Patents Represented by Law Firm J & A
  • Photo-identification card
    Patent number: 4245035
    Abstract: A photo-identification card comprises a plastic laminate permanently encasing a photographically-exposable film chip that is developable by a single processing fluid. The laminate includes a core spacer having a compartment for receiving the chip with the spacer surrounding substantially the entire edge perimeter of the chip. Transparent cover panels, fused to the spacer by plastic-to-plastic bonds, physically protect the chip while permitting exposure and viewing through the laminate. Access ports are provided leading from the exterior of the laminate to the compartment for delivering the processing fluid to the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Gerald M. Poshkus
  • Composition and method for making polyimide resin-reinforced fabric
    Patent number: 4244853
    Abstract: A composition for making polyimide resin-reinforced fibers or fabric. The composition is of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,745,149 and includes a polyfunctional ester, a polyfunctional amine, and an end-capping agent. The composition is impregnated into fibers or fabric and heated to form prepreg material. The tack retention characteristics of this prepreg material are improved by incorporating into the composition a liquid olefinic material compatible with the other ingredients of the composition. The prepreg material is heated at a higher temperature to effect formation of the polyimide resin and the monomeric additive is incorporated in the polyimide polymer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Tito T. Serafini, Peter Delvigs
  • Traffic delineator
    Patent number: 4240766
    Abstract: A moveable device used for delineating traffic lanes, adapted to be selectively placed into permanent dug holes for channeling vehicular traffic. The device comprises a bendable tubular post of polyethylene fastened to a rigid conical base. The base has a downward circular anchoring extension which can be inserted into a dug hole. The base has a very low above-ground profile and can be impacted by high speed vehicles without being damaged or pulled off the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Inventors: William P. Smith, Dave R. Halsey
  • Arctic multi-angle conical structure having a discontinuous outer surface
    Patent number: 4239418
    Abstract: An offshore structure which is able to withstand the ice forces imposed thereon by impinging ice sheets and other larger masses of ice wherein the structure has an upper conical portion coaxially positioned relative to a lower conical portion. The walls forming both the upper and lower portions are inclined at an angle to the horizontal to receive ice masses moving into contact with the structure. The angle of inclination from the horizontal of the upper portion is greater than the angle of inclination of the lower portion, and the cross-sectional diameter of the upper conical portion is less than that at the top of the lower conical portion so that there exists a step-like section between the upper conical portion and the lower conical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1980
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: James C. Pearce
  • Headlights reminder
    Patent number: 4236479
    Abstract: A device for reminding an automobilist to turn off the headlights before exiting the automobile which comprises a plug removably attached to the headlight control knob and means for removably attaching the same plug at a point near the door handle whereby the automobilist will be reminded to remove the plug from the headlight knob when operating the knob and to attach the plug to the door handle where it will be sensed when the automobilist grasps the handle in order to open the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Inventors: Lila A. Walker, Richard A. Walker, Craig A. Walker
  • Compact vending machine
    Patent number: 4236649
    Abstract: A vending machine which comprises a replaceable, transparent loading magazine forming an array of honeycombed slots holding the goods to be dispensed. The magazine is positioned upside down over a plate having a small trap door under each slot. A chute under the trap doors directs the food falling through the trap doors toward a dispensing slot. The trap doors are controlled by electrical signals generated upon selection of the goods by the customer. The selection is made by dialing on a numerical keyboard the identification of the slot holding the desired item. The selection is enabled by a signal issued from the coin box after acceptance of the correct change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Inventors: Van N. Fellner, Frank Ruskin
  • Film pack
    Patent number: 4236798
    Abstract: A film pack, which includes a stack of instant-processing film units received in a housing, has a slide plate that is permanently coupled to the housing for reciprocal movement between a first position residing in the stack and a second position removed from the stack. Initially the slide plate serves as a dark slide to shield the film units from fogging through an exposure aperture in the housing. When reciprocated, however, such as in a processing camera, the slide plate is guided to enter the stack behind the forwardmost film unit, and to remove that unit from the housing through an exit slot. The slide plate can also support the forwardmost film unit in the exposure position, shield other than the forwardmost unit from exposure when the film units are transparent, and assist in controlling processing of the film units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Sylvester
  • Preparation of 6-amino-3-oxahexanoic acid compounds
    Patent number: 4236028
    Abstract: 3-Oxacaprolactam is prepared by a process which comprises: contacting an organic acid anhydride solution of a cyanoalkoxyalkanoate with hydrogen in the presence of a noble metal hydrogenation catalyst to prepare an amide-ester; and heating the amide-ester in excess water at a temperature above about 200.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Shigeto Suzuki
  • Coaxial vapor recovery nozzle
    Patent number: 4232715
    Abstract: A vapor-recovery system in which a coaxial vapor-recovery fuel dispensing nozzle cooperates with portions of the vehicle fuel receiving and storage system to prevent the escape of vapors into the atmosphere during refueling. The fuel-dispensing nozzle comprises a rigid, tubular vapor-recovery member coaxially arranged around the nozzle discharge spout to define a vapor-recovery passageway therebetween. A seal means is located inwardly of the fuel tank fillpipe opening to sealingly engage the vapor-recovery member when the nozzle discharge spout is operatively inserted into the fillpipe so that substantially all refueling emissions will flow into the vapor-recovery passageway of the vapor-recovery member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Walter R. Pyle
  • Isostable tubular tire
    Patent number: 4232723
    Abstract: Tubular tire for motor vehicles, of the type including an inflatable tubular inner (pneumatic) tube, a bracing, a case of the radial type, a rim strip, some rubber sides, a tire tread and two semi-rigid circular rods. The two rods 7 are set at the level of the bracing 2 at the edges thereof; the rim strip 4 has a width included between approximately 0.25 L and approximately 0.35 L; the transverse section of the tire has an H/L ratio included between approximately 0.5 and approximately 0.6; the sides 5 of the tire have a profile corresponding to that of the top part of the curve which represents the equation of a classic radial tire; the aggregate is such that, seen in transverse section, the tire fairly forms an isostable triangulated system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Georges Gazuit
