Patents by Inventor Robert Hollis

Robert Hollis 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).

  • Patent number: 10352068
    Abstract: A cable locking device includes a housing, a cable extending outward through a cable passage in the housing and terminating at a cable end connector receivable in a cable connection port in the housing, and a locking mechanism assembled with the housing and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the locking mechanism is in the locked position, a first cable securing portion secures the cable against movement within the cable passage in at least an outward direction, and a second cable securing portion secures the cable end connector within the cable connection port. When the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position, the first cable securing portion permits movement of the cable within the cable passage in the outward direction, and the second cable securing portion permits removal of the cable end connector from the cable connection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Patent number: 10207847
    Abstract: A lockable enclosure includes a housing and an access door. The access door includes a hinge portion connected with a first side wall of the housing and is pivotable about the hinge portion between closed and open positions. When the access door is in the closed position, the hinge portion of the access door is slideable for sliding movement of the access door between a latching position in which a first latch portion of the access door engages a corresponding second latch portion of the housing to secure the access door in the closed position, and a release position in which the first interlock portion disengages from the second interlock portion to permit pivoting movement of the access door from the closed position to the open position. The access door further comprises at least one locking feature configured to secure the closed access door in the latching position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Trey Roeser
  • Publication number: 20180223567
    Abstract: A cable locking device includes a housing, a cable extending outward through a cable passage in the housing and terminating at a cable end connector receivable in a cable connection port in the housing, and a locking mechanism assembled with the housing and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the locking mechanism is in the locked position, a first cable securing portion secures the cable against movement within the cable passage in at least an outward direction, and a second cable securing portion secures the cable end connector within the cable connection port. When the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position, the first cable securing portion permits movement of the cable within the cable passage in the outward direction, and the second cable securing portion permits removal of the cable end connector from the cable connection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Robert HOLLIS
  • Publication number: 20170113856
    Abstract: A lockable enclosure includes a housing and an access door. The access door includes a hinge portion connected with a first side wall of the housing and is pivotable about the hinge portion between closed and open positions. When the access door is in the closed position, the hinge portion of the access door is slideable for sliding movement of the access door between a latching position in which a first latch portion of the access door engages a corresponding second latch portion of the housing to secure the access door in the closed position, and a release position in which the first interlock portion disengages from the second interlock portion to permit pivoting movement of the access door from the closed position to the open position. The access door further comprises at least one locking feature configured to secure the closed access door in the latching position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert HOLLIS, Trey ROESER
  • Patent number: 9545182
    Abstract: Described are swivel systems and swivel assemblies for connecting a vacuum appliance to a vacuum accessory. The assemblies can include first and second arcuate members that each includes a tab and a receiving section so the latter can receive the other member's tab. The assembly can be adapted to be coupled to the accessory to permit the appliance to pivot relative to the accessory about two independent axes. The swivel system can include a vacuum adapter and a connector adapted to permit the vacuum adapter to pivot about a vacuum accessory. A plenum chamber can be formed in the adapter that is in fluid communication with one or more vacuum hoses to balance the airflow within the adapter. With the swivel systems and assemblies described herein, the versatility and efficiency of vacuum appliances and other tools can be improved through their multi-axes rotational capabilities and balanced airflow configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Publication number: 20160100731
    Abstract: Described are swivel systems and swivel assemblies for connecting a vacuum appliance to a vacuum accessory. The assemblies can include first and second arcuate members that each includes a tab and a receiving section so the latter can receive the other member's tab. The assembly can be adapted to be coupled to the accessory to permit the appliance to pivot relative to the accessory about two independent axes. The swivel system can include a vacuum adapter and a connector adapted to permit the vacuum adapter to pivot about a vacuum accessory. A plenum chamber can be formed in the adapter that is in fluid communication with one or more vacuum hoses to balance the airflow within the adapter. With the swivel systems and assemblies described herein, the versatility and efficiency of vacuum appliances and other tools can be improved through their multi-axes rotational capabilities and balanced airflow configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
    Inventor: Robert HOLLIS
  • Patent number: 9254900
    Abstract: A dive computer with a free dive mode and/or wireless data transmission capabilities. In one embodiment the invention relates to a diving apparatus including a dive computer having a free dive mode, where the dive computer is configured to calculate a nitrogen loading in the free dive mode using a default value which is the fraction of oxygen in air, and where the free dive mode is used when a diver makes a dive without a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Another embodiment includes a method of operating a dive computer including recording two or more first identifiers, receiving pressure information from two or more pressure transmitters, the pressure information comprising second identifiers and pressure measurements, determining whether the pressure information contains one of the two or more first identifiers, and displaying a message indicative of the pressure information that contains one of the two or more first identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Pelagic Pressure Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Michael S. Hollis, Jack Calvin Holman
  • Patent number: 9241603
    Abstract: Described are swivel systems and swivel assemblies for connecting a vacuum appliance to a vacuum accessory. The assemblies can include first and second arcuate members that each includes a tab and a receiving section so the latter can receive the other member's tab. The assembly can be adapted to be coupled to the accessory to permit the appliance to pivot relative to the accessory about two independent axes. The swivel system can include a vacuum adapter and a connector adapted to permit the vacuum adapter to pivot about a vacuum accessory. A plenum chamber can be formed in the adapter that is in fluid communication with one or more vacuum hoses to balance the airflow within the adapter. With the swivel systems and assemblies described herein, the versatility and efficiency of vacuum appliances and other tools can be improved through their multi-axes rotational capabilities and balanced airflow configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Publication number: 20140058684
