Patents Represented by Law Firm Brady, O'Boyle and Gates
  • Patent number: 5021917
    Abstract: A control panel enabling and automatically disabling system is coupled between a source of electrical power and a plurality of motion controls on an aerial work platform. Upon activation of a pushbutton type power enabling switch, power is coupled to all the motion controls for a predetermined fixed time period which when activated will couple power to a respective motion producing mechanism such as a boom actuator. If none of the motion controls are activated by an operator within this time period, a timer times out and the panel thereafter becomes inactive by interrupting the electrical power. However, if a motion command is effected by actuation of any one of the motion controls during this time period, the timer is automatically reset to zero time and held thereat until all motion commands cease, at which time the timer is restarted. The enabling switch cannot be defeated by a continuous activation thereof. The enabling switch must be released and pushed again to start a new cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Kidde Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Pike, Ronald W. Beckley
  • Patent number: 5016546
    Abstract: The device, fashioned, for example, as a cashier's safe (3), has two openings (12) for the issuance of paper currency (2) and valuable objects, stored in strongboxes (1), from the interior (4) of the safe. A pivotable member equipped with conveying means takes over the strongboxes (1) and, respectively, the bills (2) from respectively one conveyor arranged in the interior (4) of the safe and pushes them through one of the openings (12). After having been emptied or loaded, the strongboxes (1) are again retracted by the member and transferred to the conveyor (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Ascom Autelca AG
    Inventor: Ernst Haueter
  • Patent number: 4998632
    Abstract: A condition indicating child-resistant cap assembly including an inner cap and an outer cap rotatably mounted on the inner cap. An indicating post is connected to the top wall of the inner cap in alignment with an opening in the top wall of the outer cap. When the cap assembly is in the child-resistant mode, the outer cap is spaced upwardly from the inner cap and is freely rotatable in one direction thereon. The post is wholly contained within the space between the inner and outer caps and therefore not visible outside the cap assembly to indicate the cap assembly is in the child-resistant mode. When the cap assembly is in the non-child-resistant mode, the outer cap is rotated in the opposite direction until it snaps, and is moved downwardly toward the inner cap and rotated in the first mentioned direction, whereby the inner and outer caps are interlocked for removal from a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Inventor: Glenn H. Morris, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4998956
    Abstract: A molded plastic cylindrical housing has an axially extending quadrant opening and includes a recess extending axially in the housing and in the vertical and horizontal right angle guide surfaces of the quadrant opening, with the recess being in communication with the quadrant opening. A file having a plurality of vertically and horizontally disposed coarse teeth at right angles to each other is mounted on a peripheral shoulder in the recess that slopes upwardly from one end of the shoulder to the other so the coarse teeth of the file slope upwardly from one end of the sharpener to the other, from a position at the end of the sharpener in the direction of the sharpening movement where the coarse teeth are below or flush with the right angle guide surfaces, and progressively extend outwardly from the guide surfaces to a position at the other end of the file where the coarse teeth protrude approximately 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Inventor: Frederick R. Sherman
  • Patent number: 4995537
    Abstract: A removable gun rack detachably mounted within a vehicle including an extensible belt connected at either end to the frame of the vehicle above the vehicle floor. Loops are provided in the belt for receiving the barrel while the vehicle floor supports the gun stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Inventor: T. Mark Thedieck
  • Patent number: 4993450
    Abstract: A cover for an outside pipe assembly having a molded fiberglass cover portion connected to a molded fiberglass base portion. The base portion is secured to the ground surrounding the pipe assembly, and a layer of insulation is provided on the interior wall surfaces of the base portion and cover portion to thereby prevent damage to the pipe assembly due to freezing or vandalism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Inventor: James W. Dunn
  • Patent number: 4984532
    Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the speed and impression on a manual ink proofer engaging a substrate wherein the manual ink proofer is detachably connected to a piston rod of a fluid motor. A valve is provided for controlling the speed at which the piston rod and associated ink proofer is retracted toward the cylinder, and an adjustable downward pressure is applied to the ink proofer to obtain the desired impression pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Inventor: Carey Winters
  • Patent number: 4983850
    Abstract: An ion implanter systems in which a deflector system comprises a first multiple pole electrostatic deflector having five or more poles for deflecting ion beams and a second multiple pole electrostatic deflector having poles of the same number as that of said first multiple pole electrostatic deflector and disposed coaxially at the rear of said first multiple pole electrostatic deflector for deflecting and pointing the ion beams deflected by said first multiple pole electrostaic deflector to a definitely predetermined direction, and said first and second deflectors are controlled so as to scan a region defined by an equilateral polygon whose sides are in number equal to or twice the poles of said each electrostatic deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Nihon Shinku Gijutsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Tsukakoshi, Yuzo Sakurada, Kazuhiro Kashimoto
  • Patent number: 4981265
    Abstract: The liquid distributor has several horizontal channels (2), the sidewalls (6, 7) of which are penetrated by vertical or inclined drain slots (10) spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the channel. At each drain slot, a plate-shaped baffle element (12) projects from the channel sidewalls (6, 7). The baffle element (12) has a baffle surface (11) directly adjoining the drain slot (10) and projecting outwardly from the channel sidewall (6, 7), and accommodates the entire amount of liquid exiting from the drain slot (10) and conducts this liquid to a (single) drainage and/or drip-off point (16). The drainage and/or drip-off point (16) is located at the lower end of the bottom edge (14) of the baffle element (12), this edge extending obliquely downwardly away from the channel (2). The liquid distributor provides locally exactly defined drainage or drip-off points, uniform liquid distribution being achieved independently of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Kuhni AG.
