Patents by Inventor John M. Gill

John M. Gill 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: 5531442
    Abstract: A hockey puck having integral rollers for use on hard surfaces other than ice. The rollers of the hockey puck, which are captured within and project from both sides of the main body thereof, enable the device to roll across various hard surfaces, overcoming the frictional forces that inhibit the sliding of conventional hockey pucks across surfaces other than ice. The two halves of the puck are securely fastened together using elastic snap members that simplify assembly of the puck while assuring greater reliability and durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Sun Hockey, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Gill
  • Patent number: 5291099
    Abstract: A power supply circuit for a neon tube includes a step-up power transformer having a primary winding connectable to a power source, a secondary winding to which the neon tube is connected, and an auxiliary winding which is used to sense if the secondary winding is loaded or not and develops a control voltage proportional to current flowing through the neon tube, the control voltage maintaining a relay operated so that the primary winding of the transformer is connected to the power source in the absence of load fault conditions, a load fault condition causing the control voltage to decrease below the level required to maintain the relay operated, so that the primary winding of the transformer is disconnected from the power source, interrupting high voltage in the secondary winding of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Actown-Electrocoil, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Gill, Robert H. Clausing
  • Patent number: D427390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Hockey, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Gill
  • Patent number: D427391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Hockey, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Gill