Patents Examined by Kient T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 5803816
    Abstract: An amusement ride presenting a platform, two parallel vertical posts extending upwards from the platform, and two arms fitted respectively to the posts and rotated about a horizontal axis by a first drive means. The ride is characterized in that it presents a passenger car in turn presenting a circular supporting structure fitted to an axial end of the two arms, a circular plate fitted to the structure and rotated freely about its own central axis by a second drive means and a number of seats fitted to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Soriani & Moser
    Inventors: Alfeo Moser, Claudio Soriani
  • Patent number: 5771715
    Abstract: A convertible ear ornament is provided that in one embodiment referenced by numeral (100) features an ornamental member (14) having an accessible pocket (16) into which a variety of bracket members (22, 23, 25, 27, 60) may be releasably secured to provide different attachment means enabling one to provide a singular ornamental member (14) with a variety of means of attaching member (14) to an ear portion including a pierced ear opening post (26), a pivotable clip (32), a rotating clamp (42), and an ear loop (46) and which in another embodiment features an ornamental member (50) having a pair of spaced-apart overhanging members (52) and (54) defining an open-sided pocket into which the bracket member may be releasably secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventors: Joseph Soukenik, Thomas Quirk, Christopher Mielczarek
  • Patent number: 5769727
    Abstract: A swing with a pivotably attached tray for pivotable movement about a generally vertical axis, a vibrating mechanism attachable to a seat bottom of the swing, wheels mounted on a frame for selective engagement with the floor when the frame is tilted back when grasping a pair of handles on the frame, a lost motion coupling mechanism for a motorized drive mechanism, and a reclinable seat with an adjustment wire for selecting different reclined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Lisco, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Fair, Mark D. Jankowski