Patents Assigned to Altair, Inc.
  • Electrical connector fabricated with unitary frame
    Patent number: 4752247
    Abstract: A connector adapted for connection to the terminal pins of an electrical or electronic device or circuit and which includes a planar contact assembly which is formed in a stamped integral planar frame retained within a two-piece housing with constituents of the housing operative to retain corresponding portions of the frame and wires connected thereto. The frame includes contact members and integral intermediate members which provide a unitary structure for ease of fabrication and handling. The unitary frame is installed in the housing as a unit and intermediate portions of the frame are later severed from the frame to provide individual contacts, each electrically connected to a respective wire of an associated cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: Altair, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacque Warnars
  • Method of making sintered powdered aluminum inductor cores
    Patent number: 4378247
    Abstract: A sintered powdered aluminum core for an inductor used in the tuning stages of high frequency equipment is disclosed. Such cores have threads ground on them having sharp thread profiles, as opposed to the flat thread profiles produced by screw machines, and plating the cores produces superior electrical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: Permacor Altair, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter A. Tsoutsas
  • Alternating current energized printing system utilizing a dielectric covered resilient impression roller
    Patent number: 4099462
    Abstract: A printing system where the alternating current energized semiconductive layer of the impression roller has a covering of dielectric material with a controlled thickness, and with a dielectric constant many times greater than that of the web, such that a major portion of the applied electric potential is transmitted to the web by means of a reactive current through the covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Hurletron Altair, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Coberley, Joel F. Hutchison
  • Retractable toilet bowl assembly
    Patent number: 4094019
    Abstract: An assembly havng a retractable toilet bowl incorporates conduit means in the bowl trunnion for delivering water to the toilet bowl via pipes on its underside. The trunnion conduit means incorporates a Sloan valve of standard commerical type to provide advantageous wetting and flushing flow control while providing safeguards against flooding and inadequate sewer gas trap level. The wetting control extends the range of wetness and facilitates cleaning operations. Right and left hand installations, using the same parts, are enabled. Other features as in models currently marketed remain readily incorporatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignees: Altair, Inc., American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Vincent Moore, Paul N. Levesque