Patents Represented by Attorney Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
  • Patent number: 8210852
    Abstract: An artificial bone generally includes an outer wall defining an inner cavity and an inner core disposed within at least a portion of the inner cavity, wherein the inner core includes a porous material having stiffness within a range of stiffness properties for mammalian cancellous bone and strength within a range of strength properties for mammalian cancellous bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Pacific Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest A. Miller, Amy E. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8210114
    Abstract: A stop member (74; 174) is affixed to an elongated rudder blade (16) near its top and projects forward beyond the leading edge of the blade. A frame (62) in which the blade (16) is slidable lengthwise extends along a portion of the trailing edge of the blade and forward along the opposite sides. A separate mounting block (12) has a groove (48) receiving a portion of the leading edge of the blade (16). A pivot component (82) is mounted in the groove (48) for engagement against the underside (78) of the stop (74) when the blade (16) is in a normal upright steering position. A spring (52) is connected between the mounting block (12) and the frame (62) to bias the frame toward a position in which the blade (16) received therein extends in an upright steering position. From such position, the blade (16) can be swung upward and rearward, followed by forward translational movement through the frame (62) and along the mounting member (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sea-Dog Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Nysether, Matthew Poischbeg, R. Lee Rawls
  • Patent number: 8212997
    Abstract: A chromatic confocal point sensor optical pen comprises a multi-stage optical configuration providing an enhanced range-to-resolution ratio. The optical configuration comprises at least first and last axially dispersive focusing elements that combine to contribute to the overall axial chromatic dispersion of the optical pen. The first focusing element receives source radiation and focuses that radiation at a first focal region internal to the multi-stage optical configuration and the last focusing element receives radiation from a last focal region internal to the multi-stage optical configuration and outputs the measurement beam. Intermediate focusing elements may provide additional focal regions internal to the multi-stage optical configuration. This configuration provides an unprecedented combination of extended sensing range, compact lens diameter, and high numerical aperture. The focusing elements may comprise refractive lenses or diffractive optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventor: Yong Xie
  • Patent number: 8210476
    Abstract: A kit for modifying a strut of an aircraft with an aerodynamic cover includes a rigid sheath formed from a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion have a curved shape. The rigid sheath includes an angled leading edge and an angled trailing edge. Convex surfaces connect the leading edge and the angled trailing edge. There is an attachment for attaching the rigid sheath to the strut, the attachment securing the sheath to the strut such that the strut is positioned at the camber of the rigid sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Garold Toews
  • Patent number: 8205750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a buffer packing material having an air injection path formed with a bypass, and more particularly, to a buffer packing material, in which a bypass is formed at one side of a passage between an air injection path for injecting air from the outside and an air guiding path for guiding the injected air into an air cell and in communication with the outside so as to prevent a specific air cell from being deformed or broken by an excessive air injected into the specific air cell due to an increased pressure in the air injection path when air is injected into the cell, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: RECO Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8206200
    Abstract: Extension pole apparatus includes an attachment component (20,100) having an elongate body (22,105) that is adapted to receive a tubular or rod like component so that the latter extends generally parallel to the longitudinal direction of the body. A pair of plates (24,25;110a,110b) are mounted to and project laterally from the body. The plates extend generally parallel to the longitudinal direction of the body for receiving between them an aligned element of a powered sanding apparatus, which aligned element is a hollow shaft or a rib of a motor unit of the apparatus. Means (29,155) is included by which the plates may be rigidly fastened to the aligned element. A tubular or rod like component is receivable into the elongate body, and means (23,165) is provided by which the tubular or rod like component may be fastened to the attachment component while it is received in the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: D & S Stott Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Darren Andrew Stott
  • Patent number: 8209164
    Abstract: A translation graph is created using a plurality of reference sources that include translations between a plurality of different languages. Each entry in a source is used to create a wordsense entry, and each new word in a source is used to create a wordnode entry. A pair of wordnode and wordsense entries corresponds to a translation. In addition, a probability is determined for each wordsense entry and is decreased for each translation entry that includes more than a predefined number of translations into the same language. Bilingual translation entries are removed if subsumed by a multilingual translation entry. Triangulation is employed to identify pairs of common wordsense translations between a first, second, and third language. Translations not found in reference sources can also be inferred from the data comprising the translation graph. The translation graph can then be used for searches of a data collection in different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Oren Etzioni, Kobi Reiter, Marcus Sammer, Michael Schmitz, Stephen Soderland
  • Patent number: 8203090
