Patents by Inventor Thomas Chilton Hill

Thomas Chilton Hill 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: 8777885
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a patient's hand, wrist, and at least a portion of the forearm in order to expose the radial artery to receive an arterial line. The apparatus including a substantially flexible, unitary body adapted to underlie the posterior of the patient's hand, wrist and forearm. The unitary body including a forward portion having an upturned cutout portion for receiving finger portions of a patient's hand. The forward portion configured for mating engagement with the posterior surface of the hand. The unitary body further including a rear portion sloping downward from the forward portion and having an upturned cutout portion for receiving a forearm portion of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: Alberto Mantilla, Anthony John Baxter, Paul Michael Elhardt, Thomas Chilton Hill
  • Publication number: 20120116277
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a patient's hand, wrist, and at least a portion of the forearm in order to expose the radial artery to receive an arterial line. The apparatus including a substantially flexible, unitary body adapted to underlie the posterior of the patient's hand, wrist and forearm. The unitary body including a forward portion having an upturned cutout portion for receiving finger portions of a patient's hand. The forward portion configured for mating engagement with the posterior surface of the hand. The unitary body further including a rear portion sloping downward from the forward portion and having an upturned cutout portion for receiving a forearm portion of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Alberto Mantilla, Anthony John Baxter, Paul Michael Elharitt, Thomas Chilton Hill
  • Patent number: 7334834
    Abstract: A tractor cab roof with integral HVAC air ducts includes an upper roof member and a lower roof member. The upper roof member includes a top panel, downwardly depending side edges, and a downwardly depending rear edge. The lower roof member includes a central panel, left and right side panels below the central panel, a rear panel below the central panel, sloping side walls, and a sloping rear wall. Conditioned air ducts are between the upper roof member and the left and right side panels, with conditioned air outlet apertures in the sloping side walls. An evaporator/heater core is mounted on the rear panel, with an air mixing chamber to the rear and a conditioned air discharge cavity in front. Recirculating air intake apertures are provided where the sloping rear wall joins the rear panel. A pair of blowers move conditioned air from the conditioned air chamber into the conditioned air ducts. The flow of conditioned air crosses over the recirculating air in a figure eight pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, Paul Michael Elhardt, Michael David Caudill
  • Patent number: D531646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Michael Patrick McCarren, Jr., Anthony John Baxter, James Heinrich Weitz, Thomas Chilton Hill, Michael David Caudill, Paul Michael Elhardt
  • Patent number: D546841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Michael Patrick McCarren, Jr., Anthony John Baxter, James Heinrich Weitz, Thomas Chilton Hill, Michael David Caudill, Paul Michael Elhardt
  • Patent number: D474428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D474430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D474441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D476273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D477428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D493395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas Chilton Hill, James Heinrich Weitz, Alberto Mantilla
  • Patent number: D631409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Fallbrook Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Henry J. Mack, Jr., In Young Jang, Paul Elhardt, Thomas Chilton Hill, Stephen G. Miggels, Jimmy An