Patents by Inventor Louis P. Simmons

Louis P. Simmons 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: 8645147
    Abstract: A display panel mounting system comprises a mounting base having at least one pin, and a mating mechanism coupled to a display panel for coupling to the mounting base. The mating mechanism comprises a first plate fixed to the display panel comprising a pair of prongs having an opening for receiving the pin of the mounting base, and a second plate movable coupled to the first plate, comprising a latch for securing the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Voxx International Corporation
    Inventors: Louis P. Simmons, James L. Hamilton, Gerald J. Maffetone
  • Patent number: 7095608
    Abstract: A display panel mounting system comprises a mounting base having at least one pin, and a mating mechanism coupled to a display panel for coupling to the mounting base. The mating mechanism comprises a first plate fixed to the display panel comprising a pair of prongs having an opening for receiving the pin of the mounting base, and a second plate movable coupled to the first plate, comprising a latch for securing the pin between the pair of prongs of the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Audiovox Corporation
    Inventors: Louis P. Simmons, James L. Hamilton, Gerald J. Maffetone
  • Patent number: 5209420
    Abstract: A universal mounting mechanism for selectively suspending a power take-up reel from horizontally and vertically disposed supporting surfaces, the mechanism including a fitting having a shank portion and a head portion and a reversible mounting bracket having a cavity with an aperture located therein. The aperture is adapted to receive the fitting and to retain the head portion thereof within the cavity when the bracket is mounted on a horizontally disposed supporting surface. A double clevis having first and second sets of jaws is provided, the first set of jaws being adapted to receive the reel, while the second set of jaws is adapted to capture the shank portion of the fitting when the bracket is mounted on a horizontally disposed supporting surface, the cavity being adapted to receive and retain the second set of jaws when the bracket is mounted on a vertically disposed supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: McGill Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis P. Simmons, John A. Stuhlmacher
  • Patent number: 5101082
    Abstract: An electric power cord take-up reel having an external housing, a shaft mounted in the housing, and a spool journalled on the shaft for storing a length of electric power cord and spring-biased to rewind a length of cord previously withdrawn from the reel, and supplied with electric current from an external source through stator contacts in the housing and rotor contact rings on the spool. The reel includes an electric switch and a camming ratchet ring for interrupting the flow of current to the stator contacts while the cord is being withdrawn or retracted or is in its stored position on the spool. The camming ratchet ring is engageable with a latch pawl for locking the reel in a stationary position when a desired length of cord is withdrawn at which time the ring also activates the switch to energize the cord for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: McGill Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis P. Simmons, John A. Stuhlmacher