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Attorney: Murphy; Bernard J.

Number of patents: 222
Last date: September 23, 2003

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6622654	Weight-discriminating bird feeder Unattached weights, namely: balls, which are confined and obscured in a housing, are lifted by inner ends of pivotably mounted perches in response to an undesirable, rapacious, and weighty bird, or squirrel, alighting upon, or clasping at the outer, exten...	09/23/2003
6205718	Means for forming both fluid and insect barriers, whereat structural units are adjoined The well-known, compliant sheet of material which is enwrapped about the juncture of structural units, to form a fluid barrier thereat, has its structure-adhering adhesive admixed with an insecticide or termiticide, to additionally form an insect barrier ...	03/27/2001
6119274	Article of apparel The article of apparel disclosed is a pair of full chaps formed of a substantially inelastic material, and having strips of elastomeric fabric interposed between the teeth of the closing zipper and the edges of the chaps material, to facilitate a continuo...	09/19/2000
6079965	Cylinder, for a rolling piston compressor A slit, spanning a distance across the top of the vane slot in a cylinder for a rolling piston compressor, safely distributes the stress which occurs in the vane slot. The slit opens onto the bore, in the cylinder, which is provided for a rotary shaft and...	06/27/2000
6004118	Valve polarization means, for a fluid-working machine structure Inlet valves, with inlet cages, in inlet ports in a cylinder head, and outlet valves, with outlet cages, in outlet ports in the cylinder head, comprise mating combinations of elements which exhibit optimum and proper seating together. The bores and the ca...	12/21/1999
6000875	Mounting device For mounting a machine element having a bore coaxially on a shaft for rotation with the shaft, there are provided a first member having internal threads, and a split sleeve having external threads adapted to be mounted around the shaft and inside the bore...	12/14/1999
5980175	Adapter for mounting a coaxial coupler within an opening formed in a planar-surfaced structure A body, plastic molded, comprises a plate with an integral, extending hub, having a throughgoing bore in which to nest a coaxial coupler. The hub has an outer periphery which is uniformly fluted, for holding the hub fast to the inner surface of a hub-rece...	11/09/1999
5878652	Cast, substantially hollow, piston body In the embodiment shown, the body is formed of cast aluminum, and is devoid of clean-out holes in the upper and bottom ends thereof. Instead, the clean-out holes are formed in the outer, annular wall, through an annular recess formed in the outer wall, To...	03/09/1999
5870874	Means for spacing and fastening structural members in juxtaposition A strip of sheet metal stock, having a plurality of serially-arranged holes formed therein is provided for fastening of the strip to a top plate of a building structure. The strip, further, has pairs of tabs formed therein which can be pried up from the p...	02/16/1999
5870811	Chain link locking clip removal tool An elongate, steel rod has a terminal end which defines a wedge, and a handle on the opposite end. Adjacent to the terminal end, there is a barrier provided to prevent excessive travel of the wedge under the limb of a locking clip....	02/16/1999
5826367	Fishing lure, and a rod and fish hook assembly therefor A plastic, pliantly limber grub, which comprises the body of the lure has a fish hook and a separate rod set therewithin, and terminations of the hook and the rod have tethering, filamentary material commonly coupled thereto. The coupled terminations are ...	10/27/1998
5815933	Guiding means, for a circular saw base plate A guide, serving as a platform for a portable, electric circular saw and the saw base plate, presents a trackway in which, slidably, to receive the base plate, and removably mounts a channel element, thereunder, for abuttingly receiving a workpiece, that ...	10/06/1998
5806233	Lost-motion fishing lure The body of a fishing lure has a rod extending therefrom to which is tethered, by fishing line, a fishing hook. The body has an elastomeric band thereabout, and the shank of the hook and the rod-to-hook fishing line are stowed within the band in a set up,...	09/15/1998
5770005	Envelope flap sealing device A housing confines therewithin a saturated sponge, the same disposed for moistening the flap of an envelope. Too, the housing has a entry slot for an envelope, and a switch, with an operating sensor or limb which detects the entry of an envelope into the ...	06/23/1998
5769117	Guard and seat assembly, and a guard structure therefor A fluid control valve has a valve guard and a valve seat, and the guard has a circular recess formed in a front surface thereof in which to nest the valve seat. In one embodiment, a pair of valve guards are integrally joined together by a plurality of web...	06/23/1998
5765264	Bag closure A pair of confronting limbs, which have mutually meshing jaws, clasp the open top of a bag therebetween when a grooved bar slides upon the limbs. The limbs have external rails, and the bar has trackways formed therein to receive the rails slidably therein...	06/16/1998
5727930	Valves and rod assembly A hollow through-bolt is threaded internally and externally, at one end, to receive therein a reciprocable, end-threaded rod. A pair of fluid-control valves, centrally bored, are mounted on the through-bolt in spaced apart disposition. The other end of th...	03/17/1998
5709619	Batting practice device A centrally-bored, elongate body slidably receives rope therethrough, and a rope end tethers a ball thereat. At a handle end of the body, a clothesline tightener or foreshortener is used to clasp the handle-confined portion of the rope to prevent its move...	01/20/1998
5701841	Bird feeder A cylindrical-body bird feeder has an open bottom with a pair of cut-outs on opposite sides of the bottom. Slits, extending from the cut-outs latchingly receive a flexible floor for the body. The floor is only latchingly secured in the bottom, to facilita...	12/30/1997
5695139	Fishing reel with staged release of lure and line A wheel, journalled on supports atop the reel housing has a slot formed therein. Limbs attached to both the wheel, and the reel thumb actuator, cause the wheel to rotate in common with depression of the actuator, and dispose the slot rearwardly. The slot ...	12/09/1997
