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Patent No. 5307162

Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage

A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.

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Assignee: Victor Equipment Company


Location: Denton, TX
No. of patents: 28

NumberTitleIssue Date
D610239Purge tip
02/16/2010
D526486Equipment carrier
08/15/2006
6824735Gas cutting torch
A gas cutting torch has a body including an oxygen preheat tube having a first longitudinal axis and a fuel gas preheat tube having a second longitudinal axis. A head is connected to the preheat tubes having an oxygen passage communicating with the oxygen preheat tu...
11/30/2004
5881725Pneumatic oxygen conserver
A pneumatic oxygen conserver used with a single-tube cannula. The conserver includes a body having first and second cavities. A main diaphragm divides the first cavity into first and second chambers. An inlet passage delivers oxygen from a supply to the f...
03/16/1999
5704589Yoke for mounting on a gas tank
A gas tank valve and yoke for mounting gas passaging structure on the valve in which a gas tank valve stem and yoke set screw are both adapted to be engaged by a single wrench. The same wrench turns the valve stem to open and close the gas tank valve, and...
01/06/1998
5470227Pilot igniter torch with cutoff preheat valves
A cutting torch allows the preheat oxygen and fuel valves to remain in a preset position while the torch is off. The cutting torch has preheat oxygen and fuel cutoff valves mounted in line with the adjusting valves. The cutoff valves are both operated lin...
11/28/1995
5407348Torch with integral flashback arrestors and check valves
In a torch which uses oxygen and a fuel gas, a first flashback assembly and a second flashback assembly are formed as an integral part of the torch handle. Each flashback assembly includes three primary components as follows: a porous metal flashback arre...
04/18/1995
5390855Pilot igniter torch with cutoff preheat valves
A cutting torch allows the preheat oxygen and fuel valves to remain in a preset position while the torch is off. The cutting torch has preheat oxygen and fuel cutoff valves mounted in line with the adjusting valves. The cutoff valves are both operated lin...
02/21/1995
5373873Gauge block having check valve with orifice
A gauge block assembly for use in conjunction with the refilling of high pressure gaseous oxygen cylinders. The gauge block is used in an oxygen transfill header or manifold and includes a gas transfer control unit that allows rapid evacuation of the spen...
12/20/1994
4719940Adjustable tied-diaphragm gas pressure regulator
A gas pressure reducing regulator has a tied-diaphragm so as to obtain relatively complete valve closure even with corrosive gases that tend to deposit particulate matter on the valve seat and otherwise inhibit valve closure. Misalignment of the diaphragm...
01/19/1988
4679582Gas pressure reducing regulator
A gas pressure reducing regulator for use with high inlet pressures is provided. The regulator includes a diaphragm plate for shielding the diaphragm from deleterious effects of flame and debris during unwanted combustion....
07/14/1987
4606528Motorized hand torch with improved brake mechanism
A motorized hand torch with an improved brake mechanism is provided. The brake mechanism includes a brake lever which is manually actuable to either a locked or an unlocked position. The brake lever, in turn, has a cam portion thereon which moves a pivota...
08/19/1986
4585409Spring loaded heating torch tip
An improved heating torch having the usual fuel and oxygen passageways and valves for controlling the flow of the respective components, mixer for mixing fuel and oxygen, and tip for flowing the admixture exteriorly thereof for burning to heat a work piec...
04/29/1986
4477262Mixer for cutting torch
An improvement in a cutting torch assembly that obviates the tendency to have a flashback and sustained burning immediately adjacent the point of mixing of the fuel with preheat oxygen; including cutting oxygen valve and passageway, preheat oxygen valve a...
10/16/1984
4471802Pressure regulator assembly with improved cartridge
An improvement in a pressure regulator including the usual valve body, seat, poppet, adjustable spring having a bottom plate for co-acting with the low pressure diaphragm member. The improvement comprises an improved regulator in which the poppet includes...
09/18/1984
4469311Motorized hand torch
A semi-automatic, motorized hand torch, or gas cutting machine, that is capable of being freely operated with one hand and characterized by device head having a cutting torch tip, respective conduit means for supplying to the tip preheat oxygen, cutting o...
09/04/1984
4439249Automated cutting of plate steel
Method and apparatus for automated cutting of metal plates in which fuel and oxygen adjustments, as well as other parameters are controlled automatically responsive to temperature sensed at a plurality of points near where the cut is being made; for examp...
03/27/1984
4429585Traction drive for traveling torch or the like
What is disclosed is a traveling torch comprising a carriage mounted on wheels and adapted to traverse a track; motor and variable speed traction drive transmission for moving the carriage along the track and carried by the carriage with the weight of the...
02/07/1984
4409002Utility torch having head mixer
An improvement in a cutting torch assembly that obviates the tendency to have flashback and sustained burning with certain fuels, including cutting oxygen valve and passageway, preheat oxygen valve and passageway, fuel gas valve and passageway, a head hav...
10/11/1983
4345786Torch tubing clamping apparatus
What is disclosed is an improvement in a tubing clamping apparatus in which a hose carrying a fluid is to be connected in fluid tight relationship with an appliance; such as, a welding torch, pressure regulator or the like; the improvement being character...
08/24/1982
4327898Traveling torch
What is disclosed is a traveling torch comprising a carriage mounted on wheels and adapted to traverse a track; motor and variable speed traction drive transmission for moving the carriage along the track and carried by the carriage with the weight of the...
05/04/1982
4317375Flowmeter with pressure release
A flowmeter for monitoring and controlling the flow of gaseous fluid at a predetermined pressure characterized by a body having a sealingly received flowtube in the center surrounded by a cover having a vent passageway and, intermediate the two, a burst c...
03/02/1982
4314672Beveling tip
What is disclosed is a tip for a cutting torch for beveling steels at angles greater than 45° with respect to the perpendicular and characterized by an inner piece having a cutting oxygen aperture drilled through the center and fluted around its peripher...
02/09/1982
4286620Combination torch and check valve assembly
A torch combination characterized by a torch handle having a body, barrel and head with at least fuel and oxygen passageways and at least fuel and oxygen valves and an improvement comprising respective check valve bodies disposed in fluid communication wi...
09/01/1981
4257443Check valve
A poppet located in the opening of an annular seat member for use in a body for forming a check valve. The poppet has a resilient seal for engaging a seat formed in the seat member for forming a seal therebetween and which also prevents removal of the pop...
03/24/1981
4248384Cutting torch having integral head mixer
A cutting torch that obviates the tendency to have flashback and sustain burning yet have the inherent flexibility of injector type mixer torches, including a cutting oxygen valve and passageway, a mixing oxygen valve and passageway, a fuel gas valve and ...
02/03/1981
4200235Multiple piece torch tip
A multiple piece torch tip and a method of making a multiple piece torch tip. The multiple piece torch tip comprises an inner piece disposed interchangeably within an outer piece. The inner surface of the outer piece has a plurality of regularly spaced sl...
04/29/1980
4022441Universal torch
A torch that can employ any of the gaseous welding fuels, even at low pressure, without sustained burning on flashback, characterized by the usual tip, head, body, barrel, oxygen and fuel flow control valves, cutting oxygen valve, cutting oxygen tube asse...
05/10/1977
 
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