Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Huff

Thomas L. Huff 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: 6374767
    Abstract: A railroad car-warning bell is centrally mounted on the hub of a wheel. Three opposed cylinder housings each contain a reciprocating ball which hits an end hammer to sound the bell when the wheel turns slowly up to speeds of nominally 15 mph. At higher speeds the balls are held against the end hammers, thereby automatically shutting off the bell to prevent noise pollution. The preferred embodiment has a single cylinder mounted along a diameter of the ringing bell. Three steel balls oscillate back and forth hitting a hammer at each end of the cylinder. A dampener may be used to adjust the ring of the bell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Golight, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald L. Gohl, Thomas L. Huff, Albert W. Gebhard
  • Patent number: 5345368
    Abstract: A hand mounted illuminating device which includes a hand covering portion having a first fastening material and a strap which is moveable with respect thereto, and a flashlight including a second fastening material which is interengageable with the first fastening material after which the flashlight is selectively covered by the strap so as to secure the flashlight to the hand covering portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Inventor: Thomas L. Huff