Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm William H. Maxwell
  • Artist's hand and brush guide for adjustable traveling mahl
    Patent number: 5193772
    Abstract: A hand and brush guide manipulated the length of a mahl in the form of a beam adjusted as to height over a base supporting an artist's canvas, carriages at opposite sides of the base carrying the mahl in spaced relation over the base and supported canvas, the guide slidably carried on the mahl by antifriction bearings and positioned by a brake for steadying the artist's hand and brush, with adjustment for said spaced relation of the mahl and guide from the canvas and with braking to position them between top and bottom positions over the canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventor: Walter G. Johnston
  • Polymer desiccant and system for dehumidified air conditioning
    Patent number: 5191771
    Abstract: A liquid polymer-salt solution as a desiccant in an air conditioning system comprised of a heat-pipe having its heat absorber section in an outside air inlet duct following water vapor adsorption into the desiccant by a contacter section of a dehumidifier, and the heat-pipe having its heat rejecter section in an exhaust air duct and preferably preceeding water vapor discharge from the desiccant by a regenerater section of the dehumidifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Inventor: Milton Meckler
  • Water conserving toilet flapper valve control
    Patent number: 5185891
    Abstract: A manual flush control for toilets having a normally closed flapper type float valve held shut by the head of water pressure in the flush tank, and characterized by a height limiting means for said valve to cause servo closing and preempting automatic operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Inventor: Leif Rise
  • Auto dashboard drink conditioner
    Patent number: 5165646
    Abstract: A food and beverage conditioner attachment to auto dashboards, wherein a walled body forms a plenum chamber receiving food and beverage containers exposed therein to the discharge of air conditioner air flowing freely therethrough and into the passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: Danny F. Gewecke
  • Anti buffeting safety-racing helmet
    Patent number: 5165116
    Abstract: A safety helmet for racing characterized by a lift reducing stall-strip and air discharge slot supplying air from the ventilation space between the helmet shell and the wearer's head for discharge over the stall-strip so that buffeting by turbulent air at high velocity is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: Elwood J. B. Simpson
  • Mono filiment dispenser spool winder
    Patent number: 5163632
    Abstract: A winder for mono-filament weed cutter line from a bulk supply and into a dispenser used in weed cutter machines, accomodating both internal and external withdrawal types of packaging, featuring cone-shaped members adapting to varied configurations of cutter line packaging and spools therefor, arranged to avoid entanglement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Inventors: Charles C. Chilcoat, Kayfar Z. Bushey
  • Selective fused circuit continuity test apparatus
    Patent number: 5153523
    Abstract: A fuse and circuit testing apparatus providing a fuse adapter for each of a multiplicity of fuses and accessory circuits, the adapter inserted into a receptacle and carrying the fuse, the circuit at one terminal of each fuse being isolated for selector switch continuity through either the accessory or a continuity testing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Inventor: Joseph Samaniego
  • Jet activated toilet flushing apparatus
    Patent number: 5113536
    Abstract: A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by an inherently leakproof syphon, primer and flush tube aligned with a flush pipe into the toilet, with a jet opening from the discharge of the syphon to initiate flushing when a charge of water is manually dumped from a bucket and through the flush tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Inventor: John S. Osmond
  • Catalytic-compression timed ignition
    Patent number: 5109817
    Abstract: A catalytic prereaction timing ignition method and igniter unit for timed ignition of a fuel-air mixture in internal combustion engines providing an ignition chamber open into the combustion chamber of the engine, there being a catalytic igniter positioned in the ignition chamber to intercept a pressure front of stratified fuel-air mixture penetrating a prechamber timing zone of the ignition chamber and controlled by the spring rate of burnt gasses captured in a buffer zone of the ignition chamber during the compression cycle and ignited by the pressure front touching the igniter to effect the power stroke of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Altronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Cherry
  • Primer tank toilet flushing apparatus
    Patent number: 5109552
    Abstract: A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by an inherently leakproof syphon, a manually discharged primer tank initiating syphoning through a discharge tube and toilet flush tube, and with a floating flush valve and control for complete discharge of primer water followed by immediate closure to ensure continued syphoning, the primer tank being automatically refilled with the rise of float controlled supply tank water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: John S. Osmond
