Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Diller, Ramik & Wight
  • Rinsing device
    Patent number: 6755202
    Abstract: A rinsing device having a plurality of rinse modules, each of which has at least one circular turret adapted to transport containers through the rinsing device. The turrets are arranged to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis, the axis being offset from the horizontal by an angle sufficient to ensure drainage of cleaning fluid from the containers under the influence of gravity. The containers are preferably supported around the periphery of the turret with their longitudinal axes parallel to the axis of rotation of the turret.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Crown Cook & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Kenneth Scholey, Ralph Frederick Hussey, Andrew Goldsbrough
  • Withdrawal spike
    Patent number: 6743214
    Abstract: The withdrawal spike comprises a piercing thorn (10) and a housing (12) having filter chambers for air and fluid. In a connecting piece (23) for connection of an external device a self-closing valve (31) is arranged. Said valve (31) is adapted to prevent fluid from unintentionally flowing out of the withdrawal spike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Norbert Heil, Bernd Siemon, Klaus Siemon
  • Pair of Scissors
    Patent number: 6739057
    Abstract: A scissor half of a hand-held pair of scissors comprises a blade portion and a handle portion having a handle lug. The inner circumference of the handle lug is provided with a handle insert which is made from another material than the handle portion. The handle insert is made of plastic material and is permanently and seamlessly injection molded to the handle lug. Thus, a handle insert is obtained that is fixed permanently to the handle lug and is secured against rotation therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Johann Kretzer GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Manfred Schallenberg
  • Medical instrument for treating biological tissue and method for transmitting pressure waves
    Patent number: 6736784
    Abstract: A medical instrument for treating biological tissue comprises a housing (2), a pressure wave generation means (4) and a transmission means (8) for coupling the unfocused pressure waves into the body of living beings. The transmission means (8) comprises a pressure chamber (12) having an inlet and an outlet end, the pressure chamber (12) containing a liquid (14) into which pressure waves from the pressure wave generation means (4) can be coupled, which pressure waves can be transmitted to a membrane (16) arranged at the outlet end of the pressure chamber (12) which membrane (16) couples the pressure waves transmitted from the liquid unfocusedly into the biological tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Ferton Holding S.A.
    Inventors: Andreas Menne, Thomas Jerger
  • Method and device for monitoring the wear condition of a tool
    Patent number: 6732056
    Abstract: The wear condition of a milling tool is determined by detecting vibrations of the milling tool and a metal workpiece and generating wavelet coefficients which are utilized to evaluate the wear condition of the workpiece. The vibrations are detected at several locations along the metal workpiece or upon a different workpiece under comparable conditions and evaluating workpiece wear on the basis of changes in wear condition parameters at different locations and/or comparable cutting engagement between the milling tool and similar or different workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Prometech GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Wilhelm Kluft, Martin Josef Reuber, Heinz-Hubert Kratz
  • Dispensing pump
    Patent number: 6729505
    Abstract: A dispensing pump for liquid or pasty products comprising a housing (2), a piston (6) arranged to move telescopically within the housing between rest and activated positions and a plastics spring (9) arranged to return the piston from its activated to its rest position. The plastics spring has a folded, concertina configuration to provide the required return force for the piston. The spring also has end plates (91, 92), which can be adapted increased functionality. The whole pump may be moulded from a plastics material and has few component parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Ramsey, Martin John Watson, Reinhold Karl Jaeger-Waldau
  • Plant and a method for transporting textile fabrics
    Patent number: 6729465
    Abstract: In the case of a plant for transporting textile fabrics (1), with at least one permeable and suctioned conveyor belt (4) for the transport of a textile fabric (1) delivered by a textile machine onto the conveyor belt (4) at a delivery point (5), it is provided that on the side of the conveyor belt (4) facing away from the textile fabric (1), several air guiding means (6) extending transversely to the conveyor belt (4) are arranged, said air guiding means deflecting the air entrained by the conveyor belt (4) on the side facing away from the textile fabric (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Spinnbau GmbH
    Inventors: Siegfried Bernhardt, Robert Kamprath, Heinz-Werner Naumann-Burghardt
  • Structural unit, specifically a door including an injected molded frame
    Patent number: 6722083
