Patents Represented by Attorney Gerald L. Moore

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  • Wave powered turbine
    Patent number: 4408965
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating power from wave action comprising a barge (12) and at least one float (14, 15) connected thereto by rigid members (16, 17, 18, 19) pivotally connected thereto by sockets (20). A watertight cylinder (37) including a piston (40) is attached to the barge. Cables (32, 34) connect with the piston and pass through pulleys to the barge. As the wave action rocks the float relative to the barge the piston is moved longitudinally in the cylinder to pump water used for driving a turbine (57) for generating electrical power. Wind vanes (24) and water vanes (27) are also included in the float to enhance the rocking action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Inventor: James R. Ekstrom
  • Method for inflating dual pneumatic tires
    Patent number: 4398574
    Abstract: A method for inflating the inner tire of dual pneumatic wheels wherein a valve extender is used which can be easily attached and detached. The extender includes a coupling on one end which grips the wheel valve stem and a connector at the other end adapted for engagement with the air supply hose. Another tool is used for removing and replacing the mud cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Inventor: Ira V. Moore
  • Method of generating process instructions
    Patent number: 4395236
    Abstract: The method of generating a set of instructions for teaching a process including the generation of a video image of each step of the process while viewing the image on a video monitor for correction and adjustment, printing over the image various characters representing instructions to teach the process, printing a hard copy photograph of the process and recording the video image on a recorder for future use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Inventor: John P. Gotthold
  • Brake mechanism for material handling system
    Patent number: 4392563
    Abstract: A brake primarily for use with a cement dispensing system such as those attached to the rear of a cement truck. A dispensing chute receives material from the tube connecting with the drum and is mounted to swing through an arc for carrying the cement away from the truck. The brake comprises an annular flange mounted concentric with the dispensing tube and a cooperating brake having shoes for gripping the flange. By fixing the flange to either the tube or the chute and the brake to the other member, actuation of the brake will stop and hold the chute in a selected radial position. The brake functions better than prior art devices because the flange in being positioned around the tube, provides a substantial lever arm for allowing the brake to stop and hold the chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Inventor: Lee Holman
  • Portable radio frequency emitting identifier
    Patent number: 4384288
    Abstract: An automatic identification system wherein a portable identifier, preferably shaped like a credit card, incorporates an oscillator and encoder so as to generate a programmable pulse position-modulated signal in the radio frequency range for identification of the user. The identifier can be made to generate the identification signal constantly or can be made for stimulated transmission responsive to an interrogation signal. The identification signal can be preset or can be programmable by use of a programmable memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Inventor: Charles A. Walton
  • Method and apparatus for chilling produce
    Patent number: 4380908
    Abstract: This invention relates to the preparation of produce in shipping containers for shipment to the market. Perishable produce must be chilled to near 32 degrees Fahrenheit for shipment and for this purpose ice is injected into the shipping cartons to chill and maintain chilled the produce. This invention relates to a method and apparatus for injecting a water-ice mixture into the cartons prior to shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1983
    Assignee: Growers Ice Company
    Inventor: Richard V. Crabb, Jr.
  • Produce cooler
    Patent number: 4377935
    Abstract: A produce cooler for cooling produce placed on the floor in an enclosure and wherein the enclosure includes a cooling compartment for cooling air passing therethrough. The floor is formed of sections spaced apart to form slots therebetween through which cooling air can pass. Air passages are positioned beneath the floor in communication with the cooling compartment to carry air from the slots. A fan forces air through the cooling compartment such that produce placed along the slots will have air drawn thereacross for cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Inventor: Richard E. Curtis
  • Machine for sealing disc covers
    Patent number: 4367117
    Abstract: Covers for floppy discs and like media are first formed with three sides sealed and thereafter the disc is inserted. A fourth flap must then be folded and glued for permanent sealing of the disc. The subject machine receives the unsealed cover with the disc inserted and folds and glues the flap to seal the disc in the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: Discover Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Seaborn
  • Apparatus for collecting mineral-bearing debris
    Patent number: 4325162
    Abstract: A portable blower device for picking up debris in which minerals such as gold may be deposited in cracks and crevices and the like. A blower assembly is mounted with a harness for carrying on the back of the user to create a vacuum for pulling air through a flexible tube connecting with a container. Leading from the collector container is a second hose connecting with an elongated hollow tubular member which can be inserted into cracks and crevices for drawing out debris and minerals for deposit in the collector. The device is compact and easily portable and, by insertion of the collector into the harness, can be hand-carried as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Inventors: Earl W. Chambers, John L. Doglietto
  • Quick detachable hinging cover for pickup truck beds
    Patent number: 4324429
