Patents by Inventor Ralph E. Baker

Ralph E. Baker 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: 5594610
    Abstract: A circuit interruption apparatus for a power circuit having a power source and a load includes a termination mechanism for interconnection with the power source and the load; a circuit interrupter having a line terminal and a load terminal for interrupting the power circuit between the power source and the load; and a pivot mechanism for pivoting the circuit interrupter between a first position wherein the line terminal and the load terminal are interconnected with the termination mechanism, and a second position wherein one of the line terminal and the load terminal is disconnected from the termination mechanism. Alternatively, a circuit interruption apparatus for the power circuit may include a line termination mechanism for interconnection with the power source; a circuit interrupter having a line terminal and a load termination mechanism for interconnection with the load; and a pivot mechanism for pivoting the circuit interrupter between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G. Robirds, Mark L. Allen, Ralph E. Baker
  • Patent number: 4840415
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a longitudinal film strip carrying positive or negative images and having spaced perforations along parallel longitudinal edges of the strip in a longitudinal pocket, and comprising a longitudinal planar member having first and second parallel longitudinal edges and a plurality of spaced, flexible gripping members extending out of the plane of the longitudinal member. The gripping members engage in the spaced perforations along parallel edges of the film strip when the planar member is positioned adjacent the strip in an overlying manner within a longitudinal pocket holding the strip. In a preferred embodiment, the gripping members are triangular and are arranged in spaced parallel row adjacent the first and second edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Ampro Photo Workshops Limited
    Inventors: Ralph E. Baker, Gordon G. Landherr