Patents Represented by Law Firm Bucknam and Archer
  • Patent number: 5934093
    Abstract: A servo device for regulating a refrigerant into a compressor comprises a low pressure regulator, a high pressure regulator, and a solenoid valve. The low pressure regulator is connected to an inlet of the compressor and the high pressure regulator is connected to an outlet of the compressor. The solenoid valve is communicating with the low pressure regulator and the high pressure regulator respectively. The low pressure regulator further comprises a cylindrical plunger and a spring. The plunger is located in the low pressure regulator and the spring is located at lower end of the plunger to bias against the plunger. The plunger is pushed to move upward intermittently by a refrigerant coming from the high pressure regulator via the solenoid valve so that the refrigerant entering the compressor is hindered by the plunger to correspond with a state of optimal cooling in an air conditioning system or in a mechanical refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Chyi-Pin Liu
  • Patent number: 5933967
    Abstract: A knife construction comprises a cutting blade coupled to a handle and a U-shaped guiding element rotatably coupled to the cutting blade and driven by a rotary pawl for adjusting the cut-width of the cutting blade, the knife further comprising a hollow block, constituting a part of the rotary connection of the guiding element to the cutting blade, for driving the guiding element with respect to the cutting blade, to cause the guiding element to abut on a cutting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Patrizio Fazzini
  • Patent number: 5934134
    Abstract: A bending press comprises an upper frame (6); a blank holding device (103) mounted on the upper frame, for holding a sheet panel on a member opposed to the blank holding device, the blank holding device including a central member (1), two extremity members (4,4'), and a plurality of additional members (3,3') disposed between the extremity members (4, 4') and the central member (1); a storehouse mounted on an upper section of the upper frame, for storing a plurality of central members, the storehouse including: an elongated carriage (141) supported on an upper section of the upper frame (6) so as to be movable in the lateral direction of the bending press, the elongated carriage extending in the lateral direction and being provided with a plurality of first vertical guides (151) arranged along a longitudinal axis of the elongated carriage, each of the first vertical guides being adapted to engage one of the central members so as to guide the same in the vertical direction, and a support surface (153) provided
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Amada Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Antonio Codatto
  • Patent number: 5934495
    Abstract: Protective film for cans or drink and food containers in general, consisting of a thin layer from biodegradable plastic material, which wraps up the upper base of the can (2). The envelope (1) is easily removed by hand, thanks to simple tabs (3) provided along the circumference of the can (2) or on the upper face of the latter, or on the vertical symmetry plane of said can. The protective film solves the problem of dirt which builds up on cans when they are put up for sale and which enters the mouth when the can (2) is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Maurizio Chiodo
  • Patent number: 5924601
    Abstract: A wrist type instantaneous sprayer comprises a pressurized storage tank, a button to release a gas and an adjustable wrist strap. For various purposes, the pressurized storage tank is filled with a compressed gas for the button to controllably release on an appropriate timing, thus facilitating for short distance defense, or for rescuing in case of first aid, or for escaping from a fire in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: Chun-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 5921168
    Abstract: Express-coffe-machine loadable with wafers (36) of coffee blend for family or professional use, includes a casing (2) containing one vessel (12) for the water to be heated, a boiler (16) in which the water is heated to a pre-established temperature and a unit (4) formed by one fixed lower head (5) and one movable upper head (6), which can be engaged one to the other so as to press a wafer (36) therebetween for delivering a beverage. The movable upper head (6) is carried by an arm (24) connected to a control lever (26), made integral with a fork (28) engaging the lower head (5), an is also provided with a spout (7) for distributing the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: C.M.A. S. p. A.
