Patents by Inventor John Frederick Criss, Jr.

John Frederick Criss, Jr. 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).

  • Water resistant USB connection system for vehicles
    Patent number: 9653842
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a USB connection system for an open cab vehicle such as a golf car, turf-care vehicle, small maintenance vehicle, shuttle vehicle, cargo vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, motorcycle, and/or other utility vehicle, and/or other outdoor/off-road vehicle. The USB connection system comprises a module structured and operable to receive and retain at least one USB port, a water protected circuit board located remotely from the USB port(s) and electrically and communicatively connected to the USB port(s). The USB connection system additionally comprises a laterally rotatable slide-away cover that is pivotally connected to the module via a pivot pin longitudinally disposed within a module housing such that the cover can be laterally rotated, between an opened and a closed position about the pivot pin. Furthermore, in various implementations, the module includes at least one water drainage channel structured and operable to drain water away from the USB port(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Ronald Savage, John Ledden, Arthur James Harvey, John Frederick Criss, Jr.
  • WATER RESISTANT USB CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20150325946
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a USB connection system for an open cab vehicle such as a golf car, turf-care vehicle, small maintenance vehicle, shuttle vehicle, cargo vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, motorcycle, and/or other utility vehicle, and/or other outdoor/off-road vehicle. The USB connection system comprises a module structured and operable to receive and retain at least one USB port, a water protected circuit board located remotely from the USB port(s) and electrically and communicatively connected to the USB port(s). The USB connection system additionally comprises a laterally rotatable slide-away cover that is pivotally connected to the module via a pivot pin longitudinally disposed within a module housing such that the cover can be laterally rotated, between an opened and a closed position about the pivot pin. Furthermore, in various implementations, the module includes at least one water drainage channel structured and operable to drain water away from the USB port(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Zachary Ronald Savage, John Ledden, Arthur James Harvey, John Frederick Criss, JR.
  • Utility vehicle body front cowl
    Patent number: D738257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: John Frederick Criss, Jr., Richard Franklin Krall
  • Utility vehicle rear body
    Patent number: D738785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: John Frederick Criss, Jr., Richard Franklin Krall
  • Utility vehicle bumper
    Patent number: D744904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: John Frederick Criss, Jr., Richard Franklin Krall, Ariana Myrah Ohana