Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
  • Combination medical support table and portable convertible stretcher unit
    Patent number: 8209802
    Abstract: A combination patient support table and stretcher assembly having a patient support surface including at least first and second planar sections convertible between first end-to-end secured and second collapsible arrangements. A plurality of legs extend from corner locations associated with the planar support sections, the legs are convertible at least between first downwardly supporting and second outwardly pivoting positions. The assembly operates in a selected configuration as a ground supported and elevated table, and which can further be reconfiguring through actuation of the legs to reconfigure as a patient transportable stretcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Linares Medical Devices, LLC
    Inventor: Miguel A. Linares
  • Pump insert and assembly
    Patent number: 8210808
    Abstract: A pump insert (128) has an inner surface which in use defines a portion of a volute (124) of a pump (110) wherein said pump insert (128) is adapted to be coupled with a pump casing (116) by an inter-engaging profiled coupling arrangement (166). In one disclosed embodiment the pump insert (128) is adapted to engage a pump casing closure plate (148) which is locatable about a pump shaft (112) and between the pump inert (148) and the pump casing (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Weir Minerals Europe Limited
    Inventors: Nigel P. Clarence, Richard J. Collings, Ian H. Wells
  • Protein kinase C zeta inhibition to treat diabetic retinopathy
    Patent number: 8211893
    Abstract: Methods of treating or preventing a disease or disorder in a subject are provided by the present invention which include administering a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a protein kinase C (PKC) zeta inhibitor. A disease or disorder treated or prevented by administration of a PKC zeta inhibitor is characterized by abnormal vascular permeability. Diseases or disorders treated or prevented by administration of a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a PKC zeta inhibitor include cancer, an ischemic condition and microvascular complications of a systemic or local condition in the subject, such as diabetes and/or diabetic macular edema. Additionally, methods of inhibiting PKC zeta are provided which include incubating PKC zeta in vivo, in vitro and/or in silico with a PKC zeta inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Antonetti, Jeffrey M. Sundstrom, Charles D. Smith
  • Abnormality determination apparatus and method for oxygen sensor
    Patent number: 8210034
    Abstract: An abnormality determination apparatus for an oxygen sensor provided on the downstream side of a catalyst includes: a first determination portion that determines whether a rich-output continuation time during which output value of the oxygen sensor continues being an output value that shows a rich state before a fuel cut is started is longer than a set continuation time; a second determination portion that determines whether degree of change in the output value when the output value changes from a first reference value to a second reference value that shows a leaner state than the first reference value is more gradual than a set degree of change after the fuel cut is started; and a third determination portion that determines whether the oxygen sensor is abnormal based on determinations by the first determination portion the second determination portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Nakamura
  • Coolant filtration system and method for metal working machines
    Patent number: 8211304
    Abstract: A coolant filtration system and method for use with one or more metal working machines. The system includes a housing, pump, conveyer assembly, drum assembly, and centrifugal separator. The housing includes a tank that receives and holds coolant coming out of the one or more metal working machines. The pump is used to drive the coolant through the coolant filtration system. A part of the conveyer assembly is disposed within the housing in order to carry-away workpiece chips from the coolant. The drum assembly is located near the conveyer assembly in order to filter the coolant. The centrifugal separator receives coolant processed by the conveyor and drum assemblies. The system can further include one or more fine filters for additional filtering of the coolant outputted by the centrifugal separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: JK Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Keith Alan Urban
  • Method and device for measuring the pollutants in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 8205481
    Abstract: A method of measuring oxygen-containing nitrogen components including nitrogen dioxide in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, wherein an exhaust gas sample is taken from a removal point 10 at the exhaust gas pipe 1 and is guided to at least one measuring instrument by means of a removal line, wherein, for the purpose of measuring the oxygen-containing nitrogen components, there are provided a separate removal point 10 and a removal line 11 and that the exhaust gas sample for measuring the oxygen-containing nitrogen components is set to a temperature at which a reaction between the nitrogen dioxide and soot is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: FEV GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Lueers, Juergen Schnitzler, Peter Mauermann, Peter Gerhards
  • Washing apparatus
    Patent number: 8205278
    Abstract: Apparatus for washing a body comprising a. a body membrane adapted to receive a body therein, the body membrane having a plurality of body portions, each body portion having: i. an exterior surface and an interior surface; ii. a water conduit for passage of water through the body membrane to the interior surface thereof; iii. an air conduit separate to the water conduit for passage of air through the body membrane to the interior surface thereof; and b. control means operable to control the passage of water and air independently through the water and air conduits respectively, the control means further operable to control the passage of water and air in each body portion independently. Also provided is a method of washing a body using said apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventors: Ronald G. Thomas, Anthony P. Beanlands
  • Infinitely adjustable beverage container holder by spin actuation
    Patent number: 8205767
    Abstract: An adjustable beverage container includes an outer case having a case axis. An actuator ring, is rotatably coupled to the case. The actuator ring includes an arm extension push member and an arm retraction structure. A cover ring is fixedly attached to the case. An arm having an engagement structure including a slot or tab slidingly is engaged with the arm retraction structure of the actuator ring. The arm is also rotatably attached to the case and cover ring. The arm moves into and away from said case axis when the actuator ring is rotated relative to the case about the case axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Lawlor, Jeffrey Sadao Miki
  • System for determining most probable cause of a problem in a plant
    Patent number: 8209080
    Abstract: A system for determining a most probable cause or causes of a problem in a plant is disclosed. The system includes a plant, the plant having a plurality of subsystems that contribute to the operation of the plant, the plurality of subsystems having operating functions that produce operational signals. A plurality of sensors that are operable to detect the operational signals from the plurality of subsystems and transmit data related to the signals is also provided. An advisory system is disclosed that receives an input, the input being in the form of data from the plurality of sensors, possible input root causes of the problem, possible input symptoms of the problem and/or combinations thereof. The advisory system has an autoencoder in the form of a recurrent neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Danil V. Prokhorov, Setu Madhavi Namburu, Sandesh J. Ghimire, Liu Qiao
  • Unit cell assembly, fuel cell, and method for manufacturing unit cell assembly
    Patent number: 8202666
    Abstract: A unit cell assembly, stacked in a plurality to form a fuel cell, includes: a separator; a unit cell constituent member disposed at a first region on one face of the separator; a seal member which is formed of an elastic member and bonded to a second region surrounding the first region on one face of the separator, and which is integrated with at least part of a peripheral edge of the unit cell constituent member; and a first insulating portion having insulating properties and provided at least on part of a peripheral edge of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Kanao, Kenji Sato, Hiroshi Nishiyama
  • Air pressure regulator with flow sensor
    Patent number: 8201575
    Abstract: A combination air regulator and sensor assembly includes a head including a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A regulator dome including a second chamber is linked with the first chamber through a bore. The second chamber includes at least one outlet. A valve assembly is housed within the bore and moveable between closed and open positions sealing and allowing flow in the bore. A first diaphragm is positioned in the second chamber and linked with the valve assembly. The valve assembly moves in response to a pressure applied to the first diaphragm. A spring contacts the first diaphragm and applies a biasing force to the first diaphragm. A sensor dome including a third chamber is linked with the outlet of the second chamber. The sensor chamber includes a discharge outlet. A second diaphragm is positioned in the sensor chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Master Pneumatic-Detroit, Inc.