    Inventor: Dal Tio Nello
  • Patent number: 5916077
    Abstract: A composite fire-proof, heat-barrier door which includes a casing trim and a fire proof door. The door panel of the fire proof door are made from a stainless plate. The inner walls of the door panels are provided with a rigid heat barrier fire proof plate. The central portion of the fire proof door is provided with a heat preserving material. The peripheral edges of the fire proof door is provided with fire proof heat barrier clearance. When a fire accident occurs, the smokes and fire can be effectively prevented from coming in by the novel composite fire proof heat barrier door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Chuan Mau Products, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Chaun Tang
  • Patent number: 5916542
    Abstract: A natural-base antisolar and antierythema mixture comprises, in combination, aminoacids, vitamins and pro-vitamins, glucides, lipides, nucleo-derivatives or other natural substances, either of an animal or vegetable nature, which, in set mixed amounts, are very efficient against the damage of ultraviolet rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Antonio Fossati
  • Patent number: 5909906
    Abstract: A glass plate automatic drilling and milling machine, adapted to provide for holes and/or openings having different size, configuration and positioning, comprises a support structure provided with rotating rollers (23, 24) for the sliding of the plates disposed on vertical or slightly inclined direction thereon, as well as comprising a grasping pliers (25) for grasping each plate and transferring it toward a drilling and milling unit (13) with fixed installation, which in turn is provided with two carriages (15, 16) identical and opposite symmetrically to each other. Each carriage is provided with spindles (29, 30, 31, 32) for supporting drills and milling cutters having different size, of which the spindles of each carriage operate alternatively in opposition to each other. At the end of machinings, the plates in case are passed through a glass-cleaning machine (20) for being cleaned and subsequently packed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Intermac S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Bortolini
  • Patent number: 5900314
    Abstract: The plastic material called PBT (Polybutylene terephthalate) in polymeric chains in the form of continuous monofilaments or multifilaments is used for making the strings of plucked and bowed musical instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventors: Mimmo Peruffo, Gianfranco Lovato
  • Patent number: 5896806
    Abstract: A machine for preparing coffee, white coffee or similar infused beverages, on single or multiple doses thereof, utilizes waffles (40) packed in advance, applied in a continuous band (41), in a number sufficient to prepare various coffees or other infused beverages. The machine has guide and feeding device (43) associated to the infusion units (35), (36) and the filters (97), (98) thereof, to determine the advancement of the band (41) through the infusion units (35), (36), by stopping each waffle in correspondence thereto for performing the related infusion operation. The machine may contain also a mixer-emulsifier (52) with conduits (105) communicating or not communicating with the infusion units (35), (36) through a switching valve member (106), for preparing the white coffee or other infused beverages mixed with milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: C.M.A. S.p.A.
    Inventor: Nello Dal Tio
  • Patent number: 5898818
    Abstract: A water feed system at constant temperature keeping the hot water from mixing with the cold water in a single tank, the cold water being fed during use of the hot water, comprising a cold water filing tube, a solenoid of controlling circuit and a double layer type hot water means with a single tank, characterized in that: a cold water flexible container such as a bag is provided above a hot water storage tank, a cold water feed tube is provided on the upper portion of the cold water container; and a cold water discharging tube is connected to the single hot water storage tank, whereby under the control of a control circuit, upon use of the hot water, the cold water is fed into the closed means above the hot water storage tank while upon nonuse of the hot water, the cold water in the flexible container is compressed into the hot water storage tank, thereby keeping the hot water in the hot water storage tank at a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Inventor: Chun-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 5895193
    Abstract: An improved container having caterpillar mechanism for loading/unloading of cargos comprises a bottom plate formed with caterpillar mechanism and left/right side walls with two lateral openings. During loading/unloading cargos, a conveyor having the same level height as the caterpillar belt is used to quickly accept the whole cargos being moved out on belt by means of pushing/pulling force exerted on the cargos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventor: Lu-Hsiung Ung
  • Patent number: 5891499
    Abstract: Composition useful for decontaminating surfaces of food products of animal, vegetable origin and fruit, in particular for eliminating microbic loadings and unsanitary substances, without altering and making noxious the food texture is described. A method is moreover disclosed for using said composition, comprising the steps of subjecting the food product to a bath of an aqueous solution of the composition and subsequently rinsing by water in order to remove the polluting substances being present. The food product may alternatively be sprayed with a solution of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Antonio Renato Balsano
  • Patent number: 5887511
    Abstract: A vessel provided with an emulsifying-foaming device for making cappuccino's, whipped cream and the like comprises a vessel body with a cover element and a circulating pump mounted on the cover element and so arranged as to draw a liquid from a bottom portion of the vessel body and jet discharge the drawn liquid on the top free surface of the liquid in said vessel, in order to provide a forced mixing and aeration of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Vev Inox Industria Casalinghi S.P.A.
