Patents Examined by Richard E. Aegerter
  • Method for filling of tube electrodes
    Patent number: 4146063
    Abstract: An improved method for the filling of porous tube electrodes for electric accumulator batteries is disclosed. A paste of the active material and a liquid (e.g., water) is formed and a small amount of surplus liquid is added. The tubes are filled with resulting paste by centrifugation with the surplus liquid being removed through the tubes during filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Tudor
    Inventor: Rune Karlsson
  • Combination water closet and bidet
    Patent number: 4145767
    Abstract: A composite water closet and bidet includes a bowl defining a water basin having a rear edge portion on which a storage tank is positioned, in fluid communication with the water basin. A toilet seat having an opening therein is pivotally mounted on the bowl to provide a seating surface on the rim of the bowl. A bidet basin is pivotally mounted on the bowl above the seat and has a peripheral seating flange overlying the seating surface of the toilet seat as well as a basin portion which extends through the opening of the toilet seat into the water basin of the bowl. The bowl rim, toilet seat, and bidet have a generally complementary peripheral configuration to provide a uniform and neat appearance, as well as comfortable seating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Inventor: Manfred Ibel
  • Method of reducing the flammability hazard of hydrocarbon aerosols
    Patent number: 4146064
    Abstract: The danger of fire from leaking aerosol containers is reduced by reducing the charge potential on leaking containers. This is achieved by a filling method in which an effective amount, for example 0.1 to 5% by weight of a charge reducing agent and a non-aqueous product intermediate are mixed, the mixture is filled into the container and the container is then pressurized with a flammable propellant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Hughes, John M. C. Roberts
  • Apparatus for rapidly inflating and pressurizing a dunnage bag
    Patent number: 4146069
    Abstract: A hollow housing is mounted in a wall of the dunnage bag and defines a chamber having an exterior opening in a portion of the housing on the exterior of the bag, and an interior opening in a portion of the housing communicating with the interior of the bag. A tube is provided for supplying pressurized gas or air adjacent the housing on the dunnage bag and has an alignment frame on one end for locating the tube relative to the housing and in alignment with the chamber in the housing. The alignment frame is substantially open to permit free flow of ambient air past exterior portions of the tube into the chamber. One or more orifices are located on a portion of the tube to allow discharge of jets of high pressure gas or air therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Signode Corporation
    Inventors: Barry R. Angarola, A. L. Nocom
  • Apparatus for the handling of dough and other viscous material
    Patent number: 4146067
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling dough and other viscous materials comprises a support having a suction tube which opens into a container for the viscous mass, e.g. dough to be portioned for use in a bakery. A movable member, e.g. a slide or turntable, is disposed on the support and is shiftable from a position in which its cylinder communicates with the duct and into a position remote from the duct in which the cylinder is adapted to deposit the viscous material. The cylinder is provided with a piston which draws a portion of the material from the duct into the cylinder, this portion being carried along with the cylinder to its remote location in which operation of the piston is reversed to dispense the portion of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Inventor: Richard Ziegler
  • Techniques for the manufacture of garments and apparatus for use therein
    Patent number: 4144647
    Abstract: The assembly of articles of wearing apparel, particularly from fabric bearing a design, is facilitated by establishing reference markings along at least two adjacent sides of a length of material. Patterns, which include intersecting perpendicular guide lines, are positioned on the length of material employing a positioning plan which establishes a relationship between the guide lines and reference markings commensurate with the desired appearance of the garment being produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Inventors: Nicolas Mosky, Jean Gay, Paul Vigneau
  • Device for stabilizing flow through radial bores in rotating hollow cylinders, especially hollow shafts of gas turbines
    Patent number: 4144907
    Abstract: Device for stabilizing flow through radial bores formed in a hollow rotation cylinder wherein a gaseous medium passes from a stationary chamber surrounding the hollow rotating cylinder through nozzle-like openings formed in a wall of the hollow rotating cylinder into the interior of the latter, includes a stationary ring disposed in the stationary chamber surrounding the hollow rotating cylinder, the stationary ring partly covering the openings formed in the wall of the hollow rotating cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Otto A. v. Schwerdtner
  • Material marker
    Patent number: 4144651
