Patents by Inventor Gerald F. Alm

Gerald F. Alm 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: 4621429
    Abstract: A vehicle simulating frame assembly is supported on a track recording surface by pairs of non-dirigible tractor wheels spaced laterally outward of track marking devices plotting parallel spaced track lines on the surface in response to wheeled movement of the frame assembly along a path recorded as a center guide line equally spaced between the track lines. The frame assembly is steered along the path by a dirigible guide wheel aligned with said center guide line and angularly displaceable by means of a steering spindle between angular limits corresponding to the maximum steering cramp angle of the vehicle being simulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Inventor: Gerald F. Alm
  • Patent number: 3939383
    Abstract: A liquid level monitoring device operable either to detect leakage from a body of liquid or to detect deviations from a controlled rate of withdrawal from a body of liquid. The device employs a pressure responsive diaphragm which, in the face of unequalized pressures applied to its opposite sides, is operable to actuate a control switch. One side of the diaphragm is exposed to a constant pressure, which may be atmospheric, while the other side of the diaphragm is connected to an open ended probe submerged in the body of liquid. When employed as a leak detector, the device is set by opening a solenoid controlled valve connected across a diaphragm to equalize pressure at opposite sides of the diaphragm while the probe is submerged in the body of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: The Wickes Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald F. Alm