Patents Represented by Law Firm Bruce & McCoy
  • Oil pump installation tool
    Patent number: 5065487
    Abstract: An automobile engine oil pump pickup tube installation tool for driving an oil pump pick up tube into an oil pump mounted in an engine block with a force fit, the tool having a slot formed in one end thereof with a hardened metal end plate at the end of the slot for engaging the tube of the oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Inventor: Cecil Yother
  • Fishing lure
    Patent number: 5063705
    Abstract: An improved fishing lure which includes a spacer secured to a fishhook which positions and holds the hook at a predetermined distance and optimum position behind a spinner which holds a baitfish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Inventor: Richard B. Pool
  • Method and apparatus for fluid mixture monitoring, constituent analysis, and composition control
    Patent number: 5060507
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fluid mixture monitoring and controlling using an acoustic sensing technique by pulsing a fluid sample and a reference fluid in elongated chambers with sound waves generated at one end of the chambers and sensing the resonant frequencies in the chambers, or the time lapse for the sound waves to traverse the chambers, with transducers disposed proximate the other ends of the chambers and ratiometrically comparing the time-based measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Inventors: John Urmson, Anthony Pearson, Sanjay Gidwani
  • Lifting spreader compensating mechanism
    Patent number: 5052734
    Abstract: A cargo container lifting spreader compensating mechanism for facilitating engagement by the spreader with cargo containers having out-of-plane twistlock engagement receptacles, the invention comprising cross-members for carrying the twistlock lug members secured at the ends of the spreaders with rotatable connections whereby they are partially rotatable in a vertical plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spreader with a restrictor means to limit said rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Paceco Corp.
    Inventors: Shuji Hasegawa, Hans G. Vosskamp
  • Mud flap anti-sail bracket
    Patent number: 5050908
    Abstract: A mud flap anti-sail bracket having depending support rods secured to the upper corners of the mud flap and carrying a cross-member at variable vertical locations therealong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Inventor: William M. Betts
  • Support cradle for load equalization
    Patent number: 5035395
    Abstract: A support cradle for load equalization including a crib containing fabreeka material mounted on a lower base member and a piston disposed on the lower side of the upper load supporting member whereby the piston fits in the crib to carry the load on the fabreeka.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Bigge Crane and Rigging Co.
    Inventors: Brock R. Settlemier, Steven R. Bone, John Tolivaisa, James E. Nugent
  • Golf cup for artificial greens
    Patent number: 5029856
    Abstract: A golf cup for artificial greens comprising a golf cup having a cylindrical layer of a compressible substance secured to the upper internal end of the golf cup which extends for a portion of the internal length of the cup from the upper end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventor: Irving W. Bookspan
  • Golf tee marker and receptacle
    Patent number: 5029855
    Abstract: A golf tee holder and marker accessory to be placed at the teeing area for holding broken tees and for indicating a golfer's position relative to a distant flag placed at a "green" on a golf. The accessory includes a block member having rectangular sides and a substantially square cross section. A cone shaped aperture extends along the longitudinal axis of the block member. A pair of ground engaging spikes are attached to the bottom end of the block member for easy removal and attachment of the block member to the ground surface. Three sides of the block member is provided with indicia which, when the block is placed at a predetermined position, will indicate to a golfer the relative position of a distant flag to the green, i.e. if the flag is in front, at the rear or in the middle of the green.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventors: William A. Jamieson, C. Jack Mehan, Denise A. Howe
  • Bicycle drive chain guide
    Patent number: 5002520
    Abstract: A bicycle drive chain guide for bicycles having gear shifting capability wherein the guide can be secured to the bicycle frame and has a curved surface which prevents the chain from derailing during a gear shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Inventor: John W. Greenlaw
  • Anchor bolt marker
    Patent number: 4993168
    Abstract: An anchor post or bolt marker including a base member which supports a reciprocating marking punch perpendicular thereto for marking anchor bolt positions when it is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas J. Acuna
  • Fishing lure
    Patent number: 4976061
    Abstract: An improved fishing lure which includes a spacer secured to a fishhook which positions and holds the hook at a predetermined distance and optimum position behind a spinner which holds the baitfish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Inventor: Richard b. Pool
  • Method for dismantling a natural gas holder
    Patent number: 4965922
    Abstract: A method for dismantling a gas holder structure by alternately lifting and lowering the gas holder while disassembling it around the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Bigge Crane & Rigging Co.
    Inventors: Brock R. Settlemier, Steven R. Bone, John Tolivaisa, James E. Nugent
  • Evacuation chair
    Patent number: 4963762
    Abstract: A chair secured between parallel carrier arms which extend from the front and back of the chair enables the carrying of a handicapped person by two other people including on staricases or under other conditions where conventional conveyances for the handicapped such as wheel chairs, gurneys, stretchers or the like are unsuitable. The chair is extendable and contractable relative to the carrier arms between an expanded operating configuration and a flat compact storage configuration which makes it practical to stock and prominently display the apparatus in locations such as high rise buildings where it may be needed during emergency evacuations or for other purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Norman D. Koerner
    Inventor: Royce L. Brooks
  • Fuel injection conversion system for V-twin motorcycle engines
    Patent number: 4955348
    Abstract: A conversion kit for V-twin motorcycles to convert them from carbureted to fuel injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: William A. Budde
    Inventors: William A. Budde, Floyd Khapp
  • Soft backpack for scuba diver air tanks
    Patent number: 4952095
    Abstract: A soft backpack for SCUBA diver air tanks wherein a bladder filled with fluid is secured to the driver's tank and disposed between the tank and the diver's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Inventor: William D. Walters
  • Push rod tube for high lift rocker arms
    Patent number: 4926805
    Abstract: A flat four opposed cylinder air cooled Volkswagen engine push rod tube having a fluted upper end to accommodate push rod lateral movement caused by high lift rocker arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventor: Robert A. Tomlinson
  • Enclosure for a watertight underwater computer display module
    Patent number: D310072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Inventor: Robert Hollis
  • Oil filter cannister
    Patent number: D317814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Inventor: Robert A. Tomlinson
  • Push rod tube
    Patent number: D318055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventor: Robert A. Tomlinson
  • Bicycle drive chain guide
    Patent number: D321334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Inventor: John W. Greenlaw