Patents Assigned to Product Engineering, Inc.
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Patent number: 10045617Abstract: A storage cabinet includes a base fixedly attached to a wall and a frame coupled to the base. The frame includes a first side, a second side, and a cavity. The storage cabinet also includes a storage bin having a first side and a second side. The storage bin is removably positionable within the cavity such that the first side of the storage bin is retained within the cavity by a flange of the frame extending from the first side of the frame toward the second side of the frame, and the second side of the storage bin is adjacent the second side of the frame. The storage cabinet further includes a lock coupled to the base adjacent the second side of the frame. The lock selectively engages the second side of the storage bin to secure the storage bin in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Midwest Products and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Natasha L. Lehndorf, Tony Le, Jeff George, Lou Lucchi, Nadder D. Sahar, Christian J. Stefanovitz, David P. Bongard, Daniel S. Margulis
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Patent number: 9249644Abstract: A process of manufacturing a well closure apparatus and using it downhole by releasing components contained within the apparatus. The well closure apparatus is an internal bidirectional tubing plug that is adapted for insertion into a tubing string for sealing the tubing string internally while running the tubing into a fluid filled well. The tubing plug is comprised of a body having an inner surface with a recess or passage extending through the body from one end to the other. The recess holds petals and a keystone petal that are held within the recess by a cork and the cork is held in place by a nut. At depth, the tubing is filled with well fluid, the tubing plug is released at a predetermined hydraulic pressure, and the pieces of the releasing components are pumped to the bottom of the well or are circulated out of the well.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: New Product Engineering, Inc.Inventor: William Bundy Stone
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Patent number: 9168566Abstract: A projection blackboard having both of an excellent blackboard function and an excellent screen function, and a process for producing the same. The surface enamel layer that is an outermost layer of the enamel layers is formed by using a enameling upper glaze wherein at least titanium oxide coated particles, or a titanium oxide glaze together therewith is blended into a transparent mat glaze, so as to render the layer an enamel layer having a predetermined color tone, a surface characteristic that the Rz is from 5 to 25 ?m and a reflective characteristic that the peak gain is 0.28 or more, or having these properties and a glossiness Gs (75°) of 1 to 30%. This makes it possible to produce a blackboard excellent in both of blackboard function and screen function. The titanium oxide coated particles are preferably particles wherein surfaces of mica particles are coated with titanium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: JFE METAL PRODUCTS & ENGINEERING INC.Inventor: Kazuhiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 8985224Abstract: An internal bidirectional tubing plug for plugging a well to prevent well fluids from passing the plug in a well conduit until the internal components of the plug are pumped out of its body. The body of the plug connects to the well's tubing string. The body holds a petal assembly consisting of several petals and a tapered cork assembly located within an opening formed by the petals. Both assemblies are sandwiched between upper and lower pistons. Hydrostatic pressure on the bottom of the plug as it is lowered into the fluid filled well holds the petals within the body. The internal components of the plug are removed from the body by applying hydraulic pressure in the upper area of the plug. This causes the plug to fail at a recess provided in the cork, resulting in the two assemblies and the pistons being forced out of the body.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: New Product Engineering, Inc.Inventor: William Bundy Stone
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Publication number: 20130216715Abstract: A projection blackboard having both of an excellent blackboard function and an excellent screen function, and a process for producing the same. The surface enamel layer that is an outermost layer of the enamel layers is formed by using a enameling upper glaze wherein at least titanium oxide coated particles, or a titanium oxide glaze together therewith is blended into a transparent mat glaze, so as to render the layer an enamel layer having a predetermined color tone, a surface characteristic that the Rz is from 5 to 25 ?m and a reflective characteristic that the peak gain is 0.28 or more, or having these properties and a glossiness Gs (75°) of 1 to 30%. This makes it possible to produce a blackboard excellent in both of blackboard function and screen function. The titanium oxide coated particles are preferably particles wherein surfaces of mica particles are coated with titanium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: JFE METAL PRODUCTS & ENGINEERING INC.Inventor: JFE METAL PRODUCTS & ENGINEERING INC.
