Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm William J. Ryan
  • Patent number: 8083275
    Abstract: A device for transporting an urn vault is provided comprising a pair of spaced, parallel A-shaped frames, each having a pair of frame members pivotally joined at their upper end. The apex of each frame is joined to the apex of the other frame by an upper connecting member, and the lower ends of each frame member are connected to the lower end of one of the frame members of the other frame by a lower connecting member. A notch engaging member is located on the lower end of each frame member to engage and be received in notches defined in the edges of opposed vertical surfaces of the urn vault. A tension spring is connected between the frame member of each frame intermediate their upper and lower ends to draw the lower ends of each frame member together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventors: Wayne A. Myhre, Gordon A. Myhre
  • Patent number: 7690297
    Abstract: A baler tie feed apparatus is provided having a compaction chamber, a platen and a door, wherein aligned channels are defined within the top and bottom of the compaction chamber, the platen and the door so as to define a plurality of continuous open channels surrounding a bale of compacted material having horizontal top and bottom portions and vertical front and rear portions. A tie feed apparatus is provided which comprises a plurality of elongate tie engaging members, each of which engages tying media inserted through the top and rear portions of the channels and is advanced to thread the tying media through the bottom portion of the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Harmony Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen W. Sagen, Steven W. Scrabeck
  • Patent number: 7475595
    Abstract: A portable underwater weighing apparatus is provided comprising a buoyant frame having sufficient buoyancy to support the apparatus and the weight of a person being weighed upon the surface of water, said frame defining a central opening therein; a support member attached to said frame and extending across said central opening; a weighing platform suspended from said support member within said central opening by means of suspension members; and load cells located along each of said suspension cables for measuring the relative load upon said cables when a person to be weighed is positioned on said weighing platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffery C. Tesch
  • Patent number: 6483018
    Abstract: A chromatic fingerboard map is provided for teaching the playing of an unfretted stringed instrument such as a cello, violin, viola or bass, having strings extending from a nut at the top to a bridge at the bottom. The map contains a graphic representation of a fingerboard of such an instrument, including the strings, the relative location of the top of the fingerboard, the relative location of the bottom of the fingerboard and the relative location of the shoulder of the instrument. The finger locations of the harmonic notes are shown by a first symbol or indicia. The finger locations of the resonant notes are shown by a second indicia, with the resonant notes within each harmonic region of the fingerboard being shown by a separate, third indicia. In addition, the finger locations of the natural notes may be shown by a fourth indicia and marked with the letter corresponding to the note that is produced when the finger is placed at that location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Inventor: Carolyn Mead
  • Patent number: 6254473
    Abstract: A fish cleaning apparatus is provided which includes a cutting board attached to the first end of an elongate support arm, the second end of which is adapted to be supported upon the frame of a trailer carrying a boat, or other suitable vehicle, such that a fisherman can clean his catch at the boat landing. The cutting board is pivotally mounted to the first end of the support arm so as to be rotated between an open position for use and a closed position for transport and storage. The cutting board is provided with a cutout portion wherein a refuse bag can be mounted for the convenient disposal of fish cleaning wastes. The refuse bag is held in place while in use by a retention member which is slid in a channel defined in the cutting board along the periphery of the opening. Knife receiving slots are also provided in the cutting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas A. Shore, Kevin W. Carlson, Kevin E. Templin, Michaeleen A. Kelzenberg
  • Patent number: 5653558
    Abstract: A retaining wall block is provided which comprises a forward, face portion and a tail portion spaced rearwardly of said face portion and extending generally parallel thereto, said face portion and said tail portion being connected by a central web. A downwardly depending abutment member is formed on the bottom of said face portion to serve as a spacing mechanism for offsetting successive courses of block, thereby imparting a uniform backslope to the retaining wall. The block is designed in such a fashion that portions of the spacing mechanism may be easily removed or modified so as to permit different angles of backslope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Rockwood Retaining Walls, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond R. Price
  • Patent number: 5388949
    Abstract: A vehicle for retrieving and transporting disabled vehicles is provided having a wheeled frame and a cab containing an operator's compartment comprising an inclined vehicle transporting bed positioned behind said cab, said bed having a downwardly and rearwardly inclined fixed bed portion and a foldable bed portion hinged at its front edge to the rear edge of the fixed bed portion, the foldable bed portion being operable between a folded position wherein the foldable bed portion overlies the fixed bed portion and an unfolded position wherein the foldable bed portion is coplanar with the fixed bed portion. A stabilizing mechanism is also provided for stabilizing the retriever/transporter while extricating a disabled vehicle from an off-road location such as a ditch or snowbank in conjunction with a detachable boom in combination with a conventional winch and cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Berg
