Patents Represented by Attorney Boyle Fredrickson, S.

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  • Plow system for non-highway vehicles
    Patent number: 8151493
    Abstract: Non-highway vehicle plowing systems are described. The plowing system includes a mount assembly having a lower mount bracket, a plow mount bracket, an upper mount bracket, and an actuator bracket. The lower mount bracket is attached to the non-highway vehicle and the plow mount bracket is pivotably connected to the lower mounting bracket. The upper mount bracket is also secured to the non-highway vehicle and is constructed to engage the actuator bracket at a plurality of positions thereby allowing the plow mount assembly to be operable with a plurality of non-highway vehicles. The systems provide advantages in that the systems are not vehicle specific and are adaptable to different vehicle structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Mibar Products, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Dilworth, Brad Fromm
  • Muzzle loader unloading tool
    Patent number: 8151506
    Abstract: The unloading tool of the present invention includes a tube having a breech end and a distal end. The unloading tool may have threads at the breech end of the tube for releasably engaging a breech of a firearm so as to facilitate the removal and reloading of powder with respect to the breech. The present invention further encompasses a method for unloading powder from the breech of firearm including the steps of securing a breech end of a tubular unloading tool to a breech of the firearm and tilting the firearm to remove powder from the breech and into the unloading tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Anders
  • Ion radiation therapy system with variable beam resolution
    Patent number: 8154001
    Abstract: An ion radiation therapy machine provides a steerable beam for treating a tumor within the patient where the exposure spot of the beam is controlled in width and/or length to effect a flexible trade-off between treatment speed, accuracy, and uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ryan Thomas Flynn, Thomas R. Mackie
  • Color variation control process for molding plastic and composite multi-color articles
    Patent number: 8153045
    Abstract: A process to effect random color variation in multi-color molded articles includes feeding individual colors to molding equipment in a pre-established sequence and manner that prevents substantial mixing of the colors, and at pre-established ratios in relation to a non-integer multiple of the volume associated with the molded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Billibob J. Boor
  • Background-free absorption spectroscopy using spectral differentiator
    Patent number: 8149415
    Abstract: An absorption spectrometer provides improved rejection of background radiation signal by employing a frequency-swept laser signal without frequency dithering and performing an effective differentiation of output light from a test cell to eliminate these constant or slowly varying background radiation levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Scott Thomas Sanders, Thilo Kraetschmer
  • Spam resistant e-mail system
    Patent number: 8150928
    Abstract: A spam resistant e-mail system employs communication via authenticated communication channels while providing a mechanism for rapidly growing a list of authenticated individuals and managing that list on a personal and collaborative basis to prevent spammers from joining the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Chin Fang
  • Apparatus for fault tolerant digital inputs
    Patent number: 8149554
    Abstract: An input termination board for use with an industrial controller in a safety system is disclosed herein. The industrial controller may be populated with standard input modules according to the application. The termination board, in conjunction with the controller allows the standard input modules to be used as safety inputs. The termination board provides simplified wiring between the input modules and the remote devices by splitting each of the signals generated by the remote device into separate inputs for two different input modules. In addition, a program executing on the controller of the safety system monitors and tests each of the inputs in both input modules to verify proper operation of the inputs. If the program detects a fault in either input module, the safety system may alternately shut down according to a fail-safe procedure or continue operating under a fault-tolerant mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur P. Pietrzyk, Peter M. Delic, William E. Waltz, Russell W. Brandes, Dennis G. Schneider, Louis L. Smet
  • Electronically commutated serial-parallel switching for motor windings
    Patent number: 8143834
    Abstract: A method and a circuit for controlling an ac machine comprises controlling a full bridge network of commutation switches which are connected between a multiphase voltage source and the phase windings to switch the phase windings between a parallel connection and a series connection while providing commutation discharge paths for electrical current resulting from inductance in the phase windings. This provides extra torque for starting a vehicle from lower battery current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventor: John S. Hsu
  • Cassette-based power meter
    Patent number: 8141438
    Abstract: A cassette-based power measuring apparatus includes a power sensing arrangement mounted within a cavity defined by a hollow bicycle cassette. The power sensing arrangement includes a torque sensing assembly including torque sensing elements configured to measure a user applied torque. The torque sensing elements are in communication with an electronics assembly configured to process the measured data and transmit it to a receiver. The torque sensing assembly may comprise a torque tube or a series of bending beams secured between a rear plate of the cassette and a freehub. The torque tube or bending beams may include strain gauges bonded thereto for measuring strain induced by application of forces in response to user-applied power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Saris Cycling Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan R. Roessingh, David L. Wendt
