Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Connors & Associates
  • Patent number: 5450958
    Abstract: A foam organizer for a golf bag includes a removable receptacle structure which has a plurality of lengthwise holes, each of which receives only on golf club. The receptacle structure is made of hard, light weight, extruded foam material having a waterproof property in the form of closed cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventor: Han S. Shin
  • Patent number: 5444440
    Abstract: Operating circuits for a solenoid actuated locking means mounted interiorly of a garage door, to provide additional security. The operating circuits are electrically connected to the solenoid operator of a normally closed hasp that cooperates with the garage door in the closed position. The circuits are designed for use with an automatic garage door opener or a manually opened garage door, and include integrated circuit logic, relay logic, or equivalent means to allow opening of the garage door by authorized means, or if a forced attempt is made, or an unauthorized means is used, to open the garage door, when the garage door is in the secured position, the circuitry will activate an alarm, or other security means and prevent the garage door from being opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Inventor: Mark S. Heydendahl
  • Patent number: 5433436
    Abstract: Disclosed is a golf device 10 holding tees and a divot repair tool 18. The device 10 can be conveniently attached to the side 12 of a golf shoe 14. It includes a clip member 20 that attaches to the shoe 14 and carries the divot repair tool 18. The clip member 20 includes tee-holding elements 40 which hold conventional golf tees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Principle Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hoyt, David Aldcroft
  • Patent number: 5432504
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device 10 for a video screen 16 which includes a support member 12 member disposed about the circumference of the video screen 16. The support member 12 has walls with interior reflective surfaces 30. A plurality of point light sources or lamps 32 are mounted to the support member 12 and positioned to provide to inner and outer concentric frames 50 and 52 of light on the screen 16. The inner frame 52 comprises a series of discrete point light images or dots 46 near the circumference of the screen 16 formed by light from the light sources being cast directly onto the screen. The outer frame 50 comprises a series of discrete point light images or dots near the circumference of the screen 16 formed by light from the light sources 32 first reflecting off the reflective surfaces 30 and then onto the screen 16. The intensity of the light from the inner frame 52 is less than the intensity of light from the outer frame 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Inventors: John B. Shaw, Sharon Shaw, Betty Ross
  • Patent number: 5419551
    Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool 10 comprises a housing 12 having an exterior surface including a first side with a window therein and a second side with first and second openings therein. A score wheel 18 inside the housing 12 has one side with numbers displayed thereon and a rim. The rim partially extends through the first opening to enable the wheel 18 to be manually rotated by pushing against the portion of the rim extending through the first opening. The wheel 18 is mounted so that individual ones of the numbers move in sequence into alignment with the window as the wheel 18 is rotated. A brush 20 mounted within the housing 12 is manually moved between a first position where the brush 20 is enclosed within the housing 12 and a second position where the bristles of the bush extend through the second opening outward from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Inventors: David Hoyt, Gary T. Aldcroft
  • Patent number: 5411473
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical valve comprising a pair of plates holding in tension a membrane folded over to form a chamber with an elongated, slit-like opening along adjoining edges. The plates include interlocking members which interlock the plates together. An inlet tube in communication with the chamber extends outwardly from the plates. The preferred configuration of the chamber is trapezoidal. Also disclosed is a surgical instrument that is a needle-like member having an elongated slot in the wall of this member. A method of using this instrument to implant a tubular element in the body of a patient is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Inventor: A. Mateen Ahmed
  • Patent number: 5275181
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of filing a synthetic nail comprising rubbing the nail with a unique device that captures dust produced by filing. The device includes support member, either a board-like member or foam block, having a generally flat, planar support surface. A foam strip is attached to the planar surface of the support member and it has a generally flat, planar, tacky support surface. An abrasive member is bonded to the planar support surface of the foam strip comprising a crisscrossed arrangement of spaced apart, thread-like filaments having gritty abrasive material embedded therein. The crisscrossed arrangement of filaments forms a plurality of cavities open at the surface of the abrasive member to collect and hold therein nail dust produced upon rubbing the abrasive member against a nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Inventor: James M. Rudolph, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5106645
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flour-type product derived from sugar cane which contains a high dietary fiber concentration. This product is made by separating the pith of the sugar cane from the rind and epidermal layer and then removing from the pith any rind residue from a first stage separation and long fibrovascular bundles embedded in the parenchyma cells of the pith. The clean pith is dried and milled to shred the walls of the parenchyma cells into fiber having a length not exceeding 300 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Inventor: Kevin R. Andrews