Patents Represented by Attorney James D. Hall
  • Patent number: 5162610
    Abstract: A shielded housing for a computer or the like including top and bottom housing parts. The top housing part includes a top wall and two side walls. The bottom housing part includes bottom, front and back walls. An inverted V-shaped channel is carried by the side walls adjacent the lower edges for a cooperating fit between the channels and upturned flanges carried by the bottom wall planar surface. The inner surfaces of the housing parts include shielding for reduction of electrostatic noise from the enclosure. The cooperating fit between the channels and bottom wall flanges provide and improved side wall junction to prevent electrostatic noise from leaking along the side wall edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Control Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Clifton, John M. Berner, Frank W. Campbell, Allan J. Alden
  • Patent number: 5161855
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with built-in child safety seat including a five point restraint system directly anchored to the vehicle seat frame. Foldable headrests are provided which extend outwardly to form lateral headrests for a child carried by the child safety seat. The safety seat and headrests fold into the main vehicle seat back and are concealed when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Inventor: Michael L. Harmon
  • Patent number: 5158002
    Abstract: A slitter which includes multiple spaced pairs of arbors pivotally mounted to the slitter frame. Each pair of arbors includes cutter assemblies and is alignable with a shiftable bearing housing shiftably mounted to the frame. A drive member is fixedly connected to the bearing housing for correlative shiftable movement and causes correlative rotative movement of one pair of arbors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Braner, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Matsunaga, Paul F. Kulczewski
  • Patent number: 5154028
    Abstract: Glazing panels which are mounted in the vehicle flush with the exterior skin. The glazing may be stationary or movable by manual or power operated assists and includes a mounting molding having a peripheral lip which extends to the vehicle skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Excel Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Hill, Louis R. Csokasy, Peter J. Kubizne
  • Patent number: 5148938
    Abstract: A pressure vessel arrangement including a lid with shiftable lock arms and a vent combination operating simultaneously. The lock arms passing through openings in the vessel housing sidewall when the lid is in the closed position. As the lock arms are shifted into a locked position a vent shaft into the vessel housing is sealed for pressurization of the vessel. Upon opening, the vent shaft is unsealed prior to disengagement of the lock arms to vent any residual pressure is the vessel safely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventor: Howard W. Morgan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5144975
    Abstract: A back-up butterfly valve installed in a sewer pipe which will automatically close when sewage water back flows due to heavy rains thereby preventing sewage-laden liquids in the lower levels of residential homes and commercial buildings. The valve is motor actuated and is controlled by a liquid sensor disposed downstream. A clock is utilized to actuate a system by which the valve is opened and closed periodically preventing the valve from sticking or freezing which would leave the valve inoperative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: Morris Polis
  • Patent number: 5146412
    Abstract: A method and means for using a computer for sensing a capacitive change in a sensor having a capacitive impedance component. The sensor is connected between the input and output ports of a computer which produces a periodic waveform at the output port and monitors the capacitor's discharge or charge time at its input port. The monitored times are compared to previous monitored times wherein a change in time indicates a change in capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: Thad M. Jones
  • Patent number: 5141449
    Abstract: A snap-on light socket for a flexible light strip assembly includes a plurality of sockets which are removably and randomly fixed to a standard insulated wire (conductor). The socket is, in affect, comprised of a primary chamber into which is inserted a pair of cooperating contacts which serve to grip a conventional wedge base lamp and which have sharply pointed portions extending therefrom which pierce the insulation of the wire to effect the electrical connection. A lower tunnel-like channel is formed to accept and to grip the insulated wire and includes slotted means permitting the said sharply pointed portions of the contacts to extend partially into said channels to be in position to pierce the insulation when the socket is affixed to the insulated wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Vista Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Dwayne A. Tieszen
  • Patent number: 5138923
    Abstract: A rotatable cylinder to which is secured a unitary sleeve having cutting lands for cutting and creasing sheet material such as paper and cardboard. The sleeve is secured to the cylinder to prevent relative movement during the cutting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Atlas Die, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Kent, Philip D. Frye, Russell S. Brayton
  • Patent number: 5137632
    Abstract: A filter bag which is for use in a liquid filter and which includes a liquid impervious shape-retaining edge portion defining the opening into the filter bag. The edge portion includes an annular inverted V-shaped part which terminates in an annular upturned lip part. The inverted V-shaped part of the filter bag edge portion allows the bag to be placed over a protruding upwardly directed lip in the filter housing while, optionally, the upturned lip part of the bag's edge portion permits the bag to be fitted into the filter housing with the lip part being restrictively fitted between a shoulder or support and an overlying lip formed in the filter housing. Further, the upturned lip part of the filter bag can be wedged into a filter housing to secure the bag independently of the filter top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Inventor: Howard W. Morgan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5135337
    Abstract: A metal cutter where the body of the cutter is formed from aluminum and the outer surface is coated with a hard surface material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventor: Thomas Adamson
  • Patent number: 5131780
    Abstract: A clamp having an L-shaped body member and a U-shaped body member laterally shiftably connected relative to one another by a bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Grrreat Creations, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale Love
  • Patent number: 5129529
    Abstract: An adjustable uncoupling lever with a shiftable wedge lock. The lever includes two longitudinally shiftable rods having parts spaced from one another. The wedge lock is driven between the two rod parts to secure the rods together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Triax Tube Co.
    Inventor: Leonard F. Manyek
  • Patent number: 5127685
    Abstract: A latch for use in window constructions, particularly vertically and horizontally sliding window constructions. The latch is generally mounted internally in a window sash frame so that its latch bolt protrudes from the sash to engage a guide slot in the main frame jamb or header of a window frame. The latch includes a thin rectangular base plate having upstanding bosses on its opposing ends which are pierced by vertical bores that pass through the base plate. The latch bolt is of substantially the same width as the base plate and slides over it. The bolt includes two openings spaced to receive the upstanding bosses on the base plate, each opening having a first lower region sized to slidably accommodate a boss and a second wider ovate upper region sized to slidably accommodate the head of a screw fastener. Two screw fasteners driven respectively through the vertical bores in the bosses on the ends of the base plate affix the latch to a window sash and secure the bolt to the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Dallaire Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Raymond Dallaire, Dominique Dallaire
  • Patent number: 5123212
    Abstract: A drainage system and method of draining extruded window sill frames is disclosed. The drainage system includes a drain cap which provides two separate drain paths for the sill. The drain cap is installed in a drainage orifice in the bottom edge of the outer sill face. The drain cap includes a ramp portion for directing water draining from the front of the sill through one of the drain paths, water from the rear of the sill being permitted to drain through the other drain path. The drain cap is installed using a method whereby a drainage path is formed through any longitudinal portions in the sill which are intermediate the drainage orifice in the bottom of the outer sill face and drain apertures in the sill surface. The drainage path is preferably formed using a horizontal drilling machine equipped with a drill bit having at least two drill diameters for piercing two concentric holes in a single pass. Alternatively, two or more bits are used for drilling two or more holes which are acentric but coextensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Dallaire Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Raymond Dallaire, Dominique Dallaire
  • Patent number: D327270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Mito Corporation
    Inventor: Marvin J. Metzler
  • Patent number: D327331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Dallaire Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Raymond Dallaire, Dominique Dallaire
  • Patent number: D327807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Inventor: Kwan-Soon Jung
  • Patent number: D327864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Harvey R. Siegel, Rees Noren, Gene Stout
  • Patent number: D329806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Inventor: Donald T. Kindt