Patents Represented by Law Firm Briggs & Morgan
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Patent number: 8210012Abstract: A lubrication delivery system for a rolling facility having a plurality of roll stands. A centralized lubrication source is arranged to supply lubrication to a plurality of liners within the roll stands during a rolling campaign. The lubrication source can supply one or more lubricants via controlled conduits in fluid communication with the liners. Liners are provided with a plurality of conduits for directing pressurized lubricant from the centralized lubricant source so as to minimize lubricant loss. A plurality of different lubricants may be provided at a centralized source with a controller or other device directing a flow of pressurized lubricant to the plurality of roll stands during the campaign.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Corts Engineering GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jochen Corts
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Patent number: 8199058Abstract: A high efficiency antenna for the 824-960 MHz and/or 1710-2170 MHz frequency ranges including world cellular and ISM bands, for use primarily on wireless communications devices such as handsets. An antenna system may be integrated within a handset as a “pull-out” whip or as an internal antenna. The antenna uses an oriented PIFA-fed resonator working in conjunction with a ground plane conductor, which can be realized as the ground traces of the PCB printed circuit board and/or an extension of the ground plane of a wireless communication device. The antenna system when installed on a handset as a pull-out whip, requires approximately one-half the extended length of current pull-out antennas, thus improving the device's aesthetic and mechanical durability.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Inventor: Greg F. Johnson
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Patent number: 8194697Abstract: A selective connection device allowing the connection of at least one peripheral to a target computer and a selective control system comprising such a device. It relates to the field of devices for the selective connection of a control device composed of input/output peripherals to various target computers. The selective connection device affords security guarantees by preventing communication between the various target computers that may be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sagem Defense SecuriteInventors: François Guillot, Jean-Marie Courteille
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Patent number: 8192381Abstract: An air vest for supplying successive percussive forces to a patient during a therapy session. The air vest includes an air bladder and a belt for securing the bladder in place upon the patient. One or more stiffening elements are provided to promote uniform force distribution across the vest. The one or more extension panels are defined along upper or lower portions of the vest. Extension panels provide a spacing structure for separating a lower cover portion from an upper cover portion to improve the force transmission to the patient for a given air volume and pressure. A plurality of adjustable straps are provided for assisting in proper fitting of the vest to a patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: RespirTech Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Mario Nozzarella
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Patent number: 8194131Abstract: A device for capturing a silhouette consisting of a transparent wall, a vision device to capture at least one image of the wall and a processing unit connected to the vision device which analyses the captured images and detects the silhouette of the individual passing between the transparent wall and the vision device. More than one pattern is positioned on the transparent wall and the patterns exhibit a contrast with the transparent wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sagem SecuriteInventors: Emmanuel Bernard, Joël-Yann Fourre, Laurent Lambert
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Patent number: 8167219Abstract: A tire traction device which may improve or provide tire traction for various vehicles is described. The tire traction device includes a board having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a curved edge and the second end has a slanted edge. The board may include more than one section. The board includes a rough top surface, and a plurality of spikes extend from the bottom surface of the board. The tire traction device may also include a flexible component attached to the board. The flexible component is designed so that it may be drawn underneath a spinning tire.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Inventor: Anthony Lynn
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Patent number: 8169474Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100) for capturing images of the face of an individual comprising: an image capture device (110) having a line of sight (112) directed towards the place from where the individual arrives, and two illumination devices (102, 104) disposed symmetrically with respect to the line of sight (112) and at a distance therefrom, each comprising means of generating a light flux intended to illuminate the face of the individual as he moves and whereof the illumination lobe (106, 108), representative of the luminance in a horizontal plane, has a maximum, the two lobes (106, 108) being symmetrical with each other with respect to the line of sight (112), the capture system (100) being characterized in that the generation means are such that each lobe (106, 108) is asymmetric with respect to the straight line bearing said maximum and has, from this maximum, a first front (122) curved towards the image capture device (110) and a second front (120) that is substantially plane and extendingType: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: MorphoInventors: Gilles Monteilliet, Joël-Yann Fourre
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Patent number: 8162693Abstract: A connector assembly including a connector body with a locking cam defined on an external surface. In a method of use the locking cam cooperates with a perimeter of a knock-out hole into which the connector is to be inserted. During insertion of the connector body the locking cam engages the knock-out hole and deforms a retainer ring so as to permit further insertion. Once the connector body is fully seated, the locking cam cooperates with a locking tang on the retainer ring to hold the connector assembly together.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.Inventors: Delbert L. Auray, Kenneth M. Kiely
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Patent number: 8149481Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet-fed scanner (300) comprising: an illumination device for emitting a luminous flux covering several spectral bands which is intended to illuminate a sheet (204) to be scanned, a focussing device (150), and a detection module (360) comprising a sensor (164) which comprises a plurality of rows (166, 168, 170) of sensitive elements, each sensitive element being provided to deliver an electrical energy that is proportional to the intensity of the luminous flux received, and each row being provided to have its sensitivity peak for one of said spectral bands, the focussing device being provided to focus, onto each of the rows, part of the luminous flux reflected by said sheet, the sheet-fed scanner (300) being characterised in that the detection module (360) comprises a non-prismatic spectral shift device (305) for shifting each part of the luminous flux thus focussed, parallel to said rows (166, 168, 170), the shift being different for each row (166, 168, 170).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Sagem ScuriteInventor: Francois Dufresne du Virel