    Abstract: A hinging structure for fixing a cover onto a pickup truck bed. Easy access to the bed is provided by the pivoting of one end of the cover upward away from the bed side walls. The structure includes an angle bracket fixed to a bed side wall and a cooperating latch member fixed to the cover and which interlocks to hold the cover onto the bed side walls while allowing one end of the cover to be pivoted upward for access to the bed. The latch includes a pivoted member that interfits with the angle bracket to hold the cover on the bed but which can be pivoted to a position to disengage the angle bracket for removal of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: Sunwil Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles E. Wilson, Arnold W. Wilson, Reginald H. Morley
  • Animal carrying and skinning device
    Patent number: 4317257
    Abstract: A device for attachment to the skin of a meat animal to be pulled by a power device and strip the skin from the animal carcass. In addition the device can be used for carrying or dragging the animal and for hanging the carcass after skinning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1982
    Inventor: A. Richard Engel
  • Caliper for applying constant pressure to an object being measured
    Patent number: 4315372
    Abstract: A constant pressure caliper commonly used to measure the thickness of skin folds and wherein the caliper arms are separated by the actuation of a slide mechanism and are urged together by a constant force spring acting through a linkage that applies a constant force to the caliper arms regardless of the distance the arms are opened. The caliper arms are pivotally connected in a housing such that the lever arm of the force for closing the arms and the lever arm through which the constant tension spring is acting vary proportionally to maintain the closing force constant as the arms are separated different distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1982
    Assignee: Fitness Motivation Institute of America
    Inventor: Jordan A. Kinkead
  • Expandable ashtray
    Patent number: 4312346
    Abstract: An ashtray in which ashes and burned cigarettes are stored in an enclosed compartment for safety against fires and to prevent the resulting smells from spreading. The ashtray can be made larger or smaller depending upon the need for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Inventor: Charles E. Grigg
  • Portable device for measuring heartbeat rate with compensation for extraneous signals
    Patent number: 4307728
    Abstract: A device mounted on and coupled to the body of the wearer for measuring and visually displaying the pulse rate or other body functions. A primary sensor is positioned on the skin at a position to sense arterial pressure variations and generate a pulse signal responsive thereto while a secondary sensor is positioned close by to generate signals due to extraneous influences of the body and environment. These extraneous signals are subtracted from the pulse signal to increase the accuracy thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Inventor: Charles A. Walton
  • Apparatus for decurling a continuous web
    Patent number: 4300891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for decurling a web of material such as paper wherein the web is caused to pass over elongated members positioned in the plane of the web and at an acute angle to the direction of advancement to bend the web both lengthwise and crosswise simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1981
    Inventor: Robert P. Bemiss
  • Friction type exercising device with improved friction setting indicator
    Patent number: 4294446
    Abstract: An exercise device which can be fixed to a support and through which a rope is pulled against the force of frictional engagement within the exercise device. The resistive force against the pull is determined by the number of turns of the rope about a center shaft in the exercise device. The force is indicated by an improved indicator which moves longitudinally in the device as the number of turns is changed and which can be viewed for determining the frictional force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Assignee: Ronald E. Useldinger
    Inventor: Gerald L. Moore
  • Work piece holder for woodworking machine
    Patent number: 4289305
    Abstract: For use with a spindle molder or similar milling machine, there is provided a holder in which a plurality of work pieces can be mounted for movement in unison of each into engagement with the cutting tool by actuation of the holder. Provision is also made for contact with a power feeder so that the work piece holder can be power-driven across the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Inventor: Gary W. Penner
  • Speaker adapter
    Patent number: 4277653
    Abstract: An adapter for use primarily in mounting a high fidelity speaker in the door of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1981
    Inventor: George K. Pawelzick
  • Parts assembler for ballpoint pens
    Patent number: 4259780
    Abstract: This invention relates to a machine which receives ballpoint pen barrel assemblies in bulk form, feeds these barrel assemblies in single-file order and orients them over a preassembled refill, spring and cap assembly which is carried along a predetermined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Assignees: Genevieve I. Hanscom, Genevieve I. Hanscom, Lois J. Thomson
    Inventor: Lynn D. Crawford
  • Automatic calibration control for color grading apparatus
    Patent number: 4259020
    Abstract: Apparatus for color grading of products such as fruits, vegetables, et cetera, employing a light source for illuminating the product and means for detecting and comparing the reflectance to measure certain product properties. For calibration, a target of known color is moved in front of the light source and the resulting signal is compared with a reference signal to generate a modifying signal. For automatic calibration of the apparatus this modifying signal is stored and thereafter used to adjust all subsequent readout signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Assignees: Genevieve I. Hanscom, Genevieve Hanscom, Robert M. Magnuson, Lois J. Thomson
    Inventor: Raymond E. Babb