Patents by Inventor John F. Domaracki

John F. Domaracki 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: 3984175
    Abstract: A pavement marker of the type including a shell-like body of light transmitting material, such as synthetic resin, having a reflective wall formed thereon, and which is filled with epoxy resin or the like for reinforcing the shell-like body against external forces applied by vehicles. The body has a fore and aft axis that intersects the reflective wall and extends parallel to the direction of travel of vehicles when the base of the pavement marker is secured to a roadway. The reflective wall has a lower edge adjacent the plane of the base that is spaced forwardly of the upper edge thereof such that the reflective wall is in nonperpendicular relationship with the plane of the base, and the outer surface of the reflective wall is curved outwardly and downwardly between the upper and lower edges. The reflective wall also curves rearwardly from the fore and aft axis on opposite sides thereof. The body also has a top surface that is convexly curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: International Tools (1973) Ltd.
    Inventors: Donald C. Suhr, Robin A. Arnott, John F. Domaracki, Peter Hedgewick
  • Patent number: 3980410
    Abstract: A pavement marker having a relatively fragile pavement marker housing and a snow plow frame for guiding snow plows and similar implements over the pavement marker housing. Retrodirective reflector elements may be included in the pavement marker housing. The snow plow frame includes a unitary sheet metal body adapted to be secured to the roadway surface and having a base member with a fore and aft axis that extends parallel to the direction of travel when the body is secured to the roadway, and a transverse axis perpendicular to the fore and aft axis. A pair of snow plow ramp sections are formed on the body on opposite sides of the fore and aft axis, each of the ramp sections including a pair of snow plow ramps extending in opposite directions from the transverse axis. Each of the snow plow ramps has an enlarged end adjacent the transverse axis and decreases in cross-section to a tip portion at the distal end thereof spaced from the transverse axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: ITL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald C. Suhr, John F. Domaracki, Robin A. Arnott
  • Patent number: 3975108
    Abstract: A snow plowable pavement marker including a body having a base adapted to be secured to the surface of a roadway in such a manner that the fore and aft axis of the body extends parallel to the direction of travel of vehicles. A pair of snow plow ramp sections are secured to the body on opposite sides of the fore and aft axis thereof, the ramp sections including a pair of oppositely projecting snow plow ramps. The snow plow ramps each has an inner wall adjacent the fore and aft axis, an outer wall on the opposite side of the respective inner wall from the fore and aft axis, and a reinforcing rib extending along the length of the ramp between the respective inner and outer walls thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1976
    Assignee: ITL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald C. Suhr, John F. Domaracki, Robin A. Arnott
  • Patent number: 3974928
    Abstract: An improved child resistant safety closure and container assembly of the type including a cap having an end wall with a skirt projecting therefrom and bayonet locking means projecting from the inner wall of the skirt for engagement with complementary bayonet locking means on the container by combined axial and rotary motion of the cap relative to the container. A combined spring and sealing member is carried by the cap, which, when the cap is applied to the container, resiliently maintains the cap and container in locked engagement, and also provides a moisture proof seal for the contents of the container. The spring and sealing member comprises a one-piece plastic body having a sealing portion and a biasing portion, the sealing portion including a radially projecting, annular sealing flange for overlying the rim of the container, and an axially extending sealing flange for engaging the inner surface of the mouth of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1976
    Assignee: International Tools (1973) Ltd.
    Inventors: John F. Domaracki, Leonard M. McBride, Frank Wack
  • Patent number: 3972586
    Abstract: A roadway marker having a housing with a base for engagement with the surface of a roadway, and a reflective wall for reflecting light from vehicles on the roadway. The reflective wall has a central plane extending at an acute angle from the base and is integrally formed with a plurality of spherical reflector elements arranged in side by side relationship. Each of the spherical reflector elements has its center located on the central plane with the portions of the spherical reflector elements that project from one side of the central plane defining an outer, light receiving surface and the portions of the spherical reflector elements that project from the other side of the central plane defining an inner, light reflecting surface of the reflective wall. The reflective wall may be formed by a separate reflector that is mounted in the housing as an insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1976
    Assignee: International Tools (1973) Ltd.
    Inventors: Robin A. Arnott, John F. Domaracki
  • Patent number: 3971623
    Abstract: A pavement marker having a shell-like body with a chamber formed therein, the body being at least partially of transparent material to form a transparent outer wall for the chamber so that the interior of the chamber is visible through the transparent outer wall. Marker elements are located in the chamber so as to be visible through the transparent wall of the chamber. The body has a continuous, or endless, peripheral edge portion that lies in a base plane. The body projects from the base plane and is of dome-like configuration to define the chamber. A closure plate is secured to the body at the peripheral edge portion thereof to close the chamber. The closure plate, either before or upon installation on the surface of a roadway, is sealed to the body to hermetically seal the chamber. Either daytime or nighttime marker elements, or both, may be provided in the chamber so as to be visible through the transparent wall thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1976
    Assignee: International Tools (1973) Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Hedgewick, Donald C. Suhr, John F. Domaracki, Robin A. Arnott
  • Patent number: 3954324
    Abstract: A pavement marker including a housing having a base for engagement with the surface of a roadway and a reflective wall for reflecting light from vehicles on the roadway when the fore-and-aft axis of the housing is disposed in parallel relationship with the direction of travel of vehicles on the roadway. The central portion of the reflective wall is formed with a plurality of conical reflector elements having relatively high optical efficiency for reflecting incident light rays on the outer surface of the reflective wall that are substantially in a horizontal plane parallel to the plane of the base and that are substantially parallel to the fore-and-aft axis of the housing, but having relatively low optical efficiency for reflecting light rays making a substantial acute angle with respect to the plane of the base or the fore-and-aft axis of the housing. Wide angle reflector elements are formed on side portions of the reflective wall projecting from opposite ends of the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: International Tools (1973) Limited
    Inventors: Robin A. Arnott, John F. Domaracki