    Abstract: A door includes a U-shaped frame having opposing side channels. The channels include peripheral, inner and outer walls with the inner wall being of a larger size and configuration than the outer wall. A glass insert slightly smaller than the size of the inner wall is inserted therethrough and is guided to a centered position seated upon the outer wall. An open frame insert is slid into the two side channels, and a plurality of opposing pairs of walls deflect the open frame insert into bearing engagement with the glass insert. A peripheral edge of the open frame insert defines a peripheral channel with a terminal edge of the door frame inner wall for receipt therein of a peripheral securing boss of an elastomeric peripheral seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Gemtron Corporation
    Inventors: Bob Herrmann, Howard Daley
  • Mounting clip for drapery rod
    Patent number: 6719156
    Abstract: A multiple drapery rod supporting structure, comprising mounting brackets having cantilevered posts extending from the wall, and rod mounting clips which have extending tongue portions which are engaged within the ends of the rod to provide support and have a clip portion which easily snaps onto the support mounting posts. The rod is therefore supported between the posts of the mounting brackets. Several rods are able to be simultaneously supported, and alternate rod mounting clips permit rear rods or blinds to be located below the level of the front rod, such that the tops of rear curtains or blinds are hidden from view from within the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Claire Fabrics (1996) Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Ellbogen, Howard Sirkin
  • Balloon catheter
    Patent number: 6719720
    Abstract: The balloon catheter comprises a catheter tube (10) provided with a high pressure balloon (14) designed for performing a vessel dilatation. Further provided is at least one low pressure balloon (17) joining the high pressure balloon (14) and expanded with a lower pressure. Thereby, the stress acting on the blood vessel at the ends of the high pressure balloon (14) or a stent (20) is decreased, thus reducing the danger of dissections of the vessel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventors: Wolfram Voelker, Thorsten Siess, Helmut Reul
  • Vehicle wheel with a rim carrying sound-absorbing fiber material
    Patent number: 6715842
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having an outside carrying airborne noise-absorbing fiber material in the form of a carrier layer having fibers projecting radially outwardly of an outside of the rim. The rim has an interior tire bead contact area which is spaced from an edge of the fiber material a distance at least equal to the length of the fibers to prevent the latter from entering the tire bead contact area. The fiber material is also preferably located at a depressed area between rim beads and the length of the fibers is preferably between 5 mm and 40 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: HP-Chemie Pelzer Research and Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Bopp, Gabriele Brade-Scholz, Olaf Doehring, Martin Herf, Ivo Lorenz
  • Upholstered slat box spring/bed
    Patent number: 6701551
    Abstract: A slat box spring/slat bed includes a polygonal frame spanned by a plurality of spaced substantially parallel concavo-convex slats of flexible material atop uppermost convex surfaces of which rests a piece of synthetic latex foam material. A soft cover is upholstered to the entirety of the latter except for an open bottom to impart a coil spring appearance to the slat box spring. The piece of synthetic latex foam material has a plurality of projections or corrugations which project into selected spaces between the plurality of slits to immobilize the latex foam material relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventor: Steven J. Antinori
  • Dispensing closure
    Patent number: 6698618
    Abstract: A sequentially moulded closure arrangement (1) comprising a body (4), which forms the shoulder of a container, such as a tube (2), and defines a dispensing passageway, a cover (5), to seal the dispensing passageway, and a fixing ring (7) to join the body to the container. The cover is connected to the body or the fixing ring by a moulded hinge (6) and the cover and fixing ring are sequentially moulded together as an integral moulding, removing the requirement to assemble the cover, body and fixing ring in a separate assembly operation. The arrangement has further advantages relating to cleanliness and ease of dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Paul Ramsey
  • Tray for supporting a computer keyboard and mouse on substantially a common horizontal plane
    Patent number: 6694895
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a tray which includes a base having an upwardly opening open-ended groove and a member slidable in the groove for limited right-to-left and left-to-right movements in a horizontal plane. Upper surfaces of the base and the slidable member lie substantially in a common plane such that at least two input devices, such as a keyboard and a mouse, can be supported thereon on substantially the same horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Charles A. Gillis
  • Refrigerator shelf
    Patent number: 6679573
