Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Hodge

Kevin S. Hodge 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).

  • Motion detector and associated system
    Patent number: 5324898
    Abstract: A detector assembly (20) detects motion by utilizing a plurality of motion detectors (22-28), each detector having a first finger (40) and a second finger (42 ). First finger (40 ) has a signal line (36) on the inner surface (32) and second finger (42) has a ground line (38) disposed on another portion of inner surface (32). Spacer (46) keeps fingers (40) and (42) out of physical contact in the normal position so that there is an open circuit between signal line (36) and ground line (38). When a moving object (50) strikes first finger (40), first finger (40) is deflected downward so that first finger (40) and second finger (42) make physical contact at contact point (48), thereby establishing a closed circuit between signal line (36) and ground line (38). In this fashion a detection pulse is generated. The substrate (30) of detector assembly (20 ) is made of a resilient, flexible material such as a synthetic resin, for enhanced sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian C. McCormack, James R. Cox, Richard H. Wallace, Kevin S. Hodge
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D402980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Galletti, Anthony D. Shoemaker, Douglas N. Laube, Ronald J. Guillard, Kevin S. Hodge, Hideharu Suzuki, Manijeh Moghis, Leo J. Moster
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D402981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Galletti, Anthony D. Shoemaker, Douglas N. Laube, Ronald J. Guillard, Kevin S. Hodge, Hideharu Suzuki, Manijeh Moghis, Leo J. Moster
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D413883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Galletti, Anthony D. Shoemaker, Douglas N. Laube, Ronald J. Guillard, Kevin S. Hodge, Hideharu Suzuki, Manijeh Moghis, Leo J. Moster