Patents by Inventor David Allen Parks

David Allen Parks 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).

  • Charging handle apparatus and switchgear apparatus
    Patent number: 8592706
    Abstract: A charging handle apparatus includes a two-piece support apparatus that is disposed on a handle assembly and that is engaged with a gear. One of the two pieces is movable with respect to the first piece. The second piece of the support apparatus includes a number of engagement structures that are engaged with the gear and that retain the gear in a given position with respect to the handle assembly. The charging handle apparatus thus can be provided as a pre-assembled component that is readily mountable to a shaft of a circuit interrupter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Prince, Nathan James Weister, Robert Michael Slepian, David Allen Parks, William David Munsch
  • Charging Handle Apparatus and Switchgear Apparatus
    Publication number: 20120061219
    Abstract: A charging handle apparatus includes a two-piece support apparatus that is disposed on a handle assembly and that is engaged with a gear. One of the two pieces is movable with respect to the first piece. The second piece of the support apparatus includes a number of engagement structures that are engaged with the gear and that retain the gear in a given position with respect to the handle assembly. The charging handle apparatus thus can be provided as a pre-assembled component that is readily mountable to a shaft of a circuit interrupter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Prince, Nathan James Weister, Robert Michael Slepian, David Allen Parks, William David Munsch