Patents by Inventor Karl Duckett

Karl Duckett 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).

  • Latch mechanism
    Patent number: 7137656
    Abstract: A latch assembly for connecting a hood assembly to a truck includes a striker bolt that is surrounded by a sleeve that is engaged by a rotary latch. The sleeve is of shorter length than the striker bolt so that it can slide along the striker bolt. The rotary latch fixedly engages the sleeve so that any relative motion between the hood and frame translates to movement of the sleeve along the striker bolt rather than between the rotary latch and striker bolt. The sleeve arrangement thus provides wear protection to rotary latch, allows for self alignment of the hood and fender assembly along the striker bolt axis and dynamic movement of the latch during vehicle operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc
    Inventors: James D. Bird, Karl Duckett
  • Bumper arrangement
    Patent number: 7063364
    Abstract: A moveable bumper arrangement. The moveable bumper arrangement includes an elongated bumper member, an end bumper member, and a mechanism coupled to the end bumper member. The mechanism allows substantially translational movement of the end bumper member with respect to the elongated bumper member from a first position where the end bumper member is positioned at an end of the elongated bumper member to a second position where the end bumper member is spaced apart from the elongated bumper member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bird, Karl Duckett
  • Latch mechanism
    Publication number: 20050236845
    Abstract: A latch assembly for connecting a hood assembly to a truck includes a striker bolt that is surrounded by a sleeve that is engaged by a rotary latch. The sleeve is of shorter length than the striker bolt so that it can slide along the striker bolt. The rotary latch fixedly engages the sleeve so that any relative motion between the hood and frame translates to movement of the sleeve along the striker bolt rather than between the rotary latch and striker bolt. The sleeve arrangement thus provides wear protection to rotary latch, allows for self alignment of the hood and fender assembly along the striker bolt axis and dynamic movement of the latch during vehicle operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: James Bird, Karl Duckett
  • Bumper arrangement
    Publication number: 20040183318
    Abstract: A moveable bumper arrangement. The moveable bumper arrangement includes an elongated bumper member, an end bumper member, and a mechanism coupled to the end bumper member. The mechanism allows substantially translational movement of the end bumper member with respect to the elongated bumper member from a first position where the end bumper member is positioned at an end of the elongated bumper member to a second position where the end bumper member is spaced apart from the elongated bumper member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: James Bird, Karl Duckett