RAY C MINOR
Engineering in Abingdon, VA

5601274, Feb 11, 1997

Jun 13, 1995

8/489717

Ray C. Minor - Abingdon VA
Phillip R. Shaffer - Abingdon VA

Kearney-National, Inc. - White Plains NY

F16M 1300

248594

A lighting pole bracket arm isolates vibrations that would otherwise pass through the lighting pole and into a lighting fixture mounted on the lighting pole. The bracket arm includes an upper member which is pivotally mounted to the lighting pole and a lower telescopic member, which is pivotally mounted to the lighting pole at a position below the upper member pivotal mount. The lower telescopic member includes an inner tube that is slidably received within an outer tube. A cylindrical oil-free sleeve bearing is press fit over the end of the inner tube that is received within the outer tube, and a second cylindrical oil-free sleeve bearing is press fit into the end of the outer tube that fits over the inner tube. A coil spring is housed within the outer tube between a closed end of the outer tube opposite from the end having the sleeve bearing and the end of the inner tube slidably received within the outer tube. The combination of the coil spring and the sleeve bearings results in a damping of any vibrations passed through the lower member from the lighting pole to the lighting fixture.

4624333, Nov 25, 1986

Aug 30, 1984

6/645590

Ray C. Minor - Abingdon VA

New Holland, Inc. - New Holland PA

B62D 1102

180 648

An improved method and apparatus for the cold weather startup of a hydrostatic transmission in a skid-steer loader is disclosed wherein the flow of hydraulic fluid is directed through the hydraulic system for operating the work implement to heat up the hydraulic fluid before being directed into the hydrostatic transmission prior to engaging the drive to the transmission. By disconnecting the drive between the engine and the hydrostatic transmission, the fluid in the hydrostatic transmission can be warmed before engaging the drive to reduce the startup problems due to inherent resistances of cold hydrostatic transmissions. Utilization of the hydraulic control valve for controlling the operation of the work implement to direct the flow of hydraulic fluid over a relief valve built therein permits the hydraulic fluid to be heated quickly.

7157642, Jan 2, 2007

Aug 23, 2005

11/208538

Joseph Manuel Bowman - Abingdon VA, US
Ray Carl Minor - Abingdon VA, US

Hapco Aluminum Pole Products - Abingdon VA

H02G 7/20

174 45R, 174 50, 174 37, 174 40 R, 248200

A frame for reinforcing a handhole of a round metallic utility pole, includes a generally elliptical body defining a major axis and a minor axis and forming a generally elliptical outer periphery, and a generally elliptical inner periphery bordering an opening extending through front and back sides of the body, the opening defining a center axis of the frame. A flange is formed integrally with the body and projects forwardly therefrom at a location spaced inwardly from the outer periphery, wherein the flange is separated from the outer periphery by a forwardly facing shoulder surface of the body. The flange includes an outer flank facing outwardly and intersecting the shoulder surface, wherein the flange outer flank forms an oblique angle with the center axis as seen in a sectional view taken along the major axis, and lies substantially parallel to the center axis as seen in a sectional view taken along the minor axis.

2003019, Oct 23, 2003

Apr 22, 2002

10/126657

Joseph Bowman - Abingdon VA, US
Ray Minor - Abingdon VA, US

E02D027/32

052/295000, 052/726400, 362/431000, 052/731400

A hollow pole having a flared lower end is matingly mounted in a base flange fitted over, and in facing contact with, the flared end portion of the pole and having a tubular wedge matingly fitted in the flared end of the pole so that the pole is bonded to the tubular wedge and the base flange solely by galling action. The assembly is effected by using relatively soft aluminum alloy from which the components are made but which is heat treated prior to assembly to increase hardness and tensile strength so that assembly of the pole, tubular wedge and base flange results in a galling action providing the sole bonding of the pole to the other parts.

7871186, Jan 18, 2011

Apr 2, 2007

11/730532

Ray Carl Minor - Abingdon VA, US

Kearney-National, Inc. - New York NY

B60Q 1/00

362369, 362390

A highway lighting apparatus includes a lighting fixture, and a vibration damper. The vibration damper includes a housing having a ball chamber, the chamber being of square shape. One or two vibration damping balls are mounted in the chamber for independent free rolling movement therein. If two balls are used, the ball diameter is shorter than one-half of each of the four chamber sides. If the damper is used on a pole having a side-mounted light fixture, the housing would include a downwardly open socket receiving the top end of the pole, with a center axis of the pole coinciding with respective center axes of the chamber and the socket. In the case where the damper is used on a pole having a top-mounted light fixture, the damper would be mounted below the light fixture on a side of the pole.

7690613, Apr 6, 2010

Jan 25, 2007

11/657673

Joseph M. Bowman - Abingdon VA, US
Ray Carl Minor - Abingdon VA, US

Kearney-National Inc. - New York NY

A47B 91/00, A47G 29/00, B65D 19/00

24834601, 24834603, 248519

A breakaway transformer base for a lighting pole includes four upstanding corner members (preferably formed of aluminum castings), and four side sheets. Each side sheet is attached to two of the corner members, e. g. , by welds or fasteners, thereby interconnecting the corner members. Each corner member forms bolt holes for enabling the base to be bolted to a lighting standard and to an anchored foundation.

7232017, Jun 19, 2007

Apr 1, 2004

10/814331

Ray C. Minor - Abingdon VA, US

Kearney-National Inc. - Abingdon VA

F16F 7/10, F16M 1/00

188378, 267136, 174 42, 745742

A pole vibration damping means includes an annular housing with internal radial pole encircling chambers in which lead spheres are provided for effecting damping of first mode harmonic vibrations with the assembly being attached to the upper end portion of the pole and operating in conjunction with a pole vibration damping device mounted medially for damping second harmonic mode vibrations.