Ronald G Carr

US Patent:

49971867, Mar 5, 1991

Filed:

Dec 8, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/449198

Inventors:

Ronald H. Carr - Monroeville PA

Assignee:

Ferrari Importing Company, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

A63B 4902

US Classification:

273 73C

Abstract:

A racket frame, such as for a tennis racket, has a head portion, a handle portion and a throat portion extending between and interconnecting the head and handle portions. The head portion encompasses an open region and has a plurality of stringing holes for attaching stringing to the head portion and across the open region. The throat portion is in the form of a pair of legs in a generally V-shaped configuration. Different cross-sectional dimensional relationships are incorporated in the racket frame to tailor racket frame stiffness. A first cross-sectional dimensional relationship relates to location of the maximum cross-sectional height of the racket frame in a lower extent of the head portion thereof so as to define a dual reverse tapered profile along the cross-sectional height of the racket frame. A second cross-sectional dimensional relationship relates to provision of an abrupt transition in an inwardly facing surfaces of the head portion of the racket frame so as to define a dual tapered profile along the cross-sectional width of the racket frame head portion. A third cross-sectional dimensional relationship relates to variation of cross-sectional height to width along the throat portion of the racket frame so as to define greater throat portion height nearer to the head portion and greater throat portion width nearer to the handle portion.

US Patent:

47626739, Aug 9, 1988

Filed:

Jan 16, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/004016

Inventors:

Gary E. Paul - Monroeville PA
Ronald H. Carr - Swissvale PA
Lee W. Stern - Pittsburgh PA

Assignee:

Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G21C 704

US Classification:

376333

Abstract:

A burnable poison rod for use in a nuclear reactor comprises a metallic tube with upper and lower closure means, a neutron absorber positioned within the cladding and a neutron moderating spacer means positioning the neutron absorber in spaced relation to the lower closure means. The neutron moderating spacing means can comprise a solid neutron moderating material, or a liquid coolant moderator contained within the lower section of the cladding with a sealing plug positioned between the neutron absorber and the liquid coolant moderator.

US Patent:

46967931, Sep 29, 1987

Filed:

Mar 28, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/594156

Inventors:

Gary E. Paul - Monroeville PA
Ronald H. Carr - Swissvale PA
Lee W. Stern - Penn Hills PA

Assignee:

Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G21C 332
G21C 710

US Classification:

376447

Abstract:

A burnable poison rod for use in a nuclear reactor comprises a metallic tube with upper and lower closure means, a neutron absorber positioned within the cladding, and a neutron moderating spacer means positioning the neutron absorber in spaced relation to the lower closure means. The neutron moderating spacing means can comprise a solid neutron moderating material, or a liquid coolant moderator contained within the lower section of the cladding with a sealing plug positioned between the neutron absorber and the liquid coolant moderator.

US Patent:

56017626, Feb 11, 1997

Filed:

Dec 14, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/167380

Inventors:

Harry M. Ferrari - Pittsburgh PA
Ronald H. Carr - Monroeville PA

Assignee:

Ferrari Importing Company - MI

International Classification:

B29C 3510
B29C 7100

US Classification:

264473

Abstract:

The invention relates to strings for stringed musical instruments, fishing equipment, and sports racquets which are exposed to a suitable solvent or suitable elasticizer compatible with the materials contained in the fibers, bonding resins, or coating resins in the strings, such that partial dissolution of the material in the suitable solvent occurs or absorption of the suitable elasticizer occurs so as to increase the elasticity, increase the flexibility, increase the ductility, or increase the resiliency of the strings.