Patents by Inventor Richard Hickmott

Richard Hickmott 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).

  • Tipping arrangement of a movable cleaning unit
    Patent number: 9872593
    Abstract: A tipping method for a tipping arrangement which includes a first element (1) and a second element (2), arranged between a moveable base unit (4) and a rotatable container (3). The container (3) is rotated by moving the second element (2) along a first track (7) on the first element (1). The second element (2) is moved along the track (7) by rotating the second element (2) relative to the first element (1). A number of engaging parts (9, 10) may be arranged on the tracks (7, 8) of the elements (1, 2), respectively. An interlocking arrangement may be arranged between the first element (1) and the second element (2) to secure the second element (2) in a starting position. A movable unit includes the tipping arrangement and a section unit, with the container (3) locked in a vertical position by a locking arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: NILFISK A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Thomsen, Carl Olsen, Henrik Jeppesen, Richard Hickmott, Alistair David Morton
  • Tipping Arrangement Of A Movable Cleaning Unit
    Publication number: 20140332545
    Abstract: A tipping method for a tipping arrangement which includes a first element (1) and a second element (2), arranged between a moveable base unit (4) and a rotatable container (3). The container (3) is rotated by moving the second element (2) along a first track (7) on the first element (1). The second element (2) is moved along the track (7) by rotating the second element (2) relative to the first element (1). A number of engaging parts (9, 10) may be arranged on the tracks (7, 8) of the elements (1, 2), respectively. An interlocking arrangement may be arranged between the first element (1) and the second element (2) to secure the second element (2) in a starting position. A movable unit includes the tipping arrangement and a section unit, with the container (3) locked in a vertical position by a locking arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Henrik Thomsen, Carl Olsen, Henrik Jeppesen, Richard Hickmott, Alistair David Morton
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D720900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nilfisk-Advance A/S
    Inventors: Richard Hickmott, Alistair David Morton