Mark A Hughes

US Patent:

6926258, Aug 9, 2005

Filed:

Sep 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/937032

Inventors:

Paul Sowa - Wheeling IL, US
Michael Kaufman - Morton Grove IL, US
Lawrence Promise - Matteson IL, US
Mark Hughes - West Dundee IL, US

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

B65H077/00
B65D063/10
B25B025/00

US Classification:

254231, 254225, 254246, 254262, 254414, 53399, 206597, 206430, 410100, 100 29

Abstract:

A strap tension retaining device is configured for a use with a bulk unit secured by a strap under tension. Such a bulk unit load has a corner and defines a bulk unit perimeter. The strap tension retaining device includes a fixed base element, fixed relative to the bulk unit load, a floating element movable relative to the fixed base element, a biasing element mounted between the floating element and the fixed base element and a guide element mounting the floating element to the fixed base element to guide movement of the floating element relative to the fixed base element. The strap tension retaining device is positioned at about the corner of the bulk unit load with the strap positioned around the bulk unit perimeter of the bulk unit load, over the strap tension retaining device floating element. When the strap is tensioned a force is exerted by the strap on the floating element to force the biasing element against the bias direction. Changes in strap tension due to a decrease or increase in the bulk unit perimeter are accommodated by movement of the floating element.

US Patent:

20020011015, Jan 31, 2002

Filed:

May 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/849112

Inventors:

Reed Larson - Palatine IL, US
Mark Hughes - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G09F017/00

US Classification:

040/604000, 040/603000

Abstract:

A banner display system including a system and method for the improved display of banners and other advertisements is provided. The banner display system includes a top banner cap, a bottom banner cap, and a banner wherein said banner includes a top sock for receiving a dowel and a bottom sock for receiving a dowel, said top sock resting against said top banner cap end stops and said bottom sock resting against said bottom banner cap end stops. The present invention provides stability and proper display for the banner as well as easy replacebility.

US Patent:

58080759, Sep 15, 1998

Filed:

Nov 12, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/737427

Inventors:

Steven Mark Bromidge - King of Prussia PA
Martyn Voyle - King of Prussia PA
Erol Ali Faruk - King of Prussia PA
Mark Jason Hughes - King of Prussia PA
John Kitteringham - King of Prussia PA
Gary Thomas Borrett - King of Prussia PA

International Classification:

C07D45302

US Classification:

546133

Abstract:

A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R. sub. 1 represents (a) in which r represents an integer of 2 to 4, s represents 1 or 2 and t represents 0 or 1; R. sub. 2 is a group OR. sub. 4, where R. sub. 4 is C. sub. 1-4 alkyl, C. sub. 2-4 alkenyl or C. sub. 2-4 alkynyl or a group OCOR. sub. 5 where R. sub. 5 is hydrogen or R. sub. 4 ; and R. sub. 3 is CN; said process comprising reacting a compound of formula (II) wherein R. sub. 1 ' is R. sub. 1 or a group convertible thereto, and R. sub. 3 ' is an electron withdrawing group, with a source of nitrous acid, and thereafter converting the resulting. dbd. NOH group to. dbd. NR. sub. 2 wherein R. sub. 2 is as defined in formula (I), converting R. sub. 1 ' and R. sub.

US Patent:

20150334778, Nov 19, 2015

Filed:

May 16, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/120389

Inventors:

Robert J. Wilson - Warrington PA, US
Mark J. Hughes - Perkasie PA, US

International Classification:

H05B 3/66
F27D 7/06
F27D 11/02

Abstract:

An electrical insulating and heating element support assembly for a high temperature vacuum furnace having a threaded support rod for connecting a heating element to the insulated hot-zone support ring in an electrically non-connected position includes insulator sleeves and washers surrounding the rod in contact with a series of refractory metal washers which may include graphite and/or molybdenum as shielding liners used to protect electrical insulators from having electrical short path means due to deposition of conductive materials onto the non-conducting insulators, and the use of threaded nuts and bushings to anchor the rod and shielding arrangement within the furnace hot zone. The non-conducting insulators and washers are made from materials with high thermal and electrical resistance, such as preferably alumina or mullite, and radially surround the support rod and the heating element. The electrically non-connected shielding washers and nuts, and the rod can be made from graphite or molybdenum, and are designed to be easily disassembled in order to provide relatively easier maintenance service to the vacuum furnace. This design accomplishes the dual objective of supporting both the heating element and the high temperature insulation support ring while remaining electrically non-connected from the heating element. It also allows for variations in thickness of the furnace insulation and heating elements which is common for different furnace designs. This new stand-off assembly is designed to be easily disassembled in order to provide faster maintenance turnaround time and reuse of the stand-off hardware. Another equally important advantage of this design is the absence of holes in the support rod for the placement of pin retainers, and the elimination of the pin retainers, commonly found in prior art vacuum furnace heater element support assembly designs.