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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5369394 | Magnetic security system responsive to predetermined persons A security system operates in response to an attempted egress through a door by a preselected person. The magnetic field of a permanent magnet is passed in a preselected spatial relation which respected a current generating device to generate a current up... | 11/29/1994 |
| 4594773 | Method of assembling a switch and terminal assembly to an end frame for a dynamoelectric machine A method of assembling a switch and terminal assembly to an end frame for a dynamoelectric machine. In this method, at least one of the assembly and the end frame is moved, and at least a part of deformable portions on hanger brackets of the assembly are ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4594525 | Rotatable assembly for a dynamoelectric machine A rotatable assembly for a dynamoelectric machine has a pair of sets of opposite tabs formed on a flux ring at least adjacent a pair of opposite end portions thereof, respectively, and a set of magnet material elements is disposed in assembly positions ge... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4587721 | Method of assembling a rotatable assembly, apparatus and method of operating such A method of assembling a rotatable assembly. A set of generally arcuate magnet material elements are moved toward assembly positions with respect to a circumferential surface of a rotatable member. During this movement, the positions of at least some of t... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4586244 | Method and apparatus for assembling a rotatable machine and a method for operating the apparatus A method of operating apparatus for assembling a rotatable assembly adapted for use in a dynamoelectric machine. In this method, a set of cams are drivingly engaged with a set of cam followers on a set of holders for a set of magnet material elements to m... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4574460 | Method of releasably securing a stator, method of releasably securing a clamping device, method of adjusting a wedge angle, clamping device, and wedge device A method of adjusting a wedge angle between a pair of wedge surfaces in a wedge device. The wedge device includes a housing, a pair of opposed walls therein with at least one of the opposed walls having a bifurcated wall section and with the other of the ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4561261 | Control apparatus and methods, heat transfer systems and apparatus and methods for controlling such systems and for sensing and indicating low fluid charge conditions therein Control apparatus for producing a control signal indicating that a physical variable has reached a userselected level. A transducer generates for the control apparatus electrical pulses having a repetition period which is a function of the physical variab... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4559698 | Method of treating a loose wound core, method of fabricating a loose wound core, and method of operating apparatus A hardenable liquid adhesive material is dispensed onto opposite end turn portions of coils in winding means of a loose wound core with a greater amount of the liquid adhesive material flowing therefrom generally along one of the opposite side turn portio... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4557041 | Apparatus for assembling a dynamoelectric machine Apparatus for securing a set of beams on a stationary assembly for a dynamoelectric machine. The apparatus has means for locating one end frame with an opposite end of at least one beam being seated thereon with tabs on the opposite ends of the beams bein... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4556827 | Laundering apparatus, method of operating a laundry machine, control system for an electronically commutated motor, method of operating an electronically commutated motor, and circuit A circuit for controlling the energization of an electrical load from an AC source. The circuit has a pair of DC lines, and means is provided for rectifying the AC output of the source to apply a DC voltage across the DC lines in the form of a full wave r... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4549346 | Apparatus for assembling a dynamoelectric machine Apparatus for assembling a stator for a dynamoelectric machine with an end frame therefor. The stator includes a bore having an axis, and a set of beams secured to the stator and having at least one end portion, respectively, and the end frame includes al... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4544856 | Dynamoelectric machine and stator A dynamoelectric machine has a stator with a pair of opposite end faces and an interposed circumferential surface. Windings carried by the stator have a pair of annular groupings of end turns with outer circumferential portions arranged adjacent the oppos... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4540921 | Laundry apparatus and method of controlling such A method of controlling laundry apparatus having first and second conductors for supplying power and being driven by an electronically commutated motor having a plurality of winding stages adapted to be selectively commutated. In practicing this method, v... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4532459 | Laundering apparatus, method of operating a laundry machine, control system for an electronically commutated motor and method of operating an electronically commutated motor A method of operating a laundry machine. The machine has a pair of rotatable components and is driven by an electronically commutated motor having a stationary assembly with a plurality of winding stages and also having a rotatable assembly adapted to be ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4532389 | Electric circuit controlling device and method of operating An electrical circuit controlling device has a housing with snap action means therein adapted for successive discrete snap action movements. Means is movable in the housing for selectively transmitting a force at different preselected levels onto the snap... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4528485 | Electronically commutated motor, method of operating such, control circuit, laundry machine and drive therefor An electronically commutated motor for energization by DC in both a high speed mode and a low speed mode at a current not significantly greater than a preselected level. The motor stator has a plurality of winding stages each with a plurality of winding t... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4524255 | Control device and method of operating such A control device has a plurality of terminals each with a contact section arranged at different preselected elevations therein. Switch means is pivotally movable in the control device into electrical contacting engagement with one of the contact sections ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4523118 | Method of providing a lubrication system A method of providing a lubrication system for a shaft journaled in a dynamoelectric machine. In this method, the shaft is lubricated with a solid lubricant of a feeder wick member impregnated therewith during at least a part of the run-in operation of th... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521953 | Method of assembling a dynamoelectric machine A method of assembling a dynamoelectric machine having at least one end frame and a stator assembly. The end frame has a set of apertures extending therethrough, and the stator assembly includes a stator core, a set of beams mounted thereto, and at least ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4513230 | Laundering apparatus, method of operating a laundry machine, control system for an electronically commutated motor, and method of operating an electronically commutated motor A laundering apparatus includes a laundry machine having a spin tub and an agitator, and an electronically commutated motor is drivingly associated with the tub and agitator through a transmission. A system controls the energization of the electronically ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4513113 | Aqueous coating composition of polyesterimide A coating composition contains partially or completely neutralized carboxyl groups and selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyesteramides, polyesterimides, and mixtures and combinations thereof, and at least part of the free carboxyl groups... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4512199 | Transducer A transducer for establishing an output voltage proportional to an input fluid pressure supplied thereto. The transducer has a resistor with a voltage selector movable in electrical contacting engagement therewith to establish the output voltage. A piston... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4510763 | Automotive type air conditioning system and method of operating such An automotive type air conditioning system has refrigerant compressor means with a discharge side and a suction side respectively connected in the system and operable generally for establishing refrigerant fluid pressure at the discharge side thereof and ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4494027 | Dynamoelectric machine with self-adjusting bearing A dynamoelectric machine has at least one sheet metal end shield including a partial spherical bearing seating surface deformed therefrom and a set of keys also integrally deformed from the end shield so as to extend generally radially of the partial sphe... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493144 | Method of assembling a combination starter-protector device A method of assembling a combination starter-protector device. In this method, a first and second terminal are interconnected, and another of the first terminals is mounted to the terminal mounting piece. The second terminal is associated with an aperture... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4490708 | Condition responsive electric switch system, electrical switching device and method of operation thereof A condition responsive electric switch system comprises switch means which includes at least one set of contact elements defining a preselected open position, a preselected closed position, and a preselected initial contact make-break position, disposed b... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4485126 | Method of treating winding means of dynamoelectric machine core A method of treating winding means of a dynamo-electric machine core with a liquid adhesive material. A plurality of winding coils have opposite side turn portions received in slots provided therefor in the core and opposite end turn portions arranged adj... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484116 | Prime mover and method of operating an electrical switch A prime mover adapted for selective energization across a power source. The prime mover has a winding circuit, a rotatable assembly, and an electrical switch including a housing, a first pair of switch means adapted for connection in circuit relation with... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480378 | Method of assembling a dynamoelectric machine and method of securing a set of beams of a stationary assembly for a dynamoelectric machine to opposite end frames therefor A method of securing a set of beams of a stationary assembly for a dynamoelectric machine to a pair of opposite end frames thereof. The beams have a pair of opposite ends with a pair of oppositely extending tabs thereon, and the end frames have a pair of ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4476736 | Transmission for a laundry machine A transmission for a laundry machine has at least two operating modes. The transmission includes input means selectively rotatable for oscillation in one operating mode and for unidirectional rotation in another operating mode. A pair of output means are ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4473764 | Dynamoelectric machine A dynamoelectric machine has a pair of opposite end frames with a pair of sets of apertures extending therethrough, respectively. A set of beams includes a pair of opposite end portions and a pair of sets of tabs on the opposite end portions of the beams ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4466165 | Method of forming a bearing A method of forming a bearing having a body of sintered powder metal. The bearing body includes a plurality of surfaces with interstices in the sintered powder metal defining a plurality of lubricant flow capillary paths through the bearing body communica... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4464828 | Method of assembling a control device A method of assembling a control device. The control device has a housing, a first contact, a switch having a resilient switch blade with a second contact thereon, a pair of supports for the first contact and the switch and including at least one yieldabl... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4464551 | Electric circuit controlling device and method of operating same The electric circuit controlling device has a snap acting member disposed in a housing and is adapted for successive discrete snap action motions from a stable configuration toward two unstable configurations. A pair of means are operable generally for sw... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4459519 | Electronically commutated motor systems and control therefor Electronically commutated motor and control arrangements particularly adapted for use with refrigeration systems and methods of operating refrigeration systems are disclosed. In one form, a fan control means is provided for responding to temperature of a ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4458117 | Control device and methods of operating such A control device has a housing, and structure disposed in the housing is generally operable for switching between a pair of switching modes thereof. A pair of snap action discs arranged in the housing in opposite and engaging relation with each other are ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456845 | Dynamoelectric machine, bearing devices, wick and bearing assemblies A dynamoelectric machine has a structural component including a partial spherical seating surface having a preselected center of curvature, and a bearing device is adapted for seating association in a plurality of aligned attitudes with the structural com... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4449079 | Control system for an electronically commutated motor A circuit for controlling the energization of an electrical load from an AC source. The circuit has a pair of DC lines, and means is provided for rectifying the AC output of the source to apply a DC voltage across the DC lines in the form of a full wave r... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4446614 | Method of manufacturing a control device A method of manufacturing a control device includes interconnecting a switch segment with a terminal and another switch segment and mounting a plurality of electrical circuit elements within a housing with contact sections of the electrical circuit elemen... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4440993 | Timer device and method of operating A method of operating a timer device having means for indicating the remaining operating time during an operating time period selected for the timer device. The timer device includes a gear train having a pair of branches coupled with the indicating means... | 04/03/1984 |
