Patents by Inventor John Strothers

John Strothers 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).

  • Publication number: 20060024121
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying bottled liquid is described herein. The present invention contains a liquid applicator that, when not in use, is located with the container. The applicator cap can be attached in such a way to allow both usage and storage of the device, without additional caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventor: John Strother
  • Patent number: 6266979
    Abstract: Cobalt alloys are disclosed for use in the fabrication of spinner discs for fiberizing molten glass into fibers in rotary fiberizing processes. The cobalt alloys fall within the following ranges, in percentage by weight, Co 22.0-54.0; Cr 30.0-34.0; Ni 9.0-31.0; Mo 0.0-7.0; C 0.45-0.65; Si 0.25-1.0; Mn 0.30-0.80; precious metals (PM) 0.0-2.0; and carbide forming metals (CFM) 0.0-1.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Johns Manville International, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter A. Johnson, Gary W. Smiley, Robert Rushforth, John Strothers
  • Patent number: 4509798
    Abstract: A vehicle seat harness which is self-actuating for movement from an inoperative position wherein it is situated to allow unobstructed access to the seat and an operating position wherein it restrains forward motion of the occupant, such movement being effected when the occupant is first seated. The seat harness is constructed with a pair of pivot arms hingedly mounted to the vehicle seat and a body restraining portion operatively associated with the pivot arms. An actuating mechanism is provided for moving the harness from the inoperative to the operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Inventor: John Strothers
  • Patent number: 4388646
    Abstract: Significant features of interest of each pulse shape, amplitude and time of occurrence characteristics, are preserved in a detection circuit that (1) employs a tapped delay line as part of means for deriving a pedestal signal at the predicted current level of an input signal to the delay line, the level of the pedestal signal being determined by extrapolating the slope and level of a running segment of the past history of the input signal level to the delay line, (2) subtracts the derived pedestal signal level from the actual level of an applied input signal, comprised of pulses superimposed on an unknown and variable background signal, to produce a difference level, (3) indicates the occurrence of a pulse by this difference level being at least equal to a threshold level, (4) selectively applies the applied input signal as the input signal to the delay line when the difference level is below the threshold level, and (5) selectively applies the pedestal signal as an input signal to the delay line when the dif
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: John A. Strother
  • Patent number: 4233501
    Abstract: Apparatus for sun-interference suppression in optical imaging systems reduces the light flux density in the image of the sun in comparison to the light flux density of the scene image, thereby reducing the area of the scene image that is dominated by the sun. An illustrative reduction of 27:1 of the light flux density of the image of the sun compared to the light flux density of the image of the scene is accomplished by three filters formed of photochromic material positioned along the optical axis of the sun-interferences suppression apparatus behind an image-forming lens. The lens focuses the sunlight into a converging cone; the convergence of the cone of sunlight between photochromic filters provides intensification which enhances the darkening of subsequent photochromic filters. The positioning of the photochromic filters allows only the scene image within two (2) degrees of the center of the sun to be affected by the darkened photochromic glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: John A. Strother
  • Patent number: D266279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Inventor: John Strother