Patents Represented by Attorney Brinks Gilson & Lione Hofer

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  • Method for the conversion of carbonyl compounds to their .beta.-unsaturated derivatives using molecular oxygen as the oxidant
    Patent number: 6046043
    Abstract: The present invention provides a general biocatalyst for transforming saturated carbonyl compounds to their .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated analogs. The transformation is regio- as well as stereoselective. These catalysts are useful in the chiral resolution of carbonyl compounds as well as in the development of libraries of small molecules to screen as potential drug candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Yerramilli V. S. N. Murthy, Vincent Massey
  • Racket handle
    Patent number: 5551690
    Abstract: A racket having a substantially planar striking surface connected to one end of a neck where the other end of the neck is adjacent to a handle. The handle is rotatable relative to the planar striking surface about an axis to one or more predetermined positions. One end of the handle comprises a male member protruding away from the handle toward the neck and an end of the neck has one or more indentations, wherein the male member releasably engages the one of the one or more indentations at one of the one or more predetermined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: R. H. Associates, Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Brown
  • Adjustable foot rest
    Patent number: 5544941
    Abstract: A foot rest is provided with a platform that can be vertically adjusted and tilted by the user using only their feet. The foot rest includes a base with a support, a tilt column that cooperates with a locking assembly, and a platform. The locking assembly can be actuated by the user's foot to vary the vertical height of the platform. The platform is slidably engaged to the tilt column to allow the user to vary the inclination of the platform from the horizontal independently of the vertical adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Fellowes Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: James K. Campbell, Ned C. Pfeiffer, Nicola Balderi, Doug G. Schaefer