Patents Represented by Attorney J. A. Powell

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  • Heart harvesting system and method
    Patent number: 5041053
    Abstract: Method of and apparatus for processing the heart from poultry viscera by removing the connecting structure and any lungs connected to the heart with a pair of processing rolls to pull the connecting structure between the processing rolls and the heart down against the processing rolls and pinch off the connecting structure from the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Cantrell Machine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James S. Ellis, Julius A. Ellis, Jimmie C. Hewell
  • Liver harvesting system and method
    Patent number: 5041052
    Abstract: Method of and apparatus for removing the liver from poultry viscera by mechanically stretching the viscera connected to the liver to pull the gall bladder away from the liver; and, mechanically cutting between the liver and the gall bladder to separate the liver from the viscera and the gall bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Cantrell Machine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie M. Conner, Tommy N. Hulsey, James S. Ellis, Julius A. Ellis
  • Waste treatment system
    Patent number: 5018457
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing hazardous waste by incinerating the hazardous waste to a temperature sufficient to break down the hazardous waste; directing at least a portion of the exhaust gas stream produced by the incineration through a spray dryer; passing all of the gas stream from the incineration including that portion exiting the spray dryer through a scrubbing and absorbing device to remove particulates and acid gas from the gas stream by contacting the gas stream with a scrubbing and acid gas absorbing slurry or solution; separating a portion of the scrubbing and acid gas slurry or solution after contact with the gas stream as a waste liquor; and spraying the waste liquor into the exhaust gas stream passing through the spray dryer to evaporate the water in the waste liquor and produce a dry residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Crown Andersen, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack D. Brady, Kenny M. Graves, Larry F. Paschke, John M. Golumbeski
  • Stepped gate safety arrangement
    Patent number: 5011050
    Abstract: Apparatus for loading a gate into a valve mechanism with a gate safety arrangement for physically preventing the gate from being loaded into the valve mechanism unless the gate has a prescribed orientation with respect to the loading path into the valve mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Leco Corporation
    Inventor: Edward A. Verel
  • Aspirating and volatilizing liquid dispenser
    Patent number: 4993436
    Abstract: A dispenser comprising a container and a mouthpiece is adapted to deliver a volatilizable liquid orally to the user. A volatilizing chamber is defined between the liquid reservoir in the container and the drawing passage in the mouthpiece through which the user inhales. A permeable fluid barrier separates the liquid in the reservoir from the open pore material which fills the volatilizing chamber and limits the amount of liquid which can be aspirated through the open pore material to the user. A vent passage in parallel with the fluid barrier when uncovered and open allows air to be drawn through the open pore material to volatilize any liquid retained thereon. When covered and closed, the vent passage allows liquid to be aspirated from the reservoir through the permeable fluid barrier, the volatilizing chamber, and the mouth piece and into the user's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Inventor: Walter L. Bloom, Jr.
  • Face chamber
    Patent number: 4989596
    Abstract: A face chamber for use with a continuous positive airways pressure apparatus to treat a patient comprising a housing with a pressure chamber and a face receiving opening to fit over the patient's face, a seal to seal the patient's face to the housing so that the patient breathes into said pressure chamber, an inlet connector for connecting the output of the continuous positive airways pressure apparatus to the pressure chamber, and control valves for controlling the discharge of gases from the face chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Inventors: Allen G. Macris, Stothe P. Kezios, Harry L. Vaughan
  • Lighting system
    Patent number: 4972304
    Abstract: A handbag having a liner and an outer shell. A flexible mounting member is attached to the liner between the outer shell and liner. A switch, light and battery are attached to the flexible mounting member. The switch and light extend through the flexible mounting member and liner into the interior of the handbag whereby the switch may be activated to activate the light for lighting the interior of the handbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventor: Robert N. Ylla
  • Variable water flow control for heat pump water heaters
    Patent number: 4955930
    Abstract: A heat pump for heating water in a condenser where the water is circulated through the conductor by a pump controlled by the condensing pressure of the refrigerant to return water heated to a usable temperature to the upper end of the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Inventor: Glen P. Robinson, Jr.
