Patents by Inventor Albert J. Smith

Albert J. Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 4232579
    Abstract: A power tool, such as for example a bandsaw, incorporates a synthetic material moulding which is box shaped and mounts on the rear an electric motor and its housing, and on the front inside the box an implement drive mechanism such as a pulley in the case of the bandsaw. One side of the moulding mounts a switch actuating assembly substantially flush with the side by way of an OFF actuating plate pivotably received in a recess in the side and an ON actuating plate underneath the OFF actuating plate. In a preferred embodiment the opposite side to the one carrying the switch actuating assembly is adapted to rigidly support a structural metal spine member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Burgess Power Tools Limited
    Inventors: Peter J. Craddock, Brian R. Law, Albert J. Smith
  • Patent number: 4112025
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for transferring gas to liquid, for example, air to liquid in an aeration process. Included is a novel combination air-liquid conduit and a method of making same, a novel jet aerator wherein the outlet section is shortened to include only a converging portion, a novel aeration system utilizing the conduit and jet aerator aforesaid and a novel coupling means for mounting the aerator on the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1973
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Houdaille Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Wilson, Milo E. Friesen, Albert J. Smith