Patents by Inventor Travis J. Kittleson

Travis J. Kittleson 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).

  • Hydrocarbon vapor detector apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8760179
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon vapor detection instrument includes a hydrocarbon vapor detector, with conductivity proportional to contiguous airborne concentration of hydrocarbon vapor. The instrument further includes electronic circuitry providing an electrical signal proportional to the vapor detector conductivity and to a switch-selected sensitivity setting. The instrument further includes indicators to signal recharging status while a power switch is off and an external power supply is recharging the battery, namely that the battery is partially or fully charged and if the battery temperature is excessive, to signal that operating power is on, to signal that a low battery condition exists, and to signal different concentrations of hydrocarbon vapor. For the last of these, indicator position on a housing corresponds to vapor concentration. The instrument further includes an audible indication of power-on status and vapor concentration, changing with vapor concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Travis J. Kittleson
  • HYDROCARBON VAPOR DETECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120105084
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon vapor detection instrument includes a hydrocarbon vapor detector, with conductivity proportional to contiguous airborne concentration of hydrocarbon vapor. The instrument further includes electronic circuitry providing an electrical signal proportional to the vapor detector conductivity and to a switch-selected sensitivity setting. The instrument further includes indicators to signal recharging status while a power switch is off and an external power supply is recharging the battery, namely that the battery is partially or fully charged and if the battery temperature is excessive, to signal that operating power is on, to signal that a low battery condition exists, and to signal different concentrations of hydrocarbon vapor. For the last of these, indicator position on a housing corresponds to vapor concentration. The instrument further includes an audible indication of power-on status and vapor concentration, changing with vapor concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SPX Corporation
    Inventor: Travis J. Kittleson
  • Handheld combustible gas detector
    Patent number: D659577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Travis J. Kittleson, Scott Peder Opsahl