Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Dorn, McEachran, Jambor & Keating
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Patent number: 5632232Abstract: A pet training system incorporating a transmitter and a pet collar. The transmitter includes a radio-frequency signal generator, with a power supply, for generating a low amplitude RF signal; the RF signal is applied to a radiation antenna, through appropriate connectors, so that the transmitter radiates an RF field in or around a designated area the pet is intended to avoid. The pet collar includes a receiving antenna and a shock device or other deterrent device actuated when the pet, wearing the collar, approaches the designated area. The radiation antenna includes at least three and preferably as many as eight or more series connected conductors so that the RF field extends an appreciable distance from the radiation antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1995Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Assignee: Waters Research CompanyInventor: Michael A. Waters
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Patent number: 5628531Abstract: A quick connector coupling includes a hollow female connector body having a plurality of slots formed therethrough to define a plurality of radial ledges. A male member received in the connector body has an enlarged annular upset. A retainer disposed in the connector body includes locking beams extending between the upset and the radial ledges to secure the male member in the connector body. A latch is hinged about two posts formed on the exterior of the connector body. The latch includes a main body portion extending between a front edge and a rear edge. Legs depending from sides of the latch adjacent the rear edge are mounted over the posts. A latching beam depending from the front edge of the latch enters one of the slots formed in the connector body and is positioned between a radial ledge and the upset to further secure the male member in the connector body.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1995Date of Patent: May 13, 1997Assignee: Bundy CorporationInventors: Andrew Rosenberg, Richard Pepe
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Patent number: 5628237Abstract: A high speed slicing machine supports first and second food loaves for movement along parallel loaf paths into a slicing station where both loaves are sliced by one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receiving conveyor located below the slicing station. Independent loaf feed drives are provided; slices cut from one loaf may be thicker than slices from the other. The machine combines manual and automated mechanisms to load food loaves onto the food paths. These mechanisms share a central barrier that is used only during loading; at other times the barrier is clear of the loaf paths. The automated loaf loading mechanism has a sweep to push one or more loaves onto a support defining the loaf paths. There are two grippers, one on each loaf path; each grips the end of a loaf remote from the slicing station.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1994Date of Patent: May 13, 1997Assignee: Formax, Inc.Inventors: Scott A. Lindee, Glenn A. Sandberg, Wilbur A. Janssen
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Patent number: 5622394Abstract: A corrosion-resistant joint for use in automotive fluid line systems includes a flexible hose having an interior plastic lining surrounded by a metal wire braiding, a metal tube inserted in the hose, and a crimped metal ferrule retaining the hose on the tube. The metal tube has a plastic coated portion and an uncoated tube stem portion. The flexible hose has a plastic coated portion and an uncoated confronting end portion. The uncoated tube stem portion is received in the uncoated hose confronting end portion. The metal ferrule has a tube seal crimp portion crimped around a coated portion of the tube, a retention crimp portion crimped around the uncoated tube stem portion and uncoated hose confronting end portion, and a hose seal crimp portion crimped around the coated body portion of the hose.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Bundy CorporationInventors: Dennis C. Soles, Raymond R. Brauckmiller
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Patent number: 5622117Abstract: A hatch cover for railroad car hatch openings has a body member with inner and outer depending circular flanges. The flanges are located so as to span the loading nozzle or coaming of the hatch. The flanges and body portion define a three-sided pocket between them which receives a removable gasket. The gasket is retained in the pocket by a plurality of clips either integrally molded into the lower edges of the flanges or held by fasteners. The clips extend radially toward the opposite flange. The gasket is sufficiently resilient to allow a user to flex the gasket past the clips during installation and removal of the gasket in and out of the pocket. During opening and closing of the cover the clips retain the gasket in the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Salco Products, Inc.Inventors: William F. Burian, Brian Walker
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Patent number: 5622203Abstract: A dual mode water circulation apparatus for installation in a water supply line in a building upstream of a water heater provides continuously heated water at one or more remote hot water faucets. The apparatus is connected in a water return loop that includes a portion of the water supply line that is downstream of the apparatus, the water heater, the common hot water pipe, and a return line from a remote faucet. The apparatus includes a housing having a first inlet for connection to the water return line, an outlet for connection to that portion of the water supply line that connects to the water heater, and a second inlet for connection to the water supply line. There is a chamber in the housing with the inlets and outlet connecting to the chamber. There is a check valve between the first inlet and the chamber preventing flow from the apparatus outwardly from the first inlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Moen IncorporatedInventors: John D. Givler, Erwin F. Mikol
