Patents by Inventor William K. Hixon

William K. Hixon 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: 8186200
    Abstract: Systems and methods establish a way by which a retail store customer can verify the accuracy of a timekeeping product. A reference timekeeping product can be displayed in a retail store display along with a timekeeping product that has been synchronized at a known time-of-day with the reference timekeeping product. The retail store customer can then visually identify a discrepancy or lack thereof between a displayed product time-of-day of the timekeeping product, and a displayed standard time-of-day of the reference clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Patent number: 7882596
    Abstract: An auxiliary handle clamp system includes an upper base, a lower base coupleable with the upper base, a handle attachment coupled with the upper base, and a plurality of adjustable collets coupled with the upper and lower bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Motion Minder LLC
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Publication number: 20080196205
    Abstract: An auxiliary handle clamp system includes an upper base, a lower base coupleable with the upper base, a handle attachment coupled with the upper base, and a plurality of adjustable collets coupled with the upper and lower bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Patent number: 6955228
    Abstract: A tool having a rotatable handle grip includes an elongated handle having a first end and second end, wherein a handle grip is rotatably coupled with the first end, and a working end is coupled with the second end. The working end may include a plurality of spaced tines with the prongs having points, wherein at least one cutting blade is coupled to the device between adjacent tines allowing a user to slide the tines of the fork along the ground surface, thereby using the blade to harvest vegetation. Additionally, the working end allows a stack of cut vegetation to accumulate on the device to be carried and placed in a preferred location or container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Patent number: 6796383
    Abstract: The tool includes an elongated handle having a first end and second end, wherein a handle grip is rotatably coupled with the first end, and a working end is coupled with the second end. The working end may include a plurality of spaced tines with the prongs having points, wherein at least one cutting blade is coupled to the device between adjacent tines allowing a user to slide the tines of the fork along the ground surface, thereby using the blade to harvest vegetation. Additionally, the working end allows a stack of cut vegetation to accumulate on the device to be carried and placed in a preferred location or container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Publication number: 20020095924
    Abstract: A tool having a rotatable handle grip is disclosed. The tool includes an elongated handle having a first end and second end, wherein a handle grip is rotatably coupled with the first end, and a working end is coupled with the second end. The working end may include a plurality of spaced tines with the prongs having points, wherein at least one cutting blade is coupled to the device between adjacent tines allowing a user to slide the tines of the fork along the ground surface, thereby using the blade to harvest vegetation. Additionally, the working end has an attached harvesting means that allows a stack of cut vegetation to accumulate on the device to be carried and placed in a preferred location or container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Patent number: 6401833
    Abstract: A plant harvesting device with tines and cutting blades, for harvesting dry plants with a thrusting motion. The blades are generally triangular, with a peak between tines, and a valley at each tine. Plant material is trapped between the tine and a cutting blade, and is accumulated on the upper surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Patent number: 4181324
    Abstract: A stabilizer unit having a pair of mounting rods adapted to extend fore and aft of a vehicle frame and to be pivoted at front ends thereof to locations near the outer ends of the rear axle of the vehicle. The rear ends of the mounting rods are adapted to be shiftably coupled by coil springs to respective bolts secured to and extending downwardly from respective frame members of the vehicle. A cross rod interconnects the rear ends of the mounting rods and acts as a sway bar. A pair of inflatable air springs or shock absorbers are disposed between respective frame members and the mounting rods, the air springs being between the front and rear ends of the mounting rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1980
    Inventor: William K. Hixon
  • Patent number: 4167126
    Abstract: A control system for use in controlling the operation of an overdrive transmission of a vehicle. The system includes a circuit containing a relay coil and a limit switch in series relationship with the governor switch of the transmission. The relay has two sets of double acting contacts, one set being provided to control current flow to the coil of a solenoid used to actuate the overdrive and the other set providing a grounding effect for the distributor side of the ignition coil of the vehicle. The limit switch is mounted so that it is actuated and deactuated by merely moving the gear shift lever of the vehicle. To this end, the gear shift lever has a bracket which engages a switch arm of the limit switch to move the switch arm as a function of the movement of the gear shift lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1979
    Inventor: William K. Hixon