Utility box support
What is claimed is: 1. A utility box and support comprising in combination: an annular member, substantially circular in shape having planar parallel upper and lower surfaces and a central opening, an... Read More
Inventors: Firchau, John C.; Donaldson, Morris L.;, Assignee: |
Method of manufacturing barriers
This invention relates to a method of manufacturing and forming various types of barriers used, for example, in safeguarding highways, providing temporary water dams and for forming portable walls. Fo... Read More
Inventors: Drews, Terence;, Assignee: |
Road construction apparatus and methods
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in FIG. 1 a cold mat section 10 which includes a region 12 of previously compacted paving material which terminates in an edge region 14. Edge region 14 ... Read More
Inventors: Sovik, Robert A.;, Assignee: AW-2R, Inc. (Clifton Park, NY) |
Self securing merchandising kiosk
What is claimed is: 1. In a merchandising kiosk having a base shell totally enclosing a working area and adapted to accommodate therein at least one person, said base including: (1) peripheral cabinet... Read More
Inventors: Woolford, Anthony Y.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for bracing a tilt-up wall panel
An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus for bracing a tilt-up wall panel which eliminates the need for lateral bracing. An accompanying object is to provide bracing apparatus whic... Read More
Inventors: Tye, Dennis W.;, Assignee: Superior Concrete Accessories, Inc. (San Diego, CA) |
Base-point anchor
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example in FIGS. 1 through 6. Referring specifically to FIGS. 1 and 2, a first preferred embodime... Read More
Inventors: Oshiro, Gary T.; Morisato, Rodney N.;, Assignee: |
Fracture-free layered paving blocks
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (1) Configurations, Dimensions, etc. of the Blocks FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a paving block 1 composed of a block substrate 1-1 and a cement mortar top layer 1-2... Read More
Inventors: Yoshida, Kinoto; Fujii, Morizumi; Tsuda, Tokihiro; Suda, Shigeo; Kodama, Osamu; Kuroe, Kazuro; Tanikawa, Takumi; Nishimura, Michihiko; Munakata, Hideyuki;, Assignee: Chichibu Cement Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP); Inax Corp. (Aichi, JP); ILB Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Centerless grinding machine
Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to provide a centerless grinding machine which is capable of ensuring high rigidity and space saving construction of a grinding wheel unit and... Read More
Inventors: Yoshioka, Junichi; Miyashita, Masakazu; Daito, Michimasa;, Assignee: |
Snowplowable road marker
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of a snowplowable road marker 10 according to the invention is shown in FIG. 1. The road marker 10 includes a base member 12 and at least one cube c... Read More
Inventors: Hedgewick, Peter;, Assignee: Pac-Tec, Inc. (Heath, OH) |
Flat folding alternating barrier
This invention provides an improved movable barrier for controlling traffic flow on a highway. The traffic barrier according to the present invention is easily movable to vary the number of lanes avai... Read More
Inventors: Faulconer, Harry A.;, Assignee: |
Pipe flange fire-proofing kit and process
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege are claimed are defined as follows: 1. A method of preparing a cast-in pipe joint from standard pipe at a work site for emb... Read More
Inventors: Harbeke, Gerold J.;, Assignee: |
Damming and barrier-forming device and method
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Referring initially to FIG. 1 of the drawings, the damming and barrier-forming device of the invention is shown as it typically appears when in place around... Read More
Inventors: Brown, Howard L.;, Assignee: |
Pop-up structure
In order to attain the above objects, according to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a pop-up structure including a base member; at least a pair of front and rear poles, each one end bein... Read More
Inventors: Hirose, Tsugio; Hara, Toshihiro; Masaki, Mutsuhisa; Sambonmatsu, Tohru;, Assignee: Nifco Inc. (Yokohama, JP); Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yokohama, JP); Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (Kobe, JP) |
Carrier vessel especially suitable for oil spill containment
The above limitations of known systems and methods are overcome by the present invention. The present invention provides a boom including a plurality of boom sections joined end to end. Each boom sect... Read More
Inventors: Whidden, Jr., Malcolm B.;, Assignee: |
Manhole riser and cooperating sleeve to provide a waterlock for manhole structures
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 shows a conventional manhole structure 10 embodying the principles of the present invention and comprised of a base 12 having openings 16 in its cylindrical side wall 14 for r... Read More
