Patents Assigned to Standard
  • Patent number: 6214267
    Abstract: An elongated extruded strip with a wire core having a selectively positioned neutral bending axis is made by coextruding an elastomeric extrudate at an elevated temperature about a wire core having adjacent parallel transverse wire lengths joined by low temperature threads having a melting point lower than the said elevated temperature while simultaneously feeding at least one high temperature thread into the extruder in bonding relationship to the elastomeric extrudate and in selected position therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: The Standard Products Company
    Inventor: James Frederick Keys
  • Patent number: 6212695
    Abstract: There are provided a retention means (10) to be positioned in a completely hidden manner within the rear part of the pan (2), and be rigidly fixed to the floor or wall in such a manner as to be supported thereby, and a pair of arm rests (20) which each have one end fixed to the retention means (10) and are supported thereby; the pan (2) is arranged to be fixed to the floor or wall without loading the retention means (10) and vice versa, and has a pair of holes (41) provided in the vertical side walls of its rear part, through which holes the end of the arm rests (20) is fixed to the retention means (10) without loading the pan (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Giovanni Arduini
  • Patent number: 6209923
    Abstract: A security document is provided including a unique combination of covert triggers, overt triggers, and overt secure document indicators arranged to enhance the security of the document at issue. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a security document is provided including a security image and a covert trigger printed on a face of the document. The security image is defined by a collection of security image elements. The security image defines at least one document authentication scheme. The document authentication scheme is arranged to provide an indication of document authenticity. The covert trigger is defined by a collection of trigger elements. The trigger elements are arranged to resemble the security image elements so the covert trigger is not readily apparent on the face of the document. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method of authenticating a security document is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: The Standard Register Company
    Inventors: Daniel D. Thaxton, William H. Mowry, Jr., Russell E. Hill
  • Patent number: 6206429
    Abstract: A security document production scheme is presented for the creation of a security document including a prismatic multi-color security image. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a security document is provided comprising a security image defined on a face of the document. The security image is defined along first and second dimensions by the superposition of a primary security image portion and a secondary security image portion. The primary security image portion is defined by security image elements of a first color. The secondary security image portion is defined by security image elements of a second color. The primary security image portion is arranged to include first, second, and third types of security image segments. The secondary security image portion is arranged to include first, second, and third types of security image segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Standard Register Company
    Inventors: Standale Joseph Cull, Stephen D. Webendorfer, Joseph V. Riccardella, William H. Mowry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6206653
    Abstract: A refrigeration unit having a compressor that includes a cast member, a cavity formed in the cast member, and an oil filter element dividing the cavity into an inlet cavity and an outlet cavity. An inlet port for directing the unfiltered oil into the inlet cavity and an outlet port for directing filtered oil out of the outlet cavity are also included. The filter element is secured in the cavity between an integral plate on one end and ears on the opposite end. A seal between the cast member and the removable cover is included. Also included is another seal positioned between the inlet and outlet cavities. The filter element may be cylindrical. At least one isolation valve that prevents or allows flow into and out of the filter cavity may be included. The inlet port may be formed in the cast member and the outlet port may be formed in the removable cover, or vice versa. At least one lubrication point and an oil conduit communicating between the lubrication port and the outlet port are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Randy E. Dewhirst, James W. Noben
  • Patent number: 6205808
    Abstract: A screw compressor in a refrigeration chiller includes one or more baffles disposed in the compressor housing so as to intercept and redirect oil which may flow and/or be blown, under certain operating conditions, in an upstream direction against the stream of suction gas that flows into the compressor from the evaporator. The baffles cause oil to be retained in the compressor rather than being blown back to the system evaporator to ensure that sufficient oil is available to the compressor under all operating conditions and eliminates the need for structure/apparatus in the evaporator dedicated to returning such oil to the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis M. Beekman
