Patents Represented by Attorney Egbert Law Offices
  • Patent number: 7938692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery connection with an anti-locking system including a casing for connection of the electric cables furnished with a lever articulated between a locked position and an unlocked position. The connection has an anti-locking system preventing the lowering of the lever and hence the locking of the connection on the battery terminal, if the interlocking is not correctly achieved. The anti-locking system includes a detector that can be moved between two configurations which correspond to the locked position and to the unlocked position of the connection and is suitable, in the configuration corresponding to the locked position, for pressing against a surface of the battery containing the battery terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: CML Innovative Technologies
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Vejux
  • Patent number: 7938492
    Abstract: Disclosed are a toothbrush and a method of producing the same. The toothbrush of the present invention includes a pressure relief unit installed in a head part of the toothbrush. The unit has a plate shape and a predetermined size sufficient to cover bristles set in the head part. In the present invention, the head part is thin, and the bristles are set in the head part without using a wire. Furthermore, the present invention is easily adapted for mass production using inexpensive equipment. Also, the pressure relief unit serves as a reinforcing unit. Therefore, the head part is prevented from breaking during use despite having a reduced thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventors: Young-Jun Kwon, Sung-Wook Kwon, Sung-Hwan Kwon
  • Patent number: 7934609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for distributing at least one displaying accessory on a goods display surface, such as a shelf surface, cabinet or the similar. The displaying accessory can be a separating partition or a goods display cabinet formed of a carriage sliding on a tracking path. The device includes at least one first guide fixable to the proximal part of the display surface and extendable over the surface, generally along the longitudinal axis thereof. The first guide interacts with a clamp of the displaying accessory for fixing the accessory to the display surface. The device also includes a holder provided at the level of the first guide and, in the first release position, the holder enables at least one displaying accessory to be moved or even to be released. In a second position, the holder strongly fixes at least one displaying accessory to the first guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Joalpe Industria De Expositores, S.A.
    Inventors: Manuel Alves, Pedro Cunha
  • Patent number: 7931225
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water hose winding device. The winding device main body includes a water hose winding rack, a water inlet adapter, a water hose exit guide hole, a driving motor, and a gearing component. The water outlet end of the water hose is configured with a wireless winding control mechanism, which includes a radio signal transmitter and a control switch. The winding device main body is configured with a radio signal receiver to receive the wireless control signal transmitted by the radio signal transmitter, and the driving end radio signal receiver is electrically connected to the driving motor. When the driving end radio signal receiver receives the wireless control signal, it can start or shut off the driving motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Inventor: Hsin-Fa Wang
  • Patent number: 7926508
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water control valve with snapping action. The valve shell of the water control valve includes a main body and combined base. A snapping assembly is arranged between the main body and combined base, being in snap-fit engagement, so that the inner space of the valve shell expands to accommodate more switching valve assemblies for better applicability. When the main body is coupled with the combined base, the overlapped portion of the main body and combined base can be reduced by configuration of the snapping assembly, thereby optimizing the utilization of the inner space. So, the switching valve assemblies of different dimensions and specifications are suitable for a wider range of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Kuching International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 7928599
    Abstract: Present invention relates to an electro-mechanical anti-theft device suitable both to inhibit rotation of the steering axis of a motor vehicle and to interrupt feeding of necessary electric switchboards for correct operation of the same motor vehicle. As to this latter object of the invention, a signal originating from a chip, housed inside a protected cylinder, can be coded by a suitable switchboard, only when the steering lock device is disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Pietro Selicato
  • Patent number: 7927100
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective device for dental equipment of the type including a straight handpiece or a contra-angle. The dental equipment is formed by a body enclosing a motor unit and/or members for transmitting movement and a tool-holder head bearing a tool. The protective device is a sleeve that has the general form of a glove finger, with an opening at one end and a closed base at the other end. The invention also relates to a sealed packaging for an insert formed by a tool-holder head bearing the tool and equipped with the protective device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Micro Mega International Manufactures (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Hubert Euvrard, Jean-Pierre Ouhayoun
  • Patent number: 7923946
    Abstract: A system for managing energy consumption in a heave-compensating drawworks includes a power supply, a winch drum connected to the power supply so as to receive power from the power supply, a flywheel connected to the winch drum and to the power supply, and a controller connected to the power supply and to the winch drum for passing energy to and from the flywheel during an operation of the winch drum. The flywheel includes a disk rotatably coupled to an AC motor. The power supply includes a first pair of AC motors operatively connected on one side of the winch drum and a second pair of AC motors operatively connected on an opposite side of the winch drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Kevin R. Williams
  • Patent number: 7923979
    Abstract: A control system for dynamically adjusting an output voltage of a voltage converter includes a signal calculation circuit, a pulse width modulator, a voltage converter, a nonlinear calibration circuit and a signal converter. The signal calculation circuit, the pulse width modulator, the voltage converter and the signal converter form a long-tail loop. The signal calculation circuit simultaneously receives a target value and a detection value from the signal converter to generate an error value for adjusting the output of the pulse width modulator. The voltage converter and the nonlinear calibration circuit form a local pulse-squashing loop. Pulse widths of an input signal to the voltage converter can be timely and effectively calibrated and controlled, thereby decreasing power consumption of the voltage converter and providing an effective protective mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Po Chiun Huang, Chun Yen Tseng
