Patents Assigned to Standard
  • Patent number: 5266080
    Abstract: The flame luminosity of a methanol fuel is appreciably enhanced by the addition thereto of at least one flame luminosity enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of azine dye, triarylmethane dye, fluorescein dye, imine dye and anthraquinone dye, said dye excluding any metal component whose combustion product(s) tend to cause excessive wear in an engine operated with the fuel composition or tend to significantly interfere with normal operation of such engine or any of its associated systems, the flame luminosity of the fuel composition during burning being appreciably enhanced relative to the flame luminosity of the same burning fuel composition but to which no flame luminosity enhancing agent has been added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kiovsky, Wendy L. Clark
  • Patent number: 5265284
    Abstract: An integral unit for mounting complete wall-mounted sanitary appliances comprises a flat profiled support (1) and a sectional box structure (3) which are intended to be fixed to a wall (5) one below the other, the first (1) of which is intended to support both a sanitary appliance and corresponding accessories (13), which are received in the box structure (3). The support (1) comprises two lateral elements (6; 66) for its fixing to the wall (5), and a central channel-shaped body (4) for containing the water feed and waste pipes (15), with said lateral elements (6; 66) there being associated two rods (88) for fixing and supporting the corresponding appliance (2; 20; 200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Arduino Dottori, Roberto Ingegnere
  • Patent number: 5265432
    Abstract: An oil purification apparatus for use in conjunction with a refrigeration system. The oil purification apparatus includes an isolation tank for receiving a quantity of contaminated oil from the refrigeration system and holding the oil isolated from the refrigeration system. A separation system including a heater and an agitation mechanism reclaims refrigerant contaminant entrained in the oil. A vapor loop selectively conveys the reclaimed refrigerant from the oil purification apparatus to the refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Luepke, Allen J. Dietrich
  • Patent number: 5261481
    Abstract: A method of air conditioning an environment with an HVAC system. The method comprises the steps of: determining an environment to be either occupied or vacant; determining a mode of operation for the HVAC system to be heating or cooling; determining a heating setpoint and a cooling setpoint; and determining a setback value equal to a difference between the value of the heating setpoint and the value of the cooling setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Joe M. Baldwin, John L. Hancock, Jr., Richard A. Bishop
  • Patent number: 5261188
    Abstract: A belt weatherstrip for an automotive vehicle door having a flush mounted window assembly is disclosed. This belt weatherstrip has a body portion with attaching members for attaching the weatherstrip to the door assembly. A trim member extends from the body portion into a gap located between an outer door panel and the window assembly when the window assembly is in a closed position. The trim member provides the gap with a show surface that is substantially flush with the exterior surfaces on both the window assembly and the door panel. In addition, a curved member extends from the body portion and sealingly engages a surface on the window assembly when the window assembly is in a closed position. This curved member also engages the window assembly as it moves between open and closed positions, thereby wiping water and debris from the window assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Products Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Vaughan
  • Patent number: 5258543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for ammoxidizing C.sub.3 to C.sub.5 mono-olefins to .alpha.,.beta.-mono-unsaturated acyclic nitriles having 3 to 5 carbon atoms and HCN by introducing such mono-olefins molecular oxygen and ammonia into a reaction zone into vapor phase contact with a solid ammoxidation catalyst, wherein the mol ratio of introduced molecular oxygen and ammonia to said introduced mono-olefin is at least 1.5 and 1.0, respectively, wherein said catalyst contains the elements and proportions indicated by the empirical formula:V1Sb.sub.a M.sub.m N.sub.n O.sub.xwherea=0.5 to 2M=one or more of: Sn, Ti, Fe, and Gam=0.05 to 3, usually at least 0.1 and at most 1N=one or more of: W, Bi, Mo, Li, Mg, P, Zn, Mn, Te, Ge, Nb, Zr, Cr, Al, Cu, Ce, Bn=0.0 to 0.5,and wherein the preparation of the catalyst includes contacting in an aqueous dispersion a vanadium compound and an antimony compound while said vanadium is in solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Dev D. Suresh, Michael J. Seely, Maria S. Friedrich, Christos Paparizos
  • Patent number: 5258983
    Abstract: A system of data transmission by packets in which certain data-exchange links use a transmission chain comprising two transmitter/receiver terminals and at least two intermediate units, and in which each packet is associated with the transmission of data belonging to only one link, at least some of the intermediate units including means for the compression and/or decompression, in at least one direction of transmission, of the data elements contained in the data fields of the packets transmitted, according to at least one compression algorithm. The compression and decompression units are allocated selectively to some of the links, to compress the data elements transmitted on at least a portion of the transmission chain. The compression/decompression function is selectively activated in the allocated units for at least one series of consecutive packets of the corresponding link, and is selectively deactivated for the other packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Ouest Standard Telematique S.A.
