Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Wendy Buskop
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Patent number: 6725590Abstract: The invention is a personal identification panel for vehicles having at least one wheel with at least two spokes made of a rigid personal identification panel area with a thickness of {fraction (1/32)}th having a first side, a second side, a first attachment end for folding over the first spoke, a second attachment end for folding over the second spoke, a first adhesive strip and a second adhesive strip disposed on the first side and on the first attachment end, wherein the first adhesive strip is proximate to the second adhesive strip and the first adhesive strip secures to the second adhesive strip, and a third adhesive strip and a fourth adhesive strip disposed the first side and on the second attachment end, wherein the third adhesive strip is proximate to the fourth adhesive strip and the third adhesive strip secures to the fourth adhesive strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Inventor: Mike Slusher
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Patent number: 6718116Abstract: The invention is a safety panel for a bicycle and a bicycle and safety panel combination made of rigid display area with a thickness of {fraction (1/32)}th, a first side, a second side, a first attachment end for folding over the first spoke, a second attachment end for folding over the second spoke, a first adhesive strip and a second adhesive strip disposed on the first side and on the first attachment end, wherein the first adhesive strip is proximate to the second adhesive strip and the first adhesive strip secures to the second adhesive strip, and a third adhesive strip and a fourth adhesive strip disposed the first side and on the second attachment end, wherein the third adhesive strip is proximate to the fourth adhesive strip and the third adhesive strip secures to the fourth adhesive strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Inventor: Mike Slusher
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Patent number: 6704749Abstract: An integrated hangtag production system with an order analysis program for receiving an electronic order file from a customer and outputting an analyzed customer data file in which the order analysis program including means for generating a first plurality of documents from the electronic order file which are useful for evaluating the integrity of the customer order; and a hangtag automation program for receiving the analyzed customer data file in which the hangtag automation program file including means for generating a second plurality of documents from analyzed customer data file which are useful for coordinating the production of hangtags ordered by the customer.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2000Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: AW Printing, Inc.Inventors: Trang S. Palmer, Wai C. Ricky Chan
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Patent number: 6688248Abstract: A submersible catamaran made of two parallel submergible floats, each having a triangular bow, a float midsection, a tail, and stern, a solid support surface forming a top to the two submergible floats adapted for supporting heavy loads, two movable columns disposed on the solid support surface, a fixed column on each submergible float, a ballast system disposed in each submergible float to raise and lower the catamaran with respect to the waterline, a horizontal positioning system with maneuvering winches and maneuvering lines connected to the winch and an object at sea, a controller for orienting the catamaran relative to the object at sea, and a vertical positioning system with two lines secured substantially vertically to the object at sea, two motion compensation systems disposed for monitoring the line tensions, and a control system to control the tension between the two motion compensation systems and the object at sea.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Itrec B.V.Inventor: Joop Roodenburg
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Patent number: 6679330Abstract: An apparatus for use in a subsea well including a bore, wherein the apparatus has a tubing hanger body having an annulus therethrough, a ball valve in the annulus adapted for opening and closing the annulus, comprising a ball valve body within a valve chamber in the tubing hanger body which forms a continuation of the tubing hanger passageway at one end and is closed at its opposite end; a tubular valve housing for the ball valve; the ball valve body having a ball valve closure member substantially in the form of a spherical ball defining two annular valve seats concentric with the annulus for the ball valve; the spherical ball being longitudinally movable and rotatable extending transversely in alternating positions between spherical upstream and downstream valve seat preventing flow through the passage; and a remote source for hydraulically moving the spherical ball.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2001Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc.Inventors: Dewey Craig Compton, Edwin R. Knerr
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Patent number: 6675516Abstract: The invention is a display device for a vehicle with wheels having a first spoke and a second spoke made of a rigid display area with a first side and a second side and a thickness of {fraction (1/32)}th inch, a first attachment end for folding over the first spoke, a second attachment end for folding over the second spoke, a first adhesive strip and a second adhesive strip disposed on the first side and on the first attachment end, and a third adhesive strip and a fourth adhesive strip disposed the first side and on the second attachment end, wherein the first adhesive strip is proximate to the second adhesive strip and secures to the second adhesive strip and the third adhesive strip is proximate to the fourth adhesive strip and secures to the fourth adhesive strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Inventor: Mike Slusher
