Patents Examined by Andrea L. Pitts
  • Multi-spindle machine retrofit system
    Patent number: 6050162
    Abstract: A retrofit system for a multi-spindle machine which includes a brake clutch (72), a feed clutch (70), and a high speed clutch (68) which are incorporated into the drive train gear layout of the multi-spindle machine. All three clutches are controlled by an electrical control circuit which includes a timer (80). When the multi-spindle machine shifts from high speed to low speed the control system activates the brake clutch for a short time period set in the timer, which causes the drive train gears to quickly slow down, allowing synchronous meshing with the low speed drive train of the multi-spindle machine and enabling a reduction in machine cycle time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Logan Clutch Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Kalinsky
  • Safety drawing for securities
    Patent number: 6050606
    Abstract: The drawing has a background (10) composed of at least a first region and a second region juxtaposed. Each of said regions comprises its own geometrical drawing so that the first region has a color density which is stronger than that of the second region, said second region forming a pattern. An overprint (20) corresponding to said overprint is printed over the second region, said overprint (20) comprising geometrical drawings different than that of said second region and in a color chosen to compensate the difference of color density between said regions, so that the safety drawing appears uniform and with no pattern to the naked eye, but said pattern is clearly brought out and in another color than that of the first region on a photocopy of the safety drawing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: De La Rue Giori S.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco Foresti
  • Wallet card with sleeve adapted for receipt of elongated functional member
    Patent number: 6050605
    Abstract: A wallet card comprised of front and back transparent exterior surface panels, front and back core panels, and an elongate internal sleeve is disclosed. The outward-facing surfaces of the core panels bear personal medical information, and a flexible strip thermometer is stowed within the sleeve. Registering apertures are provided in the core panels, these being sized to accommodate a plurality of microfilm chips bearing further personal medical information. Thus, a display window is defined in the wallet card wherethrough the microfilm chips may be read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Inventors: Raymond J. Mikelionis, David Crego
  • Indexable insert router
    Patent number: 6048140
    Abstract: A high-speed end-milling router for ramping entry into a workpiece has plate-like hard metal cutting inserts fitted in pockets milled in chip gullet surfaces to present the insert at a desired axial rake angle and with radially inwardly and outwardly facing cutting edges. Each insert is secured in its pocket by two countersink headed machine screws whose holding power against centrifugal dislodgement of the insert is reinforced by an interfitting boss integral with and upstanding from the seating surface of the pocket extending into a blind recess molded in the undersurface of the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventor: William Bennett Johnson
  • Removable chuck
    Patent number: 6047971
    Abstract: A removable chuck has a chuck member for holding a drill bit. Also, a mechanism is coupled with the chuck body to retain the chuck body to a drill spindle. The retention mechanism, in a first position, retains the chuck on the drill spindle and in a second position the release mechanism enables the chuck to be removed from the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Harman, Jr., Dale K. Wheeler, William J. Spangler, Jr., Robert H. Gifford
  • Spiral binder with locking element
    Patent number: 6045285
    Abstract: A reusable refillable binder for use with papers having marginal perforations. The binder including a spiral coil having tapered ends, each of the ends of the coil having an area width for receipt of a removable locking element. A removable locking element for securement to binding element about the area of reduced width to prevent the unintentional unbinding of the binder when secured to the coil and to allow the user to unbind the binder when the locking element is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Michael N. Friedman
  • Tool holder with integral coolant passage and replaceable nozzle
    Patent number: 6045300
    Abstract: A tool holder for holding cutting inserts for machine tool work includes an integral cooling passage therethrough. Various coolant nozzles are interchangeably installable in the holder, to provide different amounts of coolant fluid flow depending upon the specific work being accomplished. The portion of the cooling passage in the tool holder adjacent to the installed nozzle, as well as the nozzles, are devoid of bends or changes in direction of the coolant flow path for greater efficiency and to ensure that the coolant flow is directed precisely at the cutting tip of the insert regardless of the radial orientation of the nozzle. The nozzles each incorporate a non-circular, preferably triangular, coolant outlet tip, which cross sectional shape blends smoothly with the circular cross sectional shape of the nozzle inlet and passage through the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Gregory S. Antoun
  • Book holder
    Patent number: 6045159
    Abstract: A holder for a book, such as a paperback or hard cover book, comprises a stiff flat member creased to provide a central stationary panel corresponding to the spine of the book, and a pair of pivoted panels corresponding to the front and back of the book. A spring assembly comprises a plurality of long concave thin metal members connected together by a strip of tape and connected to the stiff flat member by a pop rivet. The ends of the springs are received by a pair of plastic sleeves which are stitched to the stiff flat member. The stiff flat member is covered by a vinyl sheet in such a way as to have a curved edge providing a radius of at least 1/16". A transparent strap connects to the opposite sides of the book holder and presses open pages of the book against the flat stiff member. The curved edge prevents the transparent strap from being cut by the book holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: DarCat Corp.
