Patents Represented by Attorney Warren F. B. Lindsley

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  • Method of repairing a skimmer box and parts used therein
    Patent number: 4776908
    Abstract: A method and associated kit of materials for repairing from above ground a ruptured skimmer box of a swimming pool wherein special fittings are cemented into waterlines connected to the skimmer box with the base of the box filled with an epoxy material. A diverter mounting ring is inserted above the epoxy material for providing a pathway for the water pipelines eliminated by epoxy material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Inventor: Paul S. Sapp
  • Water-borne azimuth-altitude tracking solar concentrators
    Patent number: 4771764
    Abstract: A water-borne tracking solar energy collecting and converting system employing multiple lens collectors for redirecting sunlight for concentration on photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Inventor: C. Brent Cluff
  • Segmenting and dehydration process for sugar beets
    Patent number: 4770883
    Abstract: A segmenting and dehydration process for fruits and vegetables with a primary application as a process for producing dehydrated filaments of sugar beets as a natural sweetener for use by confectioners, bakeries, breweries and other food processors. The beets are washed, shredded with a high-speed heated blade and immediately dried in a continuously sterile atmosphere that prevents bacteria contamination and growth and enzyme action which otherwise result in an unacceptably strong flavor in the finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Inventor: Richard K. Lackmann
  • Light switch extension
    Patent number: 4771145
    Abstract: A light switch extension device for operating by a small child or wheelchair bound individual wherein the extension device employs a drive rod which is connected at one end to the toggle of a light switch by a pivotally mounted cap which slips over one end of the toggle and is pivotally connected at its other end to a cam wheel in the switch extension device which, when operated, moves the drive rod to turn the light switch "ON" or "OFF".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Davis, Jr.
  • Space framing system
    Patent number: 4766712
    Abstract: A framing system for interconnecting elongated frame members into structurally stable, free-standing frames, building frame modules, lattice-type framework and the like employing novel connectors and associated connector arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Inventor: Whitney M. Hale
  • Door stop
    Patent number: 4756052
    Abstract: A portable, selectively lockable door stop having a pair of telescopingly fitted rods with door brace linkage engaging channels is disclosed. The invention provides an adjustable door stop that coacts with existing door brace linkage to prop the door open at any desired width. The channels are pivotally attached to the ends of the rods in a clevis fashion. A method of keeping a door open is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Inventor: James L. Diedrich
  • Dynamic wheel balancing device
    Patent number: 4755006
    Abstract: A dynamic balancing device for the wheel of a motor vehicle, the device comprising flexibly mounted weighting members which are driven outward by the increased centrifugal forces diametrically opposite the nonconcentric mass center to produce the desired balancing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Inventors: Sean S. C. Clay, Robert A. Clay, deceased
  • Box-like utility storage apparatus for pick-up trucks
    Patent number: 4749226
    Abstract: A pick-up truck having a box-like utility storage enclosure formed by two hingedly connected rectangular panels and portions of the pick-up truck has channel-forming assemblies on opposite sides of the bed for slidably retaining a first panel. Another embodiment provides a recess in the truck floor for storage of the folded panels while a third embodiment provides a third panel which is vertical and of a mesh-like substance which permits light and air to enter the enclosure when the tailgate is in a horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Inventor: Henry R. Heft
  • Conveyor for loading and unloading vehicles and storage facilities
    Patent number: 4747747
    Abstract: An improved conveyor for loading truck trailers comprising a welded frame for strength employing a distributed array of small rollers for reducing friction under a resilient conveyor belt. The belt incorporates reinforced perforations at its edges for engaging cogged rollers of a driving wheel and transverse stiffeners across the belt to distribute driving forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Inventors: Salvatore M. Fusco, Lloyd Fogel
  • Exercising device with controllable force pattern
    Patent number: 4746115
    Abstract: An exercising device utilizing a pneumatic piston and cylinder as the resistive element together with a force controlling mechanism that provides a continuously changing mechanical advantage throughout the course of the exercising stroke. Adjustment devices are provided for the control of both the magnitude and the rate of change of the resistive force as needed to achieve a constant apparent force. Convertible benches and accessories permit the practice of a wide variety of exercise routines using the exercise device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Inventor: Thomas E. Lahman
  • Protective face guard
    Patent number: 4736466
    Abstract: This invention relates to a protective face guard employing a grillwork such as used in a catcher's mask and particularly an eye shield which is detachably fastened between a forehead pad and the grillwork for shading the eye of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Inventor: Erik C. Kallstrom
  • Camera platform for tripod mounting
    Patent number: 4736217
    Abstract: A camera platform for mounting a camera on a tripod, the platform incorporating means for leveling the camera and for directing the camera vertically or horizontally. Directional means comprises two pivots, one for pan and one for elevation, each incorporating controlled rotational resistance elements and push-button controlled power operated braking mechanisms, the push buttons being incorporated together with a shutter control button in a handgrip at the end of a control arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Inventor: Lane C. McDowell
  • Animal and fowl feed supplement and process of manufacture
    Patent number: 4729902
    Abstract: An improved method and resulting animal and fowl feed supplement involving the impregnation of diatomaceous earth with a blood serum to provide a food supplement at a reasonable cost from slaughterhouse blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Control Feeds, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Urman, Robert L. Patton, Joseph B. Michaelson
  • Shield for video and audio cassette recorder door
    Patent number: 4725903
    Abstract: A shield is provided to cover the gap between the door of a video cassette recorder and the top of the recorder to prevent dust from passing through the gap. The shield is preferably configured as a rectangular frame and is secured to the door by POST-IT adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Inventor: Steve Miley
  • Anesthesia accessories
    Patent number: 4720881
    Abstract: This invention is an anesthesia accessories unit which is adapted to be placed and supported on an end portion of a patient's bed structure normally a hospital operating room table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Inventor: William K. Meyers
  • Trigger release mechanisms for full and semi automatic open bolt weapons
    Patent number: 4719841
    Abstract: A hesitation blowback toggle action weapon in which an under-center toggle employing interconnected toggle links recedes and redirects the recoil energy directed against the face of the bolt generated at the time of firing into the handle of the weapon, and in so doing either:1. Avoids the full auto sear as long as the trigger is pressured so that movement of the bolt and linkage of the weapon will continue until the ammunition of the magazine is spent, or2. Engages a semi automatic sear pivotally associated with the trigger of the weapon to lock the weapon in toggle collapsed position until the trigger is sequentially released to unseat sear from the trigger, and then again pressured to release the sear from the toggle mechanism, thus firing another single round.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Inventor: Walter E. Perrine
  • Decorative lens
    Patent number: 4715702
    Abstract: An improved structure for providing a decorative pattern over the surface of sunglasses, the structure combining a positive decorative pattern on a first layer, a reflective layer, and a third layer incorporating a negative decorative pattern. The decorative pattern is readily apparent to an observer, but the negative pattern cancels the image for the wearer who then sees only a uniform color or hue that does not interfere with his vision or cause an unpleasant distraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Inventor: Stephen M. Dillon
  • Novelty rabbit figure
    Patent number: D295543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Inventor: Ralph Phillippi
  • Foot-operated cabinet door opener
    Patent number: D296189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: Richard W. Marx
    Inventor: Ralph H. Marx
  • Combined vehicle door opener and key inserter
    Patent number: D296650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Inventor: Ralph H. Marx