Patents by Inventor William D. Rattan

William D. Rattan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7251994
    Abstract: A tire pressure indicating apparatus has a plurality of interconnected concentric cylindrical parts including, a base, a flexible diaphragm providing an annular U-shaped wall, a valve body, an indicator sleeve, a cover and a spring, the spring compressively engaged between the cover and the indicator sleeve, such that a pressure differential across the diaphragm acts in opposition to the spring to move the indicator sleeve axially so as to display a colored surface of the sleeve through a window in the cover, or an alternate color uncovered by sleeve movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventors: Brandon Maldonado, William D. Rattan
  • Patent number: 4489740
    Abstract: A cleaning machine for cleaning annular discs is disclosed. Annular discs of rigid or flexible material are designed to receive a magnetic coating capable of operating as a memory for a computer. The cleaning machine uses a spindle that aligns and holds the disc. The spindle rotates and high pressure cleaning fluid simultaneously washes both sides of the disc. In one embodiment the spindle has a conical ferrule made of abrasion-resistant rubber. In another embodiment the spindle includes centrifugally-operable hold down arms that extend from the spindle during rotation to keep the disc on the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: General Signal Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Rattan, Craig M. Walwyn