Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm J. Daniel Lykins
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Patent number: 6764632Abstract: An energy attenuation restrictor device for use in an energy attenuation apparatus for a conduit adapted to convey a liquid under pressure, particularly, in the power steering system of a vehicle wherein said energy attenuation restrictor device includes a tuning cable composed of a first organic polymer and a fitting member composed of a second organic polymer, and a method for molding the energy attenuation restrictor device are described.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2003Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Dayco Products, LLCInventors: Jayanta Bhattacharyya, Terence E. Skiba
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Patent number: 6716021Abstract: An extrusion system for extruding a layer of a plastic or rubber material onto a work piece without having to continuously adjust the extrusion system during the “set-up” mode to “full-run” mode, wherein the extruded layer exhibits a predetermined cross-section size and a uniform wall gauge concentricity.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Dayco Products, LLCInventors: Joseph C. Worley, Gene L. Patterson
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Patent number: 6692391Abstract: A tool for installation and removal of power transmission belts from fixed center pulleys in a power transmission system. The tool consists of a principal member for attaching to a pulley, thus absorbing forces created during installing and removing belts, and simplifying the process. Separate installing and removing devices are secured to the principal member and all configured to support and maneuver the belt while installing onto, or removing from, the selected pulley.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Dayco Products, LLCInventors: Doug G. Gerring, David E. Gardner, Brian A. Brundage
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Patent number: 6666238Abstract: A collar for use in a fuel filler assembly comprising: a first semicircular shaped structure having a first pair of terminal ends which lie in a common vertical plane, each of the terminal ends including at least two locking means, a top edge forming an upper semicircular rim, a bottom edge forming a lower semicircular rim, the top edge and the bottom edge lying in spaced apart horizontal planes with respect to each other, an outer circumferential side separating the top edge and the bottom edge; and a second semicircular shaped structure having a second pair of terminal ends which lie in a common vertical plane, the two terminal ends including at least two locking means, a top edge forming an upper semicircular rim, a bottom edge forming a lower semicircular rim, the top edge and the bottom edge lying in spaced apart horizontal planes with respect to each other, wherein the first semicircular shaped structure and the second semicircular shaped structure are locked together at the first and the second pair ofType: GrantFiled: June 13, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Dayco Products, LLCInventors: Allen G. Crowley, David D. Chen, Mingchi Michael Tsai
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Patent number: 6666294Abstract: A belt driven power steering system for use in a vehicle to eliminate energy waste.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Dayco Products, LLCInventors: Joey D. Edson, Billy L. Speer
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Patent number: 6640563Abstract: An electrically actuated clutch assembly for a compressor in an automotive air conditioner is described wherein clutch engagement to and disengagement with the compressor are momentary events with no electrical current being required to maintain the on and off states of the clutch.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Dayco Products, LLCInventors: Richard J. Meckstroth, Daniel G. Engler
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Patent number: 6136405Abstract: A process for forming a sheet material having a fibrous surface and the sheet material produced thereby; the fibers are produced by deposition of a heated, thermally sensitive material on to a substrate, which is transported at a velocity approximately equal to the velocity of the material being deposited, by manipulating the fiber density and denier, the sheet material can be made to be either softer or rougher to the touch.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1996Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Terrill Alan Young, George Christopher Dobrin, Dennis Albert Thomas
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Patent number: 5957909Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet joined to the topsheet; an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a soft resilient member attached to the absorbent core or outside of the core which will preferentially deform, bend or lift in a predictable manner when lateral pressure is applied to the pad, wherein the resilient member consists of at least two distinct pieces of foam.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1997Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: John L. Hammons, Letha Margie Hines
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Patent number: 5947945Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet attached to the topsheet, an absorbent core of a combination of airlaid material, wetlaid material and superabsorbant, the core being positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet to absorb fluid, and wherein the core includes an elongated, cylindrical, raised portion for improved contact with a user, and a scrim material surrounding at least a portion of the raised portion of the core.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1996Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: James W. Cree, Jennifer L. David
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Patent number: 5858011Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet; a liquid impermeable backsheet joined to the topsheet; an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a soft resilient member attached to the absorbent core or outside of the core which will preferentially deform, bend or lift in a predictable manner when lateral pressure is applied to the pad, wherein the resilient member consists of at least two distinct pieces of foam.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1995Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Alan Brown, Letha Margie Hines, Debbie Catherine Schmitz
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Patent number: 5776121Abstract: Absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, having two waist regions and a crotch region are provided. The absorbent articles comprise a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a pair of longitudinally extending barrier cuffs. The barrier cuffs are formed from a lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet in at least the crotch region of the absorbent article using material that is normally discarded when the crotch area is formed. A cuff area is defined by pairs of laterally opposed cuts in the lateral extension of the topsheet and the backsheet. The cuff area is then folded and joined to the topsheet or other underlying structure to form the barrier cuff and an optional gasketing cuff.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Donald Carroll Roe, Frank Heinrich Bakes, Dean Jeffrey Daniels, Kimberly Ann Dreier, Michael Thomas Huber, John Carroll Molander
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Patent number: 5695846Abstract: Described herein is a multiple layer absorbent core having a front ear section, a crotch section and a back ear section, wherein the machine direction length of the crotch section equals the combined machine direction length of the front ear section and the back ear section, the angle and radii forming the transition from the crotch width to the ear width being equal, the core being suitable for use in an absorbent article, and a method for manufacturing such multiple layer absorbent core.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: December 9, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stephen Joseph Lange, Douglas Herrin Benson, John Walter Hackett, Gary Dean Lavon, Bret Darren Seitz
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Patent number: 5565255Abstract: A process for forming a sheet material having a fibrous surface and the sheet material produced thereby; the fibers are produced by deposition of a heated, thermally sensitive material on to a substrate, which is transported at a velocity approximately equal to the velocity of the material being deposited. By manipulating the fiber density and denier, the sheet material can be made to be either softer or rougher to the touch.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1995Date of Patent: October 15, 1996Assignee: The Procter And Gamble CompanyInventors: Terrill A. Young, George C. Dobrin, Dennis A. Thomas