Patents by Inventor Grant Hawk

Grant Hawk 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: 20070124940
    Abstract: A folding knife includes a handle element, a blade rotatably coupled to the handle element, and a locking mechanism operatively coupled between the blade and the handle element. The locking mechanism includes first and second pairs of toggles positioned, respectively, on first and second sides of the blade, each pair of toggles being configured to move into a locked position when the blade is rotated to an open position. A handle of the knife may include the handle element and the first and second pairs of toggles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Grant Hawk, Gavin Hawk
  • Publication number: 20060050761
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus and methods of operation thereof are disclosed. Particularly, an electrical resistance of at least one material to be induction heated may be indicated and at least one characteristic of an alternating current may be selected in response to the indicated electrical resistance and an inductor may be energized therewith. Alternatively, a temperature of the at least one material may be indicated via measuring the electrical resistance thereof and at least one characteristic of an alternating current for energizing the inductor may be selected in response to the indicated temperature. Energizing the inductor may minimize the difference between a desired and indicated resistance or the difference between a desired and indicated temperature. A method of determining a temperature of at least one region of at least one material to be induction heated via correlating a measured electrical resistance thereof to an average temperature thereof is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: John Richardson, John Morrison, Grant Hawkes