Patents by Inventor Danny A. Thrasher

Danny A. Thrasher 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).

  • On-off switch within a lockable housing
    Patent number: 5723833
    Abstract: An ON-OFF switch assembly which is lockable for preventing unauthorized use is disclosed. The ON-OFF switch assembly includes an ON-OFF electrical switch mounted within a housing. The ON-OFF electrical switch has an actuator which is shiftable between an ON position and an OFF position. A cover is pivotally attached over the housing between an opened position allowing access to the actuator, a closed position denying access to the actuator, and a run position where the cover is slightly open. The cover has a tab which shifts the actuator to the OFF position when the cover is pivoted to the closed position. A hasp is hinged to the housing. The hasp can be pivoted to extend through an aperture of the cover to enable locking the cover to the housing in the closed position using a padlock, and to retract from the housing to position the padlock clear of the housing to allow the cover to be freely pivoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Ryobi North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Danny A. Thrasher
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D513729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Michelin Recherhe et Technique S.A.,
    Inventors: Stephen Lash, Danny A. Thrasher, Mark E. Collett
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D484455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Sylvain Leynaert, Danny Thrasher, Joseph Menendez