Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Brooks & Kushman P.C.
  • Combined light fitting and ceiling fan
    Patent number: 8317470
    Abstract: A combined ceiling fan and light fitting (fan/light) (1) having folding fan blades (12) is provided. The fan light (1) has a blade support (13) arranged to be rotated by an electric motor (6), with blades (12) being secured to the blade support (13), a root end of each blade (12) being pivotable between folded and operative positions about a blade pivot axis-(14) fixed in the blade support (13). In one aspect of the invention, an improved mechanism is provided for synchronizing movement of the blades. This uses a sun gear (16) mounted to the blade support and arranged to mesh with planet gears (17) that rotate about the blade pivot axes (14). In addition improvements are provided to blades (12, 33, 60) and blade mounting arrangements that balance compact folding of the blades (12, 33, 60) and good air moving effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Fanaway Technology Hong Kong Ltd.
    Inventor: Joe Villella
  • FGEPSC (flared, gas exhaust, pneumatic, saturation and condensation) process and system
    Patent number: 8317982
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a process and apparatus for utilization of waste heat of flue gas liberated from different heat sources to provide high quality water from sea/brackish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Subrahmanyam Kumar
  • Body for pneumatic vehicle
    Patent number: 8317257
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle is provided with a first and second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly has a chassis supporting an air tank. The second sub-assembly has part of the vehicle body and is bonded to the first-sub-assembly using a structural adhesive. Another pneumatic vehicle is provided with a first and second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly has a chassis, air tank, part of the vehicle body, a pair of B-pillars, and a pair of rear rails. The second sub-assembly has a part of the vehicle body, a pair of A-pillars, and a pair of roof rails. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat base and upright seat back providing a seating area. A bladder located in the central region of the seating area inflates to provide two bucket seats, and deflates to provide a bench seat. The vehicle seat also has inflatable inserts to provide cushioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Deakin University
    Inventors: Bernard Frank Rolfe, Timothy Ian De Souza, Gregory Ryan Pitts, Stuart James McFarlane Hanafin, Steven Lewis Anthony Agius, Benjamin Paul Adamson, Michael Pio Gordon Pereira, Timothy John Black, Christopher James Hurren, Noel Egan Miller
  • Inflatable seat belt system
    Patent number: 8317222
    Abstract: An inflatable member is inflated by compressed gas that flows through the latch and hollow tubular tongue of a seat belt anchor. The inflatable member is retained in an uninflated condition in a split two layer belt. The latch is pivotally secured to a conduit that receives compressed inflation gas from a cylinder that is provided with a diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Arnold, Srinivasan Sundararajan, Dean M. Jaradi, Edward Joseph Desmet, Rudi Grzic
  • High density tape drive multi-channel low density parity check coding control
    Patent number: 8316281
    Abstract: An LDPC coding system includes a number of LDPC encoders and a number of LDPC decoders. The number of encoders/decoders is between one and one fewer than the total number of tracks on the high density tape are provided. The LDPC encoders are operable to break data from an incoming data sector into the data blocks to be written to the high density tape. The LDPC decoders are operable to assemble the data blocks into data sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Gill, Jin Lu
  • Directory distributor
    Patent number: 8316099
    Abstract: Dividing a set of leaf objects having the same path of a directory namespace allows the divided path data sets to be distributed over separate physical stores (e.g., directory servers, network storage, separate memory, etc.). Distribution of divided path data sets over separate physical stores enhances scalability of a directory namespace and facilitates efficient utilization of resources. A directory distributor maintains information that indicates distribution of data path sets of a directory namespace and directs requests for the directory namespace to appropriate stores in accordance with this information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley C. Diggs, Thomas Sharif Abdallah, Neil A. Wilson, Stephen T. Shoaff, Kelly C. Hemphill
  • Preparation of functionalized zeolitic frameworks
    Patent number: 8314245
    Abstract: The disclosure provides zeolitic frameworks for gas separation, gas storage, catalysis and sensors. More particularly the disclosure provides zeolitic frameworks (ZIFs). The ZIF of the disclosure comprises any number of transition metals or a homogenous transition metal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Omar M. Yaghi, Hideki Hayashi, Rahul Banerjee, Kyo Sung Park, Bo Wang, Adrien P. Cote
  • Dispersing agents
    Patent number: 8314170
