Patents by Inventor John Gerald Hull

John Gerald Hull 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).

  • Apparatus and method for assisting a user in actuating a locking mechanism associated with a storage device
    Patent number: 9803390
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assisting a user in actuating a locking mechanism associated with a storage device. The locking mechanism has a combination input device and a lock capable of being switched from a locked state to an unlocked state upon entering a preset combination using the combination input device. The actuator comprises an interface configured to releasably engage the combination input device of the locking mechanism and move the combination input device to actuate the locking mechanism and transition the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state. A controller is in communication with the actuator and configured to operate the actuator so that the actuator moves the combination input device based on the preset combination to actuate the locking mechanism and transition the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventors: Anna Marie Bowling, Kelley Alexandra Catton, Robert David Cheney, Emma Rosalie Drake, Jessica Pietrina Glynn, John Gerald Hull, Justin Taylor Kreis, Sarah Margaret McGoff, Joseph Andrew Rasmus, Ethan Robert Schrader, Garrett C. B. Smith, Kepler Dillan Tiedje