Patents Represented by Attorney Suzanne F. Hopkins & Carley Seavello
  • Patent number: 5653336
    Abstract: A device for carrying a cellular phone on the torso includes a receptacle for holding the phone. In one embodiment, a side strap assembly attaches to a pair of suspenders while supporting the receptacle. The position of the receptacle is moveable along the side strap assembly from the upper chest to the side or back of the wearer. In another embodiment, a shoulder strap assembly supports the receptacle under the arm of a wearer. The elements of the device are visible and not meant to be concealed as are a gun, money, checkbook, credit card or other type of carrying cases. The receptacle is formed from a flexible material. The back of the receptacle includes two vertically spaced horizontal slots and an optional loop for easily mounting the receptacle to a pair of suspenders and the optional strap assemblies. The back of the receptacle also includes a mechanism for removably securing the receptacle to the suspenders and strap assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventors: Erik Buonaiuto, Val Buonaiuto
  • Patent number: 5630379
    Abstract: A low maintenance, electrically controlled automatic spray bath employs a spray system to wash animals and subsequently deliver treatment and prevention products at a continuous, consistent dosage rate. The automatic spray bath comprises at least one component. Each component comprises four rails defining an enclosure through which animals are walked in one direction, one after the other. Each rail of each component has a plurality of nozzles. When one component is employed the nozzles are divided into sets. Each set of nozzles sprays either a cleaning fluid or a treatment fluid. When more than one component is employed, the nozzles of each component spray either a cleaning fluid or a treatment fluid. The components are modular and portable. As animals are led between a set of nozzles, an electric eye beam is broken, causing a check valve to allow liquid to flow from a remote reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: SSI Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Gerk, W. Michael Ryden
  • Patent number: 5511555
    Abstract: A neurological pin includes a shaft with a sharp end and a blunt end. The sharp end is surrounded by an element defining an annular surface traversing the axis of the shaft. The blunt end is normally defined by a spherical body and typically, the diameter of the sphere will be substantially equal to that of the annular surface. The element defining the annular surface is frustro-conical, tapering towards the blunt end. The provision of the annular surface at the sharp end of the shaft substantially eliminates the risk of piercing a patient's skin during normal use, while facilitating the application of consistent pressure on the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Inventor: Barry L. Jacobs