    Abstract: A device for marking opposite sides of a double-layer of materials for clothing or the like having a pair of tongs with an upper arm positioned between a transparent or translucent pattern and the upper layer of the material, and a lower arm positioned between the lower layer of the material and a work surface. A handle end of the tongs positions the opposing open ends of the tongs under the portion of the pattern being transposed onto the material. The top of the opposing open end of the upper arm of the tongs has an outer dot or point sharply contrasting with the surface of the outer end, and an inner marking substance or chalk secured precisely under the contrasting dot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Inventor: Mary De Baun
  • Hot melt adhesive dispensing system of the hand held gun type
    Patent number: 4144913
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive dispensing system that includes a hand held gun and a molten adhesive source, the gun and the source being selectively connectable one with the other in a novel manner to permit charging and recharging of the gun with molten adhesive from the molten adhesive source. The hand gun includes novel charge valve structure adapted to interconnect with novel feed valve structure mounted on the hot melt adhesive source so as to accomplish transfer of a hot melt adhesive charge in molten form, from the source to the gun storage chamber. The adhesive is pressurized within the gun's storage chamber by a novel pressure device at least partially incorporated within the storage chamber, thereby providing the motive force to cause discharge of molten adhesive from the gun's nozzle in response to manual activation of the gun's trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Larry D. Akers, Charles H. Scholl, Joseph S. Smith, Edward A. Williams
  • Record catcher
    Patent number: 4145056
    Abstract: The adapter has a large diameter circular base to fit the corresponding large diameter hole of the record disc. The adapter is generally conical with its tip generally cylindrically extended at which region a plurality of notches or grooves preferably are formed. The edge of the record disc hole is engaged to catch the disc if it tends to bounce or slide away. The tip also provides a handle for an attachment otherwise difficult to grasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Newcomb Audio Products Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Newcomb
  • Slurry input for a multiple feed sump
    Patent number: 4143921
    Abstract: An input for a sump for uniformly distributing material along the length of the sump has a support mounted above and along the length of the sump with a flexible pipe extending over the sump and moveably attached to the support. One end is connected to a discharge outlet which is positioned over the sump for depositing material into the sump, and the other end passes through an arcuate bend to a pipe which is connected to a source of slurry. Apparatus is attached between the support and the discharge outlet for moving the discharge outlet along the length of the sump in a predetermined manner which will either depend on the movement of the dredge and/or the density distribution of the material in the bottom of the sump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: Continental Oil Company
    Inventors: William T. Sweeney, Thomas H. Plate
  • Valved volume dividing means
    Patent number: 4143430
    Abstract: This invention relates to water conserving devices to be used in the water closets of bathroom toilets. The devices may also find applications in other liquid containing and discharging vessels. The invention consists of a partition wall or alternatively a minitank installable in the water closet of a toilet so as to divide the water closet into two separate liquid holding compartments. A flapper valve with a magnetic closure, fitted into the partition wall or into the minitank, opens and closes a port which communicates between the compartments. The actuating means of the flapper valve is operably connected to the existing trip lever of the water closet in such a way that the valve will be actuated only after the existing discharge valve has been actuated first. This arrangement permits the user to discharge water from one or both compartments of the water closet according to his needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Inventors: Devendra C. Joshi, Virendra Sharma
  • Bladder type accumulator housing a gas bombe in its gas chamber
    Patent number: 4143678
    Abstract: In a bladder type accumulator the interior of which is divided by an expandable bladder into a gas chamber and a liquid chamber, a cartridge filled with gas is housed in said gas chamber, said cartridge is provided with a perforation means at its top for allowing pressure gas to flow out from said cartridge. During storage of the accumulator the cartridge is kept tightly closed so that the bladder remains relaxed and pressure of gas remains unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Sugimura, Kazuo Sugimura
  • Dart depth gauge
    Patent number: 4143461