    Abstract: Dispersing agents especially useful as cement plasticizers are copolymers obtained by polymerizing a) 5 to 70 percent by weight of ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, carboxylic acid amides, dicarboxylic acids, or their anhydrides and/or (meth)acrylic acid monoesters of dialcohols, b) 1 to 40 percent ethylenically unsaturated, sulfonate-functional or sulfate-functional compounds, c) 10-80 percent of ethylenically unsaturated compounds of polyethylene glycols containing 1 to 300 ethylene oxide units, and terminal OH groups or —OR? ether groups, d) 5 to 80 percent of ethylenically unsaturated compounds of polyalkylene glycol containing 1 to 300 C3-4 alkylene oxide units and terminal OH groups or —OR? ether groups, the percentages totaling 100 percent by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Ulf Dietrich, Anke Reinschmidt
  • Chassis for pneumatic vehicle
    Patent number: 8313121
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle is provided with an elongate compressed air tank, a chassis assembled with the tank oriented longitudinally in the chassis where the tank is a load-bearing structural chassis member, wheels connected to the chassis, and a powertrain driven by the compressed air and operably connected to one of the wheels. A chassis for a pneumatic vehicle is provided with an elongate compressed air tank, a first series of side support members connected laterally to the air tank, a second series of side support members connected laterally to the air tank, a first side panel connected to the first series of side support members, a second side panel connected to the second series of side support members, wheels connected to the side panels, and a powertrain driven by the air in the compressed air tank and connected to one of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Deakin University
    Inventors: Bernard Frank Rolfe, Timothy Ian De Souza, Gregory Ryan Pitts, Stuart James McFarlane Hanafin, Steven Lewis Anthony Agius, Benjamin Paul Adamson, Michael Pio Gordon Pereira, Timothy John Black, Christopher James Hurren, Noel Egan Miller
  • Leaktight frame for a window and a mechanical assembly provided with such a frame
    Patent number: 8312681
    Abstract: A leaktight frame (10) for a window (3) suitable for securing the window (3) to a carrier structure (2), has first and second sealing gaskets (11, 12) respectively suitable for being arranged on a first periphery (3?) of the window (3) and on a second periphery (2?) of the carrier structure (2), the frame (10) being provided with releasable holder elements (20) for clamping the first and second gaskets (11, 12) onto the window (3) and the carrier structure (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: EUROCOPTER
    Inventor: Luc Mouton
  • Method for producing amino-organosilanes
    Patent number: 8314263
    Abstract: In the preparation of aminoorganylsilanes and cyclic aminosilanes by reaction of an organyl amine with a haloorganylsilane, the byproduct halide salt of the amine reactant is decomposed to amine by addition of a base whose halide salt forms a liquid phase at a temperature below 200° C., and the liquid base halide is separated from the reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ziche, Volker Stanjek
  • Light emitting diode headlamp for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8314558
    Abstract: A vehicle exterior lamp is provided with an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) with rows and columns and each LED positioned at an intersection thereof. An LED is illuminated by selectively applying a signal to the row and column corresponding to the LED position. A vehicle headlamp lighting system is provided with an array of LEDs with rows and columns, and each LED positioned at a row and column intersection. The lighting system has a control module for selectively illuminating the LEDs by applying a signal to the rows and to the columns corresponding to the location of the LEDs to be illuminated. A vehicle headlamp is provided with an optical structure for reflection and refraction of light and LEDs. Light emitted by the LEDs interacts with the optical structure and exits the headlamp in a generally perpendicular direction to the LED emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Donald Paul Bilger, Arun Kumar
  • Pt-catalyzed, addition-crosslinking silicone compositions self-adhesive at room temperature
    Patent number: 8314200
    Abstract: Pt-catalyzed, addition-crosslinking silicone compositions which are self-adhesive at room temperature, develop adhesion rapidly on unpretreated substrates, and contain a functional alkoxy ?-silane as an adhesion promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Markus Jandke, Werner Brennenstuhl
  • System and method for error detection in a data storage system
    Patent number: 8316258
    Abstract: A system and method for error detection in a data storage array includes one or more storage medium interconnected with a controller through a network. A data integrity engine in the controller applies a first error detection process to a data object to create one or more data blocks and associated parity codes. First and second error detection processes are applied to detect and repair errors in the data object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Hughes
