Charles J Grimland

US Patent:

39983706, Dec 21, 1976

Filed:

Sep 15, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/613344

Inventors:

Charles J. Grimland - Garland TX

Assignee:

Micro Forms, Inc. - Garland TX

International Classification:

B65H 1744

US Classification:

226150

Abstract:

Disclosed is apparatus for feeding length stock into a work tool such as a punch press. The feed apparatus includes a pneumatically operated traveling clamp and a pneumatically operated fixed position clamp. The traveling clamp is linearly reciprocated between two positions by a pneumatically operated lever and linkage which varies the velocity of the traveling clamp proportionately with distance from the fixed position clamp to decelerate the traveling clamp as the feed stock reaches the desired position in the work tool. Interdependent pneumatic control systems for sequencing the advancement of the stock with the cyclic operation of the work tool and for sequencing the clamps with the feed advancing mechanism are also disclosed.

US Patent:

45750424, Mar 11, 1986

Filed:

Aug 17, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/642062

Inventors:

Charles J. Grimland - Garland TX
Richard P. Cheatham - Royse City TX

Assignee:

Associates of Dallas - Dallas TX

International Classification:

F16K 31385

US Classification:

251 46

Abstract:

A pneumatically amplified conservation valve controls a flow of gas, such as oxygen, to a hospital patient. A sense tube monitors pressure variations as a result of exhalation by the user. The exhalation pressure variation deflects a diaphragm which closes a check valve that serves to vent gas through a bleed port. When the check valve closes the bleed gas is restricted in a chamber which deflects the diaphragm which in turn drives a connector that pushes a plunger to close a port that is connected to the source of gas through a supply tube. The gas is normally supplied through the supply tube and a normally open pneumatic valve to an output tube and then to the user. The pneumatically amplified conservation valve provides gas to the user except when the user is exhaling thereby substantially saving the amount of gas that must be provided to a user.