  • Power plant for camping trailer
    Patent number: 4229661
    Abstract: A power plant for mobile homes, camping trailers, and the like, capable of capturing low powered aeolian energy, storing said energy in the form of compressed air, and delivering it on demand in the form of household electrical current. The device comprises a wind turbine driving an air compressor which feeds a storage tank. On demand, the compressed air drives a turbine coupled to an electrical generator. Various pressure regulators are used to regulate the speed of the generator. The wind turbine is also coupled to an alternator which maintains a bank of electrical batteries charged. A DC motor running on the batteries is used when necessary to boost the drive of the air compressor during periods of heavy or long power drain. Provision is made for rapidly recharging the power plant from either a supply of compressed air or from an AC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Inventors: Claude F. Mead, William F. Holmes
  • Atomic hydrogen storage method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4229196
    Abstract: Atomic hydrogen, for use as a fuel or as an explosive, is stored in the presence of a strong magnetic field in exfoliated layered compounds such as molybdenum disulfide or an elemental layer material such as graphite. The compound is maintained at liquid helium temperatures and the atomic hydrogen is collected on the surfaces of the layered compound which are exposed during delamination (exfoliation). The strong magnetic field and the low temperature combine to prevent the atoms of hydrogen from recombining to form molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: John A. Woollam
  • Protective cups for newly cropped ears of dogs
    Patent number: 4221189
    Abstract: A pair of oblong cups designed to protect newly cropped ears of dogs. Each of the cups has its upper end attached to the arch of a vet's rack. The opposite ends of both cups are connected by means of a strap tied under the dog's neck. The cups are made of non-toxic plastic material and are perforated with ventilation holes over their entire surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Inventor: Theadora A. Olvera
  • General purpose navigation aid device
    Patent number: 4220994
    Abstract: A device for assisting a pilot in the navigation of a small aircraft which comprises a micro processor with a keyboard input device, a cathode ray tube as output and a mini-disc memory. The device is housed in a portable package which can be installed in the control panel of the aircraft.The data base comprises most of the information usually derived from a sectional aeronautical chart for the preparation of a flight plan, including location coordinates of airports and V.O.R. stations, transmitting frequencies and runways characteristics. The program library comprises dialectical routines for guiding the pilot through the preparation of flight plans, and the resolution of common navigational problems such as dead reckoning, wind effect, bearing correction, fuel consumption and range determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Assignee: Eldon W. Planalp
    Inventor: Alvin E. Hendrickson
  • Oil refining apparatus
    Patent number: 4217221
    Abstract: In combination with an internal combustion engine, a device for the purification of lubricating oil. Installed as a bypass between the outlet side of the oil pump and the crankcase, the device refines contaminated oil by boiling off under a suitable temperature range condition, contaminants such as condensed water, diluted fuel, and products resulting from partial decomposition of the oil. The device comprises a closed chamber admitting oil under pressure at the bottom of the chamber. The oil is forced through a maze formed by a stack of circular vanes before exiting near the top of the chamber and being returned to the crankcase. An electrical heating element under control of a thermostat heats the vanes to a temperature necessary to boil off the contaminants. The vaporized contaminants can escape through a vent in the top portion of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Inventor: Joseph I. Masso
  • Free-piston regenerative hot gas hydraulic engine
    Patent number: 4215548
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a free-piston regenerative hydraulic engine including a displacer piston which is driven pneumatically by a high-pressure or low-pressure gas. Actuation of the displacer piston circulates the working fluid through a heater, a regenerator and a cooler. The present invention includes an inertial mass such as a piston or a hydraulic fluid column to effectively store and supply energy during portions of the cycle. Power is transmitted from the working fluid to a hydraulic fluid across a diaphragm or lightweight piston to achieve a hydraulic power output. The displacer piston of the present invention may be driven pneumatically, hydraulically or electromagnetically. In addition, the displacer piston and the inertial mass of the present invention may be positioned on the same side of the diaphragm member or may be separated by the diaphragm member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Donald G. Beremand
  • Film unit assembly
    Patent number: 4212673
    Abstract: A photographic film unit, including a film disk carried on a hub, has a mass of firm material deposited between the disk and the hub so that the mass, rather than the dimensions of the respective parts, accurately determines the relative film-to-hub alignment. The hub initially fits loosely in a central film-disk aperture. The material, a thermo-plastic, is then melted ultrasonically to flow between the disk and the hub, eliminating the looseness, and maintaining the disk on the hub in accurate alignment. According to one disclosed embodiment, the thermoplastic material adheres a retainer ring to the hub with the film disk captured therebetween. The thermoplastic then fills the interstices between the ring, the hub, and the disk to exclude foreign matter, such as processing fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gurdip S. Sethi, Karl Sperber, Donald G. Tidd
  • Alkylated hydroquinone antioxidants
    Patent number: 4209648
    Abstract: Alkylated hydroquinones are prepared by reacting hydroquinone with olefins having 8 and 9 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1973
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1980
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Kirkwood S. Cottman
  • Multi-level chessboard
    Patent number: D255910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Inventor: Michael D. Bergman
  • Foldable pen
    Patent number: RE30346
    Abstract: A foldable pen having a pair of pivotally connected elongated members, one of which having a writing nib projecting from an end portion. Latches are disposed within the elongated members to maintain the pen in an opened writing position or in a closed position. In the closed position, an extension of the other member engages with the nib to form a carrying loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Inventor: Michael C. Klaber