Patents by Inventor Clifton F. Briner

Clifton F. Briner 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: 5272293
    Abstract: A rolamite acceleration sensor which has a failsafe feature including a housing, a pair of rollers, a tension band wrapped in an S shaped fashion around the rollers, wherein the band has a force-generation cut out and a failsafe cut out or weak portion. The failsafe cut out or weak portion breaks when the sensor is subjected to an excessive acceleration so that the sensor fails in an open circuit (non-conducting) state permanently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Joseph P. Abbin, Clifton F. Briner, Samuel B. Martin
  • Patent number: 4564454
    Abstract: A self-contained sewage waste disposal system is provided including a housing structure and a toilet bowl adapted to receive human waste and fluid for diluting the waste, transporting the waste and rinsing the bowl is provided in the housing structure. A removable filter cassette is placed in the housing structure in communication with the toilet bowl. The bowl is adapted to be flushed to dump the contents into the filter cassette and to be subsequently refilled. The coarse and fine particles of solid waste material are separated from the fluid received from the bowl by filter material in the cassette. The solid material is stored in the cassette in a compact manner for subsequent disposal upon removal of the cassette from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton F. Briner, William R. Bocchini, Brian Wilcockson
  • Patent number: 4564445
    Abstract: A self-contained sewage waste disposal system is provided including a housing structure and a toilet bowl adapted to receive human waste and fluid for diluting the waste, transporting the waste and rinsing the bowl is provided in the housing structure. A removable filter cassette is placed in the housing structure in communication with the toilet bowl. The bowl is adapted to be flushed to dump the contents into the filter cassette and to be subsequently refilled. The coarse and fine particles of solid waste material are separated from the fluid received from the bowl by filter material in the cassette. The solid material is stored in the cassette in a compact manner for subsequent disposal upon removal of the cassette from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton F. Briner, William R. Bocchini, Brian Wilcockson
  • Patent number: 4466340
    Abstract: A prefabricated chimney assembly of the dual-wall type, adapted to be coupled to the flue outlet of a fireplace, is disclosed. The chimney assembly includes an inner conduit extending the length of the chimney assembly to form the flue through which combustion gases flow upwardly, and an outer conduit mounted in spaced relationship to the inner conduit so as to define an annular passage for conducting only outside air downwardly therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Clifton F. Briner
  • Patent number: 4393524
    Abstract: A self-contained sewage waste disposal system is provided including a housing structure and a toilet bowl adapted to receive human waste and fluid for diluting the waste, transporting the waste and rinsing the bowl is provided in the housing structure. A removable filter cassette is placed in the housing structure in communication with the toilet bowl. The bowl is adapted to be flushed to dump the contents into the filter cassette and to be subsequently refilled. The coarse and fine particles of solid waste material are separated from the fluid received from the bowl by filter material in the cassette. The solid material is stored in the cassette in a compact manner for subsequent disposal upon removal of the cassette from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: American Standard, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton F. Briner, William R. Bocchini, Brian Wilcockson
  • Patent number: 4185612
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a fireplace heat exchanger and air conducting means arranged and constructed to recover and utilize substantial quantities of heat energy which normally would be expelled to the outside atmosphere via the flue. This assemblage includes a heat exchanger surface which increases the quantity of heat being transferred from the combustion gases of the fuel being burned in the combustion chamber of a fireplace to the air passing through the heat exchanger. The assemblage is capable of being constructed as an insert module assembly for use with an existing fireplace or may be constructed as original equipment in prefabricated and ceramic fireplaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton F. Briner, Rodney A. Hempel