Patents by Inventor Charles E. Fulton

Charles E. Fulton 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: 5767465
    Abstract: A pedestrian crosswalk switch (140) for registering force applied to a crosswalk button (172) is provided. The pedestrian crosswalk switch (140) includes a button housing (142), a crosswalk button assembly (143) including a compression spring (174), a button coupling assembly (176), and a microswitch assembly (178). The crosswalk button assembly (143) has a button shank (184) that protrudes through the compression spring (174) and into a button aperture (162) of the button housing (142). The button coupling assembly movably couples the crosswalk button (172) via the button shank (184). The microswitch assembly (178) has a movable trigger (196) and a compression spring (198) pivotally mounted to a microswitch (194) by a pivot pin (202). The microswitch assembly (178) is mounted to a flange (168) protruding from the button housing (142) such that the trigger (196) is in engaging alignment with the button coupling assembly (176).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Dick Campbell Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Fulton, Loren G. Moberly, Scott A. Moberly
  • Patent number: 4727941
    Abstract: A reciprocating hand tool arranged to be operated by a rotating power source consisting of a rotatable eccentric, a flexible sleeve, a cable within the sleeve reciprocated by the rotation of the eccentric and a device for attaching a cutting tool to the end of the cable opposite the eccentric. Two alternative cutting tool attaching device are disclosed, one which produces continuous reciprocation for sawing, filing, or sanding, the other which produces intermittent reciprocation in the nature of hammer blows for chisels and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Inventor: Charles E. Fulton