    Abstract: A switch assembly having a housing with a lower housing portion removably securable to an upper housing portion is provided. A switch subassembly including a printed circuit board (PCB) is removably secured within the lower housing portion. A mechanical switch assembly and a sensor are electrically connected to the PCB, and the PCB includes circuitry to place each of the mechanical switch assembly and the sensor into electrical communication with an external source. The switch assembly further includes a plunger engageable with the mechanical switch assembly. An attachment assembly for securing the upper housing portion to a mounting structure includes a mounting plate securable to the mounting structure, wherein the mounting plate includes at least one threaded opening. At least one opening is formed in the upper housing portion that is alignable with the threaded opening in the mounting plate that is sized and configured to receive a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: King Enterprises
    Inventor: Corey T. King
  • Patent number: 8201870
    Abstract: A fairing assembly is suitable for use with a heavy duty vehicle having a cab mounted to a frame, wherein relative motion occurs between the cab and the frame during vehicle operation. The fairing assembly extending downwardly from a lower portion of the cab and includes a fairing panel and a hinge for hingedly connecting an upper portion of the fairing panel to a lower portion of the cab. The hinge defines a hinge line extending in a generally longitudinal direction. The fairing assembly further includes a link having a first end rotatably connected to a lower portion of the fairing panel and a second end rotatably connected to the frame. The link substantially limits rotation of the fairing panel about the hinge line and rotates relative to the fairing panel to allow for relative motion between the frame and the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventor: Gregory S. Hall
  • Patent number: 8201854
    Abstract: A ferrule for use in a fluid transfer assembly having a fluid conduit includes a frusto-conical seal portion having a first cylindrical bore sized and configured to slidably receive a fluid conduit. The seal portion is formed from a first material suitable to seal the fluid conduit within a first fitting without substantially deforming the fluid conduit. A frusto-conical collet portion is mated with the seal portion and includes a second cylindrical bore in substantial alignment with the first cylindrical bore. The collet portion includes at least one axial finger extending along the tapered end that is configured to be biased into locking engagement with the fluid conduit. The collet portion is formed from a second material that substantially prevents deformation of the fluid conduit when the finger is biased into locking engagement with the fluid conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Optimize Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas W. Ford, Robert DeLine
  • Patent number: 8204587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an iontophoresis apparatus, and more particularly, to an iontophoresis apparatus detachable from a mask or patch, wherein after skin condition is previously diagnosed before an iontophoresis is performed, the amount of current is adjusted according to the skin condition to absorb effective components contained in functional cosmetics or medicines into the skin, and a plurality of electrode pairs are applied to use interference current generated between the electrode pairs thereby accelerating absorption of the effective components and improving the skin condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Aram HUVIS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Sun Pak, Woo Chel Lee
  • Patent number: 8201573
    Abstract: A tapping tee assembly (10) comprises an integrally moulded saddle (12), body (14) and socket (16). The tapping tee assembly can be mounted on a pipeline thereby enabling a cutter to travel through the body of the fitting in order to cut a hole in the pipeline. The saddle (12) is provided with a saddle-shaped electrofusion element mat (18) and the socket (16), which is integral with the body (14) and in fluid connection with the axial bore (20) of the body, is provided with a second electrofusion element (22). The electrofusion elements (22,30) are connected by an integrated anvil-shaped connector (26) and connecting pin (28) such that both electrofusion elements (22,30) can be energized simultaneously using two electrical terminals (24,38), and the device can be manufactured with relative ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Radius Systems Limited
    Inventors: Mario John Christodoulou, Colin Hughes, Jeffrey Richard Utting
  • Patent number: 8198867
    Abstract: A method and a charger for auxiliarily charging a secondary battery to a desired SOC with high accuracy. A charger for a secondary battery includes a charge termination condition storing unit which stores a relationship between open circuit voltages OCV of a plurality of secondary batteries and an amount of change of terminal voltage ?V until a desired state of charge SOC is reached, which is previously created. A target terminal voltage Vmap at the time of the auxiliary charge is calculated by adding the amount of change of terminal voltage ?V corresponding to the open circuit voltage OCV of a secondary battery to be auxiliarily charged to the open circuit voltage OCV which is measured. A terminal voltage Vb of the secondary battery at the time of auxiliary charge and the target terminal voltage Vmap are compared to each other by a comparison unit, and when the target terminal voltage Vmap is reached, auxiliary charge is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic EV Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Toyota
  • Patent number: D661838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Erinn Chapman
  • Pen
    Patent number: D662978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beifa Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianzhe Xie
  • Pen
    Patent number: D662979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beifa Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianzhe Xie
  • Pen
    Patent number: D662980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beifa Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Linghua Jiang
  • Pen
    Patent number: D662981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beifa Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianzhe Xie
  • Pen
    Patent number: D662985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beifa Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Liang Liu
  • Pen
    Patent number: D662986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Beifa Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Liang Liu