Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm David C Brezina
  • Patent number: 5381065
    Abstract: A control circuit for controlling a vehicle window closing and door locking device, comprises a first circuit having three X-OR gates and one AND gate for determining the vehicle general conditions, a second circuit having AND gates and power transistors for determining the vehicle specific conditions, for energizing the individual window motors, and for activating the door lock solenoid. The windows will be closed and the doors will be locked if three conditions are met: (1) no one is seated inside the vehicle, (2) all doors are closed, and (3) the ignition key is not in the ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventor: Thomas Jones
  • Patent number: 5352017
    Abstract: An arrangement of pins and open-mouthed slots provide an apparatus for interconnecting furniture modules to form a sectional sofa in order to enable rapid and easy blind connection, while permitting both ease in disconnection and elimination of stresses on the frames of adjoining sections, through the camming and interlocking action between pins and slots on rails on the respective adjacent modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Lloyd G. Berning
  • Patent number: 5274945
    Abstract: An illuminated fishing float for line fishing uses a tubular container for an illumination source of transparent elastomeric material telescoping into a supporting tube and having an end closure whereby the illumination source can be readily inserted, removed and replaced by detachment of the container and telescoped support tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Inventor: Rudolph Ross
  • Patent number: 5234286
    Abstract: An underground water storage reservoir has a molded tank of attachable upper and lower bodies, the bodies being of common geometry nestable for storage and transportation prior to installation, the installed reservoir co-acting with a precipitation receiving roof of a building, water inlet, conduits, valve and overflow, controllable pump and a sump to utilize water from the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Inventor: Kenneth Wagner
  • Patent number: 5042332
    Abstract: A coupling for interconnected members uses a pin positioned in holes perpendicular to the axes of the members, where the holes in each are formed and arranged by angular displacement so that the pin rotationally forces the members against one another for an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Qualicorp, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael F. Nickipuck
  • Patent number: 5013024
    Abstract: A feed magazine for feeding items for an envelope insertion apparatus is adjustable along three axes and includes a resiliently mounted adjustable floor plate which permits tilting adjustment about a lateral axis, and includes a jam detector for signaling misfeeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Inventor: Robert E. Stevens
  • Patent number: 4968975
    Abstract: A remote sensing smoke detector suitable for use in a building with hollow walls or ceilings defining inaccessable spaces such as attics, suspended ceilings or an attached closet, garage, or storage area having a main alarm and power source unit affixed on the interior surface of the wall or ceiling, with a mast positioning a sensor to provide a signal to the main alarm unit in the presence of combustion products in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Inventor: Frank V. Fritz
  • Patent number: D349312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Inventor: Jason P. Whalen
  • Patent number: D351304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Sally Designs, Ltd.
    Inventor: Henry P. Glass