Patents Represented by Attorney Hasse & Nesbitt LLC
  • Patent number: 8350395
    Abstract: An energy accumulator and rectifier equipment for converting and generating renewable energy from ocean waves and winds, which includes a storage tank or compressed air accumulator, a series of vertical tubes filled with non-compressible fluid so that it can displace movable elements, forming a group, wherein each group is in connection with another similar group at both the upper level and the lower level by means of a fluid circulation pipes and by means of a pipe of smaller diameter, at the upper and lower portion, for air circulation, and wherein the fluid circulation pipes of every group are attached to a common pipe at the upper level which conveys the fluid toward a turbine-generator to produce electricity and a common pipe at the lower level to recirculate fluid toward the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Jorge Alfonso Martinez Mardones
  • Patent number: 8348918
    Abstract: A diaper for holding an absorbent article in close bodily contact in the crotch region of the wearer. The diaper includes a front region, a crotch region having a specified Crotch Holding Force, and a rear region. The crotch region of the diaper typically is elastically extensible in both the longitudinal and lateral directions. The diaper provides an upward holding force against the absorbent article in the crotch region to hold the article in close bodily contact. The invention includes a system including the diaper and an absorbent article for use therewith, and a method for holding such an article in close bodily contact by wearing the diaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Rusl, LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Edward Carstens
  • Patent number: 8348722
    Abstract: A mower blade sharpening device comprising a guide body having a sharpening rod guide, a sharpening rod having a sharpener end, and an operator end. The sharpening rod is disposed in the sharpening rod guide. A sharpener is disposed on the sharpener end of the sharpening rod. Also disclosed is a method for sharpening a mower blade using the sharpening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Marion D. Arnold
  • Patent number: 8337819
    Abstract: The invention is a pharmaceutical composition for the oral hygiene for the treatment of the periodontal illnesses and the Halitosis. It consists of a mixture 0.01 to 5 g of Hydrogen Peroxide; 0.001 to 0.5 g of Eugenol: 0.001 to 0.5 g of Permonochlorophenol; 0.001 to 0.3 g of Camphor; 10 to 40 g of Maltitol; 0.01 to 0.1 g of coloring matter; 0.1 to 1 g of appetizing substance and enough quantity of demineralized water to complete 100 g of oral pharmaceutical preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tomas Bernardo Galvan
  • Patent number: 8332970
    Abstract: A flushing mechanism (100) includes a housing (1), an upper cover (6) on the housing (1), a sleeve (3), a first piston (4), a first piston sealed module (4-3), a first piston loading spring (5), a second piston (8) and a second piston loading spring (9). Wherein a pressure-relief and/or ejection-proof part is provided in the housing (1), the second piston sealed module (8-3, 8-4) are respectively provided surround the periphery of the bottom end and the central hole of the second piston (8). The bottom end of the second piston (8), the second piston sealed module (8-3, 8-4) and the lower end of the housing (1) define an exterior lower cavity (8-5) and an interior lower cavity (8-6) used for cooperating with the second piston loading spring (9) in course of drainage, sequentially the second piston (8) is moved upward and the outlet is opened. A toilet bowl employing the flushing mechanism can reduce the flushing water consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventors: Feiyu Li, Caiyou Li
  • Patent number: 8324033
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, where the TFT array substrate includes a substrate; a gate line and a gate electrode integrated therewith, which are covered by a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a ohmic contact layer sequentially. An insulating layer is formed on the resulting substrate and on both sides of the gate line and the gate electrode, the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer, and the ohmic contact layer. A trench is then formed in the ohmic contact layer to divide the ohmic contact layer over the semiconductor layer. A data line and first and second source/drain electrodes are then formed on the insulating layer and the ohmic contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhangtao Wang, Haijun Qiu, Tae Yup Min, Seung Moo Rim
  • Patent number: 8294153
    Abstract: A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer that are sequentially formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and a part of the pixel electrode overlaps one of a source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Tae Yup Min, Xu Chen
  • Patent number: 8289463
    Abstract: A pixel unit of TFT-LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. In the manufacturing method, besides a first insulating layer and a passivation layer, a second insulating layer is adopted to cover the gate island, and forms an opening on the gate island to expose the channel region, the source region and the drain region of the TFT. A gray tone mask and a photoresist lifting-off process are utilized to perform patterning, so that the TFT-LCD array substrate can be achieved with just three masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haijun Qiu, Zhangtao Wang, Xu Chen, Tae Yup Min
  • Patent number: 8287537
    Abstract: Head fixation devices and methods of fixating heads of patients for surgical procedures. The head fixation devices generally respectively comprise a skull clamp, a skull clamp arc assembly movable relative to the skull clamp, and a plurality of skull pins operable to engage and fixate heads of patients during neurosurgical and cervical spine procedures. The skull clamp can comprise a single skull pin on each end of the clamp. The two skull pins apply substantially equal compressive forces to the head of a patient. The skull clamp arc assembly, and an arc skull pin thereof, is pivotable to engage and disengage the patient's head for additional fixation support of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Dinkler Surgical Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles E. Dinkler, II
