Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Robert T. Johnson
  • Patent number: 4777697
    Abstract: Caster wheel mount apparatus is disclosed, which comprises load carrying bearings and swivel bearings, each set of bearings is contained in its own race, and the bearings are protected from contamination by a skirt on the outer periphery of the load carrying bearings, and drainage of the races of the bearings is has should contaminants such as water or steam enter the bearing mount races. A suitable grease fitting is mounted on the load bearing race for lubrication as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Inventor: Lon G. Berndt
  • Patent number: 4705028
    Abstract: A body stimulating mechanical jogger, for use by a person in a standing, sitting, or back laying position comprising a removable handle bar frame 1, mounted on a housing body 8 and body housing body containing means to move foot treadles 6, in a reciprocating motion, by action of cam wheels 10 driven by electric motor 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Inventor: Phillip J. Melby
  • Patent number: 4702036
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed to provide a safety gate comprised of two segments, which on being closed, the segments overlap each other and can be locked in this closed position. Each gate segment is mounted on hinges in turn fastened to doorway frame pillars. The overlapping gate segments allow for convenience of fitting various widths of door frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Inventor: Stanley A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 4697775
    Abstract: In a fishing boat there is usually a shortage of space, and further in night fishing, a lantern is required. It is a purpose of this invention to disclose a boat gunwale attachment apparatus that is mounted over the gunwale and suitable for holding a lantern, for example, on the outboard side of a boat. This apparatus may fit in slots in a gunwale attachment or it may straddle the gunwale and boat sidewall, and held rigidly in place by a wing nut on assembly screw extending through outboard and inboard housing segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Inventor: Mark E. Wille
  • Patent number: 4696124
    Abstract: Disclosure is made in this invention of a secondary fishing line release apparatus in downrigger fishing, wherein this secondary fishing line release comprises a line release eye freely slidable on primary fishing line release wire and this secondary line release eye comprising a leg of the line release eye extending through line release loop of line release eye and the line release loop flexes outwardly beyond the leg of the line release eye to free the line extending from the fishing pole to the fish caught on the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Inventor: Mark E. Wille
  • Patent number: 4666396
    Abstract: This invention is to disclose an insulated heated sprue bushing in plastic molding apparatus, and comprises a plastic molded segment as a thermal barrier to insulate or break the heat flow between the sprue bushing shoulder and neck section of the stem of the sprue bushing, and a heater band placed on the head of the sprue bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Inventor: Richard J. Shaw
  • Patent number: 4647252
    Abstract: Laying of tile underground in a trench involves great care in maintaining a uniform grade and to lay the tile aligned uniformly. It is a purpose of this invention to disclose apparatus for laying of pipe and tile in an underground trench wherein a grade is maintained by means of a grade control shoe joined on the front end of a tile laying box and the tile laying box with the grade control shoe attached is pulled forward by the trench digging back hoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Melco Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Richard M. Floy
  • Patent number: 4614048
    Abstract: A conventional snow plow comprises a scraper blade set at an angle, which then deposits a ridge of snow at the railing edge of the scraper blade. This ridge of snow creates problems at driveways and crosswalks.This present invention discloses a snow plow apparatus to control deposit of ridge of snow and thus prevent said ridge of snow at driveways, crosswalks, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Inventor: Phillip J. Melby
  • Patent number: 4613110
    Abstract: This invention discloses improved venting of dies in molding of thermoset plastic molding compounds wherein said invention consists of a vent system comprising a vent extending from a molding die to a vent well and said vent well venting to the atmosphere. This can be depicted as: die to vent well to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Inventor: Robert H. Rose
  • Patent number: 4574631
    Abstract: A liquid level indicating gage comprised of two unitary or integral molded components one, or first component, molded of a clear transparent plastic being a sight window, an arc segment and two leg mounts attached to said sight window, and a mounting hole in each leg mount, and screw mounting holes in the face of the sight window, the other or second component being a unitary or integral molding of foamed plastic, this component consisting of a float section attached to a float arm section and an upper arm section and an indicating segment extending from the upper arm section, and pivot pin axle at the juncture of the upper arm section and float arm section, the second component pivot pin axle mounted in the holes in leg mounts of sight glass, the foamed plastic float section of second component having a specific gravity less than the specific gravity of liquid being measured and the float section to activate the indicating segment located on under side of the sight window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Inventor: Stanley A. Johnson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4566695
    Abstract: A racket having a rectangularly shaped head portion with holes located therein for the reception of adjustable string mounts. The adjustable mounts consist of a threaded end for engagement with a nut and two looped portions at the opposite end for engagement with the strings. Additionally, blind holes are located in the frame for seating the looped portions after the mounts have been sufficiently tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Inventor: Phillip J. Melby
  • Patent number: 4565196
    Abstract: A disposable smoke mask and apparatus comprising breathable gas or air contained under pressure in the canister and connected by a hose to the mask, and wherein breathable gas contained in the canister is released to the hose by means of a valve actuated by removal of a snap ring section to allow a spring under compression to actuate a plunger unit tube, to allow breathable gas to flow through a suitable orifice into the plunger unit tube and through another orifice in the top of the plunger unit tube, and the hose and into the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Melco Co Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip J. Melby, James J. Koch
  • Patent number: 4562990
    Abstract: In molding of plastic materials, particularly thermoset compounds, venting of dies is essential to obtain well molded parts, and this invention discloses improved venting of dies in molding of thermoset plastic compounds wherein a vent path 4 vents from the die into a vent well 3, said vent well comprises a wedge shape having a transition angle of 10.degree. to 35.degree. and a vent extension 6 extending from said vent well 3, to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Inventor: Robert H. Rose
  • Patent number: 4461503
    Abstract: This invention discloses means to protect automobile sides and door panels from scratches, bumps and similar damage, particularly the door panels or sections, by means of an Electric Body Trim Guard, which comprises an extendable trim guard mounted on door panels, and retracting the extended trim by means of electrically activated solenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Inventor: Phillip J. Melby
  • Patent number: 4443175
    Abstract: There is described, apparatus and method for runnerless transfer molding of thermoset compounds, comprising feeding plasticized compound directly into dies through gates and nozzles by means provided to transfer plasticized compound extrudate into a cylinder to be forced by a ram directly into the dies through nozzles and gates, and wherein cured compound in the cylinder may be readily withdrawn from said cylinder by withdrawal of the ram from said cylinder, and cured sprue of compound removed from said ram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventors: Robert H. Rose, Allen J. Rose
  • Patent number: 4365807
    Abstract: A golf club wherein the grip portion contains alignment indicators and is rotatable to vary the position of the indicators. The upper end of the club shaft includes a toothed collar which meshes with a toothed collar on the upper end of the rotatable grip portion. The toothed components are biased into engagement with each other by a compression spring acting on the lower end of the rotatable grip portion. The alignment indicators are in the form of a diagonally-extending elevated area located centrally around the grip portion, and a flat section extending lengthwise of the grip portion. The elevated area is formed by a diagonal wrapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventor: Phillip J. Melby
  • Patent number: D283240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Mel-Co Corporation
    Inventor: Phillip J. Melby
  • Patent number: D287940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Inventor: Wilbur E. DeGroff