    Inventors: M. Thao Lane, M. Didler Malorey, M. Karl Miller
  • Patent number: 5256844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transportation pipe or conduit (10, 20, 30) which preferably is adapted to be installed on the seabed between a permanent or floating off-shore platform (3) and an on-shore terminal (4). The transportation conduit comprises an inner tube or pipe (21, 31) which primarily is constructed for the transmission of gas and/or oil or similar, a plurality of elements (23, 33) provided preferably as a layer outside the pipe (21, 31) and being adapted for transmission of preferably electric power. The elements (23, 33) which preferably might be made of copper or another material of appropriate electric conductivity, is insulated against the outer environment, for example by means of an appropriate thermal insulation material (24, 34). The inner tube (21, 31) might be manufactured from steel or a flexible material of considerable strength, and be surrounded by a corrosion preventing layer (22, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignees: Aker Engineering A/S, Standard Telefon og Kabelfabrik A/S
    Inventors: Magne Grosvik, Kjell Ronningen
  • Patent number: 5255472
    Abstract: The present invention is a weather seal adapted to be secured on a flange of a vehicle to seal a gap between the flange and a panel member. The weather seal includes retaining members for retaining the weather seal on the flange and a separate trim lip for sealing the gap between the flange and panel member. The weather seal also includes an attachment portion receiving one end of the trim lip to removably secure the trim lip to the weather seal and allow accurate positioning of the trim lip to seal the gap when the weather seal is secured to the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Products Company
    Inventors: Douglas C. Larsen, Robert A. Vaughan
  • Patent number: 5256810
    Abstract: An improved process for substantially eliminating, preferably completely eliminating of nitride formation on feed conduits for fluid bed catalyst reactors used in the manufacture of unsaturated nitriles from corresponding olefins, NH.sub.3 and oxygen comprising maintaining the temperature of the ammonia inside the conduit below its dissociation temperature and/or maintaining the temperature of the inside surface of the conduit below the temperature at which any monoatomic nitrogen can react with the conduit to form a nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Steven J. Rowe, John T. Shultz, Robert J. Mack, Susan L. Dio
  • Patent number: 5256361
    Abstract: A method of forming a body comprising resin material which can be crosslinked to form a thermally stable resin is carried out by the sequential steps of:(A) providing a body of resin which can be crosslinked to form a thermally stable resin;(B) selectively crosslinking said body to provide a first zone of substantially uncrosslinked resin; a zone of substantially crosslinked resin and a transition zone therebetween;(C) forming said first zone and transition zone; and(D) substantially crosslinking said first zone and transition zone.Step (C) can be carried out by introducing a first zone and associated transition zone into a mold cavity in effective contacting relationship with second zone of substantially uncrosslinked resin and associated transition zone and then step (D) can be carried out to thereby bond said first and second zone together. The present invention also relates to the products made by the method of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Products Company
    Inventor: James F. Keys
  • Patent number: 5253376
    Abstract: The support element (10) comprises a concave portion (11) having its concavity facing the vertical wall (3) and arranged define at the front, and at least in part laterally, a shell closed at its rear by the vertical wall (3) to determine a chamber (12), and an electric lamp (20) installed within the chamber (12), the chamber (12) comprising one or more lateral apertures (13) and/or lower apertures (14) which enable the light produced by the electric lamp (20) to escape from the chamber (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Ideal Standard S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Fait
  • Patent number: 5251815
    Abstract: An automatic air damper assembly for use with a building conditioned air system. The air damping assembly includes a duct section adapted for insertion into the duct work of the conditioned air system, a adjustable damper installed in the duct section, a sensor for sensing the volume of air flow through the duct and a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller compares the sensed volume of air flow through the duct section to a predetermined design volume of air flow and generates an output signal representative of the comparison of the two air flows. A motor receives the output signal from the controller. The actuator is operably coupled to the damper for actuation thereof responsive to said output signal to position the damper to achieve the design volume of air flow in the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Foye
