Patents by Inventor Kevin HIBBARD

Kevin HIBBARD 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: 10784675
    Abstract: An electrical switch for providing power from a power source to a component may include a voltage supervisor having an input and an output, a voltage divider, electrically coupled between the input of the voltage supervisor and ground, an RC filter electrically coupled to the output of the voltage supervisor, and a field-effect transistor having a first terminal coupled to the RC filter and a second terminal coupled to an output of the switch, the output configured to be electrically coupled to the component. A switch may additionally or alternatively include a light source electrically that emits light when power is provided from the input of the switch to the component, the light source arranged proximate a fuse so as to illuminate the fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: DRIVE CREEK LLC
    Inventors: Scott Hewelt, Kevin Hibbard
  • Publication number: 20180026437
    Abstract: An electrical switch for providing power from a power source to a component may include a voltage supervisor having an input and an output, a voltage divider, electrically coupled between the input of the voltage supervisor and ground, an RC filter electrically coupled to the output of the voltage supervisor, and a field-effect transistor having a first terminal coupled to the RC filter and a second terminal coupled to an output of the switch, the output configured to be electrically coupled to the component. A switch may additionally or alternatively include a light source electrically that emits light when power is provided from the input of the switch to the component, the light source arranged proximate a fuse so as to illuminate the fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Hewelt, Kevin Hibbard
  • Patent number: 8515218
    Abstract: Light redirection systems and methods including an optical fiber having first and second ends, an optical element mounted to each of the first and second ends to direct light into and out of the optical fiber, respectively, and a mounting element to mount the optical fiber to an article of apparel such that the optical fiber is invisible to an outside of the article, and the optical elements are visible to the outside from opposing sides of the article, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventor: Kevin Hibbard
  • Publication number: 20120106892
    Abstract: Light redirection systems and methods including an optical fiber having first and second ends, an optical element mounted to each of the first and second ends to direct light into and out of the optical fiber, respectively, and a mounting element to mount the optical fiber to an article of apparel such that the optical fiber is invisible to an outside of the article, and the optical elements are visible to the outside from opposing sides of the article, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Kevin HIBBARD