Patents by Inventor Thomas Dale Peterson

Thomas Dale Peterson 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: 20230211638
    Abstract: A harness tracking system includes a main body, a first connector at a first end of the main body and including a plurality of terminals configured to transmit electrical signals, a plurality of wires at a second end of the main body opposite the first end, the plurality of wires being electrically connected to the plurality of terminals of the first connector, and a tracking circuit embedded within the main body and configured to track a position of the harness tracking system and to communicate the position to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel William Forthoffer, Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230055937
    Abstract: Provided is a plug-and-socket assembly including a plug configured to be electrically and mechanically coupled with a socket, and a cover configured to be mounted over a portion of the plug and a portion of the socket, the cover including a flange forming a first opening at a proximal end of the cover and configured to be coupled to the socket, a retaining portion forming a second opening at a distal end of the cover, and configured to secure a plug component between the flange and the retaining portion, and a cover body extending from the flange to the retaining portion and forming a longitudinal opening extending from the first opening to the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Peterson, Daniel William Forthoffer
  • Publication number: 20220390042
    Abstract: A cable management device includes a central portion, and a plurality of dividers extending away from a central axis of the central portion, the plurality of dividers defining a plurality of receptacles therebetween, the plurality of receptacles being configured to receive a plurality of conduits, the plurality of dividers defining a recessed channel extending along an outer circumference of the dividers and configured to accommodate a securing mechanism for securing the plurality of conduits to the cable management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Peterson, Jonathon Michael Boyd
  • Patent number: 11420788
    Abstract: A storage system includes a floor; a pair of end walls hingedly and detachably affixable to the floor; a pair of side walls hingedly and detachably affixable to the floor; and a cover hingedly and detachably affixable to one of the end walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SNARK22, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Matthew Gilstrap, Thomas Dale Peterson, Pauletta Yvonne Perez
  • Patent number: 10941881
    Abstract: A bar extension system for supporting a suspended conduit in a vehicle and for engaging a tracker bar affixed to a mounting surface of the vehicle includes an extension arm extending away from the mounting surface of the vehicle and configured to support the suspended conduit, a bracket member coupled to the extension arm and configured to engage the tracker bar, a support arm coupled to the bracket member and angularly extending away from the bracket member and toward the mounting surface of the vehicle, and a support member coupled to the support arm and configured to press against the mounting surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Publication number: 20200124209
    Abstract: A bar extension system for supporting a suspended conduit in a vehicle and for engaging a tracker bar affixed to a mounting surface of the vehicle includes an extension arm extending away from the mounting surface of the vehicle and configured to support the suspended conduit, a bracket member coupled to the extension arm and configured to engage the tracker bar, a support arm coupled to the bracket member and angularly extending away from the bracket member and toward the mounting surface of the vehicle, and a support member coupled to the support arm and configured to press against the mounting surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Patent number: 10544882
    Abstract: A bar extension system for supporting a suspended conduit in a vehicle and for engaging a tracker bar affixed to a mounting surface of the vehicle includes an extension arm extending away from the mounting surface of the vehicle and configured to support the suspended conduit, a bracket member coupled to the extension arm and configured to engage the tracker bar, a support arm coupled to the bracket member and angularly extending away from the bracket member and toward the mounting surface of the vehicle, and a support member coupled to the support arm and configured to press against the mounting surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Patent number: 10436352
    Abstract: A locking conduit clamp includes a first clamping member having an upwardly-bowed body defining a downward upper pocket and having a hinge at a first lateral end of the upwardly-bowed body, a second clamping member having a downwardly-bowed body defining an upward lower pocket and being hingedly coupled to the first clamp member via the hinge at a first lateral end of the downwardly-bowed body, the second clamping member being configured to rotate about the hinge between an open position for receiving a conduit, and a closed position for surrounding and capturing the conduit in an opening defined by the upper and bottom pockets, and a latch including an arcuate lever hingedly coupled to the second clamping member, and a buckle hingedly coupled to the arcuate lever and configured to engage the first clamping member to lock the first and second clamping members in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: R. A. PHILLIPS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Peterson, John Brett Titcomb, Jeffrey Daniel McKeown
