United Technologies Corporation

Other

Smiths Interconnect Microwave Components, Inc.

Store-it-more, LLC

Robert J Wright

William J Dalzell, Jr

Jarrett L Spence

Ralph J Hecht

Russell Albert Beers

Dean N Marszal

Allan A Noetzel

Jeffrey Lewis Powers

Robert E Hendricks

Kim Purington

Raymond M O'Donoghue

George Himich, Jr

Jerry L Aslanian

Abdus S Khan

Tyrus E Royal

Donna Lynn Norton

Richard J Fenton

Jerry L Olson

James Roy Mullaly

Pat Thayer

Jeri A McFarlane

Kevin Blaine

Patrick M Thayer

Richard Cliff

Michael J Kettner

Andrew J Kettner

Patrick A Biebersmith

Juan G Ayala

Disclosed herein are modifications to a firearm of the assault (tactical) weapon style which allow those familiar with these sorts of rifles, especially the AR-15, and AR-15 variant rifles, to rapidly gain comfort and precision with a shotgun of the semi-automatic or potentially automatic feed mechanism in that the disclosed shotgun is externally the same and substantially identical externally to the assault weapon to which they are already familiar. In particular, the disclosed shotgun has a receiver, pistol style grip, hand guard, magazine receiver, and stock adapter which is substantially identical to an AR-15 or AAR-15 variant rifle to which they are already accustomed.

Shotgun conversion method and apparatus

A fish strike indicator and retrieval apparatus comprising an upper unit with a fishing reel holder, a battery holder, a line guide, a light flag, a printed circuit board enclosure, and a handle and a lower unit with a pair of slide rails and a detachable sliding mount that pivotally connects the upper unit to the lower unit. The invention incorporates a set of magnets and a Hall-effect sensor that activates and deactivates visual and audible alarm signals to signify a strike on the fishing line.

Tip-up ice fishing apparatus

Disclosed herein is a retrofit device to be attached to shotguns and other long barrel firearms, such as some rifles, to allow adaptation of the firearm for attachment to a detachable box magazine.

Magazine feed attachment for shotgun

A tray for holding canning jars comprising a plurality of wells arranged in a first row, second row and third row, each well comprising a bottom surface with ridges. The ridges in the first and third rows comprise an inner circle, two first opposing crescents, and two second opposing crescents. The ridges in the second row comprise a first semicircle and a second semicircle. The two first opposing crescents are situated opposite one another, and the two second opposing crescents are situated opposite one another on the bottom of the well and at a ninety-degree angle relative to the first opposing crescents. The first semicircle is situated opposite the second semicircle and is closer to the center of the bottom surface of the well than the second semicircle.

Portable jar holder

This disclosure describes embodiments of an ambidextrous or reversible safety mechanism for firearms. The safety mechanism can be utilized on specific rifles and shotguns, for example an AK47, SAIGA or similar firearms, as a retrofit to reposition the existing safety mechanism to a configuration similar to or nearly identical to an AR15, M16 or similar firearms. In this way, personnel familiar with the safety operation of the AR15 or M16 will be able to operate the retrofit firearm without learning the operation of a new mechanism. Once retrofitted, the firearm safety mechanism will have the same visual appearance, action, and 'feel' as the firearm with which they are familiar. The distance from the grip (trigger) to the engagement portion of the safety mechanism of the retrofit firearm will be very similar to that of the familiar firearm.

Ambidextrous safety lever

A carpet stretcher for stretching carpet is provided. The carpet stretcher comprises a gripping portion having a first end and a second end and a pneumatic portion having a first end and a second end. An interchangeable moving head is releasably secured to the first end of the gripping portion with the moving head having a plurality of gripping mechanisms for gripping the carpet. A pneumatic actuator assembly is mounted to the pneumatic portion and securing the first end of the pneumatic portion to the second end of the gripping portion with the pneumatic actuator selectively moving the gripping portion in a general direction away from and toward the pneumatic portion. A compressed air line extends from a compressed air source to the pneumatic actuator assembly. A trigger mechanism selectively introduces compressed air to each of the pneumatic cylinders wherein as the trigger mechanism is actuated, the interchangeable head moves away from the pneumatic portion causing the carpet to be stretched.