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Patent number: 8144941Abstract: A method and system used to integrate and control multiple secure credentialing approaches including magnetic stripes, bar codes, contact and contactless SmartCard chips, Short Message Systems (SMS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), vicinity type Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID), and proximity type RFID, into compact, self-powered, biometrically-protected devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: URU Technology IncorporatedInventors: William M. Adams, John R. Coyne, Raymond M. Wallace, Christopher A. Coyne
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Patent number: 8118245Abstract: A shredder having a sizing chamber and a reducing chamber for sizing and reducing material.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Dynamic Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Thomas R. Gross, Earl R. Smith
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Patent number: 8118048Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming an opening through a storage tank (3) containing a flammable and/or combustible fluid, for example petrol. The storage tank (3) includes a hollow column (7) extending outwardly from an exterior surface of the storage tank (3), an interior wall of the hollow column (7) in combination with the exterior surface of the storage tank (3) defining a well-like cavity allowing access by the apparatus (1) to the exterior surface of the storage tank (3). The apparatus (1) includes a cutting assembly (13) for cutting through the exterior surface of the storage tank (3); and a housing assembly for supporting the cutting assembly (13). The housing assembly includes a sealing assembly for sealing the housing assembly with respect to the hollow column (7) such that the cavity is sealed from surrounding air.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Zestco Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Dale Timms, Philip Quinan, Russell Thorpe
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Patent number: 8114167Abstract: A socket system in an artificial limb for amputees, the socket system being dynamically activated by weight-bearing loads and variable in response to shear forces imposed by weight-bearing loads. The socket system includes: a liner adapted to engage the residual limb; a semi-flexible inner socket having a textured surface; an inner socket air wick between the liner and the textured surface of the inner socket; a semi-rigid outer socket having a textured surface; an outer socket air wick between the inner socket and the textured surface of the outer socket; a sealing sleeve engaging the outer socket and the residual limb, the sealing sleeve, the outer socket, and the residual limb creating a sealed chamber; and a vacuum source connected to the sealed chamber and creating a vacuum within the sealed chamber. The vacuum source is dynamically activated in response to weight-bearing loads and varies the response of the socket system to shear forces imposed by weight-bearing loads.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Carl Caspers Consulting LLCInventor: Carl A. Caspers
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Patent number: 8099828Abstract: An external filter box for a surface maintenance machine having a hopper with selective communication being provided between the filter box and the hopper to permit dusty air to flow from the hopper to the filter box and to permit dust and debris captured by the filter box to flow into the hopper. In one example, the hopper includes a prefilter assembly which is coupled to an inlet of the filter box during a sweeping operation and which is removed away from the filter box during a hopper dump procedure.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Tennant CompanyInventors: Kurt Clarence Adelman, Karl Hansen
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Patent number: 8096946Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system and method of monitoring the alertness or wakefulness of a driver. The monitored parameters include cardiac, respiratory and movement parameters. Sensors are located in various locations of the driver side section to detect the vigilance of a driver. These sensors include pressure sensors embedded in the seat and pedals, and a head band for monitoring EEG, EMG and EOG signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Compumedics LimitedInventor: David Burton
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Patent number: 8092193Abstract: A self-lubricating water-cooled piston-style water pump has a unitary pump housing with a crankcase in direct water communication with the water pump inlet. A low pressure chamber is in direct water communication with the crankcase. A compression chamber is in direct pressurized water communication with a high pressure water manifold through a one-way valve. A high pressure water pump outlet extends outwardly from the manifold to the exterior of the housing. A crankshaft is connected to a connecting rod and a plunger rod, both of which are lubricated and water-cooled in the crankcase. A compression plunger has water channels therethrough connected to the plunger rod and in water communication with the low pressure chamber. The plunger is reciprocal within the compression chamber. A second one-way valve is on the plunger in the compression chamber to let water into the compression chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Diversified Dynamics CorporationInventor: Steve Larson
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Patent number: 8080275Abstract: A composition for reducing or substantially eliminating oil or fat separation in a food product is described. The composition includes a source of saturated fat and a recrystallization agent. A method of making this composition, and of using this composition in a food product, is also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2006Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Vision Processing Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Todd Allen Ringhouse, Ann Elizabeth Sinclair
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Patent number: 8068905Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a test signal generator capable of producing an impedance test signal comprising of a sine wave having a known frequency. The test signal generator may include a crystal oscillator, a counter, and a lookup table. The lookup table output is applied to a digital to analog converter and is then low pass filtered using a conventional analog filter to produce a sine wave of a known frequency and voltage amplitude. The test signal flows through the electrode and combines with an electrophysiological signal to form a combined signal. A signal processor is used to isolate the combined signal into the test signal component and the electrophysiological component. The signal processor digitally low pass filters the combined signal and the output of the low pass filter is the electrophysiological signal. The signal processor then digitally bandpass filters the combined signal using a filter with a center frequency which is the same as the test frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Compumedics LimitedInventors: Warwick Freeman, Philip Grasso, Richard Newman
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Patent number: D658785Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Chicago Metallic CorporationInventors: Weston S. Koennecke, Mark A. Fladeland
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Patent number: D658786Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Chicago Metallics CorporationInventors: Weston S. Koennecke, Mark A. Fladeland