Patents Represented by Law Firm Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylo & Zafman
  • Patent number: 6271788
    Abstract: A system for differential navigation of an autonomous vehicle in the location with the limited visibility of the sky is disclosed. The system employs a plurality of satellites, a plurality of ground transmitters, and a base station. Different configurations for the minimum number of the satellites and the minimum number of ground transmitters are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Harold Lewis Longaker, Leonid Sheynblat
  • Patent number: 6085923
    Abstract: A stopper for use in a substantially cylindrical bottle opening is disclosed. The stopper is made of a synthetic elastomer body with a portion with a substantially cylindrical shape to seal the bottle opening. The elastomer body also contains a fiber portion or a plurality of fiber portions oriented substantially longitudinally in the elastomer body. The synthetic stopper is preferably designed to replace traditional wood bark corks in wine bottles. In one embodiment, the fiber reinforcement is in the form of a porous plug surrounded by an elastomer skin. In another embodiment, fibrous strips are dispersed throughout the stopper structure. The method of producing a stopper for use in a substantially cylindrical bottle opening is also disclosed as is a method of protecting a liquid in a bottle with a fiber reinforced synthetic elastomer stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Neocork Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart Yaniger