Patents Represented by Law Firm Fraser and Clemens
  • Gutter level device
    Patent number: 7581355
    Abstract: A gutter level device for leveling a gutter against a pitched fascia board is provided. The gutter level device includes a clip adapted to attach to a rear wall of the gutter. A selectively formable arm is coupled to a first end of the clip and adapted to bend to a first desired angle. The arm is further adapted to substantially match the pitch of the fascia board. A method for leveling the gutter with the gutter level device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Inventor: Randy Smith
  • High-precision Rogowski current transformer
    Patent number: 7579824
    Abstract: A high-precision Rogowski current transformer, the Rogowski coil is realized in a single printed circuit board while maintaining both the outside field rejection of a traditional Rogowski coil, and the increased output voltage similar to the multiple printed circuit board Rogowski coil arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: David Rea, Kenneth L. Kaye, Michael F. Zawisa
  • Method for treating extremely small particles of polyethylene terephthalate
    Patent number: 7579431
    Abstract: A method for treating extremely small particles of recycled polyethylene terephthalate comprises providing a quantity of RPET particles having an average mean particle size ranging from about 0.0005 inch to about 0.05 inch in diameter, heating the RPET particles to a temperature sufficient to cause at least a portion of the RPET particles to adhere to one another, and forming the adhered RPET particles into pellets, said pellets having substantially the same average surface-to-volume ratio as the bulk, un-adhered RPET particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Phoenix Technologies International, LLC
    Inventors: Donald W. Hayward, Daniel L. Witham
  • Support means end connection for fastening an end of a support means in an elevator installation, an elevator installation with a support means end connection, and a method for fastening an end of a support means in an elevator installation
    Patent number: 7578035
    Abstract: In an elevator installation, an apparatus and a method use a support end connection for fastening a support device to an elevator car, a counterweight and/or a building. The support device has at least one cable or cable strand enclosed by a cable casing and is held in a wedge pocket by a wedge. The cable casing is formed of thermoplastic material or an elastomer and the cable or the cable strand is glued to, fused together with or mechanically connected with the cable casing in the region of the support end connection. A friction force transmitted from the support end connection to the cable casing can then be directly passed on to the load-bearing core of the support device, to the cables or to the cable strands. The tolerable tension force in the support device is increased. The support device is preferably a multiple cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Florian Dold, Adolf Bissig, Manfred Wirth, Claudio De Angelis
  • Powder metal mold casting for three dimensional parts
    Patent number: 7578335
    Abstract: A process for powder metal mold casting of three-dimensional parts is disclosed wherein a casting of complex parts is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Hetzner, Frederick J. Rozario
  • Temperature door for a vehicle and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system
    Patent number: 7575511
    Abstract: A temperature door for air-handling system of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system for a vehicle is disclosed, wherein a cost and a weight of the system are minimized and a temperature stratification, a flow efficiency, and a NVH/noise of the system are optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric K. Haupt, David W. Lumley, Brent M. Mitrzyk
  • Multi stage pressure regulator
    Patent number: 7575020
    Abstract: A pressure regulator is disclosed wherein multiple valve stages are used to accommodate low flow rates and to maximize a turn-down ratio of the regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Rainer Pechtold
  • Electrical box with mounting system
    Patent number: 7572975
    Abstract: An electrical box with a mounting system is disclosed. The electrical box includes a main body having a back panel with a raised portion and a protuberance formed on an outer surface of the back panel. The mounting tab is configured for mounting the main body to a mounting structure. An electrical box assembly including the mounting tab having a first aperture that receives the protuberance of the main body, and a method for mounting the electrical box on a mounting structure, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Ruihley
  • Bariatric patient management system
    Patent number: 7568247
    Abstract: A bariatric bed having extensible side portions and extensible end portions which facilitate an expansion of the overall width and length of the bed to comfortably support an obese patient, the side portions capable of being retracted to reduce the overall width of the bed to fit through a standard hospital door opening, the bed including a plurality of load cells which transmit a signal to a weigh scale to provide a readout of the weight of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Gendron, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic W. Strobel, Steven W. Cotter
  • Elevator car with car electrical system integrated in the car roof and method of mounting an elevator installation
    Patent number: 7568557
    Abstract: A portion of an elevator car electrical system, such as car computer, terminals, communication apparatus, etc., is mounted in an apparatus space integrated into a car roof. The apparatus space is arranged along a car roof edge and utilizes a constructional height required for stiffening the car roof. The portion of the car electrical system is accessible by a moveable cover for service. When closed, the cover forms a standing surface which can be used for servicing in the elevator shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventor: Eric Rossignol
  • Crimp press for the production of a crimping connection
    Patent number: 7562441
