Patents by Inventor Kenneth Gatland

Kenneth Gatland 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).

  • Switch actuator mechanism
    Patent number: 4429202
    Abstract: A switch actuator mechanism including a slider which can execute movement in steps along a linear track, the step-wise movement being governed by the interaction of a pair of cam-followers, carried by the slider, with respective cam-surfaces disposed alongside the track, one to either side thereof. The cam-followers are resiliently urged into contact with their respective cam surfaces and permit the slider to assume, alternately, stable and unstable conditions at locations disposed in series along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Thorn EMI Instruments Limited
    Inventors: David C. Tedd, Kenneth Gatland
  • Carrying case for electrical measuring instruments or the like
    Patent number: D275822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Thorn Emi Instruments Limited
    Inventors: Kenneth Gatland, David C. Tedd, Hugh R. Marsh, Stephen J. Masters