Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Evans

Nicholas J. Evans 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: 9765555
    Abstract: A latch assembly for a vehicle hood includes a hood mount securable to the hood. First and second recesses are formed in the hood mount. The latch assembly includes a cab mount assembly having a mounting bracket, a link, and a handle. The mounting bracket is securable to the cab, and the link has a first end rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket. The handle has a first end rotatably coupled to a second end of the link about a first axis. The handle further includes a trunnion extending laterally from each of two sides of the handle to define a second axis. As the latch assembly moves from an unlatched position to a latched position, each of the trunnions engages one of the first and second recesses in the hood mount so that the handle rotates relative to the hood mount about the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Evans, Wallace A. Peltola, Jonathan Duncan
  • Publication number: 20160053518
    Abstract: A latch assembly for a vehicle hood includes a hood mount securable to the hood. First and second recesses are formed in the hood mount. The latch assembly includes a cab mount assembly having a mounting bracket, a link, and a handle. The mounting bracket is securable to the cab, and the link has a first end rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket. The handle has a first end rotatably coupled to a second end of the link about a first axis. The handle further includes a trunnion extending laterally from each of two sides of the handle to define a second axis. As the latch assembly moves from an unlatched position to a latched position, each of the trunnions engages one of the first and second recesses in the hood mount so that the handle rotates relative to the hood mount about the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Evans, Wallace A. Peltola, Jonathan Duncan
  • Patent number: D713765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Wallace A. Peltola, Jonathan Duncan, Ernesto Salas, Jr., Nicholas J. Evans