Patents Represented by Attorney Eugene E. Renz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6564494
    Abstract: A device for rotating the shack of a fishhook about its axis comprising a mandrel rotatable about a predetermined axis of rotation, a base which includes means for rotatably mounting said mandrel, a first shaft extension, and means for pivotally mounting said first shaft extension on one end of said mandrel, said first shaft extension having a shaft axis which intersects the axis of rotation of said mandrel and is repositionable relative thereto clamping means mounted on an outer end of said first shaft extension comprising jaws for gripping said fishhook a rotatable cam have a spiral cam surface which engage confronting spherical surfaces on the confronting interfaces of the jaws whereby rotation of said cam in one direction causes the jaws to close and rotation of cam element in the opposition element causes the tips of the jaws to open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Renzetti, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Renzetti
  • Patent number: 6565543
    Abstract: A drop dispenser having a sleeve carrying a closure and resilient dosage receiving fitting. The sleeve is treadably mounted on a fluid containing container having a nipple thereon. The closure on the sleeve has a configuration corresponding to the configuration of the nipple for sealing the nipple in the closed position. The fitting is filled with fluid from the container by turning the sleeve in a direction away from the closed position on the nipple to an open position to thereby establish fluid communication between the container and fitting. The fluid is dispensed from the fitting by squeezing the fitting after the closure has been returned to the closed position on the nipple, thereby preventing fluid from flowing from the resilient fitting back into the container. Cooperating stop members are provided between the sleeve and bottle neck to limit the movement of the sleeve relative to the bottle neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Comar, Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Buehler
  • Patent number: 6536362
    Abstract: A system facilitating the use of multiple sewing machines mounted on a sewing cabinet is disclosed. A circular turntable on which multiple sewing machines are mounted can be activated either manually or with an electric motor to rotate a desired sewing implement to the working position. The cabinet is designed for maximum storage space in a minimum of wall space. Different models provide up to five drawers and eight shelve as well as a drop leaf for increased table area. The system has surge protected outlets with an on/off switch and an electric cord that can be plugged into any household outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Charles Clarke
  • Patent number: 6481600
    Abstract: A dropper assembly comprising a pipette portion, having a proximate end and a distal end, the distal end of said pipette having an opening through which fluid is adapted to flow in the pipette pr9otion; a cap portion having a top wall, the proximate end of the said pipette portion being integrally formed with the top wall of said cap portion on one side thereof; a bulb portion having a flange at one end thereof, said cap portion having an annular wall extending axially outwardly from the opposite side of the top wall thereof, the flange of said bulb portion being positioned on said opposite side of said top wall, and said annular wall being swaged over the flange of said bulb portion, to thereby integrally connect said bulb portion to said cap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Comar, Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Buehler
  • Patent number: 6461560
    Abstract: A limited pour neck finish bottle wherein a plurality of radially inwardly extending flexible fingers are integral with the peripheral edge portion of the open end of the neck of a bottle and extend across the open end of the neck to restrict or interfere with the flow of liquid from the bottle if an attempt is made to pour the liquid from the bottle rather than employing an exact dose dispensing device. The bottle is made by molding a plurality of axially extending flexible fingers on the peripheral edge portion at the open end of the neck simultaneously with the molding of the bottle, and then bending the fingers downwardly to the radially inwardly extending position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Comar, Inc
    Inventor: John D. Buehler
  • Patent number: 6447141
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mounting bracket to securely hold elongated tubular lamp members. The mounting bracket has a stationary part which can be fixed to a static structure, and a movable part which is detachably fixed to the stationary part in such a way that both parts fix the tubular lamp in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Herbert Waldmann GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Gerhard Waldmann
  • Patent number: 6418688
    Abstract: A non-absorbent, compressible joint forming device fabricated from closed cell, low density polyethylene foam material and used in expansion or contraction joints and isolation joints of sidewalks, driveways, highways, runways, parking decks an other applications where concrete slabs are used, comprising: a retained base for allowing expansion, contraction, and isolation of said joints wherein said non-absorbent, compressible base material is retained in said construction application and a tear-off strip wherein frangible bridges across said material thickness spaced in a predetermined manner along the length of said joint forming system are the means whereby said retained base and said tear-off strip are held together during a construction application, and a non-absorbent reservoir for sealant deposition when said tear-off strip is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Inventor: Louis T Jones, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6409498
    Abstract: Apparatus for molding plastic caps having inclined tabs integral with the lower edge of the cap skirt and radially inwardly extending ribs integral with the inner surface of the cap skirt. The tabs and ribs are formed by a plurality of blades having recesses on the ends thereof corresponding to the configurations of the tabs and ribs. The blades are mounted on a core and extend into a female mold having a cup-shaped cavity. A linear drive member is mounted on a fixed plate assembly and connected to a ratchet sleeve rotatably mounted on a movable plate assembly. The end of the ratchet sleeve is provided with circumferentially spaced teeth engaging the lower peripheral edge of the cap skirt. Movement of the movable plate assembly relative to the fixed plate assembly causes the ratchet sleeve to rotate to move the molded tabs and ribs away from the recesses of the blades so that the finished cap can be stripped from the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Comar, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Manera, Frank Maatje, Arnold Zingler, Dan Lakutis, Richard A. Lappine, Don Horner
