Patents Represented by Law Firm O'Brien & Marks
  • Method of attaching a slide fastener to an article
    Patent number: 4131077
    Abstract: A method of attaching a slide fastener from a continuous chain to a garment or other article by a pair of stitching threads each running longitudinally along a respective one of the fastener tapes, at least one of the stitching threads continuing transversely across the slide fastener to form a bottom stop and to attach the fastener tapes together and to the article for reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1978
    Assignee: B & W Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald J. Boser
  • One-piece carrier partition
    Patent number: 4130235
    Abstract: A one-piece partition has front and back series of hinged panels folded together wherein the panels of each series have alternating short and tall heights. The short panels of one series correspond to the tall panels of the opposite series. The end panels of one series is connected at a scoreline to the end panels of the opposite series while a pair of adjacent panels intermediate the end panels of one series is separated by a cut line from the corresponding pair of adjacent panels of the opposite series so that the pairs of adjacent panels may be folded outward to form wings of the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1978
    Assignee: Olinkraft, Inc.
    Inventor: Earl J. Killy
  • Device for supplying an imprinting apparatus with a recording tape means
    Patent number: 4127858
    Abstract: A device for supplying an imprinting apparatus with a recording tape means, the device having a container means for storage of said recording tape means and movable between an operating position and a refilling position, the device including a driving roll and a non-driven pressure exerting roll, whereby the two rolls define a clamping gap therebetween and form a passage for said recording tape means. The device is characterized in that one of said two rolls is arranged at the front end of said container means, such that said clamping gap is formed only if said container means is located in its operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Inventor: Alfred E. Schiller
  • Bulk container with hinged locking top
    Patent number: 4127230
    Abstract: A bulk container has a hinged top with narrow side panels and a front locking panel assembly including an outside panel and an inside panel wherein a horizontal locking edge is formed on the inside panel for being engaged by a tab or the like folded downward from the front top edge of the container. An opening extends through both the inside and outside panels of the top in alignment with the tab for disengaging the tab from the locking edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Assignee: Olinkraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bamburg, Roger M. Floyd, Farris N. Duncan
  • Article with venting slide fastener
    Patent number: 4125911
    Abstract: Venting of articles, such as cushions, pillows, and the like, is provided by holes formed in tapes of slide fasteners which are closures for the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: George B. Moertel
  • Slide fastener stringer and method and apparatus for manufacture
    Patent number: 4126158
    Abstract: In a woven slide fastener stringer, a meander coupling element has a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration with a cord inserted between legs thereof to maintain the V-configuration. Additionally, gaps are formed in the weaving of a slide fastener stringer by intermittently cutting a continuous coupling element and momentarily discontinuing the feeding of the continuous coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: George W. Scott
  • Plasticizing and molding articles from polymer strip
    Patent number: 4115489
    Abstract: Successive portions of a continuous polymer filament are plasticized such as by localized heating with ultrasonic or thermal energy, and the plasticized portions are molded in one or more cavities to form articles such as slide fastener elements. Additionally there is disclosed the attachment of a thermoplastic slide fastener coupling element to the edge of a tape by surrounding the leg portions with walls of cavities in a pair of ultrasonic members and applying ultrasonic energy through energy directing projections located centrally within the cavities to the pair of legs to fuse the legs to the edge of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman W. Macfee
  • Potentiometer
    Patent number: 4114134
    Abstract: A potentiometer includes a conductive member and a resistive member both enclosed in a flexible fluid-filled bag so that depression of a point on the bag causes the conductive member to touch a point on the resistive member. Latching means are provided to latch the bag in its depressed position at any point and two forms of visual indication are provided for displaying the resistance values selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Inventor: Victor B. Kley
  • Keyswitch pad
    Patent number: 4109118
    Abstract: The keyswitch pad includes a plurality of keyswitches on a common backing member, each of the keyswitches including a fluid filled bag underneath a key cap. The bags of the keyswitches are interconnected and the system of bags is closed so as to be of limited volume so that only one keyswitch at a time can be depressed. Several different types of keyswitches can be used in any one switch pad and several types of switching, latching, and display mechanisms are disclosed for the keyswitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Inventor: Victor Kley
  • Apparatus for recovering solar energy
    Patent number: 4106481
    Abstract: An apparatus for recovering solar energy comprising a plurality of fluid warming up tubes 2a-2g which extend in parallel and side-by-side relationship in one plane. Each tube has two associated plane reflection surfaces which enclose a fixed angle .alpha.' in the order of 30.degree.-40.degree.. The reflection surfaces are arranged to be pivoted and moved transversely to said plane so that their bisector plane containing the centerline of the respective tube can be maintained directed to the sun without reflection surfaces associated with successive tubes overshadowing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Inventor: Josephus Petrus Maria van Kuijk
  • Safety apparatus for stopping an internal combustion engine in response to irregularities occur in the oil pressure or in the water temperature
    Patent number: 4106470
    Abstract: A safety apparatus causes an internal combustion engine to be automatically stopped when irregularities are produced in the oil pressure or in the water temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Inventor: Jose Maria San Sebastian Saizar