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Patent number: 8470451Abstract: A projection blackboard having both of an excellent blackboard function and an excellent screen function, and a process for producing the same. The surface enamel layer that is an outermost layer of the enamel layers is formed by using a enameling upper glaze wherein at least titanium oxide coated particles, or a titanium oxide glaze together therewith is blended into a. transparent mat glaze, so as to render the layer an enamel layer having a predetermined color tone, a surface characteristic that the Rz is from 5 to 25 ?m and a reflective characteristic that the peak gain is 0.28 or more, or having these properties and a glossiness Gs(75°)of 1 to 30%. This makes it possible to produce a blackboard excellent in both of blackboard function and screen function. The titanium oxide coated particles are preferably particles wherein surfaces of mica particles are coated with titanium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2005Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: JFE Metal Products & Engineering Inc.Inventor: Kazuhiro Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090155759Abstract: Problem Provided are a projection blackboard having both of an excellent blackboard function and an excellent screen function, and a process for producing the same. Solving means The surface enamel layer that is an outermost layer of the enamel layers is formed by using a enameling upper glaze wherein at least titanium oxide coated particles, or a titanium oxide glaze together therewith is blended into a transparent mat glaze, so as to render the layer an enamel layer having a predetermined color tone, a surface characteristic that the Rz is from 5 to 25 ?m and a reflective characteristic that the peak gain is 0.28 or more, or having these properties and a glossiness Gs (75°) of 1 to 30%. This makes it possible to produce a blackboard excellent in both of blackboard function and screen function. The titanium oxide coated particles are preferably particles wherein surfaces of mica particles are coated with titanium oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: JFE METAL PRODUCTS & ENGINEERING INC.Inventor: Kazuhiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 7500369Abstract: The invention consists of a unit 10 including a two-piece, snap together housing made of elements 40 and 50 which forms the orifice seat and the transitions which direct moisture away from the seat area and prevents the accumulation of moisture in the seat area. Left-Hand (LH) housing 50 contains a blind journal and right-hand (RH) housing portion 40 contains a through journal for support and location of the gate 60. Also integral to the RH housing portion 40 are bosses for attaching the snap action switches 80, which determine gate orientation and mounting a gear motor 90, and can generally be referenced as “gate position sensors”. Such switches could also be replaced with other gate position sensors such as know in the art such as hall effect switches, magnetic switches, optical devices, etc. The gear motor provides the driving torque to the gate 60 through a cam-coupling 70, which has four switch detents 71, oriented to an internal shaft indexing means.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2006Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Mid-South Products Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Larry Eugene Unger, Mike Nick Glavaris, Jr.
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Publication number: 20070017236Abstract: The invention consists of a unit 10 including a two-piece, snap together housing made of elements 40 and 50 which forms the orifice seat and the transitions which direct moisture away from the seat area and prevents the accumulation of moisture in the seat area. Left-Hand (LH) housing 50 contains a blind journal and right-hand (RH) housing portion 40 contains a through journal for support and location of the gate 60. Also integral to the RH housing portion 40. are bosses for attaching the snap action switches 80, which determine gate orientation and mounting a gear motor 90, and can generally be referenced as “gate position sensors”. Such switches could also be replaced with other gate position sensors such as know in the art such as hall effect switches, magnetic switches, optical devices, etc. The gear motor provides the driving torque to the gate 60 through a cam-coupling 70, which has four switch detents 71, oriented to an internal shaft indexing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: Mid-South Products Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Larry Unger, Mike Glavaris
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Patent number: 7107775Abstract: The invention consists of a unit 10 including a two-piece, snap together housing made of elements 40 and 50 which forms the orifice seat and the transitions which direct moisture away from the seat area and prevents the accumulation of moisture in the seat area. Left-Hand (LH) housing 50 contains a blind journal and right-hand (RH) housing portion 40 contains a through journal for support and location of the gate 60. Also integral to the RH housing portion 40 are bosses for attaching the snap action switches 80, which determine gate orientation and mounting a gear motor 90, and can generally be referenced as “gate position sensors”. Such switches could also be replaced with other gate position sensors such as know in the art such as hall effect switches, magnetic switches, optical devices, etc. The gear motor provides the driving torque to the gate 60 through a cam-coupling 70, which has four switch detents 71, oriented to an internal shaft indexing means.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Mid-South Products Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Larry Eugene Unger, Mike Nick Glavaris, Jr.
