Patents by Inventor Christopher Hammond

Christopher Hammond 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: 20250001994
    Abstract: An e-stop relay system can include a relay junction and a circuit. The relay junction can include a relay to control an operation of a vehicle. The circuit can communicate with the relay junction. The circuit can receive a plurality of signals that correspond to operation of the relay, detect that at least one portion of the e-stop relay system has failed, and transmit one or more signals to a light source to cause the light source to produce light that indicates that the at least one portion of the e-stop relay system has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Hammond, Benjamin J. LeVesque, Steven Hechtman
  • Publication number: 20240376978
    Abstract: A military vehicle includes an electric motor, a gearbox, a hydraulic system, and a control system. The gearbox is driven by the electric motor and drives a tractive element. The gearbox includes a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a first brake, and a second brake. Processing circuitry is configured to obtain one or more control inputs including a brake request or a mode selection. The processing circuitry operates the hydraulic system of the military vehicle to transition the gearbox between a park mode, a neutral mode, a first driving mode, and a second driving mode according to the mode selection. The processing circuitry operates the hydraulic system to provide variable pressurization to a chamber corresponding to one of the first brake or the second brake in order to perform the brake request while operating according to the first driving mode or the second driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Kotloski, Steven Hechtman, Christopher Hammond, Nicholas Kopec
  • Publication number: 20240030572
    Abstract: A containment apparatus for collecting electrolyte from a battery relief vent is provided. The containment apparatus includes a body comprising a reservoir, a relief vent aperture, an internal baffle, and an upper vent aperture; a push-on connection that attaches the relief vent aperture to the battery relief vent; and a viewing window on an external side of the body. The containment apparatus attaches to a pressure relief vent on a battery to capture droplets of electrolyte that are released from the battery relief vent. Liquid electrolytes travel through the relief vent aperture and into the reservoir, and vaporized electrolyte condenses on the baffle and falls into the reservoir as droplets or travels past the baffle and is directed through the upper vent aperture via the walls. The device prevents electrolytes from accumulating on the outside of the battery and associated hardware within the vicinity of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher Hammond, Lawrence S. Pate
  • Patent number: 9586683
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will facilitate extended flight duration. The UAV may have any number of lifting motors. For example, the UAV may include four lifting motors (also known as a quad-copter), eight lifting motors (octo-copter), etc. Likewise, to improve the efficiency of horizontal flight, the UAV also includes a thrusting motor and propeller assembly that is oriented at approximately ninety degrees to one or more of the lifting motors. When the UAV is moving horizontally, it may be determined if the horizontal airspeed of the UAV exceeds an airspeed threshold. If the horizontal airspeed exceeds the airspeed threshold, the thrusting motor may be engaged and the thrusting propeller will aid in the horizontal propulsion of the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Gur Kimchi, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Samuel Park, Christopher Hammond Sczudlo, Ricky Dean Welsh, Neil Whitney Woodward, III
  • Publication number: 20060133659
    Abstract: A technique is provided for viewing image data via a user interface. The technique includes displaying two or more selectable tabs and displaying a corresponding analysis for a selected tab. Each tab corresponds to an analysis of a set of radiological images and the corresponding analysis comprises one or more identified features. The technique also includes displaying a corresponding image for a selected feature such that the selected feature is visually indicated on the corresponding image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Christopher Hammond
  • Publication number: 20060131916
    Abstract: A visor assembly having a slip-on upholstered sleeve and a mating snap-in stretchable accessory band for holding maps and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Hammond, Donald Woodward
  • Publication number: 20040128698
    Abstract: A television network broadcast system includes a scheduling component that includes a user interface accessible by all users who contribute to the creation of a schedule and a plurality of nodes configured to perform actions based on receipt of messages. The nodes include at least one of groups, filters, clients, and servers. The actions include at least one of pass the message along, take a specific action based on receipt of a specific message, block certain types of messages, and initiate new messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Helena Goldfarb, Kevin Kenny, Jonathan Houlihan, Jesse Schechter, Benjamin Verschueren, Li Liao, Jill Magsam, Stephen Angelovich, Michael Kinstrey, Brion D. Sarachan, Michael A. Woellmer, David L. Henderson, Christopher Hammond
  • Patent number: D784029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: David Christopher Hammond