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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4714799 | Overhead conductor damper with stamped and sand-cast parts A device for damping vibrations of an overhead conductor. The device comprises opposed weight halves, each having spherical outside surfaces. The halves are made of a relatively heavy metal material cast in a sand-casting mold. A housing structure is prov... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4680424 | Overhead conductor damping device with die cast components and method of making the same A device for damping vibrations of an overhead conductor comprises a die cast weight and housing comprised of opposed weight and housing halves located on opposed sides of a clamp arm and having spherical outer surfaces to minimize corona and tooling cost... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4558775 | Apparatus for passive analysis of containers to determine acceptability for recycling An apparatus for the receipt of a recyclable container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a manually rotatable carrier having a container receiving station. The recyclable container is inserted into the receiving station where the presence or absence of... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4554402 | Vibration damper for overhead conductor A device for damping vibrations of an overhead conductor, the device including a member adapted to be clamped to the conductor. The member has a clamping portion for engaging the conductor and an arm portion extending from the clamping portion. Opposed si... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4526096 | Apparatus for processing used containers having improved crusher means Apparatus is provided for receiving and processing used containers including an enclosure with a rotatable carrier having one or more container receiving stations therein. Means are provided for detecting the presence of a container inserted into the rece... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4527008 | Vibration damper for overhead conductor A device for damping vibrations of an overhead conductor, the device including a member adapted to be clamped to the conductor. The member has a clamping portion for engaging the conductor and an arm portion extending from the clamping portion. Opposed si... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4527009 | Vibration damper with motion limiting feature A new and improved Stockbridge type damper is disclosed. The improvement includes means for preventing the damper's weights or inertia members from excessive motion so as to minimize the possibility of damper failure.... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4519307 | Container recycling apparatus using scanning means to read code markings on containers Apparatus is provided for the insertion of a recyclable container into a container receiving station in a manually operated rotatable carrier normally maintained in a non-rotatable condition; and for analysis and initial acceptance or rejection of the con... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4519306 | Process for recycling containers A process for recycling containers such as used aluminum beverage cans comprises sensing the presence of an acceptable container inserted into a receiving station in a rotatable carrier and unlatching a latching mechanism to permit the carrier to be rotat... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512253 | Apparatus for processing recyclable containers Apparatus is provided for receiving and crushing containers consisting essentially of recyclable material comprising an enclosure having a manually operated rotatable carrier with a first station comprising a pocket in the carrier to receive a container. ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4510860 | Latching mechanism for manually rotatable carrier in apparatus for processing recyclable containers Recycling apparatus for receiving and crushing recyclable containers is provided comprising a frame and an enclosure. A manually operated rotatable carrier is associated with the enclosure and has at least one open pocket therein to receive a recyclable c... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4510857 | Container recycling apparatus having shock mounted manually rotatable carrier Apparatus is provided for receiving and crushing containers consisting essentially of recyclable material comprising an enclosure having a manually operated rotatable carrier with one or more stations comprising pockets in the carrier to permit insertion ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4480149 | Lightweight frame-type elastomer damping spacer A damping spacer having substantially all metallic components thereof made from wrought materials is disclosed. The spacer has a stamped wrought metal frame and a plurality of extruded metal conductor clamp arms which are secured to the frame in a manner ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4471156 | Damping spacer with variable damping feature A damping spacer for overhead conductors comprises at least two rigid spacing arms, with each arm having means for clamping the same to a respective conductor. Each arm is provided with an integral hub structure for holding a composite elastomer damping e... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4402122 | Tool for installing metal clips A device for placing spring metal clips in locking engagement with the ends of spacing members. One embodiment of the device comprises a center member and two right angle members disposed adjacent the respective ends of the center member and in a manner t... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4362352 | Splicing device An assembly for making a mechanical or electrical connection between a conductor and the like and another element. The assembly comprises a tubular housing having a tapered portion converging toward an open end of the housing, the housing containing a uni... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4278833 | Damping spacer with hub interlock A damping spacer for two parallel overhead conductors in which two rigid spacing members are provided with integral hub structures disposed on opposed sides of a disc-like inertial weight structure. The structures have circular, integral raised wall porti... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4223176 | Damping spacer with hub interlock and method of making A damping spacer for parallel overhead conductors in which at least two rigid spacing members are provided with integral hub structures having circular, integral raised wall portions and recesses. The thickness of the wall portions is considerably smaller... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4209659 | Vibration damper for overhead conductors A device for damping aeolian vibrations in a single overhead conductor. The device includes an inertial weight suspended from three or more separate resilient members equally and radially spaced in a plane perpendicular to a vertical axis passing through ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4178467 | Boltless spacer device A boltless device for spacing two overhead parallel conductors, the device including a rigid, hollow arm structure adapted to extend between the conductors. First resilient bushing means are located at each end of the rigid arm structure and adapted to en... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4110553 | Spring friction damper A device for damping vibration, such as aeolian, of a suspended conductor. The device comprises at least one helical spring, at least a portion of the turns of which are close wound, and means for attaching the spring to a conductor in spaced relation the... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4011649 | Clip lock clamping tool A clamping tool for disposing a resilient clip over clamping structures adapted to be secured together. The tool comprises a seating member adapted to receive the head of the clip, a C-shaped arm connecting the seating member to a handle assembly and a to... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4012581 | Frame-type damping spacer A damping spacer for overhead conductors, the damping spacer comprising a body member and at least two members for clamping to the overhead conductors. The clamping members are pivotally attached to the body member at two spaced apart locations thereon an... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4012582 | Damping spacers for conductor bundles An ultra light weight, frameless damping spacer for spacing at least two parallel, overhead conductors, the damping spacer comprising at least two rigid spacer arms and conductor clamping members, with the clamping members being respectively located at on... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3971881 | Damping spacer for three conductor bundle An ultra light weight, frameless damping spacer for spacing three parallel, overhead conductors, the damping spacer comprising three rigid spacer arms and conductor clamping members, with the clamping members being respectively located at one end of the s... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3963855 | Boltless spacer clamp An inexpensive boltless device for spacing at least two parallel, spaced apart conductors. The device comprises rigid clamping structures adapted to be secured together and to the conductors by two U-shaped resilient metal clamps. At least one of the clam... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3940553 | Frameless spacer with viscoelastic damping means A device for spacing overhead, parallel subconductors of a conductor bundle and for damping vibrations of the subconductors. The device comprises rigid, elongated arms pivotally connected together at one end of each arm and having a clamp at the other end... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3939300 | Frameless damping spacer with close coil spring A device for spacing overhead, parallel subconductors of a conductor bundle and for damping vibrations of the subconductors. The device comprises rigid, elongated arms pivotally connected to each other by a rigid means at one end of each arm, with the oth... | 02/17/1976 |