Pneumatic carpet stretcher

An integrated N-way Wilkinson power divider is described. In one embodiment, the N-way Wilkinson power divider uses a conductor layer with a cross-over (or cross-under) resistor insulated from the conducting layer by an insulating bridge. In one embodiment, the width of the transmission line underneath a cross-over resistor is adjusted to improve performance In one embodiment, a three-way Wilkinson power divider is formed using microstrip transmission lines on a single-layer substrate that supports the microstrip transmission lines, dielectric insulators, and resistors.

Integrated N-way Wilkinson power divider/combiner

The invention is directed to an improved towing apparatus for a rescue toboggan of a type which may be used to transport injured or incapacitated persons over snow and ice.

Towing apparatus for rescue toboggan

A swiveling electrical connector is described. A male assembly has three conductors electrically isolated from each other. A first one of the three conductors in the male assembly includes a cylindrical surface. A female assembly has three conductors electrically isolated from each other and a receptacle for receiving the male assembly. A first one of the three conductors in the female assembly has a clip assembly extending therefrom for contacting the cylindrical surface of the first conductor in the male assembly. A locking mechanism is coupled to the female assembly for locking the male and female assemblies together when the male assembly is inserted into the female assembly thereby providing electrical contact between the male assembly conductors and the female assembly conductors. The male and female assemblies rotate relative to each other when locked together, the clip assembly in the female assembly maintaining contact with the first conductor in the male assembly while the male and female assemblies rotate relative to each other.

Swiveling electrical connector

A method of making a rocket thrust chamber is described in which molten metal is sprayed onto the outer shell of a cooling tube bundle, and the ends of tubes are covered with predetermined thicknesses of the metal. Circumferentially extending manifold channels that intersect each of the tube ends are then machined into the predetermined thicknesses of metal, and mating assemblies are attached to enclose the manifold channels.

Method of forming a rocket thrust chamber

According to the present invention, an apparatus for applying material by cathodic arc vapor deposition to a substrate is provided which includes a vessel, apparatus for maintaining a vacuum in the vessel, an annular cathode having a bore and an evaporative surface extending between first and second end surfaces, apparatus for selectively sustaining an arc of electrical energy between the cathode and an anode, and apparatus for steering the arc around the evaporative surface. The apparatus for steering the arc is positioned within the cathode bore, and produces a magnetic field that runs substantially parallel to the evaporative surface. The annular cathode is disposed radially inside of, and aligned with, the substrates inside the vessel.

Cathodic arc vapor deposition apparatus (annular cathode)

An apparatus for applying material by cathodic arc deposition to a substrate is provided which includes a vessel, means for maintaining a vacuum in the vessel, a cathode, a contactor, means for selectively sustaining an arc of electrical energy between the cathode and an anode, and an actuator. The cathode and contactor are positioned inside the vessel, and the contactor is electrically connected to the means for selectively sustaining an arc of electrical energy. The actuator selectively actuates the contactor into electrical contact with the cathode, and thereby electrically connects the cathode to the means for sustaining an arc of electrical energy.

Cathodic arc vapor deposition apparatus

A thermal spray method and apparatus for applying a coating on to a substrate is provided comprising the steps of: (1) providing powder particles to be deposited on to the substrate; (2) providing a plasma spray apparatus for depositing the powder particles; (3) providing structure for preheating the powder particles prior to the particles entering the plume; (4) preheating the powder particles prior to entraining the particles within the plasma; and (5) depositing the molten powder particles on to the substrate.

Thermal spray coating method and apparatus

A swiveling electrical connector is described which includes a male assembly and a female assembly having a receptacle for receiving the male assembly. A locking mechanism coupled to the female assembly locks the male and female assemblies together when the male assembly is inserted into the female assembly thereby providing electrical contact between conductors in the male assembly and corresponding conductors in the female assembly. The locking mechanism is operable to facilitate a quick release of the male assembly from the female assembly. The male and female assemblies rotate relative to each other when locked together.

A thermal spray apparatus for depositing a coating on to a substrate is provided which includes a plasma generator for selectively changing gas from a gaseous state to a plasma, and apparatus for filtering plasma. Powder particles entrained in the plasma change from a solid state to a molten state. The apparatus for filtering the plasma permits only a high intensity region of the plasma to pass through to the substrate.

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Tequesta, FL, United States of America

Robert J Wright