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  • Benzazole analogues and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7514460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N2-heteroaryl-benzazole-2,(5 or 6)-diamine derivatives and compositions thereof as protein kinase inhibitors for the treatment of e.g. cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Herz, Rolf Krauss, Michael Kubbutat, Martin Lang, Christoph Schaechtele, Stefan Tasler, Frank Totzke
  • Wheelchair
    Patent number: 7510200
    Abstract: A wheelchair having a chassis formed from a flat plate folded to define a lower chassis, a chassis back, and an upper chassis. The lower and the upper chassis each have a pair of elongated substantially parallel arms that extend from respective land portions of the chassis. The arms define openings in distal portions for receiving caster wheels. Drive wheels connect to axle mounts that are selectively positioned for track, camber, and height, which axle mounts connect to the chassis back or to the lower chassis for stroller configuration. A seat support attaches to the upper chassis for supporting a person and includes independently adjustable height, longitudinal position relative to a seat back, and angle. A pair of push handles attach to the chassis back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: PlainSense Wheelchairs, Inc.
    Inventor: James B. Papac
  • Manufacturing method for friction welded aluminum alloy parts
    Patent number: 7490752
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing aluminium alloy parts with precipitation hardening including friction stir welding of at least two elements made from the same alloy or different alloys, solution heat treatment, and quenching of welded parts, in which the elements are subjected to heat treatment before welding at temperature T for at least 2t1, t1 being defined as the minimum treatment duration at temperature T leading to a specific melting peak energy defined by AED equal to less than 1 J/g. A method according to the invention substantially avoids an increase in the grain size following solution heat treatment after welding. The invention further relates to novel aluminum materials as well as uses therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Alcan Rhenalu
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Ehrstrom, Timothy Warner
  • Hygienic dispensing package
    Patent number: 7481339
    Abstract: A hygienic dispensing package includes a container having a top panel with a dispensing aperture selectively covered by a slide closure. The closure rides within a flat channel of the top panel and is in tongue and groove engagement with parallel side walls of the channel. One of a pair of spaced sockets in the channel is engaged by a detent formed on the underside of the closure when the aperture is covered; the detent seats in the other socket when the aperture is uncovered. The detent is formed as a protrusion on an integral cantilever leaf of the closure to assure intimate sliding contact between the faces of the channel and the closure and effective sealing of the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Medtech Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter W. Hsu
  • Catalytic filter based on silicon carbide (?-SiC) for combustion of soot derived from exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7479265
    Abstract: This invention relates to ?-SiC foam parts with a specific surface area preferably equal to at least 5 m2/g and with at least two zones A and B with a different cellular porosity distribution, wherein the parts were made by chemical transformation of a porous precursor medium comprising at least two blocks A? and B?, each having a different cellular porosity distribution, and in that the at least two zones A and B are derived from the chemical transformation of the two blocks A? and B?. This foam, optionally after deposition of an active layer, may be used as a filter medium in cartridges designed for the purification of exhaust gases. The invention also relates to manufacturing processes for preparing such a filter medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignees: SICAT, Entre National de la Recherche Scientifigue, Universite Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg
    Inventors: Charlotte Pham, Laurie Pesant, Pierre Bernhardt, Michel Wolf, Cuong Pham-Huu, Marc-Jacques Ledoux, Michel Kartheuser, Estelle Vanhaecke
  • Media microwave oven
    Patent number: 7476828
    Abstract: A media microwave oven for showing videos at a workplace. The media microwave oven includes: a microwave oven; a display screen embedded in the door of the microwave oven; a speaker; and a lockable compartment containing a computer system. The computer system comprises: a microprocessor, connected memory, mass capacity storage; a first software component for retrieving the at least one advertising video from the storage and transmitting the advertising video to the display screen and the speaker; and a second software component for managing the sequence and time of showing the advertising videos, wherein the advertising videos are shown repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Inventor: Marc Genua
  • Mounting bracket for electrical fixtures
    Patent number: 7456357
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for connecting a housing of an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box, in which a plate attached to the housing includes a locking member having an engager at a first end moveable relative to the plate between a first position and a second position. A locking post adapted for connecting to an electrical junction box includes a receiver for engaging the engager. The locking post secures the housing to the electrical junction box upon moving the locking member to the second position to engage the engager with the receiver of the locking post. A method of attaching a housing for an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Gardenia Industrial Limited
    Inventors: Allan Kwong, Xiao Chen Chen
  • Mobile trailer hitching apparatus
    Patent number: 7451841
    Abstract: A trailer loading or hitching device for moving a trailer between a storage position and attachment of a tongue of the trailer to a tow vehicle, comprising a vertical lifting column selectively extendable and retractable by a mover and pivotally connected to a drive wheel chassis by a mount for a steering shaft operatively engaged to the lifting column, the drive wheel chassis having opposing drive wheels selectively operable for moving the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventor: Larry Nelson
