James L Owens

US Patent:

43355137, Jun 22, 1982

Filed:

Aug 25, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/180888

Inventors:

James L. Owens - Clemmons NC

International Classification:

B27B 1702

US Classification:

30382

Abstract:

In combination with a chain saw having a housing and an endless cutting chain supported by the housing, an elongated bar, apparatus for pivotally mounting the bar with respect to the housing so that, in a lowered position thereof, the bar extends in the plane of the cutting chain substantially parallel to the chain, apparatus for biasing the bar toward the lowered position, a stop member for maintaining a predetermined spacing between the bar in its lowered position and the cutting chain where the spacing is open to facilitate viewing of the cutting chain in operation and apparatus for pivoting the bar from its lowered position to a raised position to facilitate undercut operations.

US Patent:

40859983, Apr 25, 1978

Filed:

Dec 29, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/755399

Inventors:

James L. Owens - Clemmons NC

Assignee:

Western Electric Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H01R 1312

US Classification:

339258P

Abstract:

An integral connector includes first and second electrical clips and a conductive stem extending from the clips. A pair of laterally spaced resilient fingers formed at one end of the stem cooperate with a central finger aligned with and opposite to a space between the pair of reslient fingers to form the first electrical clip. Another resilient finger extends laterally from an intermediate portion of the stem and cooperates with the underside of laterally extending portions of the pair of resilient fingers to form the second electrical clip. An interconnection can be established between two electrical devices by inserting the devices into the first and second electrical clips, respectively. The interconnected electrical devices can be coupled to external circuitry by connection to the opposite end of the conductive stem.

US Patent:

40865460, Apr 25, 1978

Filed:

Dec 29, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/755402

Inventors:

William W. Fulp - Winston-Salem NC
Jack G. Nance - Winston-Salem NC
James L. Owens - Clemmons NC
Theodore W. Robbins - Winston-Salem NC

Assignee:

Western Electric Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H01P 122

US Classification:

333 81R

Abstract:

An attenuator, which can readily provide balanced as well as unbalanced attenuation in a plurality of external circuits, includes first and second circuit substrate devices and an actuating device associated with the circuit substrate devices. The first and second circuit substrate devices each provide variable magnitudes of attenuation to respective ones of the external circuits such as, for example, signal transmission lines. The actuating device couples the first in the alternative, and second circuit substrate devices simultaneously or the first and second circuit substrate devices separately to their respective external circuits so as to produce desired magnitudes of balanced or unbalanced attenuation in the external circuits.

US Patent:

40865479, Apr 25, 1978

Filed:

Dec 29, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/755397

Inventors:

Jack G. Nance - Winston-Salem NC
James L. Owens - Clemmons NC
Theodore W. Robbins - Winston-Salem NC

Assignee:

Western Electric Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H01P 122

US Classification:

333 81R

Abstract:

A switchable attenuator assembly includes a housing, a plurality of rocker arms mounted for pivotable movement within the housing, and a pair of shorting bars associated with each rocker arm. Each shorting bar of the pair of shorting bars associated with each rocker arm is coupled to a respective end of the rocker arm and is aligned with electrical connectors which extend from an attenuator circuit aligned with and adjacent to the housing. The rocker arms are selectively pivoted to cause the shorting bars coupled thereto to move into and out of engagement with their respective electrical connectors to provide attenuation of selected magnitudes to an external circuit.