Patents by Inventor William G. James

William G. James 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: 5966792
    Abstract: A universal joint tool is provided for assembling and disassembling a universal joint including its cross and bearing cups relative to a drive shaft and/or transmission shaft yokes. The tool includes first and second relatively moveable members which are moved between two positions by a threaded screw which additionally creates a force transferred by flexible cables to the cross or to a force-applying bar which includes locating surfaces for accurately inserting a bearing assembly relative to a yoke arm opening. An annular sleeve receives a gauge insert for similarly accurately locating a bearing assembly relative to an associated yoke arm opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: William G. James
  • Patent number: 5177852
    Abstract: The universal joint puller includes three members, one of which is a tubular sleeve having a flange and housing therein a compression spring and an abutment plug. The flange is seated against a drive shaft or universal shaft yoke and a force is applied through a screw and a pair of cables to force a cross or spider in a direction to move an associated bearing assembly toward and against the abutment plug and the opposing force of the compression spring. The latter construction permits the universal joint puller to be utilized with vehicles below 26,000 lbs. vehicle gross weight which do not have threaded bearing assembly cover plate bores associated with the yokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventor: William G. James
  • Patent number: 4499397
    Abstract: An arc lamp having a coating comprised of an inorganic yellow pigment plus white pigments located on the inner surface of its outer glass envelope is disclosed. The coating is a color corrective diffuse type which improves the color rendition of the lamp by altering the portion of visible light radiation of the blue spectrum relative to that of the yellow portion of the light spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William G. James
  • Patent number: 4463489
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a universal joint puller for disassembling a universal joint including its cross, bearing cups and bearings from drive shaft and/or transmission shaft yokes, the puller including a pair of members at least one of which is mounted for sliding movement relative to a pair of rods, the rods having threaded terminal ends for mounting the puller to threaded bores of associated yokes, a screw for forcing the members away from each other during a disassembly operation, a pair of flexible cables adapted to be entrained about the arms of the universal joint cross, and the ends of each of the cables being connected to the movable member such that upon the rotation of the screw in a direction to separate the members from each other, the force generated by the rotation of the screw is transferred to the cables and the arms of the cross to effect the removal of the bearing cup and its associated bearings, the threaded ends of the rod are preferably removably secured to remaining portions of the r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Inventor: William G. James
  • Patent number: 4441046
    Abstract: A silica powder mixture containing a glass frit having neodymium oxide dispersed therein is disclosed for electrostatic deposition to provide diffuse light from an incandescent lamp which improves the aesthetic appearance of objects illuminated by the lamp emission. Specifically, said coating selectively absorbs green and yellow color radiation being given off by the incandescent lamp filament rendering objects illuminated by the remaining light to appear more pink in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William G. James
  • Patent number: 4441047
    Abstract: A silica powder mixture is disclosed for electrostatic deposition to provide diffuse light from electric lamps. The present powder mixture exhibits improved moisture resistance along with shelf life and comprises in weight proportions approximately 35-65 parts calcined diatomaceous silica, approximately 35-65 parts fumed silica, and approximately 5-15 parts colloidal hydrophobic silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Clifford B. Collins, William G. James
  • Patent number: 4081709
    Abstract: An improved electrostatically deposited coating is obtained by controlling the particle size and resistivity of the silica powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Clifford B. Collins, William G. James