    Inventor: Charlie L. Bellah
  • Molded chuck
    Patent number: 6045141
    Abstract: A molded chuck for a hand or powered driver including oblique jaws movable by rotation of a threaded nut engaged therewith to selectively clamp and release a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Power Tool Holders, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Miles, Ian Middleton
  • Remote actuated chuck device for fixed base routers
    Patent number: 6045306
    Abstract: A rotary power tool is provided having a remotely actuated chuck device. The chuck is mounted onto the end of a drive spindle that extends from the casing of the power tool. The chuck includes an outer sleeve member that is axially movable relative to a drive spindle between a gripping and release position. A sleeve actuating device is provided having a first member engaged with the outer sleeve member and which extends generally radially outward from the drive spindle or chuck. The first member is movable in a direction so as to move the outer sleeve member between the gripping position and release position. The sleeve actuating device includes an actuator member configured with the first member to move the first member upon an external force being applied thereto. A base is rotatably advanceable and concentric on the casing. A helical opening is formed in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Power Tool Holders Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith Buddendeck, Ronald W. Miksa, Jeremy Grayson
  • Metal ring binder with auxiliary springs
    Patent number: 6045286
    Abstract: A metal ring binder is improved by adding at least one auxiliary spring for supplementing the spring action of the spine upon the blades to which the rings are attached, so as to increase the closing force of the rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Hong Kong Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Vincent W. M. Tung
  • Document holder with slidable classifying rider
    Patent number: 6042291
    Abstract: A document holder includes upper and lower plastic sheets superimposed on each other to define a document holding space therebetween. A saddle member of a flexible and heat sealable material is heat sealed on two corresponding edges of the upper and lower sheets to form a stiffened ridge, and first and second straddle portions that extend along an entire length of the stiffened ridge. A rider has a riding portion slidably disposed on the straddle portions and a tab index holding portion exposed outwardly of the stiffened ridge into which a tab index can be inserted to classify the documents held in the document holding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventor: Chin-Lien Ho
  • Automatic feeding system for helically formed binding elements
    Patent number: 6042320
    Abstract: An automatic feeding station (10) for receiving a plurality of binding elements (70), packaged in a continuous bandolier strip (74), and feeding same into an inserter station (12), for the automatic edge binding of a stack of sheets. The feeding station (12) comprises a housing consisting of a pair of vertically oriented end walls (14,16), and a pair of downwardly extending, angularly disposed walls (18, 20) converging at the bottom of the housing. A first such angular wall (18) defines the feed path for the bandolier strip (74) consisting of a pair of continuous plastic films (76, 78) joined at spaced apart intervals to define plural, laterally oriented pockets or cavities (80) to receive the binding elements (70) in a spaced apart, parallel relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Unicoil, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. McHenry, Jr., Philip M. FitzSimons
  • Playing cards security system
    Patent number: 6042150
    Abstract: A playing cards security system for detecting when additional playing cards are added to a deck of playing cards. The system includes a deck of playing cards where each playing card of the deck of playing cards has predetermined indicia provided thereon. The predetermined indicia of the each of the playing cards is the same as the predetermined indicia of the other playing cards of the deck of playing cards. The predetermined indicia is viewable under ultra-violet light and hidden from view under ambient light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventor: Christopher B. Daley
  • Chamfering apparatus
    Patent number: 6042311
    Abstract: A chamfering apparatus for chamfering a work has an adapter which surrounds a tool support, has one end fixed to a casing and the other end projecting from the casing, and is arranged coaxially with the axis of a rotating shaft. This chamfering apparatus includes an eccentric ring rotatably mounted around the adapter, a lock plate rotatably mounted around the eccentric ring, a work guide attached to the lock plate and having a predetermined guide direction to guide a tool support along the work, and keeping means for keeping the angle between the guide direction of the work guide and the output shaft of a motor at a predetermined value when the lock plate and the work guide are translated with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft by rotating the eccentric ring with respect to the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiki Yokoyama, Munenori Yamaguchi, Yasuo Kazama
  • Notebook organizers
    Patent number: 6036395
    Abstract: A reusable adhesive based notebook organizer that conveniently holds loose notes, papers and other similar items within the notebook is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Leonardo Dona Dalle Rose
  • Collet arrangement for integrated circuit structures
    Patent number: 6036196
    Abstract: The conforming, tungsten carbide collet utilized for odd shaped integrated circuit structures is replaced by a plurality of individual collects of the type utilized for integrated circuits. These are typically made of polymide, which is substantially softer than tungsten carbide. In a preferred embodiment, the elongated collect usually used with respect to laser bars is replaced by two individual collects of the type described, which contact the laser bars only near their ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Freund, George John Przybylek, Dennis Mark Romero
  • Pharmacy label and record system and method
    Patent number: 6036231
    Abstract: A printer blank for a computer system printer is disclosed. The blank has a contiguous pressure adhesive backed label section and may also have a larger plain paper section separated from the label section by a perforation line. The label section is comprised of a plurality of adhesive backed labels and a backing sheet, including a main label portion and at least one smaller auxiliary label. A preferred blank comprises a plurality of auxiliary labels. In use, at least one, but preferably not all, of the auxiliary labels on such a preferred blank are simultaneously removed from the backing sheet with the main label portion. Any auxiliary label(s) simultaneously removed with the main label but not printed upon are readily separated from the main label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Automatic Business Products Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Foote, Richard Young
  • File binder
    Patent number: 6036229
    Abstract: An improvement for a file binder of the type having a back portion (4) made of a porous or nearly porous material, for instance cardboard, wherein the back portion has an inner side on which an amount of glue (6) which melts under the influence of head is provided, includes a layer of substantially non-porous material (5) disposed between the back portion and the glue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: UniBind (Cyprus) Limited
    Inventor: Guido Peleman
  • Emergency color and tactile coded identification plate
    Patent number: 6032983
    Abstract: An emergency color and tactile coded identification plate comprising a face plate, a clear tamper resistant plastic center, and a back plate is used to control access to and from locations within and around a secured facility. The face plate has configured openings that correspond to configured markings on the back plate such that the configured markings on the back plate fill the configured openings of the face plate when the identification plate is assembled by aligning and bringing the face plate, the clear plastic center, and the back plate into contact with each other to form a single unit. The present invention provides a multiple indicia emergency plate that allows fast identification of the correct key for a specific door in a secured facility that uses both visual and tactile indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Inventor: Steven S. Lanter