Patents by Inventor Paul J. Weiss

Paul J. Weiss 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: 6860754
    Abstract: A conductor lead and power cord retention system for a compressor/pump has a unique bushing for capturing and pinching the cord in an opening in the pump housing. The bushing has a leading end defining an open-ended slot. The bushing slides into a pocket in the housing and overlaps an open-ended slot in the housing. Overlapping the slots creates a bounded (circular for example) opening sized to snuggly pinch the cord sheathing without damaging the conductors. The slots are shaped and sized to accommodate a variety of cord diameters. The bushing is retained in the recess by a pair of angled snap tabs that engage notches and further by mounting of the drive motor to the housing, which forces the bushing against the housing to prevent rattling as well as helps maintain the necessary pinch force and prevents the bushing from being removed without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Thomas Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Paul J. Weiss
  • Publication number: 20040147160
    Abstract: A conductor lead and power cord retention system for a compressor/pump has a unique bushing for capturing and pinching the cord in an opening in the pump housing. The bushing has a leading end defining an open-ended slot. The bushing slides into a pocket in the housing and overlaps an open-ended slot in the housing. Overlapping the slots creates a bounded (circular for example) opening sized to snuggly pinch the cord sheathing without damaging the conductors. The slots are shaped and sized to accommodate a variety of cord diameters. The bushing is retained in the recess by a pair of angled snap tabs that engage notches and further by mounting of the drive motor to the housing, which forces the bushing against the housing to prevent rattling as well as helps maintain the necessary pinch force and prevents the bushing from being removed without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Paul J. Weiss
  • Patent number: 6443713
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wobble diaphragm pump having a housing with an open neck. A wobble piston can be passed through the open neck and fit onto the pump motor shaft. A separate support ring is fastened to the housing to close the open neck and provide a circumferential support surface for the diaphragm. The support ring also includes locking projections that mate with recessed features in the housing and a valve head to properly align and unite these components during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Thomas Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Weiss, Jeffrey J. Weiss
  • Patent number: 4733851
    Abstract: A foldable fence including a plurality of fence sections pivoted of posts therebetween, each section comprising spaced apart rails that interfit at their ends with the ends of adjacent sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Inventor: Paul J. Weiss
  • Patent number: D524327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Thomas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Weiss, David A. Bramstedt, Ross P. Christiansen