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Engineered Products, LLC

Ametek, Inc.

Robert A Baker

Kenneth E Weber

Jerry W Rayfield

Frederick C Chandler

Tyler L Johnson

Kevin K Chambers

An illumination source transmits light through a transmitting light pipe to an optical switch. A first receiving light pipe is aligned with and spaced from the first transmitting light pipe to form a first gap therebetween. The switch includes a switch cap adapted to be disposed in a first position and in a second position. A first light transmitting tower is coupled to the switch cap and extends from the switch cap into the first gap when the switch cap is disposed in at least one of the first position and the second position. A first opaque blade extends from the switch cap and adjacent to the first light transmitting tower and is adapted to extend into the first gap to prevent light from being transmitted to the first end of the first receiving light pipe in one of the first position or the second position. In other embodiments, a switch and a method for using the switch enable illumination of only a portion of the switch cap regardless of the switch position. Preferably, the switch and method allow for illumination of different portions of the switch cap when the switch is in corresponding different positions.

Optical switch

A system is described for causing automatic activation of vehicle low beam headlamps. Three voltage sensors, including a voltage slope detector for sensing engine start-up, cause activation whenever the engine is running. Separate master and slave modules allow for retrofit installation using the vehicle's existing wiring harness. Cables and cable connectors connect the system directly to the headlamp wiring harness, headlamp base, and vehicle battery without the need for splicing. The system can be bypassed or overridden by operation of the vehicle's standard headlamp switch.

Automatic headlamp activation system for motor vehicles

An adjustable seat assembly bladder for altering the surface contour of a seat and an associated bladder sealing method is provided. The seat assembly bladder comprises a pair of inflatable chambers, each having inner and outer chamber walls. At least a portion of the inner walls of the chambers are joined and an opening is provided at a point at which such walls are joined to establish fluid communications between the chambers. The walls of the chambers are fabricated from a laminated material having a plurality of layers, and air or gas is prevented from escaping through the laminated inner walls by sealing selected edge portions of the inner walls. The sealing process of the present invention by which the layers of the inner walls are sealed includes applying heat to one or more fusible or moldable washers to produce a seal covering selected edges of the inner walls, or, alternatively, applying heat directly to selected edge portions of the inner walls to fuse the layers comprising the inner walls together.

Adjustable seat assembly bladder sealing method

Novel finely divided particulate calcium carbonate compositions comprising mixtures of a preponderance of dry ground calcium carbonate with a smaller amount of wet ground calcium carbonate, each of these components having particular particle size characteristics and particle size distributions, are disclosed. When used as all or part of the filler in thermosetting and thermosplastic resinous compositions, e.g., thermosetting polyester resinous molding compositions, paints and other finishes, sealants and the like, such mixtures provide compositions having high filler loadings coupled with acceptably low viscosities and better processability than resinous compositions containing all dry-ground fillers.

Dry ground/wet ground calcium carbonate filler compositions

A shoulder suspended semi-flexible bag configured to conform to and substantially wrap the torso of a carrier, comprising flexible crease resistant panel means secured to the sides of the bag, reinforcing support thereto, such panel means being capable of sufficient flexing as permits the bag to be turned insideout without permanently creasing the reinforcing panels.

Body-attachable bag for carrying cameras or the like

A camera case for use with cameras of the instant type is disclosed. The camera case of the present invention includes the feature that each of the various surfaces of the camera is fully protected by the case, while allowing easy access to each of the operating components of the camera. The camera case may be formed as a single-piece, unitary construction of a flexible material such as leather or plastic.

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Dandridge, TN, United States of America

Robert A Baker