Patents by Inventor Ricky D. Hicks

Ricky D. Hicks 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: 6237896
    Abstract: A portable fan with misting nozzles for providing a cooling mist to the air flow of a fan. The portable fan with misting nozzles includes a fan assembly adapted for creating an air flow. A water supply assembly for storing water. A plurality of nozzles adapted for spraying a mist of water into the air flow of the fan assembly. The nozzles are in fluid communication with the water supply assembly. The nozzles are coupled to the fan assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventors: Ricky D. Hicks, Lee A. Criswell
  • Patent number: 4747856
    Abstract: To maintain alignment of the lower ends of the multiple electrode panels of an electrostatic precipitator collector electrode, an alignment device is utilized having an elongated bar mounted adjacent its ends in aligned underlying relation with the bottom edges of the electrode panels which are suspended in lateral edge-to-edge, essential coplanar relation. The bar, in turn, mounts a distributed plurality of pairs of opposed wicket-shaped aligning elements in flanking relation with the lower end portion of each panel to resist lateral, swaying movement, while permitting the limited panel motion occurring during normal precipitator operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: General Electric Environmental Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricky D. Hicks, Anthony J. DiBlasi