    Inventors: Julia Anderson, Larry Brice, Anton Kristi
  • Oil pump for a refrigerating compressor
    Patent number: 8202067
    Abstract: Oil pump for hermetic refrigerating compressor comprising a tubular sleeve having an upper portion affixed to at least one of the parts of crankshaft and rotor, and a lower portion having a lower end immersed in the lubricant oil, said tubular sleeve being provided with an inner surface presenting, along at least part of its longitudinal extension, at least one helical groove upwardly extending from the lower end; and a pump body disposed inside the tubular sleeve and defining, with the adjacent helical groove of the tubular sleeve, a lubricant oil ascending channel, said pump body presenting a lower end portion mounted to one of the parts of shell, cylinder block and stator, so as to be freely displaced within the tubular sleeve, in radial directions orthogonal to the crankshaft and rotatively locked in relation to the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Henrique Klein, Luiz Fabiano Jovita, Andrea Lopes
  • Hydraulic pressure control apparatus
    Patent number: 8202197
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a primary regulator valve that regulates a pressure discharged from an oil pump to form a line pressure that is used as an original pressure for a hydraulic pressure that is supplied to each element, and a secondary regulator valve that regulates a hydraulic pressure downstream of the primary regulator valve to form a secondary pressure. Two pilot pressures (first modulator hydraulic pressure, control hydraulic pressure from a duty solenoid) are supplied to the secondary regulator valve. The secondary regulator valve is configured in such a manner that when one of the pilot pressures changes, a change in the one of the pilot pressures is absorbed by the other pilot pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yusuke Ogata, Toshihiro Aoyama
  • Gradient image processing
    Patent number: 8203606
    Abstract: A method of assessing the quality of metal parts, for example through detection of defects in a metal part induced by processing the metal part, comprises acquiring a thermal image of the metal part after processing the metal part, determining a difference image by comparing the thermal image to a reference image, the difference image being related to temperature differences between temperature data represented by the thermal image and by the reference image, and determining a gradient image using the difference image, the gradient image representing temperature difference gradients within the difference image. An example apparatus comprises a camera, such as a thermal camera, an image processor, and an output device such as a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Thiago I. Avila, Petru S. Buse, Joshua A. H. Walter
  • Method of applying polymer coating to a substrate
    Patent number: 8197911
    Abstract: An object of complex three-dimensional configuration, such as an automotive vehicle body, is coated with a combination of a coating formulation and a photoactivated mixture containing active centers that have been produced prior to application. The two liquids can be intimately mixed prior to application to the object, or the coating formulation can be applied prior to the application of the photoactivated mixture. The coating formulation is cured by the active centers that have been produced prior to application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Cynthia G. Templeman, Eric M. Leonard, Beth Ann Ficek, Alec B. Scranton
  • Storage panel assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8196987
    Abstract: A storage panel assembly for a vehicle includes a panel having louvered exterior and internal surfaces. A vent structure is formed on a portion of the panel. At least one lug nut retention assembly is formed on the portion of the panel including the vent structure. The exterior louvered surface of the panel remains unblemished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Parkinson, Robert Charles Steinbrecher
  • Video monitoring and conferencing system
    Patent number: RE43462
    Abstract: A PC-based system for monitoring and storing representative images from video cameras may be utilized for security or other monitoring applications. Camera inputs from digital or analog sources are individually and independently digitized and displayed at a first set of image sizes, sampling rates, and frame rates, and may be stored in digital form on various recording media at a second set of image sizes, sampling rates, and frame rates, and these two sets of sizes and rates may or may not be identical. Provisions are included for adding detection or alarm systems which will automatically alter image size, sampling rate and/or frame rate of an individual input source, or activate other physical responses. In addition to security system monitoring, further applications of the invention are disclosed for process monitoring in manufacturing environments and also for applications in videoconferencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kinya Washino, Barry H. Schwab
  • Sheet with cross-stitch embroidery pattern
    Patent number: D661909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Taras Zhyhaylo
  • Dent puller
    Patent number: D661960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Philip Padula
  • Bottle and bottle mixing unit
    Patent number: D663014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Innovations 28 Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Taylor, Gary Doyle