Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Michalic

Joseph A. Michalic 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: 20110188969
    Abstract: Captive fasteners are provided that may be used with guards that cover particular areas of a machine. The fasteners are attached to the guards so that they remain with the guard when the guard is removed from the machine. In order to make it easier to reinstall the guard onto a machine when the guard is misaligned, the fasteners can move along a slotted opening in the guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: MacLean-Fogg Company
    Inventors: Joseph A. Michalic, Rudolph J. Lang, III
  • Patent number: 6044779
    Abstract: A multiple seed drop disc includes a disc member including a vacuum side and a seed side. The vacuum side includes a plurality of spaced-apart recesses formed therein. The seed side includes a plurality of clusters formed therein. Each cluster includes a plurality of openings which communicates with one of the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Brown, Guntis Ozers, Lisle J. Dunham, Joseph A. Michalic
  • Patent number: 6003454
    Abstract: A first torque coupler adapted for use with a second torque coupler having first and second lugs spaced apart by a first distance includes a support, a first member rotatably coupled to the support and including a third lug, and a second member rotatably coupled to the support and including a fourth lug. The first and second members engage one another to prevent unrestricted rotation of the first and second members in the same direction. The first and second members are rotatable in opposite directions when in engagement with at least one of the first and second lugs to move at least one of the third and fourth lugs, a first torque transmitting position in which the third and fourth lugs are spaced from one another by a second distance substantially equal to the first distance to a second position in which the third and fourth lugs are spaced from one another by a third distance unequal to the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Guntis Ozers, Joseph A. Michalic