Patents Represented by Law Firm Dominik, Stein
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Patent number: 5601190Abstract: The newspaper carrying pouch is provided with attachment means (4, 5) for securing on a carrying strap, newspaper wagon (12) or the like. For filling up of the newspaper carrying pouch (1) an opening (6) is provided. The newspaper carrying pouch (1) is constructed as a tubular shaped container for insertion of a roll pack (7), whereby the container is closed off on its first end with a first lid part (2) and on its other end, through which the roll pack (7) is introduced into the newspaper carrying pouch (1), with at least a partially closeable second lid part (3).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Inventor: Thomas Weber
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Patent number: 5601286Abstract: A new and improved device for practicing baseball hitting comprising a vertically extending post which has a plurality of spaced apertures formed therein. Further included is a base which has an upstanding centrally located brace adapted to be coupled to the post. The base is fabricated of high density polyethylene. Next included is a horizontally extending arm formed of a semi-rigid elastomeric material. The arm has an interior end and an exterior end, with an intermediate portion coupling therebetween. The intermediate portion is of a greater area adjacent the interior end than the exterior end. The interior end is formed with a bore extending therethrough. The bore has an internal diameter adapted to slidably fit over the exterior diameter of the post. The exterior end of the arm is formed in the size and shape of a baseball for being struck by a player swinging a bat.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Inventor: Norman R. Fierbaugh
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Patent number: 5598659Abstract: A fishing lure having an elongated one-piece body with a weighted head and a trailing hook, which hook is camouflaged by tassels that resemble the tentacles of a squid is disclosed. The body contains a V-shaped diving trough that begins near the tail and increases in depth towards the head of the lure. The user of the this lure can select a variety of diving patterns for the lure by selecting or adjusting the point of attachment between the lure and the fishing line. Portions of the body may be colored to attract fish.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1995Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Inventor: Larry E. Vanorden
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Patent number: 5596849Abstract: A shutter system and method in which the shutters are normally rolled to a nominal one foot width and have an infinite length, normally no less than two feet and no more than twelve feet is disclosed. These dimensions can be modified on one foot modules. The shutters are provided with a self-secured panel lock assembly at the overlapping joints on the inside between the shutter and windows normally on two foot spacing vertically. This can be horizontal, however, in other applications. The system includes the utilization of an angle frame at the base, and an overlapping receiver as a header. End caps may be of varying shapes but normally are typical L-shaped angles. An alternative system is direct mounted and omits the header and the footer, but must extend above and below the opening by a minimum of four inches for a twelve inch wide shutter panel, or two inches for a six inch wide shutter panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1995Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Inventor: George A. Hill
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Patent number: 5597361Abstract: A self-adhesive indicator which adheres to a golf club face to provide an indication of the point of impact of the golf ball on the club face is provided. It consists of a sandwich of various layers--a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bottom, followed by a layer of energy-absorbing elastomeric material on which is provided a film of a thermochromic material such as a temperature sensitive liquid crystal, followed by a top layer of clear high impact plastic.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1995Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Inventor: Norman B. Hope
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Patent number: 5595174Abstract: A nasal adapter and relatively fixed tube in which the inserts penetrate the nostrils, and a fixed tube diverts the inhaled and exhaled air laterally at a generally 90.degree. angle to the angle of breathing out of the nostrils is disclosed. The invention looks to combining such an adapter with a mask in which the mask has a slit on one side in order to receive the pipe which is directed from the adapter and physically support the same along with the adapter and the nostrils to a comfortable position and insuring that the exhaling will be to the exterior of the mask. The method of the present invention looks to the steps of inserting a nasal adapter into the nostrils, diverting the air laterally from the breather, and encapsulating the head portion of the person wearing the nasal adapter in a cover or mask from which the eyeglasses of the wearer are permitted to view outside the mask.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1994Date of Patent: January 21, 1997Inventor: Max R. Gwaltney