  • Patent number: 6202686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a faucet which includes a one-piece manifold body and a swivel spout pivotably mounted on the body. The body preferably has first and second leg portions for accepting fluid flow therethrough. The faucet may also preferably include an escutcheon coupled to the body, a cartridge coupled to the body, and a retainer ring interposed between the cartridge and the body. In one preferred embodiment, the faucet may include an auxiliary outlet mechanism which may include a diverter valve disposed in the body, as well as a hand spray coupled to the body and in fluid communication with the diverter valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Pitsch, Juergen Mueller
  • Patent number: 6204407
    Abstract: A process for increasing the yield of one or both co-products HCN and acetonitrile produced during the manufacture of acrylonitrile comprising introducing a hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of propylene and propane, a mixture comprising one or more alcohols selected from crude methanol, crude ethanol or crude propanol, ammonia and air into a reaction zone containing an ammoxidation catalyst, reacting the hydrocarbon, alcohol, ammonia and oxygen over said catalyst at an elevated temperature to produce acrylonitrile, hydrogen cyanide and acetonitrile, and recovering the acrylonitrile, hydrogen cyanide and acetonitrile from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Sanjay P. Godbole, Michael J. Seely, Dev D. Suresh
  • Patent number: 6203112
    Abstract: A road cutting apparatus is detachable and connectable to a self-propelled front end loading machine. The cutting apparatus includes a rigid frame structure having a connecting section for attaching the frame structure to the front end loading machine and a planar mounting section. An engine including a power take off (PTO) is mounted to a top surface of the mounting section for driving the circular cutting apparatus, and a belt drive is attached to the PTO. The belt drive includes a driving pulley and a following pulley, and a belt disposed between the driving pulley and following pulley provides for transfer of torque therebetween. A driven shaft with a first end and a second end is mounted to the mounting section and attached to the following pulley at its first end, and a retainer blade is connected to the second end for coupling to a circular cutting blade. A cutting assembly is mounted on the mounting section which includes the circular cutting blade and a cooling system for cooling the cutting blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: American Standards Construction Corp.
    Inventors: Eugene Cook, William Isenberg
  • Patent number: 6199399
    Abstract: A bi-directional refrigerant metering and expansion valve. The bi-directional valve comprises a body; a short tube portion in the body, a heating inlet portion and a cooling inlet portion. The short tube portion includes a tubular portion having a short tube length, a short tube diameter, and a pre-selected short tube length to short tube diameter ratio and includes first and second ends interconnected by the tubular portion. The heating inlet portion is connected to the first end of the short tube portion, and includes a heating inlet chamfer having a first length and a first angle of a first magnitude. The cooling inlet portion is connected to the second end of the short tube portion, and includes a cooling inlet chamfer having a second length and a cooling inlet angle of a second magnitude. The second length is greater than the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Roger J. Voorhis
  • Patent number: 6196238
    Abstract: A heated high pressure air and/or a high pressure water are spouted through nozzles. Therefore, the coated layer is removed without crushing the bumper unlike in the conventional method, and therefore, a plurality of process steps can be skipped. Thus the bulk of the apparatus can be reduced, the operating cost can be lowered, and the environment can be protected. The method for removing a coated layer includes the step of installing a bumper to be subjected to a removal of the coated layer. Then the coated layer is removed from the bumper by spouting water and/or a pre-heated air to the bumper. Then the bumper is carried to a predetermined psition after removing the coated layer, and then the bumper is detached. The apparatus includes an installing/detaching means for installing/detaching the bumper to be subjected to a removal of the coated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Co., Agency for Technology & Standards, MOCIE
    Inventors: Hyong Ki Choi, Yong Moo Lee, John Hee Hong, Yang Soo Lim
  • Patent number: D439137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ultimate Standard Tooling International, LLC
    Inventor: John S. Ausilio
  • Patent number: D439959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Sherry Lynn Jones
  • Patent number: D439960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Sherry Lynn Jones
  • Patent number: D440284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Pitsch
  • Patent number: D440636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fabian, John Hyde, Albert Becker
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    Patent number: D440640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: James Walsh
  • Patent number: D441421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Aldred, Brian Hunter
  • Patent number: D441425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Won-sub Lim
  • Patent number: D441428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Ralf Donell