Patents by Inventor Phil Kempson

Phil Kempson 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).

  • Rotary pawl latch
    Patent number: 7296830
    Abstract: Latches including a housing, a rotary pawl, catch means for releasably holding the pawl in a closed configuration, and means for operating the catch means are disclosed. The pawl is pivotally attached to the housing and is rotationally movable between a closed or engaged configuration and an open or disengaged configuration. The pawl is provided with a torsion spring member that biases the pawl toward the open or disengaged configuration. In some embodiments the catch means includes a locking member. In other embodiments the catch means includes a pivotally movable trigger. The means for operating the catch means may be electrically powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan M. Koveal, Robert Speers, Hitesh Cherry, Jeffrey Antonucci, Richard B. Langkamp, D. Dale Turner, Richard John Horton, Phil Kempson, Alan Simchayoff
  • Rotary pawl latch
    Publication number: 20050067840
    Abstract: Latches including a housing, a rotary pawl, catch means for releasably holding the pawl in a closed configuration, and means for operating the catch means are disclosed. The pawl is pivotally attached to the housing and is rotationally movable between a closed or engaged configuration and an open or disengaged configuration. The pawl is provided with a torsion spring member that biases the pawl toward the open or disengaged configuration. In some embodiments the catch means includes a locking member. In other embodiments the catch means includes a pivotally movable trigger. The means for operating the catch means may be electrically powered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Koveal, Robert Speers, Hitesh Cherry, Jeffrey Antonucci, Richard Langkamp, D. Turner, Richard Horton, Phil Kempson, Alan Simchayoff