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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4520274 | Method and apparatus for controlling the loads or a plurality of units on a shared source An apparatus for controlling loads of a plurality of units on a shared source which includes a timer interfaced with a computer controlling the connection of each individual unit to the source on an individual basis for a connection period. The timer cont... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4513207 | Alternating comparator circuitry for improved discrete sampling resistance control A pair of comparators, each having the same reference potential at a first input, each have a second input alternatingly receiving different ones of first and second signals relating to the magnitude of a parameter to be controlled. The results of a first... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4476398 | Home demand controller A demand controller uses a sensor to detect the operation of an electric load. The sensor operates a relay which supplies power to a magnetic contactor. The magnetic contactor controls power available to a second electric load so that the total amount of ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4472640 | Peak load limiting An electric range is connected in series with first and second current sensing relays between power lines having 230 volts a.c. therebetween. An electric dryer is connected in series with normally closed contacts associated with the first current sensing ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4464553 | Induction heating apparatus with an override circuit An induction heating apparatus for cooking includes an induction heating coil which generates a high frequency time-varying magnetic field used to heat a metal object; a high frequency inverting circuit which supplies a high frequency AC signal to the hea... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4437018 | Audio component coupler An audio component coupler connects to separate components in an audio system through their power terminals and integrates the components into a unified system in which the components are, at the selection of the user, responsive to either the automatic s... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4433249 | Energy conservation system Conservation system for use with a power source which supplies power over premises wiring to utilization equipment such as lighting equipment. Contactors and a control system are provided to temporarily interrupt the supplying of power from the power sour... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4421993 | Load resistance control circuitry A load resistance control circuit compares the actual value of a non-zero temperature coefficient load resistance to a desired load resistance magnitude, and generates a control signal varying as a function of the deviation of the actual load resistance f... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4410924 | Motor protection control circuit A protection device and circuit for a fluid pump or the like including a motor control relay MS for actuating relay contacts MS-1, MS-2, MS-3 that control the communication of power to a drive motor 10a, and a manual reset motor protection device 24 that ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4392064 | Unballasting relays The present invention relates to unloading relays mounted in modulation circuits of the allocated power by modification by telecontrol of the tripping threshold of the breaker. A preceding signal or the telecontrol signal of the level of the breaker detec... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4321477 | Energy management apparatus and method An energy management system for a group of electrical loads such as in an industrial plant. The electrical power usage by the group of loads is elastically maintained between an upper set point and a lower low limit point, which is a percentage of the set... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4292543 | Electrical energy management devices Method and apparatus for minimizing the peak load usage in electrical systems having multiple electrical power loads when each load is provided electrical power from an electrical source and including first switch means disposed in the power supply to eac... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4277691 | Energy allocator A system for allocating energy adapted to be coupled to a plurality of conditioning equipment systems utilized to alter a plurality of corresponding first conditions. Thermal sensors for monitoring the conditions in each of a plurality of environments are... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4263536 | Control circuit for a motor-driven door operator A door operator includes a motor-driven mechanism to move a door between an open position and a closed position in response to activation of an improved control circuit. The improved control circuit includes circuitry to initialize the sequence of operati... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4243970 | Open circuit alarm A timing circuit for sounding an alarm for left-on main power switches, particularly in aircraft, includes a detector circuit for a secondary circuit of a complete circuit, a clock circuit controlled by the main power switch and an audioalarm circuit acti... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4208593 | Method and system of selective disconnection of loads from a power source A method and system for controlling peak electrical demand placed on a source of electrical energy by a plurality of electrical loads that include at least one electrical load of lower priority than at least another of the loads. Demand for electrical ene... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4204128 | Adjustable time delay relay An adjustable time delay relay is provided which is particularly suitable for automatic transfer switches and other applications requiring a relatively long time delay during periods when electrical power is not available. The relay includes a relay coil ... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4180744 | Energy management system An energy management system for limiting continuously instantaneous permissible power level of a plurality of controllable loads including a transducer device for generating an output signal when the measured instantaneous power level exceeds a pre-set in... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4123792 | Circuit for monitoring the mechanical power from an induction motor and for detecting excessive heat exchanger icing An electronic signal proportional to Icosθ for an induction motor is substantially proportional to the mechanical power output of the motor. This signal is detected by rectifying a signal which is an analog of motor current in phase with the motor voltag... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4118614 | Multiple-function, hand-actuated switch unit, particularly for electrical hand tools or appliances and the like To provide the functions of (a) ON-OFF and, selectively, at least two of the functions of (b) speed control; (c) overload cut-out; (d) forward-reverse rotation; (e) RF interference suppression, in a universally applicable structural unit, a switch housing... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4118615 | Hand-actuated, multiple-function switch unit, particularly for electrical hand tolls, appliances and the like To provide for simple assembly of a multiple-function switch unit in modular form to provide (a) a basic ON-OFF function and, selectively, at least one of the functions (b) speed control; (c) overload protection; (d) forward-reverse; (e) RF interference s... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4100383 | Industrial reversing speed control trigger switches having snap-in modules Two embodiments of industrial grade trigger switches are disclosed. Each has an on-off switch and a resistor controlled speed control circuit operated by trigger depression and a reversing switch provided with an operating lever overlying the trigger, and... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4100428 | Control system for limiting the electrical consumption of a distribution network The control system permits limiting the electrical demand of a distribution network to a desired maximum value by regulating the temperature of one or more thermal loads with heating or cooling elements; this system includes: means for measuring the insta... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4097705 | Quick lock-release mechanism for a trigger switch A quick lock-release mechanism for a trigger of a trigger switch mounted in the handle of a drill housing for activating a motor of a drill, which mechanism will selectively lock and release the trigger. The trigger is slidably connected in the handle wit... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4097703 | Trigger switch and lock mechanism therefore A trigger switch and lock mechanism therefore to be mounted in the handle of a drill housing for activating a motor of a drill wherein the trigger switch includes a speed control circuit carried on a circuit board. A trigger is slidably disposed in mounti... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4097704 | Industrial reversing speed control trigger switch with snap-in modules An industrial grade trigger switch having an on-off switch and a resistor controlled speed control circuit both controlled by trigger depression and a reversing switch provided with an operating lever overlying the trigger, and characterized by a large he... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4095072 | Industrial speed control trigger switch with integral reversing switch An industrial grade trigger switch having an on-off switch and a resistor controlled speed control circuit both controlled by trigger depression, and characterized by a reciprocal button reversing switch integrally within the trigger, a heftier trigger, l... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4057793 | Current carrier communication system A current carrier communication system for selectively transmitting binary electrical signals from a first location to a second location over the AC power lines in a AC power distribution network in a building comprising a first tone generating means oper... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4013895 | Clamping tool and method A clamping tool is provided with an electric motor as a driving source of the tool. The condition of the axial force of the clamping means, such as a bolt and nut, on the clamped elements, such as metal sheets is detected by monitoring one of the followin... | 03/22/1977 |
