Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Deakins

Thomas A. Deakins 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: 9620763
    Abstract: A connector assembly (100,500) includes a plate (101,501) having a body (107,507) and one or more legs (108,109,110,508,509,510) extending distally from the body. The body can define an aperture (112,512). A flexible substrate (102,502) can electrically couple to the legs such that a portion (202,602) of the body extends distally from an edge (203,603) of the flexible substrate. A connector (103,503) is electrically coupled to the flexible substrate, with one or more circuit components (104,105,504,505) electrically coupled between the legs and the connector. The flexible substrate can define a perimeter (201,601) that is complementary in shape to an upper surface (122,522) of a busbar connector (106,506).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: GS Yuasa Lithium Power Inc.
    Inventors: QingHua Zeng, Wayne Kurle, Thomas Deakin, Brant Strickland
  • Patent number: 4518177
    Abstract: An improvement in hubless pipe couplings is provided by a split housing which encompasses the pipe barrels and compressed sealing sleeve-type prior art couplings so that lateral and axial displacement of the barrels and displacement of the sealing sleeve are prevented. The invention is particularly adaptable to existing couplings so that greater-than-normal internal pressures may be withstood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Inventor: Thomas A. Deakins
  • Patent number: 4256058
    Abstract: For automatically feeding aquatic animals in an aquarium tank, a cup attached to a rotating arm scoops granular food from a storage bin and releases the food to a discharge chute. The food falls under gravity onto the water surface in the tank. The capacity and rotational rate of the cup are variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Inventor: Thomas A. Deakins