Building vent assembly
The present invention aims to overcome or alleviate one or more of the above disadvantages or at least to provide an alternative to the presently known vent systems for buildings such as igloo type ag... Read More
Inventors: Lynch, Gary M.;, Assignee: |
Attic shelf
I claim: 1. An attic having a shelf and a supporting system therefor, comprising: (a) a plurality of roof trusses generally equispaced from each other along supporting beams on predetermined centers, ... Read More
Inventors: Fetzer, Paul T.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus having a high center of gravity with energy absorbing device
The present invention, an energy absorbing device suitable for use on an apparatus having a high center of gravity such as a vending machine, solves the problem of being able to manipulate the machine... Read More
Inventors: Pollock, Richard A.;, Assignee: The Vendo Company (Fresno, CA) |
Tire slip preventing construction formed on floor plate
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a tire slip-preventing construction, formed on a floor plate, which reliably prevents a tire of a car from slipping and is capable of pr... Read More
Inventors: Iwami, Takaharu; Iwami, Geniti;, Assignee: Naigai Technica Co., Limited (Kyoto, JP) |
Integrated geophysical survey system
OF THE DRAWING Turning now, in detail, to the drawing, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the various components of the present invention in relation to one another. Specifically, the inventi... Read More
Inventors: Crutcher, William C.; Paysinger, Joseph R.;, Assignee: |
System for modelling low resolution atmospheric propagation
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention includes a low-resolution propagation model and system for predicting atmospheric transmittance background radiance, single scattered solar and lunar... Read More
Inventors: Kneizys, Francis X.; Shettle, Eric P.; Abreu, Leonard W.; Chetwynd, James H.; Anderson, Gail P.; Gallery, William O.; Selby, John E. A.; Clough, Shepard A.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air (Washington, DC) |
Multi-position reading stand
We claim: 1. A book holder for homing reading material, visual display material or visual display devices, comprising: (a) a rigid panel; (b) a perpendicular lower ledge protruding from said rigid pan... Read More
Inventors: Peltzer, Eric T.; Stolzoff, Sam;, Assignee: |
Container holder
A container holder is provided which comprises a housing having a front and a back, the front of the housing defining an opening, and a drawer having a container receiving recess. The drawer is mounte... Read More
Inventors: Lancaster, Kelly A.; Cogswell, Marc R.;, Assignee: The Leslie Metal Arts Co., Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) |
Nuclear waste disposal site
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT With reference now to FIG. 1, wherein like reference numerals designate like components throughout all of the several figures, the packaging facility 1 of the system of th... Read More
Inventors: Mallory, Charles W.; Watts, Ralph E.; Sanner, Jr., William S.; Paladino, Joseph B.; Lilley, Arthur W.; Winston, Steven J.; Stricklin, Billy C.; Razor, John E.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Method for storing toxic waste material
The present invention accomplishes its desired objects by broadly providing a method for disposing of, confining, and isolating toxic waste material. Initially, a pair of subterranean excavations are ... Read More
Inventors: Hoffine, Harold C.; Forsythe, John; Morgan, Leon;, Assignee: |
System for mounting a wall panel
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Before describing the details of the inventive system 10, it will be helpful to refer to FIG. 1 showing how such system 10 is used. The illustrated wall 11 includes outer... Read More
Inventors: Felton, J. Reed;, Assignee: T. J. Hale Company (Menonmonee Falls, WI) |
Mechanical shock absorber
The present invention relates to a mechanical shock absorber or arrestor positioned between a fixed point and a movable constructional element, e.g. a pipe line and the like, to absorb a sudden shock ... Read More
Inventors: de Groot, Fredrik W.; Bernert, Jorg D.;, Assignee: Lisega Kraftwerkstecknik GmbH & Co. KG (DE) |
Clutchless screw drive door operator
A screw drive operator in accordance with the present invention omits the conventional rear-attachment clutch and hardware associated therewith, and provides a simplified front coupling arrangement th... Read More
Inventors: Williams, Gregory E.; White, James A.; Dragomir, Nicholas A.; Stottsberry, James W.;, Assignee: GMI Holdings, Inc. (Alliance, OH) |
Mobile home foundation
The present invention provides a mobile home foundation which is suitable for any size home from the small easily trailable house trailers to the more permanent double wide mobile homes which are usua... Read More
Inventors: Barnes, Jr., Bennett H.;, Assignee: Barnes Lumber Corporation (Charlottesville, VA) |
Modular assembly for constructing an exhibition stand
The object of the present invention is to obviate these disadvantages and more particularly to provide a modular assembly for the construction of an exhibition stand with which the aforementioned disa... Read More
