Patents by Inventor Philip M. Hickman

Philip M. Hickman 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).

  • Operational signal system and signal light arrangement
    Patent number: 8077023
    Abstract: A visual signal system including a signal display carried prominently on a paving machine, where it can be seen clearly by an operator of a dump truck or shuttle vehicle delivering paving material to the paving machine, as well as by other nearby personnel. Control circuits provide that a paving machine operator may separately control the display of certain signals, while other signals are automatically presented on the signal display in response to operation of paving machine functional controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hal's Construction, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren J. King, Philip M. Hickman
  • Operational signal system and signal light arrangement
    Publication number: 20100283598
    Abstract: A visual signal system including a signal display carried prominently on a paving machine, where it can be seen clearly by an operator of a dump truck or shuttle vehicle delivering paving material to the paving machine, as well as by other nearby personnel. Control circuits provide that a paving machine operator may separately control the display of certain signals, while other signals are automatically presented on the signal display in response to operation of paving machine functional controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Loren J. King, Philip M. Hickman