Patents by Inventor David DeVinny

David DeVinny 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).

  • Device for sensing tractor trailer connection
    Patent number: 7619506
    Abstract: A sensor device for detecting whether a tractor and a trailer of a truck are connected includes a container having a plurality of tabs extending radially outwardly to engage an inside surface of a bearing plate of the trailer when the container is located in a hole in the bearing plate. A spring extends from a base of the container away from the face surface to bear upon an interior wall of the trailer to bias the tabs into contact with the inside wall when the container is located in the hole to maintain a position of the container therein. A sensor is also provided for sensing proximity of a ferrous material and being located in the container. The sensor senses proximity of ferrous material of a coupler carried by the tractor without sensing ferrous material of the bearing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul James Knoll, Jeffrey J. Rhine, Kip Leggett, John Phillip Oeth, David C. Stillinger, David DeVinny
  • Sensor for detecting whether a tractor and a trailer of a truck are connected
    Publication number: 20070152802
    Abstract: A sensor device for detecting whether a tractor and a trailer of a truck are connected includes a container having a plurality of tabs extending radially outwardly to engage an inside surface of a bearing plate of the trailer when the container is located in a hole in the bearing plate. A spring extends from a base of the container away from the face surface to bear upon an interior wall of the trailer to bias the tabs into contact with the inside wall when the container is located in the hole to maintain a position of the container therein. A sensor is also provided for sensing proximity of a ferrous material and being located in the container. The sensor senses proximity of ferrous material of a coupler carried by the tractor without sensing ferrous material of the bearing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Knoll, Jeffrey Rhine, Kip Leggett, John Oeth, David Stillinger, David DeVinny