  • Patent number: 5335396
    Abstract: A stop is provided for maintaining a closing mechanism having a rod operable within a cylinder in an open position. The stop comprises a body portion having a central, longitudinally extending bore. The body portion is positionable on the rod by snapping the rod through a relatively smaller passage defined in the body portion into the bore, which is slightly larger in diameter than the rod. A thumbscrew is provided extending through the body portion into the bore so as to frictionally secure the stop at the desired location along the rod. A closure flap is provided for closing the passage so as to prevent accidental detachment of the body portion from the rod once in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Inventor: Randall S. Dolan
  • Patent number: 5057649
    Abstract: An electrical wiring box for mounting an electrical device therein by means of push inserted screws is provided. The box is defined in part by a pair of parallel spaced sidewalls and a pair of parallel spaced end walls. A mounting bracket is formed on each end wall for the snap mounting of a resilient screw receiving spring clip. Each spring clip is formed of a strip of resilient metal bent to define a base portion, upwardly disposed side portions and inwardly disposed top portions, such that the ends of the strip are positioned adjacent one another. The ends of the top portions are bent downwardly and inwardly of the clip to define a spring receiving space therebetween. The base portion has a spring receiving opening defined by a pair of downwardly bent tabs which is aligned with the space defined by the ends of the strip. In operation the spring clips are snapped into engagement with the respective brackets and the electrical device positioned within the wiring box for mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Inventor: Gerard W. Ring
  • Patent number: 5010630
    Abstract: A clasp is provided that is fixed to one end of a chain or similar device and includes an internal latch mechanism for releasably engaging the free end of the chain, wherein the latch mechanism includes a spring biased, deflectable member carrying a lug that (when the chain is tensioned across the clasp) deflects to a position adjacent the clasp casing wherein the lug seats in a depression formed in the casing interior to more securely engage the free end of the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Inventor: Steven E. Mickelson
  • Patent number: 4944126
    Abstract: A system for insulating attics wherein access to the attic is had through an opening defined in the floor of the attic, the opening being normally closed by a trap door, comprising an expandable guard for providing lateral support to insulation adjacent the trap door opening, the guard being adjustably expandable to size and shape generally corresponding to the size and shape of the opening, and a trap door insulating pack comprising a harness enclosing insulating material, the harness being secured to the top side of the trap door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventor: Gregory J. King
  • Patent number: 4773621
    Abstract: An adjustable appliance positioning mechanism comprising a standard having a lower base portion, a boom-carrying sleeve pivotally attached to the upper end of said standard, an appliance carrying boom received in said sleeve and longitudinally positionable with respect to said sleeve and a single means for locking said boom against longitudinal motion with respect to said sleeve and for also locking said sleeve against rotational motion with respect to said standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Inventor: Robert J. Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 4526396
    Abstract: A hitch pin comprising a cylindrical shaft portion, a head portion, a generally "C" shaped latch arm pivotally attached at one end to said head portion, said arm being rotatable between a closed position wherein the opposite end of said arm is positioned adjacent the bottom end of said shaft portion and an opened end wherein said other end has been swung away from the bottom of said shaft portion, and means positioned within said head portion for locking said arm in either of said opened position or said closed position, said means comprising a spring biased, spherical cam follower acting against a cam surface defined at the pivotal end of said arm and having a curved first portion and an outwardly extending, upwardly projecting planar second surface. The "C" shaped arms has means associated with it for remotely activicating said arm from a closed position to an opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Inventor: Robert Mayer
  • Patent number: 4504089
    Abstract: A liquid-cushioned bicycle seat comprising a liquid impervious bladder divided into a saddle compartment and a pummel compartment which are hydrostatically isolated from one another so that differing hydrostatic pressures may be maintained in each respective compartment, the saddle compartment having first and second zones in fluid communication with each other; separate means for filling the saddle compartment and the pummel compartment with a cushioning liquid; and means for securing said bladder in support of engagement with the seat of a bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Inventors: Nathaniel Calvert, George L. Battey
  • Patent number: D534012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventor: Douglas K. Lee, Sr.
  • Patent number: D295163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Erdman