Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Factor & Partners, LLC
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Patent number: 6670181Abstract: Methods and compositions for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of a virus comprise administering to a patient antibodies which react with regions of viral proteins and result in neutralization of infectivity and inactivation of functionally essential events in the life cycle of the virus. The antibodies recognize viral epitopes which fail to elicit an immune response in man when encountered through infection or naturally through the environment. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides compositions and methods useful in the treatment and diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Virionyx CorporationInventor: Frank B. Gelder
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Patent number: 6642527Abstract: The invention relates to a UV radiation device for the treatment of fluids, in particular water or waste water. The device includes a radiation chamber through which the fluid can flow in one direction. The radiation chamber essentially comprises a rectangular cross-section and is bordered by two side walls as well as a base wall and a ceiling wall. The side walls and the base wall comprise a non-metallic material. Additionally, a number of lamp units are provided. The lamp units each have a radiation source and a cover tube surrounding the radiation source, and, the lamp units are essentially cylindrical in shape. The lamp units lamp units in at least one cross-direction are arranged towards the flow direction. The distance between two walls diagonally facing each other is less or equal to the discharge length of the radiation source.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Wedeco AG Water TechnologyInventor: Horst Wedekamp
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Patent number: 6599014Abstract: A device for reading flexible storage foils. The devices includes a foil support, a reading light source which provides a reading light beam which has a wave length suitable to excite metastable storage centers of the storage foil. Drive mechanisms are employed to provide relative movement between the reading light beam and the storage foil. A light detector is responsive to fluorescence light of the storage foil generated by the reading light beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2002Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Durr Dental GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Michael Thoms
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Patent number: 6595557Abstract: A screw-threaded joint for a pipe has a male portion (10) and a female portion (12), having complementary screw threads (11, 13). The male thread (11) extends to a position adjacent a complementary stop shoulder (18) on the female portion (12) having a recess of conical cross-section having a rounded apex. The recess is adapted to receive a head portion having a conical cross-section with a rounded apex, the radius of curvature of which is greater than that of the recess's apex providing a seal with improved stress dispersal properties upon application of torque. The wall (33) of the cone's in-use outwardly facing surface on the male portion (10) can subtend an angle of from 28-36° to the longitudinal axis of the pipe. The corresponding cone wall on the female portion can subtend an angle of from 28-38° with the same axis. The male portion (10) can comprise a second stress dispersing surface (41), concave in shape.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: HSC. S.A.L.Inventor: Ian Harold Hignett
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Patent number: 6491684Abstract: A fluid delivery device generally including: an electrochemical pump, wherein the electrochemical pump is capable of generating water; an electrochemical pump product chamber, wherein the electrochemical pump product chamber is capable of retaining water generated from the electrochemical pump; a displaceable member positioned between the electrochemical pump product chamber and a reservoir, wherein the displaceable member is controllably displaced upon generation of water from the electrical pump; a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is capable of containing a fluid which is delivered upon displacement of the displaceable member; and a housing for containing the electrochemical pump, the electrochemical pump product chamber, the displaceable member, and the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignees: Durect Corporation, Microlin, L.C.Inventors: Ashok V. Joshi, Strahinja K. Zecevic
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Patent number: 6448739Abstract: A sanitary installation (1) has a sanitary fitting (2) with an electrically actuable device, in particular a solenoid valve. Furthermore, it comprises a rechargeable battery (3) fed by a solar cell device (6) which is part of a supply device. The solar cell device (6) is integrated in a mirror (7) situated in the vicinity of the sanitary fitting (2). Ambient light which is regularly present during the operation of the sanitary appliance suffices for the self-sufficient operation of the sanitary installation (1).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Horst Kunkel
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Patent number: 6375195Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing assembly for use in a rolling mill in which a reliable and rigid mounting surface on the seal end plate and a detachable seal retaining plate improves the efficiency of the coolant seal without need of separate fasteners for fastening the coolant seal to the seal end plate. Moreover when the seal retaining plate has worn it may be readily removed and replaced cheaply.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: SMS Demag AGInventor: Michael Robotham
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Patent number: 6362914Abstract: Electrochromic devices and materials having enhanced daylight stability are described. The materials have a redox center linked to an energy receptor site that may serve to dissipate excited state energy from the redox center, alternatively the receptor site may absorb harmful radiation prior to the absorption by the redox center.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Gentex CorporationInventors: Kelvin L. Baumann, Thomas F. Guarr, David A. Theiste
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Patent number: 6358650Abstract: A primed current collector for use in an electrochemical cell comprising a current collector having a first surface and a second surface, and a primer applied to at least a portion of the first and/or second surfaces of the current collector, wherein the primer comprises a uniform layer of lithium polysilicate.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1999Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Michael McLin, Denis G. Fauteux
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Patent number: 6353493Abstract: Increased stability of electrochromic devices containing an electrochromic medium having two or more electroactive compounds is accomplished by establishing current limiting concentrations of electroactive compounds with the larger redox potential difference. A process for production of electrochromic devices uses targeted concentrations of electroactive materials during preparation of the electrochromic medium which results in substantially no devices being produced wherein the current is limited by an electroactive compound having a low redox potential difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2000Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Gentex CorporationInventors: Thomas F. Guarr, David A. Theiste, David J. Cammenga, John S. Anderson
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Patent number: 6351328Abstract: Single-compartment, self-erasing, solution-phase electrochromic devices, solutions of electrochromic compounds for use as media of variable transmittance in such devices, and electrochromic compounds for such solutions are provided. The devices of the invention are surprisingly stable to cycling between light and dark states, have continuously variable transmittance to light as a function of electrical potential applied across the solution in a device, and have transmittance that can be varied over more than a factor of 10, from clear to dark or from dark to clear, in several seconds. Thus, the devices are especially suitable as variable transmittance components of variable transmission light filters, including windows, and variable reflectance mirrors, including anti-glare rearview mirrors in automobiles.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2001Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Gentex CorporationInventor: Harlan J. Byker
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Patent number: 6338370Abstract: A fill valve assembly for use in association with a filler device. The fill valve assembly generally includes: an outer housing; a product dispensing member; a displaceable piston; and mechanisms for controllably displacing the piston to a clean-in-place position. The product dispensing member is associated with the outer housing and includes a channel having a sealing member retained therein. The displaceable piston is positioned within at least a portion of the outer housing and the product dispensing member. When the piston is in the clean-in-place position, the seal member retained within the channel of the product dispensing member is exposed which facilitates cleaning thereabout.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2000Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignees: Fogg Filler Company, Scholle CorporationInventors: Simon P. Edwards, Michael R. Resterhouse, Randall L. Johnson
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Patent number: 6330799Abstract: An adaptive cooling system control system for controlling fluid delivery from a pump to a fan motor comprises an inlet, an outlet and a speed control structure. The inlet receives fluid from a pump. The outlet delivers the fluid to a fan motor. The speed control structure controls the speed of the fan motor, and comprises a valve including a first passage in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, and a bypass passage selectively communicable with the inlet, the bypass passage being placed in communication with the inlet upon receiving fluid from a pump in excess of a predetermined desired quantity of such fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2000Date of Patent: December 18, 2001Inventor: Probir Chatterjea
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Patent number: D452789Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche
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Patent number: D453885Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche
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Patent number: D454274Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche
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Patent number: D455591Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche
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Patent number: D455823Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche
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Patent number: D455924Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche
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Patent number: D455948Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Hansa Metallwerke AGInventor: Reinhard Zetsche