  • Patent number: 6390736
    Abstract: A desiccant feeder system comprising, a reservoir for desiccant canisters, means for delivering the canisters through a transfer tube to at a loading station, means for presenting the open end of containers one at a time at the loading station, means for circulating air at high velocity through the tubing including an adjustable internal ring-shaped nozzle to deliver desiccant canisters from the reservoir to the loading station, and a shuttle selectively actuatable to discharge at least one desiccant cannister to the containers at the loading station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Omega Design Corpoation
    Inventors: Joseph T. Rassman, Jr., Kirt C. Weidner, Alan S. Geckle
  • Patent number: 6386231
    Abstract: Hand operated, functional pump systems to pump fresh water from a hose connection or permanent connection comprise novel flow control mechanisms wherein the principal embodiment utilizes a piston rod, piston head arrangement sliding within a cylindrical jacket to expose water intake ports to outlet manifold ports through the action of a pump handle thereby controlling the flow of water to an outlet spout. In another embodiment, tandem valves, in one model, are controlled by a novel linkage arrangement to open and close each valve in a predetermined manner to allow or stop the flow of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: James Elser
  • Patent number: 6382444
    Abstract: A tamper evident closure for containers having finish a with thread means and a radially outwardly circumferentially extending bead below the threads comprising, a cap portion of cup-like form having internal threads for cooperatively engaging the threads on a container to apply and remove the cap portion, a retainer ring depending from the lower edge of the skirt portion of the cap and connected thereto by a series of circumferentially spaced bridge connections, and a tamper evident band having means for rotatably mount on the retaining ring and rotatable thereto and including a series of spring fingers for engaging under the retainer bead on the container when the closure is fully seated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Sentinel Packaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry Nyman
  • Patent number: 6382880
    Abstract: A desiccant feeder system comprising, a reservoir for desiccant canisters, means for delivering the canisters through a transfer tube to at a loading station, means for presenting the open end of containers one at a time at the loading station, means for circulating air at high velocity through the tubing including an adjustable internal ring-shaped nozzle to deliver desiccant canisters from the reservoir to the loading station, and a shuttle selectively actuatable to discharge at least one desiccant cannister to the containers at the loading station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Omega Design Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph T. Rassman, Jr., Kirt C. Weidner, Alan S. Geckle
  • Patent number: 6354450
    Abstract: A locking helical closure system for containers consisting of three components. A closure cap, a neck finish, and a liner or stopper made of an elastic material. The closure system has engagement lugs that engage helical grooves and pockets on a neck finish preventing the closure cap from unwinding during the sterilization process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Comar, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Zielinski, David Manera
  • Patent number: 6341989
    Abstract: Connecting terminal for printed circuit boards comprising with an insulating housing (10), having a connection contact (18) attached to the housing (10) and an insertion opening (24) in the housing (10) through which a conductor can be inserted under the connection contact (18) with a clamping spring (26), which rests on the back of the connection contact (18) and has a free elastic sidepiece (32), where the elastic sidepiece (32) is bent over to form a clamping end (34), which grips under the connection contact (18) with its clamping edge and with an actuating element (40), which is supported pivotably in the housing (10) and acts on the elastic sidepiece (32) of the clamping spring (26), and which, in a clamping position, releases the elastic sidepiece (32) so that the clamping edge of the clamping end (34) pulls the conductor which has been inserted through the insertion opening (24) against the connection contact (18), and which, in an open position, presses the elastic sidepiece (32) down, so that, to al
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: RIA-BTR Produktions GmbH
    Inventor: Dieter Jaag
  • Patent number: 6319298
    Abstract: In a vehicle, it is known to have an air filter as part of an air intake system in vehicle's engine compartment. The air filter consists of a shape with a front narrow opening and a broader base. In the present invention, a new air filter is designed to provide an increased velocity of air passing through it. This new filter has firstly, a three dimensional conical device at the front opening of the filter, and secondly, a shield made of a low heat conductive material which surrounds the air filter and is mounted on a clamp at the bottom of the air filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: Wendell E. Ng-Gee-Quan
  • Patent number: 6306230
    Abstract: A method for producing hardened parts of steel from an air-hardening steel comprising the steps of heating the steel is heated to a temperature above 1,100° C., hot-working the steel parts until they reach the A1 emperature, cooling the steel parts in air to about 280° C. under simultaneous thermo-mechanical sizing treatment, then cooling the steel parts in air to room temperature, stress relief treating the steel parts at 150-250° C., and hard-machining the steel parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: SKF GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Hengerer
  • Patent number: RE37734
    Abstract: A dispensing bulb having a squeezable body portion and integral squeezable neck portion having a pair of diametrically disposed vent holes. An adaptor is mounted in the neck portion and is provided with a cylindrical portion extending into the bulb neck portion beyond the vent holes and spaced radially inwardly therefrom. A dispensing tube is connected to the adaptor and communicates with the interior of the bulb. The neck portion of the bulb is squeezed to draw liquid into the tube, and the cylindrical portion of the adaptor limits the squeezing of the neck portion to prevent liquid from being drawn through the tube into the body portion of the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Comar, Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Buehler
  • Patent number: D471159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: BTR Blumberger Telefon-und Relaisbau Albert Metz
    Inventor: Franz Albicker
  • Patent number: D471876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: RIA - BTR Produktions GmbH
    Inventor: Dieter Jaag
  • Patent number: D472877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventor: Dieter Jaag