Patents by Inventor Lowell T. Noyes

Lowell T. Noyes 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).

  • Vacuum cleaner hose construction and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5069635
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner hose construction and method of making the same are provided, the vacuum cleaner hose construction comprising an elongated vacuum hose having an electrical conductor extending therealong and being provided with an end portion, and an electrical connector carried by the hose and being fixed to the end portion, the connector having a pair of spaced apart knife-like portions each being provided with opposed edges defining sides of a slot therein that has an open end and a closed end, the knife-like portions of the connector having the open ends of the slots thereof facing in the same direction and being interconnected together at one end thereof to an intermediate part of the connector whereby the portions and the part define a U-shaped configuration that has a bight facing in the same direction as the open end of the slots, the end portion being disposed in the slots of the connector and being wedged between the opposed edges thereof for providing electrical connection therebetween, the connect
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Homer N. Holden, Philip K. Loyer, Lowell T. Noyes, Janos J. Legrady
  • Vacuum cleaner hose construction and method of making the same
    Patent number: 4894020
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner hose construction and method of making the same are provided, the vacuum cleaner hose construction comprising an elongated vacuum hose having an electrical conductor extending therealong and being provided with an end portion, and an electrical connector carried by the hose and being fixed to the end portion, the connector having a pair of spaced apart knife-like portions each being provided with opposed edges defining sides of a slot therein that has an open end and a closed end, the knife-like portions of the connector having the open ends of the slots thereof facing in the same direction and being interconnected together at one end thereof to an intermediate part of the connector whereby the portions and the part define a U-shaped configuration that has a bight facing in the same direction as the open end of the slots, the end portion being disposed in the slots of the connector and being wedged between the opposed edges thereof for providing electrical connection therebetween, the connect
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Homer N. Holden, Philip K. Loyer, Lowell T. Noyes, Janos J. Legrady