Patents by Inventor Theodore H. Mueller

Theodore H. Mueller 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: 5740968
    Abstract: A high pressure industrial washdown gun. The gun comprises a body having a hand grip portion, a trigger, a flow control valving system and a conduit for directing the water to the interior of the gun body. The valving system includes a containment sleeve, a connector, a nozzle assembly, a valving rod, and a central water flow passage extending therethrough. A tapered seat surrounds the flow passage. The valving rod includes a nose portion, an enlarged diameter head, and an elongated stem. The valving rod slides within a guide which positions it relative to the containment sleeve. A return spring is provided for the valving rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventor: Theodore H. Mueller
  • Patent number: 3962808
    Abstract: The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to a checklist device for providing an indication of tasks to be performed and tasks already performed. The checklist device includes a housing having a first receptacle therein for receiving an indicia or information bearing sheet. A second receptacle is formed in the housing and provides for the storage of drawing or other indicia-bearing sheets to be interchanged with the indicia-bearing sheet in the first receptacle. A windowed panel is secured to the housing and provides a plurality of transparent, discrete viewing areas. The indicia on the indicia-bearing sheet within the first receptacle are in registry with the transparent windows, and a plurality of groups of toggles are secured to the window panel with one group of toggles positioned in relation to one or more of the viewing areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Ryder International Corporation
    Inventors: Francis E. Ryder, Theodore H. Mueller
  • Patent number: 3945717
    Abstract: The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is directed to a magnifying lens structure adapted to receive a light from within a housing and transmit the light toward an object point of the lens to illuminate the area thereabout. The lens structure has two parallel strips of refractive surfaces on opposite sides of a magnifying lens. The light is transmitted into the transparent lens material and therethrough to the strips of refractive surfaces whereupon the light is directed to the area which surrounds the object point for better viewing of the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1976
    Assignee: Ryder International Corporation
    Inventors: Francis E. Ryder, Theodore H. Mueller