Patents by Inventor Terry Hurst

Terry Hurst 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).

  • Power controller for recreational vehicles and travel trailers and method for use of same
    Patent number: 8624428
    Abstract: A power controller for electrically connecting recreational vehicles and travel trailers to a power pedestal including a primary circuit and a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) circuit, and a method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the power controller includes an electrical housing configured to be installed in a mobile vehicle. A relay switch located within the power controller operates under the direction of a control circuit and, depending on the load conditions, is configured to switch between (i) a first circuit configuration that delivers power from a first electrical input to a first electrical output, and (ii) a second circuit configuration that delivers power from the first electrical input to the first electrical output and, in isolation, from the second electrical input to the second electrical output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hurst Brothers Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Hurst, Terry Hurst
  • Power Controller for Recreational Vehicles and Travel Trailers and Method for Use of Same
    Publication number: 20120104846
    Abstract: A power controller for electrically connecting recreational vehicles and travel trailers to a power pedestal including a primary circuit and a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) circuit, and a method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the power controller includes an electrical housing configured to be installed in a mobile vehicle. A relay switch located within the power controller operates under the direction of a control circuit and, depending on the load conditions, is configured to switch between (i) a first circuit configuration that delivers power from a first electrical input to a first electrical output, and (ii) a second circuit configuration that delivers power from the first electrical input to the first electrical output and, in isolation, from the second electrical input to the second electrical output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Jack Hurst, Terry Hurst