Abstract: A bird feeder having a lid latching mechanism which comprises L-shaped holes on the feeder's lid, and a wire handle having projections that orient above the lid. The projections in the handle align with the sides of the L-shaped holes to prevent the lid from being lifted from the bird feeder. A seed cover over the seed dispensing area is connected to a shaped wire perch via a through-hole. The perch acts as an actuator to close the seed cover, and is counter actuated by an extension spring, which attaches to the seed cover and feeder base.

Abstract: This invention pertains to an improved and simplified means for squirrel proofing a bird feeder. Two aspects to be used in combination or independently are a latching lid and a closing means over the seed dispensing area The lid latching means comprises a lid with a means for engaging with the seed column and shaped holes, which communicate with projections on the handle to lock the lid in place. The closing mechanism comprises a seed cover that is actuated by a pivoting perch that can be either spring loaded or counter weighted.

Abstract: The Internal Ram Fuel Delivery (IRFD) is a means for utilizing the movement of a reciprocating piston within an internal combustion engine, in conjunction with a secondary piston, or ram, to deliver fuel in the form of a liquid, gas, or an air mixture into a combustion chamber. The two most likely configurations of the IRFD involve either: a ram attached to an engine's primary piston(s) that travels inside a stationary ram cylinder attached to the top of the primary piston's cylinder head, with controlled fuel pathways; or, a ram cylinder attached to, or housed inside of the engine's primary piston(s) which travels on a stationary ram that is attached to the top of the primary piston's cylinder head, with controlled fuel pathways; whereby, the ram and ram cylinder move relative to one another when the engine's primary piston reciprocates, creating a pumping effect that can deliver fuel into a combustion chamber at a predetermined point during the primary piston's travel.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a bimorph using ultraviolet setting glue to laminate the structure and having etched back metalization patterns on the surfaces of the piezoelectric film used to make the bimorph to minimize the possibility of shorting and to eliminate electrostatic pinning and to increase the mechanical reliability and lifetimes of the electrical contacts. Also disclosed is a method for making the bimorph and a method for registering the bimorph on a light modulator. There is also disclosed a bimorph light modulator consisting of a substrate on which there is attached an fiber optic input light guide and a fiber optic output light guide. There is a gap between these light guides through which light passes as it is coupled between said light guides. A bimorph is affixed to the substrate with a shutter attached to one end of the bimorph such that the shutter is registered in the gap so as to block light coupling when the bimorph is in the unenergized state.

Abstract: A laminated veneer hammerboard for a drop forge press comprised of a series of plies of hard, high density wood preferably of the order of a peeled hard maple veneer with the grain of at least most of said veneer plies running along its length, each of said plies of the hammerboard having a thickness in the range of 1/32" to 3/16", and glue deposited between the plies securing the plies together and providing a relatively large number of hard glue surfaces enhancing the wearability of the board, said plies having opposite vertical edges positioned for edgewise engagement with lift rollers on a drop forge press.

Abstract: A laminated veneer hammerboard for a drop forge press comprised of a series of plies of hard, high density wood preferably of the order of a peeled hard maple veneer with the grain of at least most of said veneer plies running along its length, each of said plies of the hammerboard having a thickness in the range of 1/32" to 3/16", and glue deposited between the plies securing the plies together and providing a relatively large number of hard glue surfaces enhancing the wearability of the board. Vertical edges of each ply being disposed at opposite ends of the hammerboard rather than along the width thereof, thus enabling each roller to engage an outer side surface of the outermost ply on each side of the hammerboard rather than directly against opposite vertical edges of each ply.