Patents Represented by Law Firm Dunlap & Codding
  • Water repellent composition for cellulose containing materials and method for producing same
    Patent number: 5593483
    Abstract: A water based water repellent composition for rendering cellulose containing materials water repellent which contains, in addition to water, from about 2.5 to about 20 percent by volume of a water repellent compound compatible with the cellulose containing materials and from about 0.1 to about 1 percent by volume of a surfactant compatible with the water repellent compound and capable of enhancing the wetting properties of the water repellent compound. The water repellent compound is a fluoropolymer, an amino-functional siloxane, a self cross-linking silicone and mixtures thereof wherein the amino-functional siloxane is represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein Si is silicon; O is oxygen; n is a positive integer; and A is H, R or X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Advanced Chemical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean E. Brunken
  • Water-based ink composition free of volatile organic compounds for deposition on a substrate
    Patent number: 5594048
    Abstract: An article of manufacture comprising a substrate and a water-based ink composition free of volatile organic compounds which is water resistant upon curing. The water-based ink composition contains a water-based particulate pigment dispersion free of volatile organic compounds. Methods for making the water-based particulate dispersions, the water-based inks containing such dispersions and for disposing the water-based pigment dispersion and the water-based ink composition containing such pigment dispersions on a substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Motiur Rahman
  • Floral grouping wrapper and methods
    Patent number: 5592803
    Abstract: A wrapper, comprising a floral grouping having a bloom portion and a stem portion and a flexible sleeve having a bonding material thereon, the sleeve being positioned about the floral grouping and the sleeve substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping, forming a wrapper, and methods of using the wrapper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Pigmentation enhancer and method
    Patent number: 5591423
    Abstract: A composition for increasing synthesis of melanin in a human melanocyte thereby enhancing pigmentation of the human skin. Use of this composition promotes tanning of the human skin and increases photoprotection from ultraviolet radiation. An organ culture system comprising viable human foreskin samples which may be used to test the effects of agents on human skin, including pigmentation enhancers on human skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventor: Bryan B. Fuller
  • Method for applying a band about a sheet of material and a pot or floral grouping
    Patent number: 5590508
    Abstract: A band applicator for applying a band about a sheet of material disposed about a pot to provide a decorative cover for the pot. The band applicator includes a pot frame having a pot opening and a band holder configured to releasably hold a plurality of bands. The sheet of material is extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot, and the pot with the sheet of material disposed thereabout is disposed in a pot receiving space in the pot frame. The pot frame holds the sheet of material positioned about the pot. A band is removed from the band holder and disposed about the sheet of material and pot for cooperating to hold the sheet of material positioned about the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, William F. Straeter, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping having staggered strips of adhesive material applied thereto and method
    Patent number: 5588530
    Abstract: A wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping comprising a plurality of sheets of material connected together into a pad of sheets of material via staggered strips of adhesive disposed on each sheet of material in the pad. The pad has a top sheet of material and a next sheet of material disposed thereunder, the other sheets of material being disposed under the next sheet of material. The floral grouping is placed on a sheet of the material, and the sheet of material is wrapped about a portion of the floral grouping and simultaneously disconnected from the pad of sheets of material. The sheets of material are secured about the floral grouping in a wrapped position by the staggered strips of adhesive on each sheet of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Franklin J. Craig
  • Pigmentation enhancer and method
    Patent number: 5589161
    Abstract: A composition for increasing synthesis of melanin in a human melanocyte thereby enhancing pigmentation of the human skin. Use of this composition promotes tanning of the human skin and increases photoprotection from ultraviolet radiation. An organ culture system comprising viable human foreskin samples which may be used to test the effects of agents on human skin, including pigmentation enhancers on human skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University Oklahoma
    Inventor: Bryan B. Fuller
  • Band applicator for applying a band about a sheet of material and a pot
    Patent number: 5588277
    Abstract: A band applicator for applying a band about a sheet of material disposed about a pot to provide a decorative cover for the pot. The band applicator includes a pot frame having a pot opening and a band holder configured to releasably hold a plurality of bands. The sheet of material is extended about the outer peripheral surface of the pot, and the pot with the sheet of material disposed thereabout is disposed in a pot receiving space in the pot frame. The pot frame holds the sheet of material positioned about the pot. A band is removed from the band holder and disposed about the sheet of material and pot for cooperating to hold the sheet of material positioned about the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, William F. Straeter, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Paving machine having automatic metering screed control
    Patent number: 5588776
    Abstract: A paving machine having a sensor-controlled concrete metering screed. The machine includes hydraulic cylinders which move the metering screed to various elevations to control the depth of concrete being metered out by the screed. At least one ultrasonic sensor is slide-mounted to the machine above and behind the metering screed to provide measurements of the distance between the sensor and the surface of the concrete just behind the screed. A control system compares the sensor measurements with a tolerance range of distances corresponding to the desired depth of concrete. When the sensor measurements are out of tolerance, the control system moves the metering screed up or down to bring the distance, and the metered depth of concrete, back within tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: CMI Corporation
    Inventors: George W. Swisher, Jr., John F. Phillips
  • Process for making a particulate support matrix for making a rapidly dissolving tablet
    Patent number: 5587180