  • Patent number: 5250721
    Abstract: A method of producing stabilized crude acetonitrile (i.e. acetonitrile which has been treated to substantially eliminate polymerization of the acetonitrile upon vaporization) which comprises mixing crude acetonitrile, a strong base and aldehyde together, heating to the reflux temperature of the mixture to stabilize the crude acetonitrile and recovering the stabilize acetonitrile. This stabilized acetonitrile is utilized to manufacture hydrogen cyanide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Mark C. Cesa, Mark R. Bruce
  • Patent number: 5250492
    Abstract: Carbonless coating compositions which can be printed onto one or more sheets of a business form or mailer to provide a visible image which is sharper and darker than previous coatings are provided. The compositions also find use on security documents and safety papers to provide a covert image on the document beneath information which may be subject to attempted alteration, such as the amount written on a check. The covert image becomes visible upon the application of pressure or solvent in the area coated to provide evidence of the attempted alteration. The self-contained composition includes an admixture of a color former, a color developer, and a plurality of pressure-rupturable microcapsules containing a solvent. Another solvent-sensitive composition includes an admixture of a color former and a color developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: The Standard Register Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Dotson, Frank V. Parenti
  • Patent number: 5248983
    Abstract: In contrast with conventional transmitting stations for a position locating system in which the main equipment and the standby equipment operate alternately and are monitored by checking the transmitted signal received from external sensors, the present invention monitors at least the standby equipment during inactive periods during which no signal is being transmitted. In a preferred embodiment, external sensors (FS, MF) are provided for monitoring both the main transmitter (TXM) and the main timing and control section TCS1) during transmission periods, a dummy load (DL) and an internal sensor (IS) is used for monitoring the standby transmitter (TXR) during non-transmission periods, internal monitoring information (MI) is used for monitoring the reserve timing and control section (TCS2) and the electronic antenna (EA), and the two monitor sections (MS1, MS2) contained in the monitor unit are used to monitor each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Standard Elektrik Lorenz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Kleiber, Thomas Benecke, Friedrich Limbach
  • Patent number: 5245712
    Abstract: A bathtub adapted to be secured in an opening defined by a tiled horizontal surface. The tub includes a sump portion having a bottom wall and an upstanding wall having a lower edge joined to said bottom wall and an upper edge. An essentially flat horizontal planar surface extends outwardly from the upper edge of the sidewall. The horizontal planar surface has a finished appearance and a selected thickness so that the planar surface rests flush with the tiled horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: John Laughton
  • Patent number: 5245221
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a control box for enclosing at least one main control circuit electrically connected to at least one or more electrically-controllable function providing operating units mounted through or operably connected to a jetted tub. The control box in general comprises a high voltage compartment and a low voltage compartment, separated by a partition having at least one access opening to permit electrical connection of at least one control unit to a high voltage terminal block installed in the high voltage compartment. Another aspect of the present invention concerns a control system for use with the jetted tub having one or more function providing operating units electrically connected to the control system. The control system comprises a control box having high and low voltage compartments separated by a partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Adam R. Schmidt, Gregory W. Bailey
  • Patent number: D339720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Paul P. Kolada
  • Patent number: D339856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Robin H. Levien