Patents Represented by Attorney Roy E. Petherbridge
  • Patent number: 4003457
    Abstract: A clutch comprising a clutching member having a central aperture and channel means disposed therein, a clutched member disposed within the aperture and spaced apart from the clutching member, and clutch means disposed co-axially in the aperture between the clutching member and the clutched member. The clutch means include a plurality of force-transmitting rollers surrounding the clutched member and roller means larger in diameter than the force-transmitting rollers being spaced around the clutched member to support the clutching member on the clutched member independently of the force-transmitting rollers for rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1977
    Assignee: Dahltron Corporation
    Inventor: Arvid Dahlstrom
  • Patent number: 3979193
    Abstract: A apparatus for controlling the amount of polluting substances within a fluid such as the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, wherein the polluted fluid passes through a corona-producing chamber having spaced conductive members biased by an alternating electrical potential which effect elimination or conversion of the harmful substances within the exhaust through a series of chemical reactions. Prior to passing through the corona-producing chamber, the exhaust gas is mixed with air or other oxygen containing substance to create an ozone field and other chemical reactants within the chamber to reduce the amount of various contaminants of the polluted gas. The corona-producing member is provided with a plurality of corona-emitting elements which cause an intense corona discharge to occur within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Inventor: Jack Sikich
  • Patent number: 3954695
    Abstract: An improved molding composition comprising a refractory sand, clay and water. The sand is coated with a thermo-plastic resin prior to being mixed with the other components of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: Manley Bros. of Indiana, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Cleland