Patents by Inventor Michael Hickling

Michael Hickling 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: 9573573
    Abstract: An errant vehicle interdiction device for stopping errant vehicles includes a transmitting unit that is line-of-sight limited. The transmitting unit emits a brake command and an engine off command. The device comprises a receiving unit that is coupled to a vehicle. The receiving unit is operationally coupled to the central processing unit of the vehicle. The receiving unit is positioned to receive the brake command and the engine off command from the transmitting unit. The receiving unit relays the commands to the central processing unit of the vehicle. The central processing unit of the vehicle issues the brake command to the braking system of the vehicle and the engine off command to the engine of the vehicle, bringing the errant vehicle to a stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Hickling
  • Patent number: 5521012
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a storage-stable, water-borne, zinc-containing coating. The coating inhibits corrosion of steel and other ferrous or metal materials more noble than zinc. The coating composition includes an aqueous polymer composition, a temporary zinc-inhibitor or combinations thereof, and zinc powder. There is also disclosed a method of making an anti-corrosion coating, as well as a method of coating a metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Courtaulds Coatings
    Inventors: Jak Aklian, Stacy A. B. Evans, Michael Hickling, Kathrine J. Lewis
  • Patent number: 4508765
    Abstract: A heat curable water dispersible film-forming synthetic resin useful in aqueous coating compositions for coating metal substrates, particularly cans used for food and beverages, comprises the reaction product of a water insoluble phenolic resin or a water insoluble amino resin with an epoxy resin and a phosphoric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: International Paint public limited company
    Inventors: John Ring, David French, Michael Hickling, Michael G. Sturgess