  • Multilayer films or plasticizer-containing polyvinyl acetal with sound-absorbing properties
    Patent number: 8313838
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass with sound-absorbing properties contains at least two individual films, wherein the first individual film comprises a polyvinyl acetal with a portion of polyvinyl acetate groups of 0.1 to 11 mol % and a second individual film comprises a polyvinyl acetal with a portion of polyvinyl acetate groups of between 5 and 8 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kuraray Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Steuer, Jan Beekhuizen, Uwe Keller, Kouichiro Isoue
  • System and method for operating an electric motor by limiting performance
    Patent number: 8307928
    Abstract: A method and system for limiting motor performance in a hybrid electric vehicle system. During a condition in a primary drivetrain, the method limits performance of an electric motor used in an auxiliary drivetrain to control energy consumed from a battery in the auxiliary drivetrain. A calculation or measurement is made to determine available battery energy remaining in the battery after the condition. The performance of the electric motor is then limited based on the available battery energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: David J. Mack
  • Z-fold convertible top with pressurized rear bow
    Patent number: 8308219
    Abstract: A convertible top and method of operating the convertible top is disclosed. The top has a power cylinder that is mounted to the top stack linkage that lifts the one bow from the windshield header on a four bar link and also simultaneously releases the pressure applied by a pressure link to the rear bow. The pressure link includes an upper link and a lower link that are locked together in an over-center relationship when the top is extended to eliminate vibration of the rear bow or lifting the rear bow off of the rear deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Magna Car Top Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Michael T. Willard
  • Method and system for interprocedural prefetching
    Patent number: 8312442
    Abstract: A computing system has an amount of shared cache, and performs runtime automatic parallelization wherein when a parallelized loop is encountered, a main thread shares the workload with at least one other non-main thread. A method for providing interprocedural prefetching includes compiling source code to produce compiled code having a main thread including a parallelized loop. Prior to the parallelized loop in the main thread, the main thread includes prefetching instructions for the at least one other non-main thread that shares the workload of the parallelized loop. As a result, the main thread prefetches data into the shared cache for use by the at least one other non-main thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghong Song, Spiros Kalogeropulos, Partha P. Tirumalai
  • Spectroscopic imaging method and system for exploring the surface of a sample
    Patent number: 8310669
    Abstract: A spectroscopic imaging system includes a microscopic or macroscopic device including an objective, a housing including a spectroscope, and scanning means disposed between the objective and the spectroscope. During the scanning of the excitation beam on a scanned area on the sample surface, the energy of the emitted light beam is integrated on the pixels of the detection means, generating average spectral data for each line of pixels. Storage means are connected to the detection means, including a memory able to store average spectral data of M lines of pixels. An imaging device is connected to the storage means, and the average spectral data of M lines of pixels are sent simultaneously toward the imaging device in order to obtain an average spectroscopic image of the scanned area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Horiba Jobin Yvon SAS
    Inventors: Bernard Roussel, Alexandra Rapaport, Alexandre Kokota
  • Real-time method and system for determining and validating location of a relocated mobile object or person in a tracking environment
    Patent number: 8310364
    Abstract: A real-time method and system of determining and validating location of a relocated mobile object or person in a tracking environment in which a plurality of sensors are located are provided. The method includes modulating a first carrier signal with a first packet including a first set of data to obtain a modulated first signal. The first signal contains the first packet and has a first precision and a first range within the environment. A modulated second signal is received from at least one of the sensors including the nearest sensor. The second signal contains a second packet including a second set of data and has a second precision and a second range within the environment. The method further includes determining and validating current location of the relocated tag within the environment based on a plurality of second packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignees: Versus Technology, Inc., Fleetwood Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry G. Derks, William S. Buehler, Michael B. Hall, Ann Elizabeth Hall, legal representative