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a particulate support matrix for making a tablet, and method for making such, which disintegrates or dissolves in a matter of just a few seconds once placed into the oral cavity. Thee particulate support matrix comprises a first polymeric component which may be a polypeptide, preferably a non-hydrolyzed gelatin, a second polymeric component which may be a different polypeptide which may be a hydrolyzed gelatin and a bulking agent. The porous particulate powder can serve as the tablet support matrix, to which a pharmaceutical, for example an antihistamine, decongestant, or antibiotic is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Loyd V. Allen, Jr., Bingnan Wang
  • Article packaging system and method
    Patent number: 5586425
    Abstract: The present invention is a modular system and method for packaging articles for shipment. In particular, a potted plant is sorted according to a grade, placed in a decorative cover, then automatically deposited into a protective sleeve. The potted plant thus packaged is ready for containment within a shipping carton. Various components of the system may be adapted for various packaging needs and circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Craig, Joseph G. Straeter, Donald E. Weder
  • Hydraulic gas compressor and method for use
    Patent number: 5584664
    Abstract: A gas compressor with at least three hydraulic cylinders is connected to a source of natural gas by a gas line. The gas line can also be removably attached to a storage tank. A hydraulic system is also connected to the cylinders. The compressor additionally includes pressure controls which allow the pistons in the hydraulic cylinders to complete the compression stroke in a staged manner. The cylinders are thereby sequentially emptied of gas. Gas at a sufficient initial pressure, entering the cylinders at the completion of the compression cycle, drives the return stroke of the pistons. A pressure switch controls the pressure level of the compressed gas, and aborts the compression cycle when a predetermined pressure in the storage tank has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventors: Alvin B. Elliott, Angella D. Elliott
  • Blast wheel having a rotatable shaft with radial discs and blades dovetailed across the discs
    Patent number: 5584748
    Abstract: A blast wheel having a rotatable shaft with discs carrying blades for propelling abrasive material against a surface to be blast-cleaned. Each one of the blades has a striking portion and a dovetail base member. Each one of the discs has a number of circumferential dovetail slots for receiving the base members of the blades. Keeper plates, lock washers and keeper bolts are used to retain each end of each blade in place. Each disc has several sound-abating holes to reduce the rotational noise of the blast wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Nelco Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Flynn, Frank T. Battles
  • Stabilizers adapted to be connected to a bow
    Patent number: 5584282
    Abstract: A weight collar for use with a stabilizer adapted to be connected to a bow. The weight collar is removably connected to a stabilizer outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer. The weight collar includes a pad constructed of a compressible material whereby the weight collar is movable in upwardly and downwardly directions perpendicular to an axial center line of the weight collar and movable in angular directions relative to the axial center line of the weight collar while remaining attached to the weight collar. A stabilizer for use with a bow having a stabilizer tube with an opening extending therethrough forming a stabilizer chamber, the stabilizer chamber defining a stabilizer in a peripheral surface. A resonator suppressor ring is disposed in the stabilizer chamber between the first and the second ends of the stabilizer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: Norman J. McDonald, Jr.
  • Method of wrapping a floral product
    Patent number: 5584162
    Abstract: A method of wrapping a floral grouping, preferably an orchid, with a wrapper which may be a sheet of material, a sleeve or a preformed pot cover. The wrapper is preferably constructed from a laminated material made up of at least a waxy layer and a support layer which are superposed upon each other and connected or laminated to each other. A second waxy layer may be connected or laminated to the other surface of the support surface. The waxy layer is made from a waxed paper or waxed tissue. The wrapped floral grouping may also contain a shredded material for cushioning the blooms of the floral grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Pneumatic drilling chip removal system and method
    Patent number: 5584352
    Abstract: A pneumatic drilling chip removal system for removing drilling chips from a well bore, comprising sub-surface drilling equipment having a plurality of components and a drilling bit, a central passageway extending through the components and to the air jets in the drilling bit, wherein at least one component above the drilling bit in the sub-surface drilling equipment is a pneumatic component having an opening forming a pneumatic conduit from the central passageway to the annulus, a bypass valve disposed therein selectively permitting air flow from the central passageway to the annulus, forming a supplementary air source for removal of drilling chips from the well bore. Methods for using a pneumatic drilling chip removal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: B.J.S. Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger L. Beavers
  • Floral grouping wrapper with reinforcing member
    Patent number: 5584392
    Abstract: A sheet of material having a closure bonding material disposed thereon and a reinforcing member associated with the sheet of material. The sheet of material is wrapped about a floral grouping to provide a wrapper. The reinforcing member cooperates to provide reinforcing member rigidity to the wrapper for preventing damage during movement when the wrapper is packed in a carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter
  • Decorative sleeve for covering a flower pot
    Patent number: 5581938
    Abstract: A plant packaging system comprising a combination of a protective sleeve portion and a decorative cover portion having a base and skirt for packaging a potted plant. The protective sleeve can be detached from the decorative portion of the package system once the protective function of the sleeve has been completed, thereby exposing the decorative cover and allowing the skirt portion to extend angularly from the base. The protective sleeve and decorative cover components may comprise a unitary construction or may comprise separate components which are attached together by various bonding materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Weder
  • Cat toy
    Patent number: 5579725
    Abstract: A cat toy having a generally hollow, circular housing containing a toy animal simulating a mouse. The toy animal is mounted on the outer end of a motor-driven arm, whereby the toy animal will be moved in a circular pattern around the interior of the housing. Openings are provided in the housing, through which a cat can extend a paw to engage and play with the toy animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: MegaDyne Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael B. Boshears
  • Flower pot cover
    Patent number: D376121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Joseph G. Straeter