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Patent number: 5590907Abstract: A device for automatically positioning a shoulder harness of a vehicle retractable seat belt for maximum fit and comfort of a vehicle occupant regardless of the body size of the occupant, and including a shoulder harness positioning guide for automatically positioning the shoulder harness of the safety belt over the torso of a seat occupant, wherein the guide is provided adjacent the retractor mechanism and provides at least a convex guide surface over which the shoulder harness is fed out during deployment, the convex guide surface being wider than the width of the safety belt webbing, the convex guide surface having an upper end and a lower end, such that during deployment of the safety belt the movement of the safety belt tongue plate over a lower path causes the shoulder harness to be deployed from the lower end of the convex guide surface, and movement of the safety belt tongue plate over a higher path causes the shoulder harness to be deployed from the upper end of the convex guide surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1995Date of Patent: January 7, 1997Assignee: Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.Inventors: Erwin S. McQueen, II, Ervin R. Pilarczyk
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Patent number: 5588690Abstract: A double back golf cart enclosure for removable installation about a golf cart or similar vehicle for protecting the occupants from inclement weather. The double back enclosure comprises a roof panel having a configuration corresponding to the configuration of the roof structure of the golf cart, side panels and a first and second back cover suspended therefrom about the periphery of the golf cart so to completely enclose the golf cart. The double back enclosure allows for ready access to the rear of the golf cart while providing complete and continuous isolation and protection of the golf cart occupants from inclement weather. The roof panel includes a hem portion about its periphery that facilitates the rolling up and securing of the back covers thereunder to be out of the way allowing free movement about the golf cart.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1995Date of Patent: December 31, 1996Assignee: Tampa G Manufacturing Co.Inventor: Jerry M. Showalter
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Patent number: 5586605Abstract: A cavity wall which is usually made with a hollow concrete block as the inner wythe and brick as the outer wythe is disclosed. A special purpose insertion tool is fitted to a standard hammer tool. A center pin is provided in the insertion tool made with an indent to match the pointed end of the tie. The pin is then pressed into the SDS fitting which is the connection into the drill. The tie end is supported by a short sleeve which, when it contacts the face of the wall, retracts against a spring until the tie driving is completed. A modified embodiment of the adapter recognizes that the tie when activated by the hammer invariably rotates clockwise. Accordingly, if the spring is wound clockwise, the bottom tail end will dig into its seat. On the other hand, if it is wound counterclockwise, it rotates in a "tail skid" relationship to the seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1995Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: Helifix Ltd.Inventors: Robert I. Paterson, Brian A. Breeze
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Patent number: 5587877Abstract: An organizer structure which has a one-piece chassis which includes the bottom and two sides desirably formed by bending a single sheet of metal to form the U-shaped chassis is disclosed. Thereafter, a spacer is positioned above the bottom of the chassis to provide for mounting a whole host of components. Forwardly of the chassis is an enclosure access frame. The frame contains two side-by-side openings which are in open communication with removable storage devices. The storage devices are housed in a removable housing, each of which is positioned adjacent the other to present the storage devices through the opening in the frame. A total of six such devices can be housed, each set of three being easily removable from the confines of the organizer by removing its housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1994Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.Inventors: Thomas P. Ryan, Glen A. Stelzer
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Patent number: 5584359Abstract: A detectable wheel bearing lubricator for lubricating bearings in a wheel hub that includes an adapter for securely coupling to a wheel hub at one end and a lubrication assembly that is releasably coupled to the other end of the adapter thereby facilitating the removal thereof from the adapter for replacement and lubricant replenishment.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1996Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Inventor: Phillip N. Reinersman
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Patent number: 5584881Abstract: An eye with a cornea repaired without sutures comprising a donor material in the shape of a partial sphere having a generally central extent, the central extent being of the size and shape of the central portion of a cornea of an eye, the central extent having a periphery of a fixed diameter with an exterior surface in a convex configuration and an interior surface in a concave configuration and with an essentially common thickness throughout, the central extent having a plurality of corneal flaps extending radially from the periphery of the central extent, the flaps having exterior surfaces as a continuation of the exterior surface of the central extent; and a recipient eye in the shape of a partial sphere having a circular aperture in the cornea at its central portion, the central aperture being of a size and shape essentially that of the periphery of the central extent of the donor material, the aperture being of a common thickness at the periphery of the aperture, the central portion having pockets and wiType: GrantFiled: August 12, 1994Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Inventor: J. James Rowsey
