John Parr

Vehicle With Hood Latch And Release Assembly

Application

#4151891 May 1, 1979

Filed

Mar 16, 1978

Inventor

John A. Parr (Racine, WI)

Appl. No.

5/887334

Assignee

J. I. Case Company (Racine, WI)

International Classification

B62D 2512

U.S. Classification

180 69C

Abstract

A vehicle with hood latch and release assembly having an abutment post on each side of the vehicle chassis and having a release member movable adjacent to the posts. A hood is pivotal up and down on the vehicle chassis and carries two latch members in the form of two cams which are pivotally mounted on the hood and are spring-urged thereon for engagement with each of the posts to hold the hood in the down position. A rubber cushion is disposed above each abutment post in the down positions, for cushioning the hood downwardly on the post and thus on the chassis. The release member extends across the vehicle and has a handle or grip portion on each end thereof so that the release member can be acutated from either side of the vehicle for releasing the latch and permitting the hood to be pivoted upwardly. The latch members are spring-urged to their securing position to hold the hood down, and there are angled guide-surfaces which permit lateral deviation of the hood but final lateral guidance thereof.

Power Transfer Ripple Reduction Method And Means For Rotary Annular Loop Rf Coupler

Application

#4253101 Feb 24, 1981

Filed

Dec 26, 1979

Inventor

John C. Parr (Woodland Hills, CA)

Appl. No.

6/107397

Assignee

International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (New York, NY)

International Classification

H01Q 300

U.S. Classification

343763

Abstract

A rotary annular, around-the-mast, radio frequency coupler having two concentric sets of generally axial loops, one fixed (stator set) and the other rotatable (rotor set) for electromagnetically coupling between a fixed and rotatable structure, such as a rotating antenna sub-system.
Two methods and corresponding structure are provided for reducing the power transfer ripple occurring during rotation. These are prime related different loop totals between rotor and stator and angular canting of one loop set with respect to the other.

Guard For Upper End Of Ladder Side Rail

Application

#4899848 Feb 13, 1990

Filed

Apr 28, 1989

Inventor

John W. Parr (Panama City, FL)

Appl. No.

7/345024

Assignee

John W. Parr (Panama City, FL)

International Classification

E06C 748

U.S. Classification

182108

Abstract

A guard for the upper end of a ladder side rail telescopes over said upper end to prevent the surface against which the ladder rests from being marred. The guard includes a rigid body and a resilient pad removably affixed to the body. The resilient pad engages the surface for preventing said marring. The resilient pad is replaceable as it loses its resiliency or otherwise wears out so that the entire guard does not have to be replaced, whereby the effectivity, usefulness and cost effectiveness of the guard is enhanced.

Wildfowl Decoy

Application

#5930936 Aug 3, 1999

Filed

Aug 19, 1997

Inventor

John P. Parr (Overland Park, KS) · James W. McBee (Shawnee, KS) · William D. Goodson (Lenexa, KS) · Everett R. Bretches (Overland Park, KS)

Appl. No.

8/917437

Assignee

Splash Decoys LLC (Lenexa, KS)

International Classification

A01M 3106

U.S. Classification

43 3

Abstract

A decoy, for simulating a wildfowl in feeding position, has a body within a keel located beneath the body. The body houses a motor and motor controller, for intermittently rotating an axle with outer ends, located outside the body, having paddle members thereon. Rotation of the axle, and thus the paddle members, causes the water in which the decoy is deployed to splash. The motor controller permits operator selectable durations of energization time and idle time for rotation of the paddle members. A sliding weight in the keel permits adjustment of pitch of the decoy. A counterweight permits balance adjustment, thereby permitting operation of the decoy to include a roll, or rotation about a vertical axis. The decoy also has a unique fitting for attachment of an anchor.

Lossless Annular Rotary Rf Coupler

Application

#4427983 Jan 24, 1984

Filed

Dec 24, 1981

Inventor

Bradford E. Kruger (Woodland Hills, CA) · John C. Parr (Woodland Hills, CA)

Appl. No.

6/334231

Assignee

International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation (New York, NY)

International Classification

H01Q 302

U.S. Classification

343763

Abstract

An annular rotary RF coupler for installation about a vertical support structure, such as the mast of a ship. Two annuli are divided into circumferential increments providing a cellular structure of individual waveguide cross-sections. A lower annulus (stator) remains fixed, the individual waveguide sections therein being fed from a power-divided, equal-phase, feed configuration. The oppositely facing upper annulus (rotor) rotates with respect to the lower one about the common mechanical center of rotation of a mechanically rotating antenna system. Connection to the rotating waveguide sections may be through power combiner/divider means, or individual subarrays may be discretely connected to one or more waveguide sections in the rotating annulus. For power tapering across an antenna array aperture, the waveguide section dimensions in the circumferential direction within the rotating annulus are appropriately tailored. A single enlarged stator cell is employed to accept the residual energy in the power distribution transmission line, eliminating the need for a termination load and the corresponding power loss.

Around-The-Mast Rotary Coupler With Individual Power Module Excitation

Application

#4424516 Jan 3, 1984

Filed

Dec 24, 1981

Inventor

Bradford E. Kruger (Woodland Hills, CA) · John C. Parr (Woodland Hills, CA)

Appl. No.

6/334230

Assignee

International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (New York, NY)

International Classification

H01Q 302

U.S. Classification

343763

Abstract

An annular rotary RF coupler for installation about a vertical support structure, particularly the mast of a ship. Two annular volumes are regularly divided into circumferential increments providing a cellular structure of individual waveguide cross-sections. A first annulus (stator) remains fixed, the individual waveguide sections therein being fed in equal phase from individual solid-state transmit/receive modules. The oppositely facing annulus (rotor) rotates with respect to the first annulus about the common mechanical center of rotation both share with a mechanically rotating antenna system. Connection to the rotating waveguide sections may be through power combiner/divider means (more than one rotor cell per antenna element or subarray), or individual antenna elements or subarrays may be discretely connected to corresponding waveguide sections in the rotor. For power tapering across the antenna aperture, the waveguide (cell) section dimensions in the circumferential direction within the rotating annulus may be appropriately tailored.