Patents by Inventor Stuart Buckland

Stuart Buckland 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: 20230304315
    Abstract: A controlled motion hinge assembly having a base with a first actuator mount, a pivot arm with a second actuator mount, a hinge pivotally connecting the base to the pivot arm to be movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and an actuator shaft. The shaft has a first end, a second end, and a threaded body extending between the first and second ends. The first end is configured to receive a drive torque about the actuator shaft axis. The second end is rotatably connected to the second actuator mount, but fixed thereto along the actuator shaft axis. The threaded body engages a threaded bore of the first actuator mount such that rotation of the body causes the first actuator mount to move along the actuator shaft axis. Also provided is a pole assembly, and a method for retrofitting a pole, with a controlled motion hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Buckland, Nicholas Bennett
  • Patent number: 6086121
    Abstract: A rod-roller latching system mounted on a panel secures the panel to the frame of an enclosure. The central latch rotates a pawl. Rods attach the pawl to remote latches. Two-part guides each having a mounting bracket and a bearing sleeve position the rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart Buckland
  • Patent number: 6041627
    Abstract: A latch of the pull-up type for attaching one member to another, such as cabinet door to a cabinet, is unlatched and latched by turning the latch handle in one direction or the other. When the door is in a latched position, rotating the unlatching direction initially causing a spring-biased member carrying a latching pawl to move axially inward and away from the engaging surface. The inward movement of the shaft is permitted because a cam in the latch body is moved rotationally to present downwardly sloping cam surfaces of second cam member. An adjustable pawl member is provided which can be positioned to operate over a range of distances relative to the latch body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventor: Stuart Buckland
  • Patent number: D421209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart Buckland