Patents by Inventor Rick Hobbs

Rick Hobbs 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).

  • Publication number: 20190072738
    Abstract: A modular fiber optic cabling infrastructure system for use in combination with fiber optic cabling, connecting hardware and at least one corresponding transitionary device includes a chassis enclosure surrounding a cavity and forming a plurality of orifices for supporting incoming and exiting fiber optic cabling connections; a plurality of unique integration plates each being sized and configured for selective attachment to at least one of the plurality of orifices and each including a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of each of the plurality of unique integration plates forming an o-ring groove along a perimeter zone of the bottom surface, and wherein each of the plurality of unique integration plates is structured and disposed for supporting a corresponding style of connecting hardware; an o-ring sized for congruent receipt within the o-ring groove; and wherein each of the plurality of unique integration plates is selectively interchangeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Optical Cable Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Fitzgerald, Nicholas P. Guiffault, Rick Hobbs, Jeff Miller, Sumio Seo, Ian J. Timmins
  • Publication number: 20070245816
    Abstract: A stroboscopic timing device for an internal combustion engine includes a switchable light source having a light emitter and a base for mounting the light source on an exterior surface of an engine adjacent to a rotating shaft such as a camshaft or a crankshaft. A power source and trigger circuit are operatively associated with the light source, and at least the trigger circuit is enclosed within a housing mounted to the base. A sensor, which is removeably cabled to the switchable light source, triggers energization of the light source when a predetermined engine operating condition, such as a spark voltage, is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Specialty Auto Parts U.S.A, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Platt, Rick Hobbs