Patents Assigned to Engineering Incorporated
  • Patent number: 6471228
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for mounting an accessory on a vehicle. The bracket assembly comprises a frame-mounting block, an accessory-mounting plate, and a rotation-resisting fastener. The frame-mounting block has an inner face adapted to abut a vehicle frame, an outer face spaced from the inner face, and a frame-mounting opening passing through the frame-mounting block transverse to the inner face for receiving a frame-mounting fastener. The accessory-mounting plate has an inner face oriented toward a vehicle frame when the bracket is mounted to the vehicle frame, spaced outwardly from the inner face of the frame-mounting block to accommodate a bolt head, and an accessory-mounting opening in the accessory-mounting plate for receiving a fastener for an accessory. The rotation-resisting fastener is mounted to the bracket and is adapted to resist rotation of the bracket about an axis passing through the frame-mounting opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Fleet Engineers, Incorporated
    Inventor: Timothy R. Hawes
  • Patent number: 6464753
    Abstract: A method of processing flue dust that contains one or more compounds from a first group of zinc, lead and cadmium compounds, and contains iron compounds, involves heating the flue dust to cause a substantial portion of one or more of the compounds of the first group to become gas-borne. A carbonaceous material is introduced to the remaining flue dust, and the flue dust/carbonaceous material mixture is heated to cause a substantial portion of the remaining compounds from the first group to become gas-borne while retaining a substantial portion of the iron in a non-gas-borne condition. The gas-borne compounds are separated from the non-gas-borne compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Maumee Research & Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Deane A. Horne, Dennis W. Coolidge
  • Patent number: 6435462
    Abstract: A universal mudflap bracket mount for mounting a mudflap bracket to a vehicle frame, the bracket mount comprising a frame-mounting block having two opposing surfaces and a frame-mounting opening passing through the frame-mounting block transverse to the surfaces, a bracket-mounting plate having opposing faces, the bracket-mounting plate faces being parallel, at least one of the block surfaces being spaced outwardly from one of the plate faces to accommodate a bolt head, and openings in the bracket-mounting plate for receiving two fasteners of a mudflap bracket, at least one of the openings being arcuate in shape for adjustment of the angular position of the bracket mount with respect to the mudflap bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Fleet Engineers, Incorporated
    Inventor: Timothy R. Hawes
  • Patent number: 6431605
    Abstract: A conspicuity reflector mounting assembly for mounting on a truck fender in an orientation perpendicular to a road surface in compliance with DOT regulations comprises a plate having a flat panel surface for mounting a conspicuity reflector, and a mounting assembly adapted to mount the plate to a fender-mounting post at an orientation perpendicular to a road surface. The conspicuity reflector can be mounted to the flat panel surface. A truck fender is shown having a conspicuity reflector mounting assembly mounted theron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Fleet Engineers, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jerry G. Miller, Timothy R. Hawes
  • Patent number: 6406662
    Abstract: An apparatus for charging feed material through an opening into a furnace has a fixed structure and a moveable door. The moveable door together with the fixed structure defines the opening. The moveable door is mounted for movement toward and away from the fixed structure to widen and narrow the opening. The moveable door is biased toward the fixed structure. The moveable door and the fixed structure create a V-shaped downwardly pointing channel to direct the feed material being fed through the opening by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Maumee Research & Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel A. Molnar, Lawrence D. Proshek
  • Patent number: 6395060
    Abstract: A method of processing flue dust, where the flue dust contains one or more compounds from a first group of zinc, lead and cadmium compounds, and contains one or more compounds from a second group of iron, silicon, calcium, magnesium and aluminum compounds, includes mixing the flue dust with a carbonaceous material, heating the flue dust/carbonaceous material mixture under non-turbulent conditions to cause a substantial portion of the compounds from the first group to become gas-borne while retaining a substantial portion of the compounds of the second group in a non-gas-borne condition, and separating the gas-borne compounds from the non-gas-borne compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Maumee Research & Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Deane A. Horne, Franklin G. Rinker
  • Patent number: 6311236