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Patent number: 5621844Abstract: A.C. electrical heating system for heating a fluid reservoir (deposit) in the vicinity of a mineral fluid well, usually an oil well, utilizes A.C. electrical power in a range of 25 Hz to 30 KHz. The well has a borehole extending down through an overburden and into a subterranean fluid (oil) reservoir. There is a well casing including an upper electrically conductive casing around the borehole in the overburden, and at least one electrically conductive heating electrode located in the reservoir to deliver heat to the reservoir. An electrically insulating casing is interposed between the upper casing and the heating electrode. An electrically isolated conductor extends down through the casing. The heating system further includes an electrical A.C. power source having first and second outputs; the power source is usually located at the top of the well.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Uentech CorporationInventor: Jack E. Bridges
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Patent number: 5617706Abstract: A packaging machine including packaging apparatus to form fill and seal a chain of connected packages, a cutting station to separate the packages, means to operate the forming, filling and sealing apparatus and cutting apparatus so as to cut more packages than are formed, filled and sealed during a given time period.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1995Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: Cloud CorporationInventors: Donn A. Hartman, William N. Pearson
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Patent number: 5613624Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing measured amounts of powder for use in automated sample handling. The dispenser includes a cylindrical housing having a central cavity with an axial opening into the cavity at one end of the housing and a relatively narrow passage from the cavity leading out of the cylindrical housing through a nozzle at the opposite end thereof. A powder containing vial is removably mounted on the cylindrical housing. A radial passage through the cylindrical housing connects the vial with the narrow passage to discharge powder out through the nozzle. The cylindrical housing is rotatable supported on a mount through which extends a driven shaft. The driven shaft includes a worm drive located in the relatively narrow passage. A drive belt is provided to oscillate the cylindrical housing and the powder reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: Bohdan Automation, Inc.Inventors: Albert Grzybowski, Andrew Grzybowski, Richard Rieck
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Patent number: 5612224Abstract: A process for measuring the quantity of lead on the waterway surface of a brass component, for example a brass plumbing fixture, includes the steps of filling the brass component waterway with an aqueous solution of an acid which removes lead from the surface of the brass component. The acid solution is removed from the waterway after a time period which is sufficient to remove substantially all surface lead from the brass component, but which is insufficient for the acid to remove significant surface zinc and copper to expose surface lead. The quantity of lead per unit surface area of the brass component can then be determined by the use of the volume of the acid solution, the surface area of the brass component and the concentration of lead in the acid solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1995Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Assignee: 21st Century Companies, Inc.Inventor: Timothy J. O'Brien
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Patent number: 5611524Abstract: An adjustable elastomer bias device includes a base member (metal or rigid plastic) having plural receptacles for receiving one end of each of a like plurality of bendable, resilient, elastomer rods. An index member is included in the device; the index member has plural rod guide passages and each elastomer rod passes through one guide passage so that the index member can slide longitudinally along the rods, toward and away from the base member. The index member is anchored at one of several displacement distances from the base member to change the effective stiffness (bias) of the rods. The index member may be rotated for torsional bias or moved laterally for linear bias to effect a further bias adjustment; a retainer holds the additional bias adjustment. The bias force of the device results from bending of the elastomer rods.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1995Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Assignee: Gordon Research & Development, Inc.Inventor: James R. Gordon
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Patent number: 5611105Abstract: A floor scrubber has four wheels for stable support on the floor. These wheels are attached to the underside of a resilient molded plastic frame so that any vertical movement of any of the wheels is transmitted directly to the frame. The frame is ribbed to be stiff in longitudinal bending, but torsionally the frame is somewhat flexible. The scrubber body, which is attached to the upper side of the frame and is supported by the frame, is also a molded plastic part which is somewhat flexible. The weight of the body and its contents keeps all four wheels on the floor at all times, even when the floor is uneven, by flexing the frame and body as needed. This structural flexibility eliminates any need for an additional means to keep all the wheels on the floor, such as a sprung suspension or a center pivoted axle.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1995Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Assignee: Tennant CompanyInventors: Michael L. Blehert, Robert A. Geyer
