Patents by Inventor James W. Fox

James W. Fox 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: 4908873
    Abstract: A system for selectively effecting operation of a copying or facsimile machine in accordance with the textual content of a scanned document. The system includes an optical character reader which generates scanned character code signals representative of characters comprising at least a portion of the text of the document, a memory for storing at least one correlation criterion, and a processor for selectively effecting operation of the copying or facsimile machine in accordance with the correlation of the criterion to the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Inventors: Alex C. Philibert, Jack W. Smith, James W. Fox
  • Patent number: 4532394
    Abstract: A high voltage multi-position type three phase electrical switch having stationary and movable contacts which are supported, respectively, on relatively fixed and movable contact supports internally of a switch casing. The contact supports are interchangeable and are made of a nonconductive molded plastic. The contact supports are adapted to selectively support either conductive contact support bars on which relatively stationary spring contacts are mounted, or contact blades which, in association with movement of a movable contact support, may be closed into spring contacts carried on an associated relatively fixed contact support. The movable contact blades comprise flexible braided electrical conductors having conductive contact sleeves swaged on their opposite ends so that the contact end portions define contact bars which are substantially solid in transverse cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: G & W Electric Company
    Inventors: James W. Fox, Ronald J. Moery, Kenneth P. Banas
  • Patent number: 4517407
    Abstract: A novel high voltage power cable terminator of the type having a rigid insulating housing made of an inorganic material is provided which employs a pre-stretched elastomeric stress relief tube mounted on a removable core prior to installation to facilitate installation of the terminator upon a prepared end of a high voltage cable. The removable core is a generally cylindrical, helically grooved tubular structure. The stress relief tube is supported coaxially in a stretched condition upon the exterior of the core prior to installation. To install the stress relief tube on the cable, the prepared end portion of the cable is positioned within the hollow interior of the core, and the core is then removed to allow the elastomeric stress relief tube to contract and grip the peripheral surface of the portion of the cable where stress relief is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: G & W Electric Company
    Inventors: James W. Fox, Robert J. Hill
  • Patent number: 4467161
    Abstract: A high voltage multi-position type three phase electrical switch having stationary and movable contacts which are supported, respectively, on relatively fixed and movable contact supports internally of a switch casing. The contact supports are interchangeable and are made of a nonconductive molded plastic. The contact supports are adapted to selectively support either conductive contact support bars on which relatively stationary spring contacts are mounted, or contact blades which, in association with movement of a movable contact support, may be closed into spring contacts carried on an associated relatively fixed contact support. The movable contact blades comprise flexible braided electrical conductors having conductive contact sleeves swaged on their opposite ends so that the contact end portions define contact bars which are substantially solid in transverse cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: G & W Electric Company
    Inventors: James W. Fox, Ronald J. Moery, Kenneth P. Banas