Patents by Inventor Richard E. Adams

Richard E. Adams 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).

  • Coil assembly
    Patent number: 4347493
    Abstract: A coil bobbin includes a spindle, a terminal retaining flange and a second flange extending from opposed ends of the spindle between which a coil of wire is wound. The terminal retaining flange includes two diametrically opposed slots which receive electrical terminals, one of the slots serving as a starting place for the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Adams, Richard W. Stafford
  • Timer switch module
    Patent number: 4335282
    Abstract: A free-floating shorting bar carries electrical contacts at opposed ends thereof. The shorting bar is actuated to open and close mating electrical contacts by a pair of axially indexable shafts in a manner whereby three electrical contact conditions are provided: (1) With both shafts indexed "out" a first set of contacts is closed and a second set is opened; (2) With both shafts indexed "in" the first set is open and the second set closed; and (3) When one shaft is indexed "out" and one "in", both sets of contacts are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Adams, Richard W. Stafford