Patents Represented by Attorney William T. Hough
  • Patent number: 5787639
    Abstract: For a prehung door unit of door and door frame, a locking assembly lock together the prehung door units irreversably until after permanent final installation, a portion of the assembly is removable from the door's latch bore through the doors lockset bore. The assembly achieves its benefits by thus allowing factory "bench" final settings of accurate door mounting parameters of plumbing and leveling fixed relationships relative to its mounting frame. The fixed factor bench plumbing and leveling settings are maintained by the installed assembly before, during and subsequent to artisan mounting the fixed immobilized movement of the frame within a door jamb, precluding heretofore necessity of artisan time-consuming and costly plumbing and leveling a frame mounted door during installation of the frame and its door of heretofore prehung door units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Larry Lamore, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5608195
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a disk-shaped wafer insertable into a three-way bulb-socket, thereby becomes an insertable and removable switch converter-device to convert a three-way socket to a one-way bulb-socket and/or back-to a three-way bulb-socket, includes an annular insulation ring and mounted on an upper radially inward face portion of the annular insulation ring, is located an electrically conductive disk having a raised central portion and having opposite upper and lower surfaces thereof. The lower radially outward conductive disk surface is contactable with a bottom-of-socket radially-outward electrical contact of the three-way bulb-socket. The upper conductive disk surface at the raised or electrically-insulated central portion is contactable with a three-way light bulb's role socket insertable member's lower-end bulb's two electrical contacts, one central, the other a concentric ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: Frank E. DeMotte
  • Patent number: 5540496
    Abstract: A combination of a flow-cell with a rate of flow controllable and set to obtain and maintain a solvent or diluent predetermined low flow pressure from the flow-cell's inlet to the flow-cell's outlet, in which at-least an outlet thereof is alternately raised to a height above the inlet thereof sufficiently relative to mass of individual solute(s) and/or individual bead(s) (or other insoluble mass(es)) as to permit the mass of the individual solute(s) and/or individual bead(s) to move by gravity from a direction of the outlet end toward the inlet end of the flow-cell as part of a mechanism ascertainable of improved dissolving of solute and/or suspension of particles of insoluble matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventors: Arnold H. Beckett, James F. Swon, Henry Z. Hofer
  • Patent number: 5519459
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, glasses or spectacles of identical polarized lenses have an additional matching pair of detachably mountable separate other identical polarized lenses variably rotatable to vary intensity of the polarized light when intermittently mounted by insertion past depressable resilient locking structure and dismountable by withdrawing past the depressable resilient locking barrier structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Inventor: Carlos Moglianesi
  • Patent number: 5502877
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a device for securing an electrical elongated cord in a compacted state, of an electrical utensil, in an anchored state intermittently anchored to the electrical utensil is an elongated elastic strip having opposite flat faces extending between opposite ends, with a large hole (through-space) in one end and with an elongated slit in the other end, with spaced-apart apertures located one at each of opposite ends of and continuous with opposite ends ends of the elongated slit, with narrow strip width at the other end and along a intermediate-portion between the one and other ends, and with a broader width at the other end embodying the large hole, and with at-least one barb-shaped intermittent enlarged portion along opposite edges of the intermediate portion, and with enlarged widths on each of opposite edges of the strip aligned with each of the spaced-apart apertures, and the remaining end of the strip having diminishing width suitable for insertion through the larger hole, for prac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Inventor: Michael S. Yocum
  • Patent number: 5486135
    Abstract: Accressory burnishing-treatment apparatus for treatment, namely deburring, turning corners, polishing or cleaning of elements, namely metal, plastic, or ceramic (typically glass) elements. The apparatus is a self-contained hollow sphere, preferably made from substantially abrasion-resistant plastic, that works in conjunction with typically any traditional vibratory tumbling machine. The apparatus preferably has a screw-in port lid or closure member which opens to spherical inner space allowing insertion and later removal from the spherical inner space each of elements after treatment thereof, and removal of that was media necessary for the treatment. Liquid and/or dry or wet media may be used with the elements in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Inventor: Jerry Arpaio
  • Patent number: 5416932
    Abstract: An above-ground outdoor circular swimming pool having the typical outer circumscribing support walls with a through-space as symbolic porthole-like window there is placed within space circumscribed by the outer circumscribing support walls, a water-retaining translucent or transparent liner mounted at and suspended circumscribingly from upper securing structure at the top of the circumscribing support walls. Thereby the secured and suspended transparent liner wall when containing water is pressed toward the porthole-like window, such that there is provided a line-of-sight view from each of the inside and the outside through the transparent liner. The liner itself if sufficiently rigid or sturdy in part or in whole, and/or alternatively a separate supporting transparent sheet-like transparent rigid and sturdy solid and/or mesh structure overlaps the through-space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Inventor: Raymond J. Ventrice
  • Patent number: 5408865
    Abstract: In a transdermal cell, a matter volume-adjustment male device includes the lower opening end of the through-space structure having inner wall female threads mateable with first male threads of a screwable matter volume-adjustment male member alternately adjustable upwardly and downwardly between opposite upper and lower female threads-termination points. The screwable matter volume-adjustment member has opposite first upper and lower male threads-termination points, and the inner wall female threads are further concurrently mateable with a bottom closure member having second male threads having opposite second upper and lower male threads-termination points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Inventors: Charles C. Collins, Amy C. Little, Pradeepkumar P. Sanghvi, Henry Hofer, James E. Swon
  • Patent number: 5407162
    Abstract: Two separate tubular elbows are each mountable on upright inward upright surfaces below an arch of an arched door or arched window, with a free open-end of each tubular elbow directed upwardly toward the arch. One end of a plastic tube of polyvinyl chloride is detachably mounted rigidly within the open-end of of one of the tubular elbows, and an opposite end of the plastic tube is detachably mounted rigidly within the open-end of the other remaining one of the two separate tubular elbows. Between the spaced-apart mounted ends of the plastic tube, an intermediate portion thereof is bent into a bow-shape corresponding the approximate shape of a lower surface of the upwardly located arched door frame or window frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Inventor: Gerald H. Manger
  • Patent number: 5403090
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a vessel-mouth annulus that precisely fits the inside-diameter of the upper mouth-opening to a water-containable tablet-dissolution stirring vessel, the vessel-mouth annulus being rigidly mounted on an anchoring structure rigidly attached to a paddle-shaft stirring device with one or more of the anchoring arm and/or the paddle-shaft stirring device being mounted in a predetermined fixed position on a base support structure such that a center of the dissolution vessel is centered in exact alignment with a predetermined fixed-position of a downwardly-extending lineally-extending stirrer-paddle shaft on which at-least one stirrer paddle is mounted on a lower end thereof for stirring liquid contained in the dissolution vessel during its operational use, and dissolution vessel support structure positioned to support the dissolution vessel in a state of alignment when the dissolution vessel is pressed upwardly against the aligning guide and holding means in a state of being aligned agains
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventors: Henry Hofer, James E. Swon
  • Patent number: 5400185
    Abstract: A non-erasing audio and/or video tamper-proof recorder is mounted on a belt secured to the body of the taping person, and uses a preidentified recording substrate such as a tape or disk or cassette of which its assigned code identity is maintained in separate distant locked records and stationary files thereof by separate security storage personnel after recording is completed on the recording substrate. There is body mounting structure that secures the recorder in a security fashion avoiding ability to rapidly remove the recorder and/or its enclosed recording substrate from the body of the taping person. The recorder includes multiple coordinated turn-off switching elements requiring use of both hands to terminate (turn-off) taping. The recorder contains a microphone and/or video lense positioned in an orientation for recording events occuring substantially in front of the person wearing the mounted recorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Inventor: Frank C. Scerbo, III
  • Patent number: 5396684
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a device for securing an electrical elongated cord in a compacted state, of an electrical utensil, in an anchored state intermittently anchored to the electrical utensil is an elongated elastic strip having opposite flat faces extending between opposite ends, with a large hole (through-space) in one end and with an elongated slit in the other end, with spaced-apart apertures located one at each of opposite ends of and continuous with opposite ends ends of the elongated slit, with narrow strip width at the other end and along a intermediate-portion between the one and other ends, and with a broader width at the other end embodying the large hole, and with at-least one barb-shaped intermittent enlarged portion along opposite edges of the intermediate portion, and with enlarged widths on each of opposite edges of the strip aligned with each of the spaced-apart apertures, and the remaining end of the strip having diminishing width suitable for insertion through the larger hole, for prac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Inventor: Michael S. Yocom
  • Patent number: 5388878