  • Moisture resistant container
    Patent number: 4948033
    Abstract: A multi-piece foldable container including a corrugated body blank and a pair of corrugated liner blanks. Support columns are found in the liner blanks at positions along the sides of the container while multiple layers of the corrugated fibreboard are provided at the ends of the container to reduce tear out at the hand holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventors: Hampton L. Halsell, II, William W. Galloway, David H. Shults
  • Door hardware cover
    Patent number: 4921028
    Abstract: A cover for door hardware which has a plastic sheet to be adhesively attached to the base of the door hardware and cover the door hardware while painting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Inventor: Nathan H. Schwartz
  • Squaring tool
    Patent number: 4914825
    Abstract: A squaring tool comprising a pair of squaring members with two blades, each of the two blades integrally joined together oriented at 45.degree. with respect to each other; a frame assembly defining a passage therethrough having a cross-sectional shape and size such that one of the blades of both of the squaring members are slidably receivable through the passage; and a locking and alignment mechanism for locking the squaring members in the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Inventor: Johnny V. Howard
  • Ball handling game
    Patent number: 4911446
    Abstract: A ball handling game with a fork member and a ball adapted to roll along the fork member where the fork member has reversing end sections to facilitate movement of the ball around the ends of the fork legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Atlas Smith, Inc.
    Inventor: Thea J. Easterwood
  • Fluid dispensing system
    Patent number: 4891882
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser for supplying a treatment fluid to blades on a cutting implement used to cut plants which includes a distributor connected to a liquid supply unit of the treatment fluid which has a flow regulator to regulate the flow of the treatment fluid from the supply unit through the distributor and onto the cutting blades to keep the cutting blades coated with the treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: Bloomland Special Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter L. Bloom, Harry L. Vaughan
  • Electronic focus correction by signal convolution
    Patent number: 4876602
    Abstract: An electronic focus correction system is provided. The invention (10) is adapted to correct focus aberrations in an electronic imaging system which provides electrical signals representative of a scene of image data. The invention includes a memory (12) for providing sets of weighting coefficients and a two dimensional convolver (18) for multiplying the input electrical signals corresponding to a window in and around each pixel of image data by a set of the weighting coefficients. The two dimensional convolved (18) assigns to each pixel a value equal to the sum of the products of the coefficients times the electrical signals within each window to provide a plurality of weighted output signals. The output signals constitute a corrected image. A controller (20), responsive to the output of the two dimensional convolver (18), is provided to measure the figure of merit for the corrected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Robert Zwirn, Gerard L. Rafanelli
  • Method for the strain-free mounting of optical components
    Patent number: 4856172
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the strain-free mounting of a component, such as a mirror, in a manner that allows differential thermal expansion or contraction to take place without distortion of the component. The mounting method makes use of a linear bearing that is rigid in all directions except one. Such a linear bearing is used at two or more points of support on the circumference of a mounting circle or circles. Relative motion in the linear bearings occurs along a line which is an extension of a radius of the mounting circle. The linear bearings each contain two sets of opposed rolamite mechanisms moving in parallel directions in the perpendicular arms of a "Y"-shaped frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Nazeer Ahmed, Roger R. Tomlinson
  • Updraft integrated heat pump
    Patent number: 4776180
    Abstract: This invention relates to an integrated heat pump construction including a housing having mounted thereon a first air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger coil assembly, a blower assembly, a compressor, a second refrigerant-to-liquid heat exchange coil assembly and, a third refrigerant-to-potable liquid heat exchange coil assembly, wherein said compressor and said first, second and third heat exchange coil assemblies are connected together to form a heat pump circuit with potable liquid heating capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Mississippi Power Company
    Inventors: James M. Patton, Sr., Andrew L. Blackshaw, Matthew S. Reid, Ray E. Channell, James T. Hogan, Jerry O. McGuffey
  • Dual control thermostat circuit
    Patent number: 4740673
    Abstract: An external circuit that works in conjunction with the existing tank thermostatic controls to control both a heat pump and existing resistance elements in compliance with existing governmental codes. At the same time, this circuit disables the resistive heating elements in the hot water tank and enables the heat pump connected thereto so that the heat pump heats the water in the hot water tank. The control of the operation of the heat pump is provided through the thermostat(s) in the existing tank circuitry in the hot water tank which normally controls the resistive heating elements. At the same time, the electric resistive heating elements remain available for standby use. Further, the circuitry of the invention precludes the simultaneous operation of the electric resistive heating elements in the hot water tank and the heat pump heating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: E-Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen P. Robinson, Jr.
  • Carpet display stand
    Patent number: D292954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Inventors: James L. Knight, Christopher C. Bidwell
  • Coaster
    Patent number: D304360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Inventor: Norman R. Curry
  • Hanger retainer
    Patent number: D309835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Inventors: James R. Stone, Jr., Denise P. Neill