Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Edmond S. Miksch
  • Planting system
    Patent number: 6782656
    Abstract: A planting module for planting a seed or a bulb in the earth includes the seed or bulb disposed in a dissoluble capsule so that after the module has been placed in the earth and water is supplied, the capsule disintegrates and the seed or bulb sprouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Inventor: Phyllis R. Washburn
  • Al-Si-Mg-Mn casting alloy and method
    Patent number: 6773666
    Abstract: An improved Al—Si—Mg—Mn casting alloy that consists essentially of: about 6.0-9.0 wt. % silicon, about 0.2-0.8 wt. % magnesium, about 0.1-1.2 wt. % manganese, less than about 0.15 wt. % iron, less than about 0.3 wt. % titanium and less than about 0.04 wt. % strontium, the balance aluminum. Preferrably, this casting alloy is substantially copper-free, chromium-free and beryllium-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Que-Tsang Fang, Carl E. Garesche, Holger Haddenhorst