    Inventor: Ulrich Buhlmann
  • Patent number: 4981382
    Abstract: A rolling ball writer having a writing component carrier that slides within the barrel of the instrument in a manner similar to a ball point pen cartridge and utilizes a compression button and latching system at one end which extends and secures, respectively, the writing tip in an exposed position at the end of the barrel opposite said button, and which also has a release button incorporated on its clip which, when pressed, releases said latching system and allows an internal spring to bias said writing tip to a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Inventor: Kent D. Murphy
  • Patent number: 4979588
    Abstract: An electrical deactivation circuit and a two piece overhead guard assembly including two separately movable bar members which extends upward and over the head of an operator located on the upper work platform of an aerial work platform. The guard bar members are connected to the frame of the upper work platform by a pair of movable support assemblies, the movement of which actuates impact detection induction type proximity switch means to interrupt electrical power applied to the electrical control circuits and stop the engine powering the aerial work platform. Each movable support assembly includes a pair of spring loaded mechanical subassemblies including a pair of clamp members between which is located an elongated coil spring whose stiffness is varied in accordance with the distance separation of the clamps. An inductive type proximity switch is located in the lower end portion of each spring to sense movement of the inner end of a respective guard bar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Kidde Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Pike, Ronald W. Beckley, Donald C. Hade, Jr., Robert D. Backer
  • Patent number: 4978881
    Abstract: A piezoelectric actuator of a lamination or stack type has a plurality of sheet-like electrostrictive elements and oppositely poled electrode layers provided on the major surfaces of the each element, respectively, each electrode layer being arranged so as to define an insulating zone on the one end portion of the associated major surface. An insulating gap is formed between the adjacent elements by the insulating zone(s) and is filled with an elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naomasa Wakita, Hideharu Aoki, Makoto Okuda
  • Patent number: 4976049
    Abstract: Shower sandals having a scrubbing surface provided on the top surface of the sandal strap so that a person can scrub the bottom of his feet by removing the sandal from one foot and move the foot across the scrubbing surface on the sandal being worn on the other foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Inventor: Ronald K. Myers
  • Patent number: 4975664
    Abstract: A filter device of a three-conductor structure type having a stripline pattern resonator consisting of a plurality of juxtaposed resonator conductors between two dielectric substrates which are stacked to each other, each of said dielectric substrates being provided with an outer conductor layer which surrounds the the outer surface and side portion thereof and is connected to one ends of the juxtaposed resonator conductors, and openings for adjusting the frequency of response of the filter, each frequency adjusting opening being provided on the lateral portions of the outer conductor layers corresponding to said one end of the each resonator conductor. A conductor strip for increasing the frequency of response of the filter can be removably applied to each frequency adjusting opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Ito, Hiroyuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 4969874
    Abstract: An insert head (102) is tightly inserted in the rearward end of a commercially available ampoule (101) equipped with a plunger (100). A galvanic, gas-generating cell is arranged in the insert head (102). The plunger (100) is driven forward by the gas generated by this cell. A throttle device (103) constituted by a capillary tube is connected to the Luer's syringe (109) of the ampoule (101), the infusion fluid driven out by the plunger (100) flowing through this throttle means into a catheter (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Disetronic AG
    Inventors: Peter Michel, Hans Muller
  • Patent number: D313699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Claude R. Wimer, Jr.
    Inventor: Robert W. Remington
  • Patent number: D313802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Inventor: Andreas Peiker
  • Patent number: D314115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Inventor: Kent D. Murphy
  • Patent number: D314499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Inventor: Frederick R. Sherman
  • Patent number: D317126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Inventor: Glenn H. Morris, Sr.