    Abstract: A dive computer with a free dive mode and/or wireless data transmission capabilities. In one embodiment the invention relates to a diving apparatus including a dive computer having a free dive mode, where the dive computer is configured to calculate a nitrogen loading in the free dive mode using a default value which is the fraction of oxygen in air, and where the free dive mode is used when a diver makes a dive without a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Another embodiment includes a method of operating a dive computer including recording two or more first identifiers, receiving pressure information from two or more pressure transmitters, the pressure information comprising second identifiers and pressure measurements, determining whether the pressure information contains one of the two or more first identifiers, and displaying a message indicative of the pressure information that contains one of the two or more first identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: American Underwater Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Michael S. Hollis, Jack Calvin Holman
  • Patent number: 8600701
    Abstract: A dive computer with a free dive mode and/or wireless data transmission capabilities. In one embodiment the invention relates to a diving apparatus including a dive computer having a free dive mode, where the dive computer is configured to calculate a nitrogen loading in the free dive mode using a default value which is the fraction of oxygen in air, and where the free dive mode is used when a diver makes a dive without a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Another embodiment includes a method of operating a dive computer including recording two or more first identifiers, receiving pressure information from two or more pressure transmitters, the pressure information comprising second identifiers and pressure measurements, determining whether the pressure information contains one of the two or more first identifiers, and displaying a message indicative of the pressure information that contains one of the two or more first identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: American Underwater Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Michael S. Hollis, Jack Calvin Holman
  • Publication number: 20110196643
    Abstract: A dive computer with a free dive mode and/or wireless data transmission capabilities. In one embodiment the invention relates to a diving apparatus including a dive computer having a free dive mode, where the dive computer is configured to calculate a nitrogen loading in the free dive mode using a default value which is the fraction of oxygen in air, and where the free dive mode is used when a diver makes a dive without a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Another embodiment includes a method of operating a dive computer including recording two or more first identifiers, receiving pressure information from two or more pressure transmitters, the pressure information comprising second identifiers and pressure measurements, determining whether the pressure information contains one of the two or more first identifiers, and displaying a message indicative of the pressure information that contains one of the two or more first identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Michael S. Hollis, Jack Calvin Holman
  • Patent number: 7971314
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a filter cage having an improved flow path suitable even for restricted flow regions of a float container in the cage. The filter cage departs from generally accepted structural considerations and provides flow paths to one or more sides of the cage outside the restricted flow regions of the float container, but within the cross-sectional area of the cage structure. In one exemplary embodiment, the cage is oval-shaped with a cross-sectional area defined by a major and minor axis. A restricted flow region, such as the float container, encompasses a cross-sectional area corresponding in size to a cross-sectional area defined by the minor axis of the oval-shaped cage. The remaining portion of the cage cross-sectional areas provides one or more flow paths outward from the float container in the direction of the major axis of the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Patent number: 7832049
    Abstract: A snap-together wet nozzle for use with a vacuum assembly is described, as well as a removable squeegee assembly for use in combination with a wet nozzle for a vacuum assembly. The snap-together wet nozzle includes an elongated, generally U-shaped nozzle housing having outwardly tapering walls, spaced apart closed ends, and a connecting tube passageway for association with a vacuum-producing means, such as a wet/dry vacuum, and further includes a squeegee assembly capable of being insertably mounted within the elongated, generally U-shaped nozzle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Patent number: 7797124
    Abstract: A dive computer with a free dive mode and/or wireless data transmission capabilities. In one embodiment the invention relates to a diving apparatus including a dive computer having a free dive mode, where the dive computer is configured to calculate a nitrogen loading in the free dive mode using a default value which is the fraction of oxygen in air, and where the free dive mode is used when a diver makes a dive without a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. Another embodiment includes a method of operating a dive computer including recording two or more first identifiers, receiving pressure information from two or more pressure transmitters, the pressure information comprising second identifiers and pressure measurements, determining whether the pressure information contains one of the two or more first identifiers, and displaying a message indicative of the pressure information that contains one of the two or more first identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: American Underwater Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Michael S. Hollis, Jack Calvin Holman
  • Patent number: 7661175
    Abstract: A snap-together wet nozzle for use with a vacuum assembly is described, as well as a removable squeegee assembly for use in combination with a wet nozzle for a vacuum assembly. The snap-together wet nozzle includes an elongated, generally U-shaped nozzle housing having outwardly tapering walls, spaced apart closed ends, and a connecting tube passageway for association with a vacuum-producing means, such as a wet/dry vacuum, and further includes a squeegee assembly capable of being insertably mounted within the elongated, generally U-shaped nozzle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Patent number: D617514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Shane Glasgow, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D659315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert Hollis, Shane Glasgow, Douglas Ritterling
  • Patent number: D836552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Crowe, Bryan Sanchez, Scott Anderson, Robert Hollis
  • Patent number: D1115491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Manion, Robert Hollis
  • Patent number: D1130068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Manion, Robert Hollis