    Inventor: Walter Cappellotto
  • Patent number: 5886002
    Abstract: The use of therapeutically effective amounts of rifaxmin and of pharmaceutical compositions containing it in the treatment of the diarrhoeal symptomatology in case of cryptosporidiosis in patients suffering from severe forms of immunodepression, for instance patients suffering from AIDS or malignant neoplasias, or subjected to transplantations or treated with chemotherapeutic or immunosuppressive agents is the object of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Alfa Wassermann S.p.A.
    Inventors: Patrizio Ferrari, Antonella Ferrieri, Pietro Caramello
  • Patent number: 5882263
    Abstract: An audio-video-colorful multimedia system for bowling alleys, comprises screens lined above the alleys, a main controlling computer to control an animation display system, and through a down-converter and a projector, the pictures or advertising words can be displayed on the screen. When bowling starts, the animation display system displays words and patterns to indicate the bowlers' movements. And through the reading of a bowler-read interface and a score-read interface, animated pictures of status of blowing and strikes are displayed in time. In cooperation with a sound-read interface, corresponding sounds and audio effect are heard. Further, in accordance with the number of strikes, the speed of flash lights disposed on the alleys is controlled so as to produce a three-dimensional effect including picture, lighting, and audio effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Inventor: Te-Heng Chung
  • Patent number: 5883025
    Abstract: Described are molded bodies comprising bond material based on cellulose acetate as a bonding agent and reinforcing natural cellulose fibers or natural cellulose-containing fibers. These components are characterized by the fact that the cellulose acetate has a degree of substitution (DS) of approximately 1.2 to 2.7 and the molded bodies have a Vicat temperature of at least approximately 160.degree. C. and the ratio of the weight of cellulose acetate to the natural cellulose fibers or natural cellulose-containing fibers is approximately 10:90-90:10. These molded bodies are produced by mixing cellulose acetate with the natural cellulose fibers or the natural cellulose-containing fibers in a ratio by weight of approximately 90:10-10:90, in particular 15:85-85:15, in the total moisture content is adjusted to at least approximately 3% by weight, with respect to the total amount of the cellulose acetate in the mixture, and this mixture is molded at a temperature of approximately 220.degree. to 280.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rhodia Aktinegesellschaft
    Inventors: Ties Karstens, Joachim Schatzle, Robert Kohler, Michael Wedler, Martin Tubach
  • Patent number: 5879195
    Abstract: A lamp base having upper and lower ends and a recess hole being provided on said upper end downward for receiving a lamp bulb which has two lead wires threading through out of the two sides of said lower end; and a lamp socket having upper and lower ends and an inner through hole to receive said lamp base, two power sources wires being inserted into said through hole from said lower end thereof to connect respectively with two contact plates fixed on the inner opposite walls of said through hole for making contact with said lead wires of said lamp bulb, characterized in that said lamp base has an end of a long friction stub connected on the lower end surface thereof, while another end of the friction stub is a free end, and in said through hole of said lamp socket, two inner side walls having no contact plates, form a recess on each said inner wall and these two recesses surrounding a space which has a sectional shape to be tightly fitted with that of said friction stub, when said friction stub plugs into the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Inventor: Horng-Huei Cheng
  • Patent number: D408945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Euroitalia S.r.l.
    Inventor: Giovanni Sgariboldi