    Abstract: A horizontal forwardly-extending handle is connected to a downwardly arched upright elongated lever rigidly attached to a center point of a horizontal support for a plurality of parallel spaced-apart tines, the horizontal support extending in from the center point in opposite lateral directions for an extended length, having rigidly mounted along the extended length the plurality of parallel spaced-apart tines all extending also forwardly substantially horizontally, the downwardly arched upright lever arching substantially rearwardly, and an intermittently mountable removable tines-ends protective encasing shield structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventor: Peter T. Smith
  • Patent number: 5354377
    Abstract: A framed window pane paint shield device has two separate biased-apart pane-shields positionable against and between diagonally opposite right angled corners of a window frame, each pane-shield having a linear edge continuous with a bottom surface of its flange. The linear edges of each pane-shield intersect at a ninety degree angle. Each pane shield's bottom surface angling upwardly from its linear edge at an angle of about 20 degrees relative to a mounted window pane surface while the two pane-shields are biased-apart by an axial-extending compression helical spring mechanism. One of the flanges and its linear edge is about 4 inches in length and the intersecting other linear edge is about 7 inches in length and each is sufficiently thin as to sharply engage the window frame adjacent the window panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Louis R. Jeffrey, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5273425
    Abstract: A portable instrument having an angular elongated handle with a free end and a distal end, with abrasive composition mounted on a lateral face of the distal end. The abrasive composition includes microscopic abrasive mineral embodied in phenolic resin encasing nylon fibrous strands mounted on a resilient synthetic sponge secured to the lateral face. The elongated handle closer to the distal end has an enlargement as a finger support. The distal end narrows to a thin thickness adapted to fit into narrow gaps adjacent a pet's teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Inventor: Richard W. Hoagland
  • Patent number: 5249961
    Abstract: A portable instrument having a handle with a distal end with a flattened face having mounted thereon an elongated flexible pad having an abrasion-resistent upper face and having a mid-portion and opposite end portions, with the opposite end portions turned-under the mid-portion and with the turned-under portions mounted on the flattened face, the turned-under portions resulting in leaving exposed the upper remaining exposed upper mid-portion and convoluted convex opposite outer side faces or surfaces, the exposed mid-portion and convoluted convex opposite side faces embodying abrasive composition mounted thereon including microscopic abrasive mineral particles embedded in phenolic resin and/or abrasive(s) embedded in or adhered to nylon fibrous strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Inventor: Richard W. Hoagland
  • Patent number: 5222748
    Abstract: A wheeled beach sled kit of separate parts adapted for intermittent assemblage and disasemblage thereof into a sled for pulling paraphanelia alternately on sand and pavements including spaced-apart tubular sled-runners rigidly interconnected by forward and rearward axles each mounting spaced-apart wheels that extend below the bottoms of the sled runners, and a pair of rails uprightly mountable in mounting sled runner holes continuous of the tubular sled runners at opposite ends of each sled runner of the paired sled runners, the pair of rails being spaced-apart and having spaced apart horizontal rail-portions when uprightly mounted, a flexible material formed into an open-top contained suspended downwardly from and between the spaced apart horizontal rail-portions, and shade structure including a pair of spaced apart supports mounted on the pair of rails, with a shade-producing fabric mounted on and extending between the shade structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Inventor: Leigh Johnson
  • Patent number: 5203357
    Abstract: A method and device facilitating the optimal degree of processing of hair during permanent waving (perming) of hair. As a critical part of a combination of otherwise conventional sequential perming steps, the inventive method vacuums moisture from rod-mounted hair following the water rising of waving lotion from the perm processed hair. The vacuuming device includes a cover worn on the head substantially sealed around the mounting periphery thereof, with the cover forming free-space above and around the rod mounted hair and with the cover having channel structure channeling outer ambient room temperature air toward hair roots of rod-mounted hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Inventor: James A. Vigliotti
  • Patent number: 5188101
    Abstract: A premature baby elastic strip-like headband having expansion limiting structure with opposite ends of which one end has male hook-like multiple alternate attaching elements and of which a remaining opposite end has female loop-like attaching elements detachably securable to one-another at optionally alternate locations thereof, and having nasal cannulas oxygen tubes-securing structures positioned and mounted on the headband such that the nasal cannulas oxygen tubes are located on opposite side of a baby's head the headband is mounted thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Inventor: Jean S. Tumolo
  • Patent number: 5163777
    Abstract: A kit of cobble stone elements of varied shapes which when fitted together into a close-fitting fan-shaped composite of which a plurality of the fan shaped composites symbolic of a fish scale form a close-fitting integrated repetitive design of unique and novel appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Concrete Stone & Tile Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald G. Krueger, Arthur A. LaBouseur