Inventors: Condevaux, Georges; Comte, G/e/ rard;, Assignee: Enterprises Electriques Mors-Jean et Bouchon (Paris, FR); Societe Francaise d'Expositions (Bagnolet, FR) |
Decorative quoin
The general purpose of the present invention is a quoin, and more particularly, relates to a prefabricated quoin which is applied to an intersection of walls of a building structure. After securing th... Read More
Inventors: Hingos, Donald D.;, Assignee: Zimmerman Stucco and Plastic, Inc. (Wayzata, MN) |
Aseismic system
Referring initially to FIG. 1 the Improved Aseismic System of the present invention is shown and generally designated 100. FIG. 1 shows the major components of Improved Aseismic System 100 installed ... Read More
Inventors: Valencia, Hector;, Assignee: |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape containing hydrophobic silica
We claim: 1. Method of making a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a syrup of coatable viscosity using by weight (a) a major proportion of acrylic acid ester of no... Read More
Inventors: Klingen, Jurgen; Zimmerman, Patrick G.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Fiber enhancement of viscoelastic damping polymers
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a damping treatment which weighs less and occupies less space than the conventional constrained viscoelastic layer damping treatments and ... Read More
Inventors: Alberts, Thomas E.; Chen, Yung;, Assignee: The Center for Innovative Technology (Herndon, VA) |
Polypropylene resin cellular molded article having a skin and production method therefor
We claim: 1. A method for producing a cellular molded article of a polypropylene resin having a skin, comprising placing a skin material in the interior of die A, clamping the die A with a die B to fo... Read More
Inventors: Matsuki, Kiyoshi; Ibata, Izumi;, Assignee: Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Counterbalancing
What is claimed is: 1. Counterbalancing apparatus comprising, a weight W to be counterbalanced movable along a first axis, means for supporting said weight W to be counterbalanced and movable along sa... Read More
Inventors: Garland, Thomas A.;, Assignee: |
Steel bearings with polychloroprene and fluorocarbon resin
Referring to FIG. 1, a fixed bearing is illustrated which will react to vertical forces from top to bottom, and to all forces lying in the horizontal plane, and which will also permit small rotations... Read More
Inventors: Chiarotto, Romeo;, Assignee: Forniture Industriali Padova - S.p.A. (Padova, IT) |
Squeeze film damper fluid control
A squeeze film damper associated with a bearing supported rotating shaft utilizes spaced piston type rings to seal damper fluid in the damper where the shaft may undergo orbiting motion and produce a ... Read More
Inventors: Monzel, Fred J.; Stallone, Michael J.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Cincinnati, OH) |
Multi-layer composite panel and method of making same
The invention is a multi-layer composite panel and a method of making same. The panel has a multi-layer structural core, covered on its top, bottom and all of its sides by a fibre reinforced resin ski... Read More
Inventors: Billing, Martyn Kenneth;, Assignee: |
Vertical installation system in which information processing apparatuses are installed
Accordingly, a general object of the present invention is to provide a novel and useful installation for information processing apparatuses in which the disadvantages of the aforementioned prior art a... Read More
Inventors: Kitanaka, Takeshi; Masuda, Atsushi; Utsugi, Yoshio;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Waste depository
Accordingly, the present invention provides a depository for waste articles comprising a lid assembly having an aperture for receiving waste articles, a sensor, and a control unit for determining a ch... Read More
Inventors: Emmott, Stephen J.; Woods, Sarah;, Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Semi-submergible spherical residential structure
According to the invention there is provided a semi-submergible spherical residential structure to be floated in a body of water having a substantially spherical shell and a hollow annular sponson aff... Read More
Inventors: Clasky, Richard; Vogl, Wilfred;, Assignee: Clasky; Richard (Vancouver, CA) |
Brake assembly with hydraulic boosting
OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the Figures, the disk-brake illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a fixed part 1 fastened to the stub carrier of the wheel so equipped and a caliper 3 straddling the disk ... Read More
Inventors: Thioux, Alain; Magnaval, Jean-Louis; Moinard, Patrice;, Assignee: Bendix Europe Services Techniques (Drancy, FR) |
Prefabricated built-up building construction
An object of the present invention is to provide a prefabricated built-up building construction which allows the structure, floor slab, wall boards, ladder, window and elevator hoistway to be prefabri... Read More
Inventors: Chu, Rey-Chin;, Assignee: |
Wood post protective sleeve
The present invention is directed to an improved wood post protective sleeve that provides protection against conditions that promote post deterioration, allows for rapid dissipation of trapped exhaus... Read More
Inventors: McDonnell, Ken;, Assignee: |
Vibration and Earthquake Isolation 
