Patents by Inventor Hugh D. Hinckley

Hugh D. Hinckley 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).

  • Patent number: 5040407
    Abstract: An electronic motor control system is taught herein which utilizes a speedometer testing circuit. The (electronic) speedometer/odometer of a vehicle is tested, with the testing device being interconnected with the (input) terminals of the speedometer, exclusive of whether the speedometer is installed or removed from the vehicle. The testing device is utilized without vehicle input to the speedometer in order to determine whether the speedometer can produce an expected signal upon testing thus determining whether the speedometer is functional or not. The testing circuit has a self-contained power supply, is compact in size, and lightweight, thereby insuring complete mobility of the testing unit and dual application of the circuit to both installed and disengaged speedometer and odometer mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Hugh D. Hinckley
    Inventors: Hugh D. Hinckley, Doug Kruesi
  • Patent number: 5027640
    Abstract: An electronic motor control system is taught herein which utilizes a speedometer testing circuit. The (electronic) speedometer/odometer of a vehicle is tested, with the testing device being interconnected with the (input) terminals of the speedometer, exclusive of whether the speedometer is installed or removed from the vehicle. The testing device is utilized without vehicle input to the speedometer in order to determine whether the speedometer can produce an expected signal upon testing thus determining whether the speedometer is functional or not. The testing circuit has a self-contained power supply, is compact in size, and lightweight, thereby insuring complete mobility of the testing unit and dual application of the circuit to both installed and disengaged speedometer and odometer mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Hugh D. Hinckley
    Inventors: Hugh D. Hinckley, Doug Kruesi