    Abstract: A data processing method of recording data on a recording medium mounted on an information recording apparatus. The data processing method includes the steps of dividing, in a disk controller, parallel data constituted by p bits transferred from a high-rank device into data each having q bits, where p and q are numbers; transferring the data each having q bits from the disk controller to an encoder as parallel data constituted by q bits; encoding, in the encoder, the data each having q bits to generate recording signals corresponding to data to be recorded; and recording the recording signals on the recording medium, thereby recording the data to be recorded on the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Takashi Oeda, Motoyasu Tsunoda, Noriyuki Karasawa, Yukihito Takada, Satoshi Kawamura, Yoshio Yukawa, Tsuneo Hirose, Mitsuru Kubo
  • Patent number: 6250361
    Abstract: An overhead sectional garage door (10) has a plurality of hinged sections or panels (14) having rollers (16) mounted thereon for movement of the door (10) between open and closed positions. A stiffener (39) is secured to each door section (14) and extends horizontally between opposed sides of the associated door section (14). Each stiffener (39) has a horizontal body (38), an inner vertical mounting flange (41), and an outer bowed flange (42). Vertical mounting flange (41) and bowed flange (42) have free edges and respective beads or curls (44, 46) are formed thereon for stiffening of flanges (41) and (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Icom Engineering Incorporated
    Inventor: Carlos M. Ochoa
  • Patent number: 6250360
    Abstract: A track support structure (30) for a sectional overhead garage door (10) having rollers (16) for guiding the door (10) between open and closed positions. The track support structure (30) has a track (38) and a track support beam (40). Track (38) has an upper horizontal flange (38) and a lower trough (72). The free edge of the trough (72) has an inturned tubular bead (74) and the free edge of upper flange (38) has an inturned tubular bead (74). An angle-shaped track support beam (40) has legs (88) and (90). The free edges of legs (88) and (90) have respective tubular beads (92) and (94). Tubular beads (92), (94) have a diameter between 1½ and 2½ times the diameter of beads (74), (76) on track (38). Embodiments shown in FIGS. 8-10 include an automatic door operator (104) having a channel-shaped support beam (110, 110A) with tubular beads (116, 116A) on laterally extending flanges (112, 112A, 114, 114A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: ICOM Engineering Incorporated
    Inventor: Carlos M. Ochoa
  • Patent number: 6234425
    Abstract: A release fitting for releasably holding at least one line to at least one item, the release fitting having a first body part, a second body part, and a third body part, the first and second body parts pivotably secured to the third body part, a bolt with a first bolt portion connected to a first portion of the first body part and a second bolt portion connected to a first portion of the second body part, at least one pin suitable for attaching thereto the at least one line, the first body part having a recess for releasably receiving an end of the pin, the bolt initially holding apart the first portion of the first body part and the first portion of the second body part to thereby maintain a second pin end in the recess, the third body part connected to the at least one item, bolt cutter apparatus for selectively cutting the bolt to release the at least one line from the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Winzen Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: James Leland Rand, Debora Ann Grant
  • Patent number: 6125427
    Abstract: A disc storage apparatus includes at least one disc having at least one recording surface, a disc control unit for receiving a first number of write data, and outputting, through a plurality of lines, a second number of write data selected from the first number of write data, where the first number of write data and the second number of write data are each at least two write data, an encoder circuit coupled to the disc control unit through the plurality of lines for receiving the second number of write data from the disc control unit through the plurality of lines, encoding the second number of write data in parallel to produce coded data, and outputting the coded data for recording on the at least one recording surface, and a microprocessor for designating the second number of write data to be selected from the first number of write data, outputted by the disc control unit through the plurality of lines, and received by the encoder circuit from the disc control unit through the plurality of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Takashi Oeda, Motoyasu Tsunoda, Noriyuki Karasawa, Yukihito Takada, Satoshi Kawamura, Yoshio Yukawa, Tsuneo Hirose, Mitsuru Kubo
  • Patent number: 6081966
