Patents by Inventor Adrian J. Paul

Adrian J. Paul has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies
    Patent number: 5384437
    Abstract: A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a frame whereby the torque bars are rotated in response to a weight being disposed on the platform. Each strap assembly comprises a strap having a rectangularly shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Adrian J. Paul Company
    Inventors: John Paul, Adrian J. Paul
  • Head gate assembly
    Patent number: 5375560
    Abstract: An animal head gate having a base with a first and a second rod pivotally supported on the base. First and second gates are connected to the respective first and second rods. The first and the second gates each have an open position and a closed position. In the closed position of the first and the second gates, portions of the first and the second gates extend about a portion of the animal for restraining movement of the animal. An actuator assembly is connected to the first and the second rods for causing the second rod to rotate in a closing direction and in an opening direction in response to the first rod being moved in the closing direction and in the opening direction. The actuator assembly comprises a strap having a square or rectangularly shaped cross section with a substantially flat upper surface and a substantially flat lower surface, the strap comprising a plurality of individual strands woven and interconnected to form the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Adrian J. Paul Company
    Inventors: John Paul, Adrian J. Paul
  • Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies
    Patent number: 5308935
    Abstract: A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a frame whereby the torque bars are rotated in response to a weight being disposed on the platform. Each strap assembly comprises a strap having a rectangularly shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Adrian J. Paul Company
    Inventors: John Paul, Adrian J. Paul
  • Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies
    Patent number: 5230395
    Abstract: A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a frame whereby the torque bars are rotated in response to a weight being disposed on the platform. Each strap assembly comprises a strap having a rectangularly shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Adrian J. Paul Co.
    Inventors: John Paul, Adrian J. Paul
  • Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies
    Patent number: 5205370
    Abstract: A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a frame whereby the torque bars are rotated in response to a weight being disposed on the platform. Each strap assembly comprises a strap having a rectangularly shaped cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Adrian J. Paul Co.
    Inventors: John Paul, Adrian J. Paul