    Abstract: A shelf includes a one-piece open frame made of molded synthetic material and a piece of glass closing an opening of the frame. Each of opposite side frame portions are defined by an upper wall, a side wall and at least one finger with the opposing fingers being spaced from each other and each defining with an associated upper wall a glass piece side edge-receiving channel. The glass piece is snapped into the glass piece side edge-receiving channels. The fingers slide upon the ledges whereby product loading upon the glass piece which might cause the fingers to inadvertently deform and release the glass piece side edges is effectively resisted to preclude inadvertent glass piece/frame disassembly under load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Gemtron Corporation
    Inventor: Craig Bienick
  • Ureter drainage device
    Patent number: 6676651
    Abstract: In a ureter drainage device comprising a ureteral catheter (10), a sliding hose (12) to be coupled to the proximal end of the ureteral catheter (10), and a control hose (18) to be mounted over the sliding hose (12), it is provided that the ureteral catheter (10) and the sliding hose (12) comprise mutually engaging coupling elements (33,38). At least one coupling element (38), provided on the sliding hose (12), is radially outwardly biased in the release direction and retained in the engagement position by the control hose (18) covering this coupling element (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Claus Haacke, Juergen Fuchs
  • Holder, in particular for an electronic device or an exhibition object
    Patent number: 6672549
    Abstract: The holder in particular for an electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a remote control, a palmtop or similar or an exhibition object, comprises a plate element (12) having an upper side, a lower side and a recess (36) formed in said plate element (12), said recess (36) being defined by a recess edge (38). Further, at least one stand flap (30) protruding from a first section (40) of the recess edge (38) and hingedly connected with said recess edge (38) is provided for supporting the plate element (12) on a surface. For gripping under an electronic device to be placed on the plate element (12) there is provided at least one undergripping flap (32) protruding from a second section (42) of the recess edge (38), said second section (42) being essentially located opposite the first section (40), and hingedly connected with the recess edge (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Anke Kolb
  • Washer door or lid defined by a tempered glass panel bordered by an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material
    Patent number: 6665984
    Abstract: A washer door or lid as defined by a tempered glass panel bordered by an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material. The latter material is preferably acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate polymer blended with mica glass beads at a ratio of substantially 70%-30% to 90%-10% by weight, but preferably 80%-20% by weight. Further specifics of the washer lid include a relatively thick inner periphery of the encapsulation which securely grips and reinforces an outer peripheral edge of the tempered glass panel, a rigid outer peripheral skirt, an indiscrete handle, a reinforced hand corder for a switch actuator and opposite rear corners carrying hinges for securing the washer lid to an associated washer opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Gemtron Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Bienick, Howard Daley
  • Dispensing closures
    Patent number: 6659308
    Abstract: A dispensing closure (18) for a container (10) of liquid product (70, 72) which is sealed by a piercable diaphragm (16). The closure includes a piercing member 924) which is moveable through a predetermined distance towards the container and which has a cutting edge arranged to pierce the diaphragm to form a dispensing aperture. At the end of its movement towards the interior of the container, the piercing member is arranged to plug the dispensing aperture against escape of the product when the container is inverted prior to dispensing. The closure is particularly useful for liquid products which tend to separate into a lighter (70) and heavier (72) fraction during storage. The closure prevents dripping of the lighter fraction when the container is inverted and allows the heavier fraction to displace the lighter fraction adjacent to the dispensing aperture before dispensing occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Maria Louise Kelder, Christopher Paul Ramsey
  • Device for inserting dowels into freshly laid road surfaces
    Patent number: 6655869
    Abstract: In a device for inserting dowels (2) in the vicinity of transverse expansion joints of freshly laid concrete road surfaces (4), comprising a machine frame (8) supported by traveling mechanisms (6), at least one storage container (10,12) for the dowels (2), a smoothing board (20) resting on the road surface (4) and including slits (24) running in a direction of travel and provided for accommodating the dowels (2), a retaining device (28) for the dowels on the slots (24), and a dowel placing device (32), it is provided that a line conveyor device (40) accepts separated dowels (2) in a section (44) of a bottom or lateral area (48,52) of the storage container (10,12) and delivers the dowels (2) to the slots in the smoothing board (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Mahmoud Deeb, Martin Lenz, Axel Mahlberg, Raymond Smolders, Holger Thieme