    Abstract: A dart depth gauge comprises two flat members pivotally connected with one another. The two members have index points which are spaced from the pivot and are movable toward and away from one another by relative pivotal movement of the members. One of the members has along one edge a scale which is calibrated in terms of pattern sizes. The other member has thereon a series of curves, each of which is identified by a breast cup size. The curves are laid out so that when the members are pivoted relative to one another to bring the calibration of a selected pattern size into coincidence with a selected cup size curve, the distance between the index points is the correct depth of dart for the selected pattern size and selected cup size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Inventor: Leona R. Impastato
  • Flow control for vapor recovery nozzle
    Patent number: 4143689
    Abstract: A vapor recovery liquid dispensing nozzle having a primary vent passage, a portion of which extends outwardly through the wall of the liquid discharge tube and a normally closed vent valve in the primary vent passage. The normally closed vent valve being located on the filling tube and having a vent valve member movable between a closed position closing the primary vent passage and an open position in which the primary vent passage is open. The shroud which surrounds the liquid discharge tube engages the vent valve member to move the vent valve member between the open and closed positions in response to movement of the shroud between its extended position and its retracted position such that the primary vent passage is closed to prevent the flow of liquid through the filling tube when the shroud is extended and is open to permit the flow of liquid through the filling tube when the shroud is retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: Emco Wheaton Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Conley, James D. Whitmore
  • Open-type filling machine
    Patent number: 4142560
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a machine which is adapted to fill a line of containers passing through a filling zone. The machine includes apparatus for delivering material to the containers which is arranged compactly yet is easily accessible for maintenance and cleaning. The material delivery apparatus includes a hopper located at the outlet end of the machine and an inclined endless belt conveyor extending upwardly from the hopper to a discharge location laterally spaced from and above the line of containers to be filled. The conveyor belt has flights which pick up portions of material from the hopper and deliver the portions to a shaker tray mounted for reciprocation offset and parallel to the line of containers. The shaker tray has a diagonal discharge edge for uniformly distributing an elongated flow of the material to a lower shaker tray mounted for reciprocation transversely to the line of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Solbern Corp.
    Inventor: Bernard C. Eisenberg
  • Filling machine with environmental control
    Patent number: 4142561
    Abstract: A filling machine for filling containers with a product that is not liquid at normal room temperature, in which the filling nozzle or nozzles to be lowered into a respective container as well as the associated filling units are housed within a temperature-controlled chamber, in which the temperature is maintained such that the product supplied in liquid condition remains in substantially liquid condition during its passage through the filling unit and discharge nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: National Instrument Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Bennett, Lawrence W. Buckley
  • Automatic shut-off nozzle having unique valve
    Patent number: 4142562
    Abstract: An automatic shut-off nozzle has its valve, which controls liquid flow from its inlet to its outlet, arranged to provide a minimum flow rate to prevent recycling of fuel irrespective of the angle of the fill pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Dover Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Murray
  • Loading and unloading mechanism for record disk apparatus
    Patent number: 4142730
    Abstract: A recorder for a cartridge-enclosed disk includes a loading and unloading mechanism which utilizes a cam and cam-follower to enable a cartridge-receiver unit to automatically open the recorder's pivoted door when the receiver unit itself pivots from an operative to a loading/unloading position. The cam and cam-follower also enable the door to pivot the receiver unit to the operative position when the door is manually closed following insertion of the disk cartridge. A manually-releasable latch holds the receiver unit in its operative position against the action of a pivot-inducing bias spring. Until activated to allow the receiver unit to force open the door, the same latch also holds the door in its closed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Burroughs Corporation
    Inventors: Martin W. Hynd, James M. O'Reilly, Alexander S. Murison
  • Body shower
    Patent number: 4142257
    Abstract: This invention relates to a body shower assembly arranged to substantially surround the body of a user, thereby defining a showering zone into which water is sprayed, the shower assembly being adapted for vertically slidable movement along the wall of a shower booth, bathroom etc. so that it may be raised or lowered in accordance with the personal requirements of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignees: Allen Ronald Mace, Isabelle Catholine Mace
    Inventor: Allen R. Mace