Patents Represented by Attorney Hodes, Pessin, & Katz, P.A.
  • Patent number: 7468672
    Abstract: A chemical analysis method for detecting, identifying and reporting contraband, illegal drugs, explosives, toxic chemicals, decaying animal and vegetable matter, and concealed human beings located in secure spaces such as cargo shipping containers. Chemical analysis results are accumulated and added to effect definitive analyses over extended periods of time while the containers are in transit. Individual containers are equipped with a device employing the method. The analysis method consists of accumulation and addition of analytical chemical instrumentation, measurements of trace quantities of target chemical vapors inside of shipping containers while the containers are in transit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Inventors: Charles S. Harden, Joseph C. Harden
  • Patent number: 7442869
    Abstract: The present invention consists in a method and electronic device used to reproduce the sound of church organ flue pipes, by taking advantage of the physical modeling technique of acoustic instruments; it being an audio-digital synthesis system based on digital signal processors, which contains a program of physical simulation of the generation of the sound of organ flue pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Viscount International S.p.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Zinato
  • Patent number: 7387076
    Abstract: A locking system for a door of an enclosure has a handle, lock, and locking bolts mounted to the door, door jams mounted to the enclosure, dead bolts coupled to the locking bolts, and a blocking bolt coupled to the lock. When door is closed and handle is closed, then locking bolts are moved to locked position, such that door jams block path of locking bolts and thereby prevent door from being opened. When lock is unlocked, dead bolts can move toward each other allowing door to be opened. However, when lock is locked, door cannot be opened because blocking bolt, between dead bolts, prevents dead bolts from moving toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Merritt Industies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Bauman, Joseph T. Armfield, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7275504
    Abstract: The water includes a tank 10 which includes dual cold water inlets 21a, 21b. One or other of the cold water inlets 21a, 21b is in use connected to a cold water supply line. The cold water inlets 21a, 21b extend through inlet pipes 21c, 21d within the tank 10 and join at a cold water junction 22. Extending upwardly for cold water is a tempering tube or pipe 31, 31a, 31b that extends within the tank to the upper region of the tank 10 where the cold water can mix with hot water being drawn from the tank and passing through one of a pair of hot water outlets 26a, 26b. Either of the water outlets 26a, 26b in use is connected to a hot water delivery line for supply of the tempered water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Inventors: Gavin Schaeche, David Lowe, Richard Rees