Patents by Inventor Howard R. Kutcher

Howard R. Kutcher 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: 4540101
    Abstract: A container assembly comprising a container, a closure covering an opening of the container and including a skirt, and a tamper-indicating band overlying the skirt and fastened to the container. The band comprises an array of obliquely slanted score lines spaced apart from one another. The score lines define a plurality of obliquely slanted, fracturable strips. Removal of the closure from the container involves grasping the band and manually twisting, thereby breaking or visibly distorting at least one of the strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventor: Howard R. Kutcher
  • Patent number: 4449053
    Abstract: A Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbine is disclosed which includes a vertically extending rotor tube mounted on a support structure with two or three rotor blades of troposkein configuration on the rotor tube for rotating the tube in response to wind energy and thereby drive a generator to produce electrical power. The turbine includes an erection hinge which permits assembly of the rotor tube and blades at close to ground level followed by upward hinging of the rotor assembly to a vertical position. It also includes a system for automatically lubricating the top bearing upon erection and a system for visually tensioning the guy cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventor: Howard R. Kutcher