Patents by Inventor Jerry T. Hicks

Jerry T. Hicks 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).

  • Patent number: 6899552
    Abstract: A safety lock-out grounding device renders each of the phase leads of single phased or multi-phased electrical equipment to a grounded, safe condition to facilitate safe servicing or repair. The device has sheathed flexible phase leads and a sheathed ground conductor each being provided with an adjustable toggle actuated clamping device to establish positive clamping with the phase leads of the electrical equipment and positive clamping with a ground buss. Each of the clamping devices has relatively moveable locking components that define lock openings which become aligned when the respective adjustable toggle actuated clamping device is clamped onto a phase lead or ground buss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventors: Weston D. Robinson, Jerry T. Hicks