Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Sandra Thompson
  • Liquid sample station
    Patent number: 7946189
    Abstract: A sample station and method of using the station, which contains a removable receptacle for collecting fluid samples from tanks, pipelines or other receptacles. The removable receptacle has a valve at the bottom for easy emptying and cleaning. The sample station is vented so the sample receptacle can not be pressurized, and is meant to be piped to the container which holds the fluid to be sampled, so the sample can be collected without risk of splashing, and without risk of spilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Johann Niederberger
  • Compliant and crosslinkable thermal interface materials
    Patent number: 6811725
    Abstract: Described is a compliant and crosslinkable thermal interface material of at least one silicone resin mixture, at least one wetting enhancer and at least one thermally conductive filler, and a method of making and using same; as well as a method of improving thermal conductivity of polymer and resin systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: My N. Nguyen, James Grundy
  • Fixture-less bare board tester
    Patent number: 6727711
    Abstract: Methods and devices for testing connectivity between connectors on a circuit board include utilizing a bias board having a photoconductive layer coated with a light-transmissive electrically conductive layer in conjunction with a light source and a voltage source to alternately charge and discharge conductors. A conductor discharged by connecting it to a ground via the bias board is determined to be electrically connected to a previously charged conductor if current flows between the conductor and the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell Advanced Circuits, Inc.
    Inventor: Yutaka Doi
  • Purine L-nucleosides, analogs and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6509320
    Abstract: Novel purine L-nucleoside compounds are disclosed, in which both the purine rings and the sugar are either modified, functionalized or both. The novel compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable esters or salts thereof may be used in pharmaceutical compositions, and such compositions may be used to treat an infection, an infestation, a neoplasm, or an autoimmune disease. The novel compounds may also be used to modulate aspects of the immune system, including modulation of Th1 and Th2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Guangyi Wang, Robert Tam, Devron Averett
  • Louvered vent
    Patent number: D605281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: AURORA Konrad G. Schultz GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Ralf Kern