Patents Examined by Khank Nguyen
  • Patent number: 5230907
    Abstract: An inside corner form for forming an inside corner of a wall structure for casting concrete includes a central member for forming the corner, side members for forming portions of the walls adjacent the corner, an actuator for expanding and contracting the inside corner form and a lid for five sided pours. Slide lugs are provided to engage the central and side members such that the members are maintained in their proper orientations, while still permitting the members to slide relative to one another during the expansion and contraction of the form. A flowable material is injected between the central and side members for lubrication and to form a barrier to prevent grout from seeping between the members of the inside corner form and lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Strickland Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James Strickland
  • Patent number: 4842503
    Abstract: An apparatus for spinning includes a polymer inlet zone and a spinneret assembly. A first metering pump for pumping a first set of molten polymer streams of equal flow rate to the polymer inlet zone and a second metering pump for pumping a second set of two molten polymer streams of equal flow rate to the polymer inlet zone are provided. The second pump having twice the capacity of the first pump. The spinneret assembly comprises a pair of spinnerets interchangeably locatable in the spinning pack. One of the spinnerets is adapted to combine the first set of streams to produce three ends of filaments and the other of the spinnerets is adapted to combine each of the first streams with a respective one of the second streams to provide two ends of filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Ronald J. Judge