    Abstract: A crimp press has a positioning unit for lowering a grip arm supplying a cable end to a crimp device. The positioning unit is arranged on a handle firmly connected with a tool holder. Vertical movement of the handle with the positioning unit corresponds to the vertical movement of the tool holder during the crimping operation. Adjustment to different crimp devices and/or different crimping contact types is provided by a bar of the positioning unit being adjustable in vertical direction and automatically lockable and releasable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Komax Holdings AG
    Inventor: Alois Conte
  • Elevator installation and method for determining and analyzing an elevator car position
    Patent number: 7562747
    Abstract: An elevator installation with at least one car includes at least one device for determining a position of the car and a method of operating such an elevator installation. The position determining device has a code mark pattern and a sensor device. The code mark pattern is arranged along the length of travel of the car and consists of a multiplicity of code marks. The sensor device is mounted on the car and has sensors contactlessly scanning the code marks. The code marks are arranged in a single line and the sensor device comprises at least two sensor groups which are separated from each other perpendicular to the line of the code marks, which makes reading the code marks possible even if there are lateral displacements between the sensor device and the line of the code marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventor: Enrico Marchesi
  • Low cost automatically illuminated document holder
    Patent number: 7559665
    Abstract: A low cost document holder automatically illuminates a document under low light conditions. An energy-saving system having a switch that turns on a lamp when a front cover is at an angle to a rear cover of between 45 and 135 degrees. The lamp is turned off when the angle is less than 45 degrees or greater than 135 degrees to prevent battery drain when the holder is left open or cannot completely close. Optimized lamp positioning places a centerline of a cone of illumination at a maximum of thirty degrees from the front cover to enable use of a low wattage lamp. The resultant low battery drain enables the components to be permanently enclosed in a document holder cover that has the appearance, dimensions and thickness of standard document holders. Advantages of components enclosed within a cover are reliability, ease of cleaning, market entry and low cost manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: John Pfanstiehl
  • Piston delamination testing apparatus
    Patent number: 7549326
    Abstract: A piston testing apparatus is provided including a housing having an inner wall and defining a cavity therethrough; a piston disposed in the housing cavity and having a polymer coating deposited thereon, wherein the polymer coating of the piston contacts the housing inner wall; a connecting rod coupled to the piston; and an actuator coupled to the connecting rod and configured to provide a reciprocating movement of the piston through the cavity. An injection plate for the piston testing apparatus and a method for challenging an adhesion of the polymer coating to the piston are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill M. Cummings, Tim A. Watson, William M. Penzer, Gary W. Beemer, Albert J. Black
  • Elevator for large loads
    Patent number: 7549514
    Abstract: An elevator with a 4:1 cable guidance includes a drive unit and a first deflecting roller arranged at a carrier supported at one end on a first car guide rail and a first counterweight guide rail and at the other end on a second counterweight guide rail. The guide rails are connected with the shaft wall by means of yokes, whereby the vertical rail forces are conducted into the shaft pit. A drive bracket arranged at the carrier carries the drive unit and the drive pulley. A roller bracket arranged at the carrier carries the first deflecting roller. In addition, a first cable fixing point and a second cable fixing point for opposite ends of a cable are arranged at the carrier. The second deflecting roller is supported on a second car guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Mario Heggli, Reto Rothenbühler, Kaspar Schindler
  • Method for operating an elevator installation
    Patent number: 7546907
    Abstract: A method for the operation of an elevator installation, wherein the operating parameters for achieving a desired performance are determined by simulation of the operation of the elevator installation, the operating parameter and the desired performance are included in a protocol, the elevator installation is operated with the operating parameter, the actual performance produced by the elevator installation is measured and the actual performance is compared with, the desired performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventor: Lukas Finschi
  • Floor mat clip assembly
    Patent number: 7546661
    Abstract: A floor mat clip assembly adapted to attach a floor mat to the interior carpet of a vehicle is disclosed. The clip assembly includes a floor clip attached to the carpet and a mat clip attached to the floor mat. The floor clip includes a base member and a top member having a locking member rotatably attached thereto. The base and top member of the floor clip are adapted to cut through the carpet and interlock to sandwich the carpet therebetween. The mat clip includes a top member and a base member, each having an aperture and adapted to interlock to sandwich the mat therebetween. The mat can then be positioned to insert the locking member of the floor clip through the aperture of the mat clip. A subsequent rotation of the locking member locks together the respective clips to secure the floor mat to the interior carpet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Inventor: Mark A. Connor, Jr.
  • Portable docking station with radio
    Patent number: D596162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: FKA Distributing Co.
    Inventors: Moorthy Selvaraj, Roman S. Ferber
  • Foot massager
    Patent number: D596750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: FKA Distributing Co.
    Inventors: Mordechai Lev, Roman S Ferber
  • Concentrate cartridge
    Patent number: D596944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: iDispense, LLC
    Inventors: Edward L. Mueller, Douglas F. Taylor, R. Bruce Yacko