Patents by Inventor Jeffrey DICKENS

Jeffrey DICKENS 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).

  • Publication number: 20230411709
    Abstract: A common battery for providing power to a first of a plurality of radios. The plurality of radios includes at least a first radio and a second radio. The common battery has a size of the smallest of at least two batteries. The common battery comprises a raised concentric wall edge for enabling the common battery to lock in place when used in place of a larger of the first battery and the second battery, such as within a Vehicular Adaptor Amplifier. The raised concentric wall edge has a height of a difference between a height of the first battery and a height of the second battery. In one variation, the common battery comprises a circular piloting interface that uses an outside radius of a respective bayonet connector on the first and second radios to align the common battery to the respective radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey DICKENS, Douglas BELL, Sarah STUCHLIK, Evan WINTER, Merdod BADIE
  • Patent number: 10490962
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing a bayonet electrical connector for connecting electrical components, such as for securely connecting a battery or other device to a charger, a bayonet based power source, or for providing a similar type connection for another device such as a radio, using minimal space requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: THALES DEFENSE & SECURITY, INC.
    Inventors: Mehrdad Badie, Jeffrey Dickens
  • Publication number: 20190148899
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing a bayonet electrical connector for connecting electrical components, such as for securely connecting a battery or other device to a charger, a bayonet based power source, or for providing a similar type connection for another device such as a radio, using minimal space requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Mehrdad BADIE, Jeffrey DICKENS