Inventors: Ditcher, Jack; Ditcher, Eric A.;, Assignee: A-Lok Products, Inc. (Tullytown, PA) |
Pipe joint compression seal
What is claimed: 1. A pressure resistant system for joining concrete pipes in end to end relationship wherein said first pipe terminates in a bell end and the second pipe terminates in a complementary... Read More
Inventors: Anderson, Kenneth W.;, Assignee: Anderson Seal Company (Rochester, IL) |
Transition collar
What I claim is: 1. A roadway structure comprising: a subterranean access opening in said roadway, a self-supporting rigid frame structure surrounding said opening, a roadway pavement structure having... Read More
Inventors: Svirklye, Ferdinand M.;, Assignee: Domal Envirotech Inc. (Toronto, CA) |
Manhole frame
It is an object of this invention to disclose an improved frame for installation on manhole cones in similar fashion to the existing prior art but which frame can be easily raised to a new height with... Read More
Inventors: Prescott, Sr., Everett J.;, Assignee: |
Road vehicle halting device
I claim: 1. A mad vehicle halting device comprising a support member, a plurality of support elements, means mounting the support elements on the support member, each supporting element supporting a g... Read More
Inventors: Lowndes, Roy B. W.;, Assignee: |
Flap assembly for aircraft wing
Now therefore I claim: 1. A flap assembly for an airfoil, said airfoil having upper and lower surfaces, a forward end and a rear end, a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, said flap assembly comp... Read More
Inventors: Rudolph, Peter K. C.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Seattle, WA) |
Aircraft having improved strake configuration
What is claimed is: 1. An aircraft having a longitudinal axis, a nose, and a series of laterally projecting barbs extending longitudinally rearwards from and on each side of the nose without adjacent ... Read More
Inventors: Pierce, Donald;, Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Brittannic Majesty's (London, GB2) |
Pitch control of swept wing aircraft
What is claimed is: 1. An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a pair of swept-back wings attached to the fuselage, each having a swept-back leading edge and upper and lower surfaces; a tail section includ... Read More
Inventors: Sakata, Sumio T.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Seattle, WA) |
Terraced channels for reducing afterbody drag
We claim: 1. A fluid flow control device for reducing the vorticity discharged from and drag associated with an aircraft having an upswept body afterbody having sides and an undersurface comprising: (... Read More
Inventors: Braden, John A.; Dixon, Charles J.;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for reducing turbulent skin friction
I claim: 1. A method for reducing turbulent skin friction of bodies in relative motion to a field of fluid comprising the steps of: locating localized areas of high and low speed flow in the area adja... Read More
Inventors: Blackwelder, Ron F.; Gad-el-Hak, Mohamed;, Assignee: |
Aircraft fin and rudder
According to the invention an aircraft fin and rudder arrangement comprises an end plate at the upper end of the fin, the end plate being arranged to contact or lie closely adjacent the upper end of t... Read More
Inventors: Hyde, Leslie L;, Assignee: Bae Systems plc (Farnborough, GB) |
Economy aircraft sleeper seat
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an aircraft seat capable of providing traditional passenger seating in addition to alternately providing sleeper seating to adjoining pa... Read More
Inventors: Cheung, Kwun-Wing W.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) |
Wall hanging device
The invention is described in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rear side of a picture or mirror and showing the environment of the inventive dev... Read More
Inventors: Gutner, Kenneth H.;, Assignee: |
Non-removable picture frame hanger and hanging method
In accordance with the present invention, a non-removable hanger for mounting a picture frame on a wall comprises a pair of elongated hanger members that fit behind the vertical sides of the picture f... Read More
Inventors: Siffert, David W.;, Assignee: Siffert; David E. (Williamsburg, MI) |
Expanded plastic packaging system for substantially planar objects
An object of this invention, therefore, is to provide an improved packaging system for substantially planar objects, such as artwork, especially objects whose fragility require more protection than is... Read More
Inventors: Thomas, Gregg;, Assignee: |
Radio frequency signal and power distribution duct
What is claimed is: 1. A signal distribution and power supplying duct for operation of a plurality of radio frequency receiving devices comprising an elongated U-shaped duct having a bottom wall and a... Read More
Inventors: Ullman, Allan;, Assignee: |
Gutter-related 