  • Document hanging system
    Patent number: 4105268
    Abstract: A system for hanging documents on rails includes one or more of the following: (1) a plurality of flexible straps having head portions at the opposite ends thereof for passing through respective spaced openings in both document attachment means and a rigid support bar on the rails; (2) adapters on the rails having horizontal flanges with upward extending lips, and flexible document attachment strips with apertures defining hook portions with downward extending tabs supported by the flanges and interlocked with the lips of the flanges; (3) folded flexible document attachment and hanging strips with upper end portions hanging over the rails where the folded edge flares apart to provide stronger end portions; and (4) a document compactor with means interlocking with apertures formed in the rails or adapters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Inventors: Abram G. Elias, Peter G. Elias
  • Fixing stud for joining building or constructional elements
    Patent number: 4104951
    Abstract: A stud which, by being inserted through holes in structural or like building members, joins them together, includes two parts which can be moved relatively over contacting, planar side surfaces, at least one of the parts having lateral facing portions for embracing the members to hold them together, and the stud parts being held together after insertion through the holes by releasable, and preferably resilient, means allowing, after release, removal of the stud from the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Inventor: Kajetan Leitner
  • Fastening device
    Patent number: 4104768
    Abstract: A fastening device used to operate a closure in a shoe or other object includes a grasshopper spring, a yoke spring and a molded thermoplastic plate member. A journal member of the plate member is molded around a connecting portion of the grasshopper spring and a series of slotted adjustment holes are formed in the plate member to selectively receive locking pins on the yoke member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Karl W. Labecki
  • Method and apparatus for folding and fusing the elements of a slide fastener string
    Patent number: 4101360
    Abstract: An apparatus for folding the coupling elements of a slide fastener string includes a pair of electrodes connected to a source of high frequency electromagnetic energy and a series of guide sections. The string is drawn through the guides and the coupling elements are heated and softened by the electromagnetic field and folded by the guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence S. Monroe
  • Slide fastener stringer and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4100656
    Abstract: A stringer for a slide fastener has a continuous coupling element secured within a folded tape with interlocking head elements protruding from slits in the folded edge of the tape, and includes one or more improvements such as reinforcing fibers, a cord or cords secured in the fold, only partial bonding of the folded tape, a sewing guide, an exposed adhesive, a highly oriented polymer tape, or aligned flat leg filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventor: George B. Moertel
  • Method and apparatus for linearly filtering two-dimensional signals
    Patent number: 4097898
    Abstract: A method of linearly filtering spatially two-dimensional signals. The signal to be filtered is applied to an electronic imaging system. For providing a scanning movement, the signal is deflected in the electronic imaging system and swept over at least one mask in which a desired corrective filter function is established in the form of a specific transmission characteristic. The light passed by the mask is detected by means of at least one photodetector placed behind the mask. The output signal of the photodetector is a representation of the filtered two-dimensional signal as a function of the time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: N. V. Optische Industrie "De Oude Delft"
    Inventor: Ronald Jan Geluk
  • Shoe fastener
    Patent number: 4094029
    Abstract: An integrally molded fastener for a shoe includes a pair of elongated carrier members hinged together at the bottom ends thereof and which can be releaseably secured together. Flexible string-like members extend from carrier members for passing through the eyelets of the shoe. Each of the string-like members has one or more protrusions for interlocking with apertures formed in the carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Inventor: Alfred E. Carlile
  • Combination shipping and storage container and method
    Patent number: 4094455
    Abstract: An improved combination shipping and storage container which comprises an inner container having at least one product receiving cell which is positioned within a removable outer shell which has an open top and an open bottom. The outer shell is removable from the inner container by means of a plurality of notches formed in opposite sides of the upper portion of the inner container which permits the outer shell to be lifted upwardly and removed from the inner container so that the outer shell can be reshipped to the original user and reused with a new inner container. After the outer shell is removed from the inner container, the inner container structure may be used to contain the products for storage purposes at a warehouse location.Also disclosed is a new and novel method for packaging a product utilizing the new and novel container here and before described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: Olinkraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Bamburg, Farris N. Duncan, Roger M. Floyd
  • Means for filing documents
    Patent number: RE29751
    Abstract: .[.A means for filing documents which is particularly adapted for open filing of various file folders, as for example legal size file folders, and wherein the folders are suspended on horizontal rails and freely slidable longitudinally of the rails, the files suspended below the rails being closely adjacent lower surfaces of a plurality of superimposed files and bars support the file folders on the rails slidably longitudinally thereof, the bars being provided with notches or bearings in their lower edges near their opposite ends so that the file folders, together with the bar, may be placed into a position between superimposed files, as for example, by placing one end of the bar underneath a first rail and then lifting the bar up at its far end and lowering it onto a second rail to engage a respective notch with the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Inventors: Abram G. Elias, Peter G. Elias