  • Patent number: 8285554
    Abstract: A method of for aliasing suppression in a sub-band speaker-phone system, comprising receiving an analog audio signal from a near end analog audio input interface, converting said analog audio signal into a near end digital audio signal using an A2D; receiving N?2 sub-bands decoded digital audio data from a far-end, merging said N?2 sub-bands decoded digital audio data into a wideband (WB) decoded digital audio data to be converted by D2A unit and provided to analog audio output interface; splitting said near-end digital audio signal into N?2 near-end sub-bands digital audio signals; subtracting a simulated digital signal from said sub-band digital audio signal, wherein said simulated digital signal is created by an echo cancelling unit; and applying dynamic anti aliasing suppression (DAAS) with varying aggressiveness on each of said N?2 near-end sub-band digital audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: DSP Group Limited
    Inventors: Arie Gur, Israel Greiss
  • Patent number: 8277098
    Abstract: An LED lighting system for watercraft, including LED lighting assemblies inserted into tubular members and inserted within rub rails mounted along the gunwale or wall of the hull, along the starboard and port sides, bow and stern. The LED lighting assembly can include ultraviolet LEDS for night fishing, white-light LEDs, a red LED port-running light, and a green LED starboard-running light. The string of LED lights can be pre-assembled into conventional insert tubing, and inserted into the cavities of the rub rail to emit the desired LED light from within the rub rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Scot Ortwein, Christopher Joseph Nesbitt
  • Patent number: 8277819
    Abstract: Norovirus capsid protein monomers having only the P domain, and not the hinge or S domain, can assemble spontaneously into an icosahedral form herein called the P-particle. Factors affecting the formation and stability of the P-particle, as well as providing methods for diagnosing and treating Norovirus-infected individuals and creating a vaccine for prevention of Norovirus infection are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: Xi Jiang, Ming Tan
  • Patent number: 8269232
    Abstract: A TFT LCD array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT LCD array substrate includes a substrate and a pixel array on the substrate. Each pixel has: a gate line and a gate electrode formed on the substrate; a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line and the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; an ohmic contact layer having two parts, which are disposed on two sides of the semiconductor layer respectively and are apart from one another; an isolation insulating dielectric layer covering the substrate and the gate insulating layer except a portion on which the semiconductor layer is formed; a pixel electrode formed on the isolation insulating dielectric layer and the ohmic contact layer over the semiconductor layer; a source/drain electrode formed on the pixel electrode over the ohmic contact layer, and a passivation layer at least covering the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chaoyong Deng, Seung Moo Rim
  • Patent number: 8262638
    Abstract: A diaper for holding an absorbent article in close bodily contact in the crotch region of the wearer. The diaper comprises a front region, a crotch region having a specified Crotch Holding Force, and a rear region. The crotch region of the diaper typically is elastically extensible in both the longitudinal and lateral directions. The diaper provides an upward holding force against the absorbent article in the crotch region to hold the article in close bodily contact. A system comprising the diaper and an absorbent article for use therewith, and a method for holding such an article in close bodily contact by wearing the diaper, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: RUSL, LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Edward Carstens
  • Patent number: 8260005
    Abstract: A system, method and device for grading of meat such as bovine, porcine, sheep, horse or poultry meat among others. The device of this invention is a portable tool, which is approached toward a meat specimen to be analyzed and captures an image. The device then objectively relates the image to meat quality parameters by means of an image analyzing method. The device and method solve, in a practical, fast and satisfactory way, the problem of determining meat quality parameters such as texture, color, and contained intramuscular fat percentage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Universidad De Santiago De Chile
    Inventors: Gerda Roxana Tomic, Renato Salinas, José Rolando Silva, Fernando Osorio, Héctor Barrera
  • Patent number: 8252346
    Abstract: Obtaining, producing and using metabolites having anti-botrytis cinerea properties from a natural extract of a native Chilean plant. An in vitro cultivated quillay extract (Quillaza saponaria Mol.), which allows improving the antifungal activity as the result of the enrichment of some secondary metabolites not found in the in vivo plants. Also provided are an in vivo cultivation method, an extraction method, a biocide formulation, and their applications and uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Universidad de Santiago de Chile
    Inventors: Gustavo Zuniga Navarro, Alejandra Rivera Fonseca, Milena Cotoras Tadic
  • Patent number: D671321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: William Mitchell Scott
  • Patent number: D671322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: William Mitchell Scott
  • Patent number: D671323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: William Mitchell Scott
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    Patent number: D673368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: William Mitchell Scott