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Patent number: 6675808Abstract: A system for use in patient comprising, a first mouthguard and a second mouthguard, each mouthguard having a front, a back, an internal channel and an external surface, wherein each internal channel has an occlusal surface for engaging the patient's teeth, and where the first mouthguard has disposed on the external surface opposite the occlusal surface a first base, and the second mouthguard has disposed on the external surface opposite the occlusal surface, a second base, with the first base connected to a first and second tube and the second base is connected to a third and fourth tube; and wherein the first and second tubes are positioned opposite each other on the first base; and the third and fourth tubes are positioned opposite each other on the second base, and all tubes are located the same distance from the front of the mouthguard; a right wedge with an right upper wedge surface and a right lower wedge surface, wherein the right wedge further comprises (i) an upper right connector extending fromType: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Inventor: Brian Lee Karasic
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Patent number: 6660308Abstract: The invention is a beverage made of a fluid and a one time daily dosage amount in an ingestible amount for treating an inflammatory tissue or arthritic condition in a mammal involving tissue that is underperfused tissue, inflamed joints, and inflamed muscle, wherein said dosage is a rapid absorbing large amount made of a glucosamine sulfate, a glucosamine hydrochloride, and an n-acetyl glucosamine and combinations thereof, a chondroitin sulfate, a chondroitin hydrochloride and combinations thereof, a vasodialating sulfonate with at least one methyl group, and a buffer to reduce adverse symptoms from large amounts of glucosamine and chondroitin selected from the family of araliaceae and a B3 vitamin.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Inventors: Kenneth A. Martin, Teresa Leigh Barr
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Patent number: 6653352Abstract: A composition containing capsicium extract together with other ingredients to neutralize the discomfort resulting from the application of capsicium extract to the skin enabling treatment of many types of discomforts, including arthritis pain, neuropathy, post surgical scarring, hemorrhoid pain and itching, and pruritis without the discomfort normally associated with the topical application of capsicium extract.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2001Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Medical Merchandising, Inc.Inventors: Teresa Leigh Barr, Stephen D. Holt
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Patent number: 6644410Abstract: A modular control system having independently and separately retrievable parts for use on subsea equipment, including subsea Christmas trees, and subsea manifolds.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2000Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Inventors: Christopher John Lindsey-Curran, Earl V. Schultz, Jr., John C. MacNeill
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Patent number: 6644411Abstract: A tubing hanger including a tubing hanger body having a tubing string which is adapted to be supported in the bore of the wellhead housing wherein the apparatus comprises a flapper valve disposed in or below the tubing hanger, wherein the valve further comprises a flapper valve having a flapper valve closure member substantially in the form of a concave spherical segment defining an annular valve seat concentric with the tubing for the flapper valve; a flapper plate disposed in the valve chamber for rotatable movement from a valve position in which the flapper plate is removed from the annular valve seat to a valve position in which the flapper plate extends transversely across the flow passage for the flapper valve and forms a sealing engagement with the annular valve seat and the sealing surface is substantially in the form of a convex spherical segment, wherein the convex spherical segment is disposed intermediate between the first and second planar surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2001Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc.Inventors: Dewey Craig Compton, Edwin R. Knerr
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Patent number: 6644679Abstract: A trailer hitch stinger assembly for a towing vehicle, wherein the tow vehicle has a frame, a stinger and a trailer hitch, comprising: a trailer hitch stinger having a hitch, and a retainer wherein the retainer is slidably mounted around the trailer hitch stinger and further comprises a central slot is adapted to engage the trailer hitch stinger, a right slot adapted to receive a first chain from a trailer, and a left slot adapted to receive a second chain from the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Inventor: Brad A. Warren
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Patent number: 6644401Abstract: The invention relates to a slip type casing hanger assembly, having a hanger body with an annulus, a casing head disposed around casing for supporting and transferring weight of the casing string to the casing head. The slip type casing hanger assembly further includes (a) an adjustable isolation plate for sealing the annulus, further including a lower plate landing on a load shoulder, an upper plate adjoining the annulus, and a spacer separating the lower plate from the upper plates; (b) a plurality of fasteners for securing the spacer to the upper plate and the lower plate; (c) at least two slip segments, each comprising a plurality of teeth for engaging and suspend the casing string, with each slip segment having a top step and bottom step for engaging the hanger body; (d) at least one alignment ring for aligning the slip segments, and (e) locking apparatus for securing the isolation plate against the load shoulder.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2001Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. Miller
