Patents Represented by Law Firm Brooks Haidt Haffner & Delahunty
  • Patent number: 5722658
    Abstract: A board game apparatus for teaching industrial safety rules and procedures includes a game board, playing pieces, question cards and a score card. The game board includes a representation of various component parts of an industrial organization, and a path connecting the component parts. During the course of the game, the playing pieces are moved along the path and the players answer questions from the question cards relating to various safety topics for the workplaces within the organization. The first player to answer questions successfully to each of the safety topics and return to the start position wins the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: Roberta Talmage, Mark Bosse, Michael Hugdahl, Edward A. Kuske, Felix C. Legge, Frank A. Pyrz, Tom Siil, Barbara Uicker, Ellen Carol Ann Young
  • Patent number: 5723770
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, in the form a kit of parts, for securing and restraining the threaded brass adapter bushing of a standard pressure tester in its threaded engagement within the riser of a tapping tee on a gas main during pressure testing of the main, to prevent blow-off of the bushing. The assembled parts provide a swivel plate having respective connection rod apertures at its opposite ends and mounted loosely via an enlarged central aperture on the nipple of the tester immediately adjacent to the adapter bushing which is threaded onto, and holds the swivel plate on the nipple; an elongated angular saddle plate placed against the gas main below the tapping tee and having diagonally disposed connection rod apertures corresponding to those in the swivel plate; and a pair of threaded connection rods passed through the respective corresponding pairs of apertures and tightly connecting the swivel plate and saddle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Peter F. Ertola
  • Patent number: 5718193
    Abstract: A viscous heater is provided which can be manufactured readily and less expensively. For instance, it includes a rear housing 6 which is constituted by a rear plate 2 and a rear housing body 3. The rear plate 2, the rear housing body 3 and a front housing 1 are overlapped and fastened by a through bolt 5, and thereby a rear water jacket RW is formed by the rear plate 2 and the rear housing body 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tayoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Takashi Ban, Hidefumi Mori, Kiyoshi Yagi, Tatsuyuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 5719546
    Abstract: An inductive coupler forming a closed magnetic circuit by mating a primary core assembly having a primary winding and a secondary core assembly having a secondary winding for transferring electrical power from the primary winding to the secondary winding by electromagnetic induction. A thin magnetic protective sheet having high permeability is attached to the mating surfaces of at least one of the primary and secondary core assemblies or placed to be held by the core assemblies. The magnetic sheet can protect the mating surfaces of ferrite cores, if such cores are used, from breakage by absorbing and dispersing the shock of impact caused when the mating surfaces are abutted against each other to close the cores. Provision of a slit or slits in the magnetic protective sheet can reduce eddy currents flowing in the magnetic sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi, Goro Asahi
  • Patent number: 5716586
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifier includes a filter for collecting particulates, a heater for firing collected particulates, a blower for feeding air, and a controller for controlling power supplied to the heater and air flow rate of the blower. The air flow rate is varied in a regeneration period for improving the regeneration efficiency and for protecting the filter. In one embodiment, the air flow rate is initially reduced in the burning period and increased after burning in the radial direction at the downstream portion of the filter. The burning propagation speed, the heat generation and the increase of the temperature of the filter are limited by suppressing the air flow rate in the burning period. The particulates remaining in the downstream portion of the filter due to the suppressed air flow rate supplied in the burning period can be burned subsequently by supplying an increased air flow rate after the burning period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 5715669
    Abstract: A bobbin transporting system are overhead transporting rail for the flyer frames and an overhead transporting rail for spinning machines are disposed independent of each other. The bobbin transporting carrier running on the transporting rail for the flyer frames suspends the bobbin hangers at a pitch equal to that of bobbin wheels of the flyer frame arrayed in one of two rows in which the bobbin wheels are disposed in a zigzag pattern. The bobbin transporting carrier running on the transporting rail for the spinning frames suspends bobbin hangers at a pitch equal to that of reserve roving bobbins disposed at both sides of a spinning machine. A bobbin exchanging apparatus is disposed at a location where both the transporting rails extend in parallel and close to each other. In the bobbin exchanging apparatus, bobbins suspended at different pitches from the respective bobbin transporting carriers travelling on the transporting rails in opposite directions, respectively, are exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Toshinori Hasegawa, Kengo Ohashi, Takayuki Morita, Masuo Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 5714574