  • Chair footrest mechanism
    Patent number: 7445291
    Abstract: A footrest mechanism is disclosed which is adapted to be coupled to a chair to allow a footrest (120) to be moved between an extended position and a retracted position. The footrest mechanism includes a mounting member (104) having a guide pin (109) and a release member (106) having an L-shaped slot (110) configured to receive the guide pin. The L-shaped slot (110) includes a generally horizontal portion (111) extending from a generally vertical portion (112) at least partially defined by a stop wall (113). The release member (106) also includes a handling tab (107) which facilitates the operation of the footrest mechanism (102) for movement of the footrest (120) between extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventors: Yvonne Parkel, Robert Clark
  • Nondestructive residential inspection method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7445377
    Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus for nondestructive residential inspection and various methods for using a thermal imaging apparatus coupled to inspect exterior residential components, interior residential components, a pitched roof and basement of a residential building and the electrical system of a residential building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventors: Peng Lee, Kevin J Seddon
  • Method to detect termite infestation in a structure
    Patent number: 7434990
    Abstract: A method for confirming the presence of termites in a structure, involving a preliminary infrared scan of a structure and confirmation of termite infestation with at least one detector in order to quickly locate potential areas of termite infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: University of Mississippi
    Inventor: Peng Lee
  • System and method for manipulating insect behavior
    Patent number: 7429928
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to quickly locate potential areas of subterranean termite infestation, and an acoustic sensor in the form of an accelerometer or the disclosed innovative acoustic sensors having a bandwidth of at least 100 Hz to 15 kHz to detect noises made by the subterranean termites. Information collected by the acoustic sensor may be transmitted to a portable mini-computer (pocket PC) for confirmation and to a central operations center for inclusion in a comprehensive database of termite data and information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: University of Mississippi
    Inventor: Peng Lee
  • Hard cover product with concealed security device
    Patent number: 7411499
    Abstract: A hard cover product having an outer liner attached to a pair of sheet members disposed in spaced-apart relation to define a gap. One of the hard sheet members defines a receiving zone that receives a security tag. An inner liner attaches overlying the pair of hard sheet members and concealing the security tag within the receiving zone. The gap between the pair of sheet members defines a spine for the hard cover product, whereby the opposing hard sheets defining a front cover and back cover that move together foldably. Methods of making a hard cover product and of making an intermediate board for use in a hard cover product are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Smartguard, LLC
    Inventor: Dale Hunt Nichols, Sr.
  • Method for cushioning the grip of a golf club, and apparatus for practicing the method
    Patent number: 7407444
    Abstract: A method is provided for cushioning the grip of a striking instrument which generally includes the steps of providing a striking instrument having an elongated shaft, placing a pneumatically actuated cushioning apparatus over the distal end of the shaft, the pneumatically actuated cushioning apparatus having a bladder configured to surround the proximal end of the shaft along a desired length and a valve for receiving a volume of air; inserting the nozzle of a pump into the valve of the cushioning apparatus, and operating the pump in order to inject a volume of air into the bladder, thereby cushioning the grip of the striking instrument. Preferably, the striking instrument is a golf club. A cushioning apparatus is also provided, which includes an inner layer and an outer layer defining a bladder, and a valve for receiving air and delivering it into the bladder so that the grip may be pumped up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Inventor: David L. Cera
  • Styrene-free unsaturated polyester resin compositions
    Patent number: 7396882
    Abstract: Styrene-free unsaturated polyester resin compositions are provided which have low volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants emissions when these resin compositions are used in open molding applications. A process for the manufacture of these resin compositions is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: AOC, LLC
    Inventors: John C. Hewitt, John E. McAlvin, Paul Taylor Hutson, Amber E. Craig, Marjorie Krantz, Derek K. Rivers
  • Foldable end frame container
    Patent number: 7387215
    Abstract: A frame container (10) for packing heavy durable goods in which a base (12) includes two end frames (14, 16) connected by pairs of opposing side diagonals (40) pinned at first ends to the base and at second ends (42) to the end frames. Each pair of opposing side diagonals (40) pivot between a first position aligned with the base and the second ends near respective ends of the base and an erected second position whereby the side diagonals are disposed at an oblique angle relative to the base with the second ends of the pair of side diagonals remote from the respective ends of the base for enclosing heavy durable goods within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: North American Container Corporation
    Inventor: John M. Grigsby, Sr.
  • Container
    Patent number: D577995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: InnoWare Plastic, Inc.
    Inventor: James Kyle Lovett
  • Container
    Patent number: D578387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: InnoWare Plastic, Inc.
    Inventor: James Kyle Lovett
  • Container
    Patent number: D578877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: InnoWare Plastic, Inc.
    Inventor: James Kyle Lovett
  • Grill
    Patent number: D587873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Welch Grill Works, LLC
    Inventors: George D Eshleman, Thorold J Sharitz