Royal Industries, Inc.

Able Corporation

Haskell Shapiro

Carl L Thiele

Robert E DeCaro

Robert C Kilpatrick

A control circuit for a DC inverter for an induction motor comprises:

Inverter startup circuit

A method and apparatus for regulating the output flux generated by a lamp with the degeneration of the voltage from a power source such as a battery. The regulating circuit maintains a constant luminous flux output from a lamp over a substantial range of voltages by switching the voltage to the lamp on and off at a preselected and controlled duty cycle. The duty cycle varies with the variations in the lamp electrical operating parameter provided to the regulating circuit. The regulating circuit permits the useful life of a power source to be substantially increased before requiring replacement.

Method and apparatus for saving energy

A warning light system constructed of an array of flashable, warning lights. The warning lights are self-contained, battery powered warning lights that may be arranged in an array and controlled to flash simultaneously. Each light includes an individual transceiving system for transmitting a coded, radio frequency signal to each other light of an array and a receiving radio frequency signal from each other light of the array to cause each lamp of each light to flash on and off in synchronism. Each light has a built-in transceiving antenna arranged within the light lens assembly and completely housed therein.

Radio synchronized warning light system

An electro-optical wheel alignment system for vehicles includes a coaxially disposed radiant energy source and detector in which the source and detector are axially spaced apart and the source is physically small and provides a modulated output. The source and detector are adjustably disposed on the component of an automobile to be positioned in a predetermined attitude with respect to a reference device that is, in turn, positioned in a predetermined attitude with respect to the vehicle, such device comprising a radiant energy reflecting planar surface.

Vehicle wheel alignment system

This invention is directed to an off-the-vehicle type of wheel-tire balancer for vehicular wheels. A wheel and tire assembly which is to be balanced is disposed on a rotating shaft under the control of a signal responsive electronic control apparatus utilizing rotational velocity signals, rotational, directional, and positional signals and velocity of displacement of the mounting apparatus for the shaft to provide a suitably calibrated indicators, the amount of weight to be added at certain angular positions on the inner and outer planes of the wheel rim to provide a dynamic balance of the wheel-tire system. Further indicators are provided for relating the indicated weight to be added to an angular position of the wheel and tire system. The entire apparatus is automatic in operation in that once the system is started, a motor is energized to rapidly rotate the wheel-tire system up to a predetermined rotational velocity. Once this is attained, the magnitude and angular disposition of the weights to be disposed on the rims of the wheel-tire system is rapidly detected over but a few revolutions of the shaft and following this, the motor is energized in a reverse direction to provide a dynamic breaking force to rapdily bring the wheel-tire system to a rest position, the energization of the motor in the reversed direction being maintained until the shaft is actually reversed its direction of rotation for a predetermined angular displacement.

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Corona del Mar, CA, United States of America

Haskell Shapiro