Patents by Inventor Peter Jonathan Hutcheson

Peter Jonathan Hutcheson 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).

  • Sensor systems
    Patent number: 6424261
    Abstract: A sensor system is provided for use in detecting movement of an item, e.g. a picture 16, suspended from a wall or other substantially vertical structure, or for detecting movement of an item displayed or stored on a horizontal or inclined surface, the sensor system including a piezoceramic element (22) which is mounted on a metallic disc (23) which, in use, is located between the item (16) and the structure or surface, and means for detecting the generation of an output by the piezoceramic element (22) as a result of deflection of the disc (23) in either of two opposite directions as a result of movement of the item (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Staplethorne Xtra Sense Limited
    Inventors: Philip Elphee Williams, Peter John Jones, Peter Jonathan Hutcheson
  • SENSOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20020053976
    Abstract: A sensor system is provided for use in detecting movement of an item, e.g. a picture 16, suspended from a wall or other substantially vertical structure, or for detecting movement of an item displayed or stored on a horizontal or inclined surface, the sensor system including a piezoceramic element (22) which is mounted on a metallic disc (23) which, in use, is located between the item (16) and the structure or surface, and means for detecting the generation of an output by the piezoceramic element (22) as a result of deflection of the disc (23) in either of two opposite directions as a result of movement of the item (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Philip Elphee Williams, Peter John Jones, Peter Jonathan Hutcheson