  • Patent number: 7921865
    Abstract: The invention concerns an exclusively mechanical stand-alone device for controlled watering by sprinkling, wherein a soil simulating member, having an absorbent body associated with a reclinable cup arranged beneath, contributes to determination of the interval between two watering operations. A balance arm, bearing the absorbent body and an annular magnet, is mounted and balanced by a compressed spring, contributing to the determination of the opening and closing times of a valve. The valve includes a hydraulic relay with a nozzle triggering its opening or closure, in response to the displacement of the magnet field. An impermeable sleeve encloses the core and the nozzle. A sliding canopy enables one of the parameters determining the duration of the watering operation to be adjusted. A thermostatic element has an adjustable position preventing watering in sunshine. The device is mounted rotating on a pivot including the base of the sleeve and a tail unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Bernard Balet
  • Patent number: 7918648
    Abstract: A windpower generator apparatus has a horizontal shaft, a first arm extending outwardly of the shaft, a second arm extending outwardly of the shaft in spaced relationship to the first arm, a third arm extending outwardly of the shaft in spaced radial relationship to the first and second arms, a first plurality of vanes pivotally affixed to a first arm, a second plurality of vanes pivotally affixed to said second arm, a third plurality of vanes pivotally affixed to said third arm, and a generator cooperative with the shaft for producing electrical energy relative to a rotation of the shaft. Each of the vanes is movable between a first position aligned with the arm and a second position extending transverse to the arm. The vanes are movable between the first and second positions by actions of gravity during the rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventor: Larry W. Simnacher
  • Patent number: 7913421
    Abstract: Sole for footwear with ventilation induced by the Venturi effect is the present invention. An insole is superimposed that includes a plurality of holes for the passage of air from the sole towards the interior of the shoe. The sole includes at least one inlet opening placed on the lateral frontal surface and at least one outlet opening placed on the back lateral surface. The inlet opening and outlet opening of an airflow channel are each provided respectively with a sliding shutter that reduces the incoming airflow and a sliding shutter that reduces the outgoing airflow and a plurality of air inlet holes made on the insole to make the air enter and exit in correspondence with the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Franco Malenotti
  • Patent number: 7914938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat fuel cell combining runner plates and a conducting layer. The flat fuel cell includes two runner plates and a conducting layer between the runner plates. There are conducting blocks embedded into the predefined locations on the assembly surfaces of two runner plates. A concave flow passage is shaped by the assembly surfaces of runner plates and the conducting blocks, thus providing a unique structure combining the runner plates and conducting layer. The conducting blocks are electrically connected through the contact of convex flanges on the conducting blocks. Thus, the flat fuel cells are developed thin, making it possible to greatly reduce manufacturing assembly costs without the need of electric wires and to achieve better economic efficiency and applicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shih-Tsung Ke, Tsong-Pyng Perng
  • Patent number: 7913428
    Abstract: The present invention provides electromagnetic fitness shoes with a conductor structure and an insole. The shoes include a vamp, an inner space, a heel portion and a sole. The sole includes a big sole body, a middle sole and an insole. The insole is provided with conducting members, and the conductor structure electrically connects to a conducting member. The conducting member includes a conductive terminal and electric wire. The conductive terminal fitted with an electric connecting portion. The conductive terminal is assembled into the interleaving space formed by the heel portion and arranged along the interleaving space. The electric connecting portion is exposed upwards, and the conducting member of insole is made of conductive fabrics. The robustness is improved, and the service life of the electromagnetic fitness shoes is prolonged with better comfort and applicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Ching-Hung Wang
  • Patent number: 7916091
    Abstract: The antenna module fabrication for a wireless electronic device includes setting up the antenna and the assembly base that is to connect the antenna to the designated circuit board. The antenna and the assembly base are two independent pieces, and the positioning parts are for positioning so that the antenna and assembly base are one body. The antenna module of the invention can achieve the advantages such as simple production, cost effectiveness, prevention of the antenna module from deforming and quality improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Wha Yu Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Huang Chang, Hung-Hsien Chiu
  • Patent number: 7913337
    Abstract: An ambulatory surgical gurney has a base, a frame positioned above the base, and a lifting mechanism positioned between the base and the frame. The frame has a sections pivotally connected together. The lifting mechanism has a first ram extending vertically between the base and the frame, a second ram extending vertically between the base and the frame, a lift arm pivotally connected to the frame, and a controller that controls the movement of the first and second rams and the lift arm. The upper end of the first ram and the upper end of the second ram are pivotally connected to the frame. An anaconda is attached to the frame. The anaconda has segments connected end-to-end and a ratchet spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Marcos V. Masson
  • Patent number: 7901754
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and related device for an easy and simple hooking of graphic representations, for example paintings and prints. The representations are made on a support of thin and soft material, for example cloth or leather goods, which can be applied, in an interchangeable way, on any kind of clothes, fittings for clothes, furnishings and interior decorations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Francesco Nicastri
  • Patent number: D635028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Vetroelite SpA
    Inventor: Feletto Daniele
  • Patent number: D635037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Lawrence K. Lee
  • Patent number: D635053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Lawrence K. Lee