    Abstract: A hinge and roller assembly for use in a roll-up door including a pair of leaves each forming a portion of a bearing socket, a bushing mounted in the bearing socket, a shaft slidably mounted in the bushing. The shaft mounts a roller on one end and the roller is adapted to roll in a track. A spring is mounted between the shaft and the bushing to bias the shaft axially toward the track. A releasable retainer on the bushing removably retains the bushing in the socket. Preferably, each of the leaves includes a plate through which the hinge is mounted to the door and an integral strap which is bent into a circular shape to define a portion of the socket and is attached at a distal end to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Fleet Engineers, Incorporated
    Inventors: Steve A. Antekeier, Jerry G. Miller
  • Patent number: 6062092
    Abstract: A system for extracting samples from a stream in a conduit utilizing a probe, placed in the stream and having a channel for passing samples from the conduit stream. First and second pressure taps measure the pressure inside and outside the probe. A feedback signal, based on a pressure differential relative to the probe, is generated and controls a valve regulating sample velocity flow through the probe channel, that bears a fixed proportion to the velocity of flow in the conduit. The constant of proportionality between flow velocities in the conduit and the probe may be 1.0, resulting in an isokinetic sampling condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Engine, Fuel, and Emissions Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventor: Christopher Weaver
  • Patent number: 5924861
    Abstract: A discharge assembly for removing material from a hearth in a rotary hearth furnace. The discharge assembly includes, in combination, a discharge auger and a fluid cooled hood. The discharge auger is positioned above the hearth of the rotary hearth furnace and includes a central shaft having at least one helical flight affixed to the exterior of the central shaft. The fluid cooled hood is disposed over the discharge auger to lower the temperature of the helical flights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Maumee Research & Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Franklin G. Rinker, William L. Thome
  • Patent number: 5737632
    Abstract: A disc storage apparatus includes a disc having at least one recording surface, a head associated with the recording surface for recording data on the recording surface during a data write operation, and for reproducing data from the recording surface during a data read operation, a disc control unit for receiving data and outputting parallel data during the data write operation, and for receiving parallel data and outputting data during the data read operation, and an encoder/decoder circuit for receiving the parallel data from the disc control unit and outputting data to the head to be recorded on the recording surface during the data write operation, and for receiving from the head data reproduced from the recording surface and outputting parallel data to the disc control unit during the data read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Video Engineering, Incorporated
    Inventors: Takashi Oeda, Motoyasu Tsunoda, Noriyuki Karasawa, Yukihito Takada, Satoshi Kawamura, Yoshio Yukawa, Tsuneo Hirose, Mitsuru Kubo
  • Patent number: 5660542
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a plurality of burners of a cupola. The method includes the steps of separately supplying air and fuel to each burner of the cupola, measuring the flow rates of air and fuel supplied to each burner, controlling either the flow rate of air or flow rate of fuel supplied to each burner as a function of a desired heat energy output of the burners and controlling the other of the flow rate supplied to each burner as a function of the measured flow rate of air or fuel supplied to each burner and a preselected ratio of flow rate of air supplied to each burner and of flow rate of fuel supplied to each burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Maumee Research & Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Franklin G. Rinker, William C. Rinker
  • Patent number: 5632475
    Abstract: The preferred apparatus is in the form of a service lift for holding a machine such as a walk-behind lawnmower during servicing and repair thereof. The lift includes a main support movable upwardly and downwardly on a column, a subsupport adapted to be rotated to and held in various angular positions relative to the main support, and side-by-side tubes on the subsupport for telescopically receiving bars for supporting the mower or other machine during servicing. The supporting bars extend in opposite directions from the side-by-side tubes and may be laterally adjusted relative to the tubes to match the width of the machine being serviced. Supporting bars for other types of machines may be inserted into the tubes, and the main support and the subsupport may be vice-mounted rather than column-mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: McCanse Engineering Incorporated
    Inventor: James E. McCanse
  • Patent number: D442960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Brulotte, Jason Gosior, Kip Hampson, John Sobota, Hee-Jong Yu
  • Patent number: D450703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Brulotte, Jason Gosior, Kip Hampton, John Sobota, Hee-Jong Yu
  • Patent number: D457193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Brulotte, Robert Erickson, Kip Hampson, John Sobota, Hee-Jong Yu