    Abstract: A process for preparing a polyketone is disclosed. This comprises polymerising together carbon monoxide, ethylene and optionally at least one C.sub.3 to C.sub.10 alpha-olefin in the presence of a solvent and a catalyst composition derivable from a palladium salt, an anion which is either non-coordinating or weakly coordinating to palladium and a phosphate ligand characterised in that the solvent is either a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 tertiary aliphatic alcohol or a mixture of a C.sub.4 to C.sub.10 tertiary alcohol and up to 80% by volume of an aprotic solvent. The preferred tertiary alcohols are tertiary butyl alcohol and tertiary amyl alcohol. The aprotic solvents can be an aliphatic ketone or cyclic aliphatic ether; preferred aprotic solvents are THF and 1,4-dioxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventor: Neil Andrew Cooley
  • Patent number: 5714555
    Abstract: Catalyst compositions comprising metallocene complexes having polymerisable may be used for the preparation of polyolefins.The catalyst compositions may be in the form of polymers comprising the metallocene complex and may be suitably supported on inorganic supports. Polymers having a broad range of density and melt indices as well as low hexane extractables and excellent powder morphology and flowability may be obtained by use of the catalyst compositions. Preferred metallocene complexes are zirconium complexes in which the polymerisable group is vinyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Christine Jacqueline Chabrand, Ian Raymond Little, John Paul McNally
  • Patent number: 5713725
    Abstract: A compressor has an internal refrigerant gas passage selectively connected to and disconnected with an external refrigerant circuit separately provided from the compressor. The compressor has a reciprocable piston in a cylinder bore formed in a housing for compressing gas supplied from the external refrigerant circuit to the internal refrigerant gas passage. A drive shaft is rotatably supported by the housing. A swash plate is supported on the drive shaft for integral rotation with and inclining motion with respect to the drive shaft. The swash plate is movable between a maximum incline and a minimum incline. A disconnecting apparatus disconnects the internal refrigerant gas passage from the external refrigerant circuit when the swash plate is at its minimum incline. A restricting member restricts the amount of gas to be passed through the internal refrigerant gas passage in association with the disconnecting apparatus when the swash plate moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawaguchi, Masanori Sonobe, Ken Suitou, Shinichi Ogura, Koji Kawamura
  • Patent number: 5714429
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel catalyst composition comprising a heteropolyacid and a siliceous support which is in the form of extrudates or pellets and to a process for hydrating olefins to the corresponding alcohols in the vapour phase in the presence of such a catalyst composition. By using the specific catalyst composition described herein it is possible not only to increase the space-time-yield of a process but also to prolong the life thereof thereby reducing the frequency with which the catalyst is changed or replaced on a plant, especially in an olefin hydration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventor: Gordon John Haining
  • Patent number: 5714425
    Abstract: Catalyst compositions comprising metallocene complexes having polymerisable olefinic groups substituent on an organic group containing a cyclopentadienyl nucleus may be used for the preparation of polyolefins. The catalyst compositions may be in the form of polymers comprising the metallocene complex and may be suitably supported on inorganic supports. Polymers having a broad range of density and melt indices as well as low hexane extractables and excellent powder morphology and flowability may be obtained by use of the catalyst compositions. Preferred metallocene complexes are zirconium complexes in which the polymerisable olefinic group is vinyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Christine Jacqueline Chabrand, Ian Raymond Little, John Paul McNally
  • Patent number: 5715343
    Abstract: Optical cable, including (a) at least a closed longitudinal housing containing at least an optical fiber and (b) an outer coating permeable to water, wherein there is a second longitudinal housing comprising a moisture-absorbing composition that after absorption of more than 50% by weight of water releases less than 5% by weight of water at 60.degree. C. in two hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Pirelli Cavi S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pietro Anelli, Claudio Bosisio
  • Patent number: 5712716
    Abstract: A multi-wavelength optical telecommunication method includes the steps of generating at least one optical transmission signal in a predetermined wavelength band, transmitting the optical transmission signal through an optical fiber to a receiving station, receiving the optical transmission signal through a passband filter and filtering the signal to let the transmission signal alone pass. The wavelength band is scanned in order to identify in the band a recognizable portion of the optical spectrum being received, thus determining, based on the operating conditions corresponding to said recognizable spectrum portion, a search range of said transmission signal within which the transmission signal is searched out and recognized based on its spectral profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Pirelli Cavi S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Vanoli, Mario Tamburello
  • Patent number: 5706597
