Patents by Inventor John E. Muller

John E. Muller 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: 4501350
    Abstract: Bruising of fruit in a fruit bin filling operation accomplished by mechanism including an elevationally adjustable endless fruit-depositing conveyor having fruit-carrying pockets is minimized by mounting the pocket dividers so that they may swing between a position substantially perpendicular to the endless conveyor and a position sloping outward and backward away from the direction of movement of the endless conveyor. This feature eases movement of fruit from the supply conveyor to the depositing conveyor and eliminates flipping of fruit out of the depositing conveyor discharge by the pocket divider behind the fruit being deposited. Also a slightly declined support plate is swingably mounted to the depositing conveyor discharge end and maintained in such slightly declined attitude as the depositing conveyor is swung about a horizontal axis to change the elevation of the discharge end of such conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: Pomona Service & Supply Co., Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Muller, John E. Muller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4347817
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for shutting off liquid flow such as fuel in a carburetor during certain sensed conditions, in which an adjustment is provided for further controlling the liquid at times when the liquid is not shut off. When used on a carburetor, idle fuel or injection water is shut off by a needle valve. The needle valve may be retracted to an "on" position. The "on" position is adjustable so as to provide a flow adjustment. Such an arrangement may be provided as an original design feature of a carburetor or may be added to existing carburetor designs, for example, as a kit.When used as an idle fuel shut-off, the needle valve is adjusted in the "on" position in a manner similar to conventional idle mixture adjustment using idle mixture adjusting screws. Thus, fuel in the idle circuit may be interrupted during engine deceleration, as detected by a high manifold vacuum condition, or during engine shut-off, as detected by an interruption in the engine's ignition circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: Jolenn Energy Products Ltd.
    Inventor: John E. Muller