5692364	Envelope stuffer A first roller and its companion plate comprise structures for moving an envelope into a framework, and a second roller and its companion plate comprise structure for moving a document into the envelope, while the envelope is held open for insertion of th...	12/02/1997
5683045	Paper-tearing rollers assembly Paired, coacting, albeit non-contacting rollers have interfitting collars or rings, and tapered rims, which are rotatably driven in opposite directions. Paper fed therebetween is torn asunder, and freely discharged therefrom. The rings cooperate together ...	11/04/1997
5661885	Valve-spring compressing tool A body having a journal box slidably receives a pivot shaft therein. Too, the body has a bifurcation, and the ends of the limbs thereof have rollers mounted therein. A stub, rising from the body, receives a handle for turning the body on the pivot shaft, ...	09/02/1997
5647730	Self-contained, clearance-volume adjustment means for a gas compressor In association with a straight-cylinder, reciprocating gas compressor, hydraulic circuitry and valving is provided to track movement of an intake valve which cooperates with an end of the compressor to define a clearance volume. The valving is selectively...	07/15/1997
5642753	Valve unloader assembly A plate mounted to a reciprocable shaft has a plurality of straight fingers (a) coupled thereto and (b) extending perpendicularly therefrom, and each of the fingers is separately detachable from the plate to simplify and facilitate maintenance and repair....	07/01/1997
5615752	Ladder-leveling platform assembly A base, supported on a platform, has a plate pivotably coupled therein, and side walls of the base are apertured to receive rods. The rods maintain the plate in a selected inclination, as they are fitted through the apertures and hold the plate in positio...	04/01/1997
5615539	Equine halter In a first embodiment, the crownpiece strap of a halter is subdivided, and Velcro-type hook-and-loop fastener material is affixed to the subdivided ends of the crownpiece, and the ends pressed together. Accordingly, the crownpiece will open, and release t...	04/01/1997
5606211	Amortisseur winding arrangement, in a rotor for electrical, rotating equipment Slot wedges, electrically-conductive, used in rotor slots, between rotor teeth, and overlying the rotor coils, are serially arranged in the slots and have arcuate grooves in opposite ends thereof. Inserts, also electrically-conductive, are spring-loaded i...	02/25/1997
5586722	Temperature and flow control valve A simple, one-chamber housing, having a uniformly increasing chamber diameter, has a generally ball-shaped valving element therewithin, and opposite ends of the housing are ported to admit and discharge fluid into and from the chamber. The element is free...	12/24/1996
5577340	Fishing hook assembly A pair of mutually confronting fish hooks are spring-coupled at the shank ends thereof to define thereof a shielding loop which circumscribes the barbed and pointed ends of the hooks. Accordingly, the coupled hooks can be drawn through submerged obstructi...	11/26/1996
5564906	Means for moving a valve within a gas compressor having a straight cylinder An elongated sleeve, externally threaded, is threadedly engaged with threaded bores in transverse walls formed in a straight cylinder of a gas compressor. A nut is secured to an intermediate portion of the sleeve, by means of a setscrew, and an end of the...	10/15/1996
5551132	Coupling arrangement A shaft, having a slot formed therein offset from the shaft axis, receives the terminal end of a limb within the slot. The limb end has a pointed termination, and a bight. The slot has an arcuately formed portion, in which to nest the bight, and a depress...	09/03/1996
5550417	Amortisseur winding arrangement, in a rotor for electrical, rotating equipment Electrically-conductive, segmental, slot wedges, with electrically-conductive inserts therebetween, and electrically-conductive interconnects, between end ones of the wedges and the annular, end retaining ring, of a rotor, define an amortisseur winding fo...	08/27/1996
5533476	Walled precombustion chamber unit A body, having a substantially closed cell formed therewithin, has a projecting nozzle, externally threaded, for threaded engagement with the sparkplug hole in a gas engine cylinder head. The body has two passageways formed therein, each threaded, for adm...	07/09/1996
5529091	Check valve A body, having ported plates astride a third plate having a void formed therein, confines a ball-type valving element therein, in a chamber defined by the void. Ports in the ported plates open onto the chamber, and the ported plate on the outlet side of t...	06/25/1996
5499747	Retractable carrier for, and in combination with, a vial-type fluid dispenser A cylindrical base slidably receives a sleeve which has spiral trackways formed therein. Pins projecting from the base, into the trackways, cause the sleeve to rise through the base, and to project outwardly from the base, when an apertured cap, which is ...	03/19/1996
5490771	External, shaft bearing arrangement, for a rotary gas compressor In a rotary gas compressor which has a compression housing, in which the gas compressing elements are operatively confined, a shaft and bearing housing is provided. The latter housing is removably coupled to an end of the compression housing, and supports...	02/13/1996
5487718	Folder for sheet paper such as letter-mail, fliers and the like A housing, having therein only one, driven, rotatable drum, receives sheet paper for in-folding or Z-folding, selectively. Abutments, within the housing, delimit travel of the leading edge of the paper, causing the paper to buckle, there behind, and form ...	01/30/1996
5466327	Envelope-flap sealing device A flexible leaf causes the gummed flap of an envelope to enter a chamber in which a moistening element is exposed. In addition, a pivoted and spring-biased element yields upon engagement of the envelope spine therewith. Further movement of the envelope wi...	11/14/1995
5463979	Animal-operative, animal feeder A windowed housing attracts an animal to feed confined with a feed reservoir, but a limb set across the window frustrates the animal's attempt to access the feed. Pawing or pulling at the obstructing limb rotates a rod which opens a feed gate to discharge...	11/07/1995

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