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Patent number: 6637074Abstract: Safety glasses holders and eye glass holders for securing to hats or fabric comprising a clip on design and a fastening design, wherein said clip design has an adjustable height design and fastening design which allows the clip to either be temporarily attached to a hat by way of the clip or sewn into the hat and/or comprises a frame secured to the insides of a hat with pins attached to and extending from said frame and penetrating said hat to attach to and engage the adjustable height clip for holding the arm of a pair of safety glasses.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Inventor: Russell Earl Morris
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Patent number: 6628992Abstract: Apparatus for communication for a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, the SCADA system comprising: an enterprise server; at least one intelligent electronic device (RTU), wherein the RTU measures a physical process and stores digital data representative of the measurement in a memory area for transmission; a configuration tool (AES) linking the SCADA server with the RTU; a connection device (TAC) for installing the SCADA system on related software program; a gel encapsulation layer (GEL), the method comprising the steps of: (1) communicating a command from the enterprise server to said RTU via the AES to configure said RTU; (2) permitting said RTU to receive data input and to store said data; and (3) transmitting said data back from the RTU to the enterprise server.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Automation Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Douglas C. Osburn, III
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Patent number: 6618907Abstract: Safety glasses holders and eye glass holders for securing to safety hats or fabric comprising a clip on design and a nonremovable fastening design, wherein the fastening design in one embodiment comprises a removeable frame secured to the sides of a safety hat; and in the second embodiment, a nonremoveable design which may be either a first and second elastic cord or pin penetrating the hat and secured to the frame, and a strip disposed between the first and second elastic cords or pins for holding the arm of a pair of safety glasses or, in a second embodiment of the permanently fixed holder, comprises a planar member attached to the safety hat by a spring which serves to hold the clip in place and provide a securing force to engage the arm of a pair of eyeglasses between the clip and safety hat.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Inventor: Russell Earl Morris
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Patent number: 6619223Abstract: A hawser system for connecting a semisubmersible tender to a deep draft caisson vessel comprising: a first winch and a second winch disposed on the first end of the tender; a first hawser connected to the first winch and a second hawser connected to the second winch; a first sheave and a second sheave disposed on a second end of the tender opposite the first end of the tender, the first sheave for engaging the first hawser and the second sheave for engaging the second hawser; a first hawser fairlead disposed on a first side of the tender for receiving the first hawser and a second hawser fairlead disposed on the second side of the tender for receiving the second hawser and wherein the first hawser crosses the second hawser three times as each is reaved to each fairlead and wherein the first and second hawsers pass beneath the deck of the tender to the deep draft caisson vessel; at least one connector or joining the first and second hawsers at a position n the deep draft caisson vessel, after the hawsers passType: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Drillmar, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Louis Beato
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Patent number: 6618999Abstract: A safety apparatus for a lifting structure having a crown and at least one traveling block, and an oil derrick having a crown bumper, wherein the safety apparatus comprises at least two support beams attached to crown of the lifting structure; a plate secured between the support beams; a bumper pad secured to the plate and adapted to be positioned at the crown of the lifting structure to cushion any impact with the traveling block if the traveling block is lifted towards the crown without stopping and the oil drilling rig apparatus, comprises: a derrick having a lower end for mounting on a platform, an upwardly projecting frame, and an upper, crown end; a traveling block suspended from the upper crown end within the derrick frame; drive means linked to the traveling block for driving the traveling block up and down the frame in a predetermined travel path; and a crown bumper comprising: at least two support beams attached to the derrick; a plate secured between said support beams; a bumper pad secured to theType: GrantFiled: October 4, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: JM Clipper CorporationInventor: Michael Joe Reynolds
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Patent number: 6612847Abstract: A slip plate assembly (40) for supplying electrical current under rotational and translational force applications, includes a housing (39) and at least one draw unit (70). While subjected to rotational and translational forces, each draw unit (70) disposed within the housing (39) supplies electric current from a power source (not shown) to a receiving system (90). Each draw unit (70) includes a first electroplate (71), a second electroplate (72), and a plurality of rolling members (76) positioned within a gap (85) formed between the first and second electroplates (71, 72). In traversing this gap (85), each rolling member of the plurality of rolling members (76) contacts the first and second electroplates (71, 72) to create an electrical circuit path therebetween. Each draw unit (70) further includes a support spacer (78) and a resilient element (77).Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Inventor: Florencio Canizales, Jr.
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Patent number: D484414Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Inventor: W. Park Kerr