Patents by Inventor Ken Stapleton

Ken Stapleton 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).

  • Position reporting for road treatment elements
    Patent number: 9518376
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reporting a position of an air-over-hydraulic road treatment element use pneumatically activated switches triggered by pilot air for moving the road treatment element. Switch activation electrical signals are used to determine whether the road treatment element is in an engaged configuration or a disengaged configuration. If the switch activation electrical signals indicate the engaged configuration, an engaged configuration electric signal can be maintained until the switch activation electrical signals indicate the disengaged configuration. Conversely, if the switch activation electrical signals indicate the disengaged configuration, a disengaged configuration electric signal can be maintained until the switch activation electrical signals indicate the engaged configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: DiCAN Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shirchenko, Ken Stapleton, Alexander Steven Ross