Patents Represented by Attorney Edwin E. Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus Voigt II, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6152707
    Abstract: A portable water storage tank having an internal submersible pump connected to a water discharge pipe and an internal air-hydropneumatic tank also connected to the water discharge pipe; a pressure switch connected to the discharge pipe and an electrical circuit for turning the pump on and off in response to pressure variations in the water discharge pipe. A water heater in the water storage tank and a temperature sensor in the tank to activate the heater upon detection of predetermined water temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: Steven C. Alberg
  • Patent number: 6142570
    Abstract: An ergonomic arm support for supporting the forearm during typing, keying, or assembly operations. The arm support includes an armrest pivotally mounted on a shroud for sliding the armrest to and away from a stem dowel which is secured to an object such as a table or chair. The shroud is disposed about a pillow block which includes a plurality of roller bearing members which slidably engage one or more of the inside surfaces of the shroud. The slidable pillow block allows the shroud to be slidably and pivotally repositioned relative to the stem dowel. The arm pad is pivotal relative to the shroud and may be positioned to provide a wide range of locations for positioning of an individual's forearms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Ergonomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Bergsten, Donald A. Bergsten
  • Patent number: 6030349
    Abstract: A medical guide wire torquer is disclosed which is adapted for one-handed convenient attachment, release, and re-attachment to a medical guide wire utilized during medical procedures. The guide wire torquer has a body having ends and positioners integral or affixed to each end, a first channel, and an internal cavity. At least one elastomer is positioned within the internal cavity. A button is positioned within the cavity for engagement to the elastomer where the button extends beyond the body. The button includes a pair of retainers adapted for engagement to the positioners and a second channel adapted for alignment with the first channel during the release of a guide wire. A guide wire is releasably grasped by the vertical movement of the button within the cavity which causes the expansion of the elastomers which, in turn, results in a binding of the guide wire between the first and second channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: CarTika Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Thomas Carlson
  • Patent number: 6022079
    Abstract: An ergonomic arm support for supporting the forearm during typing, keying, or assembly operations. The arm support includes an armrest pivotally mounted on a shroud for sliding the armrest to and away from a cantilever disk which is secured to a table or chair. The shroud is pivotally slidable or repositionable relative to the cantilever disk such that the armrest, which is pivotal relative to the shroud may be positioned to provide a wide range of locations for positioning of an individual's forearms. The cantilever disk permits easy or convenient inward, outward, forward, or backward positioning of an armrest relative to an object where the cantilever disk frictionally engages the shroud to lock the armrest into a desired position during use. The shroud may also function as an enclosure of the cantilever disk to prevent inadvertent engagement between an individual and/or the individual's clothes and the cantilever disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Ergonomics
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Bergsten, Donald A. Bergsten