    Abstract: A point of purchase display that has a horizontal base formed of thermoplastic material and an upright riser can be stored and shipped in a compact state and set up without the use of tools at the location where the display is used. The riser is formed from a flat sheet of cardboard with score lines for folding. The score lines can permit the riser to be attached to the base and folded under the base for storage and shipping and then allow the riser to be pivoted to an upright position where the riser is held in place. Various embodiments of the three-dimensional display are described and illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Edward Brandstetter
  • Patent number: 5708319
    Abstract: A multiple axes drive apparatus having a plurality of electrostatic actuators for applying driving forces in a plurality of different directions within a plane to a driven member. Each electrostatic actuator of the drive apparatus includes a first member that has a plurality of first electrode strips arranged in a single direction with a predetermined pitch, and a second member that has a plurality of second electrode strips arranged in the same direction as the first electrode strips with the same pitch. The members are located opposite to each other so one of the members moves along the single direction in response to a Coulomb force generated between the electrode strips when voltage is applied to the electrode strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho, Toshiro Higuchi
    Inventors: Takashi Ban, Takahisa Ban, Akira Imura, Toshiro Higuchi
  • Patent number: 5704769
    Abstract: A compressor includes a housing body and a drive shaft rotatably supported in the housing body. A drive plate is mounted on the drive shaft. Cylinder bores are defined in the housing body. Pistons are operably coupled to the drive plate and are disposed in the cylinder bores. The drive plate converts rotation of the drive shaft to reciprocating movement of the pistons in the cylinder bores. Each piston compresses gas supplied from a suction chamber to the associated cylinder bore and discharges the compressed gas to a discharge chamber. Force to minimize displacement of the drive shaft in the axial direction thereof adjusts in accordance with at least one of pressure in the discharge chamber and a rotation speed of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Hiromi Michiyuki, Hayato Ikeda, Hisato Kawamura, Masanobu Yokoi
  • Patent number: 5705231
    Abstract: A method of producing a segmented abradable ceramic coating system having superior abradability and erosion resistance is disclosed. The system includes a duct segment having a metallic substrate, a MCrAlY bond coat on the substrate and a segmented abradable ceramic coating on the bond coat. The segmented abradable ceramic coating includes a base coat foundation layer, a graded interlayer and an abradable top layer for an overall thickness of preferably about 50 mils (1.270 mm). The coating is characterized by a plurality of vertical microcracks. By precisely controlling the deposition parameters, composition of the layers and layer particle morphology, segmentation is achieved, as well as superior abradability and erosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Nissley, Harold D. Harter, Daniel R. Godin, George E. Foster
  • Patent number: 5702664
    Abstract: An extrusion molding apparatus includes a die head with first, second, third and fourth annular nozzles. An adhesive extruder is connected to the first and third nozzles, a barrier extruder is connected to the second nozzle and a reclaimed material extruder is connected to the fourth nozzle. Inner and outer main material flow passages are connected to a main material extruder, as well. The annular nozzles and the main material flow passages are connected to an extrusion nozzle for forming a parison. The barrier material extruder has a cylinder which is connected to the second nozzle. A screw lies within the cylinder. The second nozzle has a ridge opposite an end of the screw, for dividing the extruded barrier flow material, mitigating stagnation of the barrier material as it passes through the second nozzle. A method of forming a parison is described, as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Yamada, Shigeaki Sano, Toshiji Yoshida, Toshio Kagitani
  • Patent number: 5703461
    Abstract: An inductive coupler for use in a battery charging system for an electric vehicle has a primary device having a primary coil and a core and a secondary device having a secondary coil and core. The primary and secondary devices are coupleable together with the primary coil placed within an open space defined by the secondary coil. The secondary coil is formed and sized so as to have a greater dimension than the primary coil as measured in the longitudinal direction of an electric vehicle parked for battery charging so that a space interval between the two coils in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is greater than that in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Norimoto Minoshima, Yasuharu Odachi
  • Patent number: 5702288
    Abstract: A method of removing excess MCrAlY overlay coating from within a cooling hole of an aluminide coated gas turbine engine component is disclosed. The method includes providing a gas turbine engine component having an internal surface (4), an outer surface (6) and a root end (8). The component also includes at least one cooling hole (10) extending from the internal surface (4) to the outer surface (6), wherein the internal surface(4) of the component is coated with a corrosion resistant aluminide coating. An MCrAlY overlay coating (12) is also located on the outer surface (6) and inside a portion of the cooling hole (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Liebke, David R. Dawson, Mark A. Fredette, Mark B. Goodstein