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Patent number: 5609109Abstract: A rail car truck side frame for use in a frame brace truck which has stabilizing cross braces extending between the side frames. The side frame has a top compression member and a bottom tension member which are joined by upwardly and outwardly slanted end walls. There is a bracket at the lower end of each end wall for use in mounting a cross brace. The bracket includes first, second and third walls, each integral with the side frame and each extending downwardly from the side frame. The first wall forms the wall for attachment of a cross brace with the second and third walls being perpendicular to the first wall and forming support for the first wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1995Date of Patent: March 11, 1997Assignee: Standard Research and Design CorporationInventor: Thomas R. Berg
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Patent number: 5607429Abstract: A wire fastening tool has a wire mounting portion on which one end of a wire is to be mounted, a containing portion into which a movable member is to be inserted from outside and removably contained, and at least two openings which are formed in a peripheral wall forming the containing portion and into which the other end of the wire is to be inserted. The movable member is inserted with the other end of the wire passed through the openings and inserted in the containing portion, whereby the wire is bent between the movable member and the containing portion and is pressed between the outer surface of the movable member and the inner surface of the containing portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1994Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Kijuro HayanoInventors: Kijuro Hayano, Haruo Ajiro
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Patent number: 5607717Abstract: An applicator for seed treatment products includes an elongated, cylindrical tube having an enlarged flange at a top end for receiving a canister of treatment products. The bottom end of the tube is inserted into a seed hopper filled with seeds, the tube penetrating beneath the surface of the seeds. A canister of treatment products is opened at one end and inserted into the flange with the open side down. The canister fits snugly in the flange so the treatment products can escape only from the bottom of the tube which is within the seed pile. The user stirs the pile with the tube to distribute the treatment products evenly throughout the pile.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1995Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Trace Chemicals IncorporatedInventors: Gary Grossweiler, Timothy McArdle
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Patent number: 5605183Abstract: A pouch packaging machine has a rotary filling head wherein pouches receive diverse fluent products from filling tubes. Adjacent filling tubes, and therefore adjacent pouches, are supplied with alternating flavors of products by a distribution deck having a separate channels for each flavor desired. The channels empty into a series of funnels attached beneath the deck. The funnel spouts are aligned with inlets to the filling tubes. The mouths of the funnels span substantially the entire channel to allow sufficient time for the product to pass from a supply device, through the channels, funnels and filling tubes and into a pouch before the pouch leaves the filling head.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: Cloud CorporationInventors: Donn A. Hartman, Thomas E. Cloud
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Patent number: 5605056Abstract: A portable cooler for use with fish bait, as well as food and beverage, includes a housing having an insulated bottom, side walls, and a pivotal top hinged to one of the side walls. There is a support positioned within the housing with the support having side walls and a bottom. There is a space for ice defined between a plurality of the housing side walls and a plurality of the support side walls. There are a plurality of drawers movable in the support and accessible from outside of one of the housing side walls. Each drawer includes a front, side walls, and a bottom, at least one of the drawers having a grate supported on the side walls above the drawer bottom, the space beneath the grate and above the drawer bottom providing a container for ice to cool articles positioned on the grate, but to keep the articles spaced from the ice positioned beneath the grate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: Cooler Ideas, Inc.Inventors: Albert C. Brown, Matthew K. Starling
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Patent number: 5605339Abstract: Improved spiral grooves in a mechanical face seal have plural terminal corners which more evenly distribute the fluid pressure generated within the seal gap into discrete pressure zones which are radially displaced and may also be circumferentially displaced from the other pressure zones generated by the same groove. Alternative embodiments include grooves having surfaces of varying depths wherein each of the plural terminal groove corners is associated with a section of the groove having a surface at a particular depth.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: John Crane Inc.Inventors: Glenn G. Pecht, Jon B. Hamaker
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Patent number: 5601442Abstract: For a switch plug with contact springs arranged in contact chambers of an insulating body, wherein at least two adjacent contact springs are connected by means of a jumper when no mating plug is plugged in, it is proposed, with a view to clearing the short circuit upon introduction of the blade contacts of a mating plug, to provide an actuating component made of plastic material in the entry zone of the blade contracts which acts upon a spring elastic jumper in such a way that the connection between the contact springs is broken.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignee: Harting Elektronik GmbHInventors: Dietmar Harting, Gunter Pape, Doris Wichering
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Patent number: D378122Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1995Date of Patent: February 18, 1997Assignee: Moen IncorporatedInventors: Eduardo E. Milrud, Kevin W. Rosenbaum, Lonnie E. Cool, Witold Bauer
