related to which of the at least one circuit breaker is electrically connected to the electrical outlet;

    storing information related to which of the at least one circuit breaker is electrically connected to the electrical outlet in a database;

    providing a remote device with access to the database;

    rendering a user interface through which a user, via the remote device, can define an electrical outlet category, wherein the electrical outlet category specifies a relationship between the electrical outlet and the at least one circuit breaker;

    receiving the user defined electrical outlet category in the database via the remote device;

    creating, in a database, the user defined electrical outlet category based upon the relationship between the electrical outlet and the at least one circuit breaker; and

    providing access to execute a query regarding the user defined electrical outlet category through the remote device.

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