Patents by Inventor John Hitchcock

John Hitchcock 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: 11975622
    Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has a DC section including DC terminal channels that are configured to receive DC terminals. The housing has an AC section including an AC module chamber. The DC section is configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front. The AC section is configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front. The charging inlet assembly includes an AC charging module removably received in the AC module chamber. The AC charging module includes an AC insert extending between an insert front and an insert rear. The AC insert includes AC terminal channels between the insert front and the insert rear. The AC charging module include AC terminals received in the AC terminal channels. The AC terminals are terminated to ends of AC cables extending from the insert rear. The AC terminals and the AC cables are removable from the housing with the AC insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Hurley Chester Moll, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Aaron James de Chazal, Kevin John Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230110373
    Abstract: The present invention relates a modular cabinet system for attaching to truck or truck trailer combinations involved in the loading and unloading of comestible liquid products transferred in bulk from one or more production site(s) to one or more processing center(s) or end users. The cabinet system is installed onto the rear of the transport vehicle and over the outlet valve of the transport vehicle such that the valve of the transport vehicle is enclosed within the cabinet system. The cabinet system transforms the transport vehicle such that the transport vehicle can load and unload comestible liquid products from any site regardless of the facilities and equipment provided at the site without the need to modify and reconfigure pumping and or other aspects of the cabinet system based on the site. The cabinet system includes at least a pump compartment with a dock mating surface that is enclosed by a moveable door and a separate motor compartment also enclosed by a moveable door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas John Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20190031344
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for detecting defects in a solar panel array (20), using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (10). The UAV (10) has mounted thereon a pyranometer (12), a GPS receiver (13), a thermographic camera (14), a visual imaging camera (15) and a data logger (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: William John HITCHCOCK
  • Patent number: 9496099
    Abstract: An adjustable stage mount includes a housing having a base defining a hole and an adjustable stage including a ball joint extension that rotatably engages the hole and is rotatably securable about the x-, y-, and z-axes. An adjustable indenter mount includes a housing defining a hole and an adjustable indenter including a ball joint extension that rotatably engages the hole and is rotatably securable about the x-, y-, and z-axes. A collision protection switch includes a first plate having three pairs of electrically conductive spaced apart pins wired to a voltage source in an open circuit, and a second plate having three electrically conductive balls. A spring pulls the first and second plates together causing the three balls to complete the circuit. A sufficient force against the second plate causes a ball to disengage and open the circuit. A two-objective microscope includes two parallel objectives, upper and lower light sources, three half-mirrors, and a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Stephen M. McMahon, Rudolf M. Mayer, John Hitchcock, Fritz Mueller, Devin S. Dix
  • Publication number: 20140218793
    Abstract: An adjustable stage mount includes a housing having a base defining a hole and an adjustable stage including a ball joint extension that rotatably engages the hole and is rotatably securable about the x-, y-, and z-axes. An adjustable indenter mount includes a housing defining a hole and an adjustable indenter including a ball joint extension that rotatably engages the hole and is rotatably securable about the x-, y-, and z-axes. A collision protection switch includes a first plate having three pairs of electrically conductive spaced apart pins wired to a voltage source in an open circuit, and a second plate having three electrically conductive balls. A spring pulls the first and second plates together causing the three balls to complete the circuit. A sufficient force against the second plate causes a ball to disengage and open the circuit. A two-objective microscope includes two parallel objectives, upper and lower light sources, three half-mirrors, and a camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen M. Mcmahon, Rudolf M. Mayer, John Hitchcock, Fritz Mueller, Devin S. Dix