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Patent number: 5582332Abstract: Emptying device for bulk material container (1) with a discharge funnel (2) and a conically shaped closing part (3), which is axially displaceable in an encapsulated guide cylinder (16). The closing part (3) is held against the inner wall of a discharge funnel (2) under pressure by the working of a return spring (40). The return spring (40) is integrated in the internal space (17) of the guide cylinder (16) and is directed against a pressure plate (22) mounted axially slideably within the guide cylinder (16). The pressure disk (22) is provided with a pressure rod (24), which axially transcends the guide cylinder (16) in the manner of a piston rod and projects upwardly. For raising the pressure disk (22) to the discharge position the pressure disk is acted upon by a lifting device, which according to a preferred embodiment is likewise completely encapsulated, wherein the necessary supply media for the operation is delivered via the lift device (7) supporting struts.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: Umformtechnik Hausach GmbHInventors: Fritz Kiefer, Thomas Muller, Ralf Braumann, Werner Fuchs
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Patent number: 5582777Abstract: An aerator designed for aeration of a live bait well and comprising a centrifugal type pump comprising an impeller and an impeller casing having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is in communication with water from the bait well and also with air via an air conduit. The air conduit is provided with metering means for metering the amount of air entering the impeller and for optimizing the mincing of air in the fluid (which is a different technical phenomena from simply pumping an air/water mixture). The bubbles produced in accordance with the present invention are so fine as to give the water a fogged appearance. The unusually high level of oxygenation makes it possible for the first time to pack two to four times as many bait fish into a live well as had previously been considered possible.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: KeepAlive, Inc.Inventor: Thomas J. Vento
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Patent number: 5580825Abstract: A process for forming a multilevel electronic interconnect structure, the electronic interconnect structure having level conductive paths parallel to a substrate and interlevel electrical interconnections perpendicular to the substrate, the process comprising providing a main aluminum layer over the substrate surface, defining level conductive paths by forming a blocking mask on the main aluminum layer, the blocking mask leaving exposed areas corresponding to the level conductive paths, carrying out a barrier anodization process on the main aluminum layer to form a surface barrier oxide over the level conductive paths, removing the blocking mask, providing an upper aluminum layer over the main aluminum layer, defining interlevel interconnections by forming a blocking mask on the upper aluminum layer, the blocking mask covering areas corresponding to the interlevel interconnections, and subjecting the main and upper aluminum layers to porous anodization.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1993Date of Patent: December 3, 1996Assignee: International Technology Exchange Corp.Inventors: Vladimir A. Labunov, Vitaly A. Sokol, Vladimir M. Parkun, Alla I. Vorob'yova
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Patent number: 5573586Abstract: Asbestos-free asphalt cold application roofing compositions are made available through the controlled utilization of fly ash.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1996Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Assignee: Gardner Asphalt CorporationInventors: Michael L. Yap, Raymond T. Hyer, Barton J. Malina
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Patent number: 5574377Abstract: A device for detection of the presence of organic solvents, and a process for the fabrication of the device. This device is particularly useful as a device for the detection and localization of organic solvent leaks, and more particularly to the detection and control of liquid hydrocarbon leaks. In a preferred embodiment the device comprises the combination of a time domain reflectometer and a cable comprised of a composite material constituted of a solvent soluble or swellable thermoplastic matrix containing conductive particles in such a proportion that the whole composite becomes a conductor. Contact with the solvent to be detected causes the matrix to dissolve or swell, which brings about a change in the conductivity of the cable which can be detected by the reflectometer.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1994Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Inventors: Alfredo Marquez-Lucero, Pedro Fuentes-Riquelme
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Patent number: 5573580Abstract: A founder's black for producing mould coatings is disclosed, whose main component consists of finely ground refractory to highly refractory inorganic materials. The black wash contains 1 to 40% by weight inorganic hollow spheres, in relation to the ready-to-use black wash. It may further contain 0.1 to 10% by weight of inorganic or organic fibers, in relation to the ready-to-use mould coating. The hollow spheres are preferably filled with an inert gas. They may consist of oxides such as aluminium oxide, quartz, magnesite, mullite, chromite, zircon oxide and/or titanium oxide, or borides, carbides and nitride such as silicium carbide, titanium carbide, or carbon, glass or metals, or mixtures thereof. The fibres have 1 to 30 .mu.m diameter, preferably 3 to 10 .mu.m and 10 to 5000 .mu.m length, preferably 100 to 500 .mu.m length.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1995Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Assignee: Huttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbHInventors: Dietmar Bartsch, Klaus Seeger, Hans-Dieter Kaiser
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Patent number: D375422Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1995Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Inventor: Jeff Jurasinski
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Patent number: D376641Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1995Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Company Ltd., Inc.Inventor: John C. Bucher