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Patent number: 6716490Abstract: A method for making an enameled steel sheet includes the steps of spraying a slurry to form a slurry layer onto a surface of a substrate and firing the slurry layer. In this method, the slurry has a static surface tension of 50 dyne/cm or less and an apparent viscosity of 500 mPa·s that is measured with a model E viscometer at a rotation of 100 rpm. Alternatively, the method includes a step of spraying a slurry for forming an enamel layer onto a surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate is vibrated when the slurry is applied or when the slurry applied is still fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Metal Products & Engineering Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayashi, Masao Taguchi, Yasumasa Fukushima, Masato Takagi, Shinichi Noma
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Publication number: 20030194498Abstract: A method for making an enameled steel sheet includes the steps of spraying a slurry to form a slurry layer onto a surface of a substrate and firing the slurry layer. In this method, the slurry has a static surface tension of 50 dyne/cm or less and an apparent viscosity of 500 mPa·s that is measured with a model E viscometer at a rotation of 100 rpm. Alternatively, the method includes a step of spraying a slurry for forming an enamel layer onto a surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate is vibrated when the slurry is applied or when the slurry applied is still fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Kawasaki Steel Metal Products & Engineering Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Hayashi, Masao Taguchi, Yasumasa Fukushima, Masato Takagi, Shinichi Noma
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Patent number: 6447862Abstract: Product information label having a planar base and a product information pamphlet beneath a protective layer which is applied to a product and/or a product container where the pamphlet is accessed for viewing and resealed for subsequent reference and use.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Product Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Bruce C. Rankin, Dennis J. Tursso
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Patent number: 5993974Abstract: A porcelain enameled steel sheet comprises an aluminum/zinc alloy-plated steel sheet and a porcelain enamel coating layer as the upper most layer of the steel sheet, wherein an interstitial layer having good adhesion to the plating layer and the enamel coating layer is sandwiched between these two layers. The intermediate layer is preferably a member selected from the group consisting of: (1) the surface layer on the aluminum/zinc alloy-plating layer, whose aluminum content is not less than 96% by weight; (2) the surface layer on the aluminum-zinc alloy-plating layer, which comprises aluminum, nickel and not more than 1% by weight of zinc; (3) a coating layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mo, Mn, Ni--P, Ni--Co--P and Co--P; (4) a chromate layer; and (5) a coating layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc phosphate, manganese phosphate and aluminum phosphate.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignees: Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Kawasaki Steel Metal Products & Engineering Inc.Inventors: Yasumasa Fukushima, Masato Kumagai, Kyoko Hamahara, Toshihide Suzuki, Koji Watanabe, Hiroshi Nagaishi, Fusao Togashi
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Patent number: 5866219Abstract: Product information label system having a base member and a foldout medical information pamphlet which is applied to medicinal and drug containers where the foldout pamphlet is resealable for subsequent use.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1996Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Product Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Paul McClure, Dennis J. Tursso, Bill Weernink, James R. Meineke
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Patent number: 5849138Abstract: Apparatus and process for application of pamphlets to a backing web having preprinted labels including a pamphlet applicator featuring cylindrical drive cams which propel pamphlet grasping assemblies at different speed rates to achieve optimum spacing during pamphlet application to a laminate web.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1996Date of Patent: December 15, 1998Assignee: Product Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Donald W. Olson
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Patent number: 4872552Abstract: A safety package (54) for preventing accidental skin pricking by a hypodermic syringe type needle (16) having a needle hub (14) joining the needle (16) to the syringe (18) and comprising a first tubular section (12) securable at its first end to the needle hub (14). A second tubular section (54) is secured at a first end to a hinge (56) and surrounds the needle (16) in a first position (FIG. 1) with a longitudinal slot (58) formed therein and positioned to pivot about the hinge (56) and away from the needle (16) to a second position (FIG. 2) with the needle (16) passing through the longitudinal slot (58, FIG. 3) to expose the needle (16) for use and, after use of the needle, to pivot the second tubular section (54) back to its first position.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1988Date of Patent: October 10, 1989Assignee: Mid-South Products Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Larry E. Unger