Patents by Inventor Richard C. Cole

Richard C. Cole 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).

  • Patent number: 11923916
    Abstract: A system for transmitting power and data between two circuit boards may include a fixed circuit board having a primary coil and a rotatable circuit board having a secondary coil. The system may further include a sensor in communication with the secondary coil of the rotatable circuit board. The fixed circuit board's primary coil may be inductively coupled to the secondary coil and may provide power and receive data from the sensor when inductively coupled to the secondary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NUSTEP, LLC
    Inventors: Richard T. Smith, Daniel C. Shnidman, Kevin G. Obrigkeit, Neil M. Cole, Nathan V. Goslee
  • Publication number: 20190120603
    Abstract: A small-scale fragmenting projectile capable of remaining intact when contacting a soft target but fragmenting when contacting a hard target. The projectile is made of a hard material and includes a cylindrical body, a head and an end, the cylindrical body having a plurality of grooves extending radially into and substantially around the circumference of the cylindrical body. The grooves are sized and shaped to avoid projectile fragmentation on impact with a soft target but to fragment when impacting a hard target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Richard C. Cole
  • Patent number: 4285539
    Abstract: This invention deals with a retractable tonneau top which is suitable for use on the open-bed of a truck, trailer or wagon. This tonneau top comprises a piece of covering material which is carried by a stationary bow structure, a movable bow structure and a plurality of intermediate bow structures which are located between the stationary and movable bow structures. The movable and intermediate bow structures laterally move along a pair of tracks which are attached to the opposing side walls of the open-bed. Movement of the top is controlled by means of a crank. Rotational movement of this crank is simultaneously imparted to a drive chain associated with each track. Each of these drive chains is in turn coupled with the movable bow structure such that the movable bow structure is capable of moving in combination therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1981
    Inventor: Richard C. Cole