  • Publication number: 20190256246
    Abstract: A storage system includes a floor; a pair of end walls hingedly and detachably affixable to the floor; a pair of side walls hingedly and detachably affixable to the floor; and a cover hingedly and detachably affixable to one of the end walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SNARK22, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Matthew Gilstrap, Thomas Dale Peterson, Pauletta Yvonne Perez
  • Publication number: 20190137008
    Abstract: A locking conduit clamp includes a first clamping member having an upwardly-bowed body defining a downward upper pocket and having a hinge at a first lateral end of the upwardly-bowed body, a second clamping member having a downwardly-bowed body defining an upward lower pocket and being hingedly coupled to the first clamp member via the hinge at a first lateral end of the downwardly-bowed body, the second clamping member being configured to rotate about the hinge between an open position for receiving a conduit, and a closed position for surrounding and capturing the conduit in an opening defined by the upper and bottom pockets, and a latch including an arcuate lever hingedly coupled to the second clamping member, and a buckle hingedly coupled to the arcuate lever and configured to engage the first clamping member to lock the first and second clamping members in a locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Peterson, John Brett Titcomb, Jeffrey Daniel McKeown
  • Publication number: 20180372245
    Abstract: A bar extension system for supporting a suspended conduit in a vehicle and for engaging a tracker bar affixed to a mounting surface of the vehicle includes an extension arm extending away from the mounting surface of the vehicle and configured to support the suspended conduit, a bracket member coupled to the extension arm and configured to engage the tracker bar, a support arm coupled to the bracket member and angularly extending away from the bracket member and toward the mounting surface of the vehicle, and a support member coupled to the support arm and configured to press against the mounting surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Patent number: 9231314
    Abstract: A connector assembly for providing electrical connection to an insulated conductive wire, the connector assembly including: a housing defining a channel for receiving the insulated conductive wire; a cover hinged to the housing and configured to close over the channel to cover the insulated conductive wire; and an electrically conductive pin having a first end in the channel and a second end in the housing beneath the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: R.A. Philips Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Peterson, Zhimin Guo
  • Patent number: 8932064
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an electrical connection, the apparatus including attachment means for enabling the apparatus to be mounted to a surface, a frame means rotatably coupled to the attachment means, an electrical connection coupled to the frame means, and an electrical wire coupled to the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John Jacobs, Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Publication number: 20140273606
    Abstract: A connector assembly for providing electrical connection to an insulated conductive wire, the connector assembly including: a housing defining a channel for receiving the insulated conductive wire; a cover hinged to the housing and configured to close over the channel to cover the insulated conductive wire; and an electrically conductive pin having a first end in the channel and a second end in the housing beneath the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dale Peterson, Zhimin Guo
  • Patent number: 8408501
    Abstract: A hose clamp includes a hanger configured to be suspended from a harness. A clasp defines lower pockets and is rotatably attached to the hanger by a hinge. The clasp is configured to rotate about the hinge between an open position, in which flexible lines can be laid into the pockets, and a closed position in which the hanger and the clasp together surround and capture the lines in the respective pockets. A latch is configured to latch the clasp in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas B. Noyes, Thomas Dale Peterson, Patrick Eugene Lewis
  • Publication number: 20130040467
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an electrical connection, the apparatus including attachment means for enabling the apparatus to be mounted to a surface, a frame means rotatably coupled to the attachment means, an electrical connection coupled to the frame means, and an electrical wire coupled to the electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: John Jacobs, Thomas Dale Peterson
  • Publication number: 20090200434
    Abstract: A hose clamp includes a hanger configured to be suspended from a harness. A clasp defines lower pockets and is rotatably attached to the hanger by a hinge. The clasp is configured to rotate about the hinge between an open position, in which flexible lines can be laid into the pockets, and a closed position in which the hanger and the clasp together surround and capture the lines in the respective pockets. A latch is configured to latch the clasp in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas B. Noyes, Thomas Dale Peterson, Patrick Eugene Lewis