Patents by Inventor Richard L. Hatton

Richard L. Hatton 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).

  • Two-piece patient examination garment
    Patent number: 6799332
    Abstract: An examination garment to be worn by a patient during a physical examination includes an upper garment and a lower garment. The upper garment includes a first front panel, a second front panel, a rear panel having an opening for examination of a patient's spine, and fasteners for removably connecting various points of the front and rear panels. The lower garment includes a front panel with a movable front center panel and leg members, a rear panel with a movable rear center panel, leg fasteners for removably connecting the leg members, and panel fasteners for removably connecting rear panel and rear center panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventor: Richard L. Hatton
  • Two-piece patient examination garment
    Publication number: 20030051287
    Abstract: An examination garment to be worn by a patient during a physical examination includes an upper garment and a lower garment. The upper garment includes a first front panel, a second front panel, a rear panel having an opening for examination of a patient's spine, and fasteners for removably connecting various points of the front and rear panels. The lower garment includes a front panel with a movable front center panel and leg members, a rear panel with a movable rear center panel, leg fasteners for removably connecting the leg members, and panel fasteners for removably connecting rear panel and rear center panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Richard L. Hatton
  • Two piece patient examination garment
    Patent number: 6460188
    Abstract: An examination garment to be worn by a patient during a physical, examination includes an upper garment and a lower garment. The upper garment includes a first front panel, a second front panel, a rear panel having an opening for examination of a patient's spine, and fasteners for removably connecting various points of the front and rear panels. The lower garment includes a waistband, a first front panel overlapping at least a portion of a second front panel, a front central panel overlapped by the first and second front panels, a rear outer panel, a rear inner panel having an opening overlapped by the rear outer panel, and fasteners for removably connecting the front and rear panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Inventor: Richard L. Hatton
  • Method of making inductance
    Patent number: 4354310
    Abstract: A method for making an inductance which includes the steps of providing a coil form constructed of insulating material and having at least one opening extending there through for the receipt of a wire terminal, supporting a wire terminal in a cut-off mechanism positioning the so-supported wire terminal in the coil form opening, immobilizing the wire terminal by notching, removing the cut-off wire terminal from the cut-off mechanism winding a wire about the coil form and wrapping one end of the wire around one of the terminals, and dipping the wrapped terminal portion in molten solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1982
    Inventor: Richard L. Hatton