Patents by Inventor Jimmy D. Claiborne

Jimmy D. Claiborne 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: 7365637
    Abstract: A doorbell detection and playback circuit for a doorbell pushbutton connected to an alternating current power source comprises at least one bridge rectifier circuit coupled to the power source through a diode placed in parallel with the pushbutton. The bridge rectifier circuit generates a signal at a first frequency when the pushbutton is not depressed, and generates a signal at a second frequency when the pushbutton is depressed. A frequency detection circuit is included and is coupled to the signal from the bridge rectifier. The frequency detection circuit further comprises an output responsive to the presence of a signal at the second frequency coupled to a sound generator for playing a ring tone or series thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Heathco LLC
    Inventor: Jimmy D. Claiborne
  • Patent number: 6535811
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an engine is disclosed. The method and system accomplish engine control based on one or more defined relationships. The present invention permits a user to adjust the defined relationships that are used to control the engine. Those adjustments are rewritten to the controller in real-time without interrupting the control operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Zach L. Rowland, Jimmy D. Claiborne, David Edward Heath, John D. Meaney
  • Patent number: 6219136
    Abstract: A digital signal processor system is provided which detects defect in tubular knit fabric. The signal processor system is attached to a circular knitting machine or the like and utilizes a fiber optic scanning head for obtaining light reflectance data from the material. Fiber optic material is utilized to project light against the fabric web and another fiber optic bundle is utilized to read reflected light. A opto-sensor pixel array is utilized to provide voltage data to a digital signal processor which then analyzes the data to determine the existence of end out, holes, light or heavy yarn and needle run conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Union Underwear Company, Inc.
    Inventors: C. C. Kuo, Jimmy D. Claiborne, Henry L. Cantrell, Steve T. Turner, Glenn Wethington
  • Patent number: 5533461
    Abstract: An automatic hemming machine, including a multi-belt conveyor, for folding the top edge of a pocket to be subsequently sewn on a shirt and hemming it with a back binding tape, severing the binding tape sewn on the pockets with a fast acting scissors type trimming assembly, and thereafter stacking a predetermined number of pockets after being fed off of the conveyor and returning one or more stacks in a bundle to an operator who does not have to leave the work station to unload the bundle from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Union Underwear Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wethington, Jimmy D. Claiborne, Mark R. Strain
  • Patent number: 5443024
    Abstract: An automatic hemming machine, including a multi-belt conveyor, for folding the top edge of a pocket to be subsequently sewn on a shirt and hemming it with a back binding tape, severing the binding tape sewn on the pockets with a fast acting scissors type trimming assembly, and thereafter stacking a predetermined number of pockets after being fed off of the conveyor and returning one or more stacks in a bundle to an operator who does not have to leave the work station to unload the bundle from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Union Underwear Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Wethington, Jimmy D. Claiborne, Mark R. Strain