Patents by Inventor Edwin W. Hickox

Edwin W. Hickox 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).

  • Umpire counter with null indicators
    Patent number: 7967188
    Abstract: A handheld, thumb or finger operated, umpire's counter having three dials to indicate the count kept by the umpire for each of “strikes”, “balls”, and “outs”. Each dial has associated with it a null indicator having a tactile output perceptible to the touch. This tactile output enables the umpire to determine when the respective dial is set to “0”, or to set and/or reset a respective dial to “0” without looking at the counter. It also permits the umpire to confirm that each dial is indeed set to “0” before he begins counting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Edwin W. Hickox
  • UMPIRE COUNTER WITH NULL INDICATORS
    Publication number: 20100187297
    Abstract: A handheld, thumb or finger operated, umpire's counter having three dials to indicate the count kept by the umpire for each of “strikes”, “balls”, and “outs”. Each dial has associated with it a null indicator having a tactile output perceptible to the touch. This tactile output enables the umpire to determine when the respective dial is set to “0”, or to set and/or reset a respective dial to “0” without looking at the counter. It also permits the umpire to confirm that each dial is indeed set to “0” before he begins counting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Edwin W. Hickox