  • Selectively extendible operator's platform for stand-on lawnmower
    Patent number: 8141886
    Abstract: A selectively deployable extender is provided on the rear of a platform assembly of a stand-on lawnmower so as to permit an operator to position his or her feet further from the rear wheels than would otherwise be possible in order to increase operator comfort and/or to improve traction and/or maneuverability. By making the platform selectively deployable as opposed to simply providing a longer platform, the length of the machine can be reduced for storage and transport, and the risk of making damaging contact with an obstruction or with the ground while traveling up a hill is reduced. The extender may, for instance, be a plate or similar device pivotally attached to a rear end of a main platform and the main platform can be resiliently mounted to or at least partially isolated from a frame of the stand-on lawnmower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Sugden, Matthew J. Mugan
  • Motorized rotating gutter
    Patent number: 8141302
    Abstract: A gutter dumping assembly is actuatable to rotate a gutter from an initial, upright position to a downwardly-facing dumped position in order to dump debris from the gutter. The actuator is coupled to the gutter support by a flexible structure so that, after the actuator positively forces the gutter to an over-center position, the gutter falls to a dumped position under only the force of gravity. The gutter is supported by a number of spaced brackets, each of which includes an upper leg that is inclined downwardly and forwardly from the rear of the bracket so as to be hidden from view and to channel rainwater falling into the bracket into the gutter as opposed to against the building or outside of the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: RRTK Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Desotell, Gerald D. Leisgang, William D. Leisgang
  • Electrical energy storage device containing an electroactive separator
    Patent number: 8139343
    Abstract: An electrical energy storage device includes a first electrode; a second electrode; a separator; and an electrolyte; where the separator is an electronic insulator; the separator is positioned between the first and second electrodes; the separator includes a first surface proximal to the first electrode and a second surface proximal to the second electrode; the separator is configured to support an electric double layer at the first surface, the second surface, or at both the first surface and the second surface; and the device is an electrical energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: WiSys Technology Foundation
    Inventors: Charles P. Gibson, Annamalai Karthikeyan
  • Multi-component product container with reclosable top
    Patent number: 8137493
    Abstract: A container provides sealed storage for contents. The container includes a composite top member formed of a panel and a frame. The panel includes an opening for providing access to the contents of the package. The frame includes a closure member that is molded in an open position, and which can be moved to a closed position for closing the opening in the panel. The container is formed of a container body in the form of a tubular member formed to a desired shape. The container body is closed using the top member that closes a top opening of the container body, and a bottom member that closes a bottom opening of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Arrow Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Gross, Dieter F. Lay, Robert W. Fox
  • Sequenced separately-derived transfer switch capable of switching a load between a pair of power supplies without introducing open neutral switching transients
    Patent number: 8138433
    Abstract: An interlock arrangement operatively associated with utility and generator side switches of an electrical panel including a first main switch associated with the first power supply and a second main switch associated with the second power supply. The interlock arrangement includes a first neutral switch associated with the first power supply, and a second neutral switch associated with the second power supply. A lockout sequencer arrangement has a first lockout that restricts simultaneous switching of the first and the second neutral switch, a second lockout configured to engage the first lockout to restrict movement of the first lockout when the first main switch is a conductive position, and a third lockout configured to engage the first lockout to restrict movement of the first lockout when the second main switch is in a conductive position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Reliance Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Neil A. Czarnecki, David D. Flegel, Michael O. Flegel
  • Heating element
    Patent number: D655805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Western Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Jonovic, Michael L. Mosner, Peter F. Sosso
  • Handle for a serving utensil
    Patent number: D655979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Polar Ware Company
    Inventor: Paul Bolgert
  • Handle for towel dispenser
    Patent number: D656382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Colman Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Omdoll, Scott Collins
  • Paddle latch
    Patent number: D656383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel A. Matre
  • Hand grip for a level
    Patent number: D656425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Wojciechowski, William G. Johnson, Robert A. Johnson
  • Food pan
    Patent number: D656778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Polar Ware Co.
    Inventor: Paul Bolgert