  • Weather-strip seals and installation thereof
    Patent number: 5095658
    Abstract: A weather proofing seal for installation in complementary eliptically undercut channels in a door or window jamb, characterized by a dart-shaped anchor having a rib projecting through a narrow slot opening of the channel, the seal characterized by a depressible bulb-shaped body lying contiguous to both the jamb and a slamming stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Inventor: Arnold Anderhalden
  • Arrow rest for archery bows
    Patent number: 5085201
    Abstract: An arrow rest frame has a support frame for mounting on an archery bow. The arrow rest frame has a pair of opposing, spaced arrow rest wheels forming a cradle on which an arrow to be shot is rested. The arrow rest frame includes a resilient parallel linkage which provides downward movement of the arrow rest wheels to compensate for a downward bowed deflection in the arrow shaft. The resiliency of the parallel linkage is adjustable. The arrow rest employs small narrow tired wheels for minimum friction drag and for allowing free flight of the arrow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Inventors: John E. Tepper, Timothy T. Tepper
  • Low cost return diverter valve
    Patent number: 5083589
    Abstract: A diverter-return body for a diverter valve directing water through a filter unit and characterized by low cost manufacture in its body of round configuration that minimizes machining and polishing, and assembled with a return coupling and mounted by a diverter coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Inventor: Anthony C. Wilcock
  • Fat skimming ladle
    Patent number: 5077900
    Abstract: A fat skimmer in the form of a ladle having a deep vessel bowl with a rim at which there are ports for the transfer of surrounding fatty liquid into the vessel, determined by manipulation controlled by a locator associated with the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Inventor: Robert K. Jamentz
  • Trim attachment for vehicle wheels
    Patent number: 5071684
    Abstract: A decorative trim attachment for universal application to vehicle wheels and comprised of an elongated member of flexible material installed between the wheel rim and tire bead by deflating the tire without removal from the wheel, characterized by a bead of selected color integral with a fin member for wheel-tire anchorage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Inventor: Danny E. Gewecke
  • Injection fitted boot liner
    Patent number: 5067257
    Abstract: A protective liner custom fitted by low pressure fluid injection over a wearer's anatomy, by permeation of select areas of porous padding, surrounding areas of nonporous padding, with an impervious membrane occluding portions of the porous padding to control fluid resin penetration, and with scarfed abuttment of padding for gradual softness variation; including a method by which a pair of liners are simultaneously injected with fluid resin while the wearer's anatomy is in place, for hardening of the fluid resin and of the permeated padding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Inventor: Sven Coomer
  • Gas breaker, automatic gas shut-off valve
    Patent number: 5052429
    Abstract: A gas flow shut-off valve that senses seismic motion inducing oscillating ball movement in a concave dish of a lateral valve chamber. When the intensity of seismic shaking reaches a destructive level, the ball valve is dislodged from the dish into a valve seat, thus blocking the gas flow passage through the valve. The tripped ball is reset from outside the valve by using a strong magnet to retrieve the ball from the valve seat and back to the dish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventor: Keun Young Yoo
  • Automatic wick waterer for plants
    Patent number: 5046282
    Abstract: An automatic soil waterer, especially for potted plants, having an airtight water supply chamber with a discharge into the soil controlled by a hydrophilic probe element followed by a hydrophobic element, preferably with an entrapment chamber therebetween, passing soil air into the water supply chamber, thereby discharging a proportional amount of water into the soil, there being water discharge control by means of a well open to the water supply chamber discharge and with a capillary wick therein exposed to the rise of water in the well and extending into the soil to wet the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Inventor: Dale Whitaker
  • Water conserving toilet flush control
    Patent number: 5031254
    Abstract: A manual flush control for toilets having a normally closed float valve held shut by the head of water pressure in the flush tank, and characterized by a height limiting means for said valve to cause servo closing and preempting automatic operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Inventor: Leif Rise
  • Remote steering control for outboard powerheads
    Patent number: 5029547
    Abstract: A remote steering control for outboard powerheads on boats, having a reversible motor and pinion mounted on a bracket moving with the powerhead engaging a tiller segment on the motor mount, steering right and left in response to a remote and portable hand held control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventor: Richard T. Novey