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Assignee: Sprague Devices, Inc.


Location: MichiganCity, IN
No. of patents: 13

NumberTitleIssue Date
7389562Windshield wiper assembly with tubular frame member
A windshield wiper structural assembly and a method of forming the same is disclosed. The structural member is generally comprised of an elongate tubular component, which is bent to the desired configuration. The pivot mechanisms (8, 10) are designed for appl...
06/24/2008
5637927Device for switching control of vehicle accessories between vehicle control stations
A control device for switching control of vehicular accessories between separate vehicle control stations. The device has an output connector connected to the vehicle's accessories, input controls including a control switch located at each control station...
06/10/1997
5634235Windshield wiper assembly with arm head retaining means
A windshield wiper assembly includes a wiper arm carrying a windshield wiper blade, an arm head, and a pivot attaching the wiper arm to the arm head. A spring retainer and coil spring extends between the arm head and the arm, thereby biasing the wiper bla...
06/03/1997
5551232Windshield washer control system
A windshield washer control system for a vehicle having an air pressure source includes an electrically actuated control valve for controlling communication between the air pressure source and a bladder pump which squirts windshield washer fluid up to the...
09/03/1996
5427012Electronically controlled fluid powered motor
A reciprocating piston fluid powered motor which has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. Reciprocation of the piston is controlled by a reciprocable valve spool which communicates with the fluid inlet and fluid outlet. The valve spool cooperates with a valv...
06/27/1995
4708053Reciprocating piston fluid powered motor
A reciprocating piston fluid powered motor having fluid inlet and outlet, wherein reciprocation is controlled by a reciprocable valve spool communicating with said fluid inlet and outlet and cooperating with a valve slide shiftable on said valve spool to ...
11/24/1987
4632013Reciprocating piston fluid powered motor
A reciprocating piston fluid powered motor having fluid inlet and outlet, wherein reciprocation is controlled by a reciprocable valve spool carrying a manifold communicating with said fluid inlet and outlet and cooperating with a valve slide shiftable on ...
12/30/1986
4552480Ball joint structure
A ball socket member molded of resilient resin material is open at one end to receive and retain a ball in a part spherical cavity within the body communicating with a chamber containing a lubricant. The socket member carries a skirt at its open end which...
11/12/1985
4303088Pneumatic valve and regulator assembly
A normally closed pneumatic valve and regulator assembly having regulator and vent valve spools is actuated by an operator pushbutton to automatically regulate pressure of a fluid provided from a pressure source. The valve assembly automatically vents whe...
12/01/1981
4287906Control valve
A multi-function valve device for controlling the operation of a pneumatically-driven motor. A spring-biased linkage couples a cam-operated push pin to a valve spool assembly. The valve spool assembly coaxially combines the movable elements of a pressure ...
09/08/1981
4281588Reciprocating piston fluid powered motor
A reciprocating piston fluid powered motor providing great flexibility in its mounting and the location of the motor shaft and fluid inlet lines. Relatively few component parts are employed and a number of the components are used as-cast or with minimal m...
08/04/1981
4245369Straight sweep windshield wiper
An apparatus for driving a windshield wiper blade in an oscillatory motion over the surface of a windshield. The wiper blade is driven in a straight line over the windshield surface rather than in the usual arcuate or modified arcuate path....
01/20/1981
4133071Windshield wiper arm
A windshield wiper arm is formed of a single metal blank bent to different cross sectional configurations along its length to strengthen and reinforce it, and including a long substantially tubular portion intermediate its ends. A windshield washer nozzle...
01/09/1979
 
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