Patents by Inventor Ray Higdon

Ray Higdon 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).

  • Publication number: 20050263190
    Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure A heat trap for use in a conduit through which fluid flows. The heat trap comprises a unitary body having a central bore extending therethrough, and first and second blocking portions having on a circumferential edge respective first and second resilient hinge portions. Both of the blocking portions substantially entirely block the central bore when in an at-rest condition. The first and second hinge portions hingedly interconnect the blocking portions to the unitary body in cantilever fashion and permit resilient deflection of the blocking portions on the hinge portions in response to fluid flow through the conduit. The resilient hinges also provide for the resilient return of the blocking portions to the at-rest condition in the absence of fluid flow through the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Apcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Hammond, Ray Higdon, Phillip Jordon, Larry Lillard, Mark Murphy, Daryll Swinney
  • Patent number: 5874889
    Abstract: A vehicle security system and methods for triggering alarms, including a controller responsive to entry of a security code via the keypad which matches a particular security code to disengage an starter blocking relay. The controller is further responsive to determining that the ignition switch is turned to the "on" position without prior entry of a matching security code to start a timer which times out after a predetermined period of time, whereby in response to non-entry of a matching security code before expiration of the predetermined period of time, the controller generates an alarm signal for transmission via the wireless transceiver to a central monitoring station. If the controller determines that the ignition switch is turned to its off position after the timer is started, it disengages the starter blocking relay so as to enable ignition of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Roadtrac LLC
    Inventors: Ray Higdon, Matt Borbi, Jeffrey Hamburg