Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Daniel V. Thompson
  • Patent number: 6520734
    Abstract: A tortilla stacker has stacker and lift subassemblies that may be logically programmed for simultaneous operation in differing configurations of tortilla numbers and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: ITE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose L. Longoria, Steven M. Kenison
  • Patent number: 6520175
    Abstract: A flue seal (10) utilized in conjunction with a flue (12) within a fireplace (14). The flue seal (10) has a magnetic sheet (18) positionable within the flue (12). The magnetic sheet (18) has a sheet opening (18a) therethrough. A fastener (20) is securely connected through the sheet opening (18a). A pull chain (22) is securely connected to the fastener (20) extending downwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventor: Jennifer L. Jones
  • Patent number: 6454146
    Abstract: An improved cell phone holder has a fixed, substantially horizontal, phone pocket with an open end, the phone pocket sized to firmly hold the phone at the waist of a user when not in use, yet quickly release the phone through the open end when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Joshua M. Alis
  • Patent number: 6425260
    Abstract: A tortilla cooling conveyor with distributed air diffusion (10) having a a housing (12) with chambers separated by a perforated top baffle plate (18T) and a perforated bottom baffle plate (18B). A plurality of perforated conveyors have curved guides at opposite distal ends to orientate the tortillas. Coils/fan are located in the bottom chamber to produce cool dry air which desiccates and reduces the temperature of the newly manufactured tortillas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: ITE, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose L. Longoria
  • Patent number: 6318225
    Abstract: An automatic tortilla cutter (10) able to cut stacked tortillas utilizing an openable housing (12) having a left housing (12L) and a right housing (12R) pivotally mounted on a housing bracket (12F) therebetween. The cutter (14) is positioned over the housing (12). Both the openable housing (12) and cutter (14) are preferably powered by a piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: ITE, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose L. Longoria
  • Patent number: 6312026
    Abstract: A door knob assembly (10) attachable to a door (24), the door knob assembly (10) having an inner door knob (12I) having an inner door knob threaded opening (12IA) positioned on an inner door (24I). The door knob assembly (10) further comprises a door latch (20) positioned within a door side (24S). The door latch (20) further has a door latch engager (20B) which has a door latch engager cylinder (20BA) containing a door latch engager member biasing means (20BCA) positioned against a door latch engager member (20BC). The door latch engager member (20BC) frictionally engages a door plate (24A). An upper fastener (22U) is positioned through the door latch engager plate upper opening (20BBU) and the door latch upper housing lip opening (20AUAA) and securely attached to the door side (24S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Inventor: Tom E. Workman
  • Patent number: 6276675
    Abstract: A cuttingboard has a planar top cutting surface with an aperture formed therein. A first removable container is adapted for secured positioning in the aperture and has impermeable walls for the containment of liquids and solids. A second removable container is also adapted for secured positioning in the aperture and has at least one permeable wall for the containment of solids and outward passage of liquids. The first and second removable containers are sized so the second removable container may be nested within the first removable container. The cuttingboard has extendable legs with foot portions encased in thermoplastic elastomer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon
  • Patent number: 6277058
    Abstract: In an exercise machine having at least one cable, lift shaft and weight stack, the weight stack including a plurality of weights extending vertically from lowermost weights to uppermost weights, the weights and lift shaft having corresponding apertures to permit the selection of weights lifted by a lifting bar, a restricted range weight selector system includes a plurality of differently-sized weight selector pins and the apertures in the weights and/or lift shaft being progressively sized, such that the range of weights that may be selected by a user is restricted depending on the size of selector pin in the user's possession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Patrick L. Sparks
  • Patent number: 6216996
    Abstract: A live hinge for clipboard clip box (10) having a cover (12) which comprises a cover rear (12A), cover front (12F), cover left side (12L), cover right side (12R), cover top (12T), and cover bottom (12B). The live hinge for clipboard clip box (10) has a box (14) which comprises a box rear (14A), box front (14F), box bottom (14B), box left (14L), and box right (14R), the cover top (12T) is hingeably connected along a front to a top distal end of the box front (14F). The live hinge for clipboard clip box (10) and abase (18) connected to the box bottom (14B) by a hinge (20).The live hinge for clipboard clip box (10) has a board (24) securely attached at a top to the base (18), a user lifts box front (14F) pivoting the box (14) upwardly on the hinge (20) inserting paper (26) from a frontward direction between a top of the base (18). and the box bottom (14B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon
  • Patent number: 6209687
    Abstract: A dual handle brake (10) has a dual master cylinder (12) having a dual master cylinder rear brake fluid pipe (12A) attached thereto connected to a first master cylinder. A half pipe configured front brake handle (14A) is movably attached to the dual master cylinder front brake connector (12D). A cylindrical rear brake handle (14B) is movably attached to the dual master cylinder rear brake connector (12C). A U-shaped brake connector (14C) has a sufficient width to accept the cylindrical rear brake handle (14B) having the front brake handle (14A) contained therein. An attacher (16) securely connected to the dual master cylinder (12) and removably connectable to a handle bar (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Inventor: Travis S. Hundley
  • Patent number: 6209660
    Abstract: A drill bit for directional boring of all earth formations such as dirt, sand, rock and/or any type combination of formations, utilizing a bit body containing fixed and semi-floating cutting points and one or more fluid channels for the purpose of lubricating and dispersing cut and/or fractured formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: New Railhead Manufacturing, L.L.C.
    Inventor: David M. Cox
  • Patent number: 6168370
    Abstract: A counter-stacker (10) for tortillas includes a housing (12), a perforated belt (16) within the housing (12), the perforated belt (16) adapted and arranged to receive incoming tortillas (42) and form vacuum-lifted tortillas (42A). At least one stacker belt (26) is rotatably mounted within the housing (12). A vacuum housing (28) is sealably mounted to the housing (12), the vacuum housing (28) connected to a means of producing vacuum (30). At least one stacker canister (32) is positioned under a rear end of the perforated belt (16). A bottom perforated plate (36A) has a plurality of bottom perforated plate openings (36AA) therethrough positioned within the perforated belt (16). A top perforated plate (36B) is slidably positioned on top of the bottom perforated plate (36A), the top perforated plate (36B) comprising a plurality of complimentary positioned top perforated plate openings (36BA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: ITE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose L. Longoria, Steven M. Kenison
  • Patent number: 6123100
    Abstract: An ammonia excess flow valve has a seal ring (24) slidably positioned around at least two retainer vertical members (22B). A disk (26) has a disk central opening (26A) and a disk pin opening (26B) therethrough. The disk (26) is positioned adjacent to and below a retainer (22). A conduit (28) sealably connected to the disk (26) over the disk pin opening (26B) extends upwardly therefrom. The conduit (28) functions to permit the ammonia excess flow valve (10) to be reset by equalizing pressures on both sides of the disk (26) once excess flow that trips the ammonia excess flow valve (10) is remedied, minimizing creation of vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventor: David P. Ward
  • Patent number: 6110005
    Abstract: A sports bra includes interchangeable breast protectors of varying degrees of protection. A breast protector for a sports bra with walls defining nipple recesses. A breast protector for a sports bra with a soft, flexible foam section and a hard plastic armor layer. A gap between inner and outer layers of the sports bra is sized to permit the insertion and removal of the breast protectors and retention of the breast protectors between the inner and outer layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: Steve C. Stephenson, Michael D. Draper
  • Patent number: D446840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Charles D. Strand
  • Patent number: D454939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Don L. Adams
  • Patent number: D474599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon
  • Patent number: D475748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon
  • Patent number: D476358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon
  • Patent number: D433291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon