Ronald E Bischoff

US Patent:

50426710, Aug 27, 1991

Filed:

Sep 20, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/410377

Inventors:

Ronald E. Bischoff - Wappingers Falls NY
Mark A. Brandon - Poughkeepsie NY
John J. Caulfield - Fishkill NY
Lawrence G. Cook - Poughkeepsie NY
George B. Uplinger - Windsor NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

A47F 700

US Classification:

211 41

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to a new carrier for holding and transporting semiconductor products, and more specifically, to a versatile product carrier for holding and transporting a plurality of products, such as, ceramic substrates, green sheets, wafers, glass and/or metal masks, rigid or floppy disks, to name a few. The modular or versatile product carrier usually has two symmetrical cross-bars and two symmetrical end plates. The two cross-bars securely link into the end plates thereby forming the versatile product carrier of this invention. A cover that can be used to cover the versatile product carrier is also disclosed.

US Patent:

51140187, May 19, 1992

Filed:

Jul 30, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/737968

Inventors:

Ronald E. Bischoff - Wappingers Falls NY
Mark A. Brandon - Poughkeepsie NY
John J. Caulfield - Fishkill NY
Lawrence G. Cook - Poughkeepsie NY
George B. Uplinger - Windsor NY

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

A47F 700

US Classification:

211 41

Abstract:

The present invention relates generally to a new carrier for holding and transporting semiconductor products, and more specifically, to a versatile product carrier for holding and transporting a plurality of products, such as, ceramic substrates, green sheets, wafers, glass and/or metal masks, rigid or floppy disks, to name a few. The modular or versatile product carrier usually has two symmetrical cross-bars and two symmetrical end plates. The two cross-bars securely link into the end plates thereby forming the versatile product carrier of this invention. A cover that can be used to cover the versatile product carrier is also disclosed.

US Patent:

56694326, Sep 23, 1997

Filed:

Mar 28, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/623416

Inventors:

Jules Nisenson - Poughkeepsie NY
Ronald E. Bischoff - Wappingers Falls NY

International Classification:

E06B 956

US Classification:

160307

Abstract:

An automatic-locking mechanical drive construction for raising and lowering a window covering, including a fixed cylindrical shaft, a rotary drive member mounted to rotate about an axis with respect to the shaft, and a rotary driven member turnable with respect to the shaft and about the axis of the drive member. The drive and driven members have pairs of facing, abuttable walls effecting a two-directional, lost-motion rotary driving connection between the members, and a helical coil spring is disposed on the shaft, so as to frictionally seize it, and selectively lock thereon. The spring has a radially-projecting shoulder intermediate its ends. Spaced-apart shoulders on the driven member are individually engageable with the projecting shoulder on the spring whereby the spring normally prevents turning of the driven member in either of opposite directions. Lugs on the driving member respectively engage end portions of the spring to unlock its grip on the shaft, thereby enabling the abuttable walls of the driven and drive members to turnably drive the driven member in either of two directions as the drive member is turned in either of opposite directions.