Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gallagher & Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7347665
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber elastic assembly frame for affixing an axial ventilator, which is provided with a mounting flange, to the wall of a housing of a device which is to be cooled. The assembly frame has formed locking elements for receiving the mounting flange and retaining elements for holding the assembly frame against the wall of the housing. The retaining elements are embodied in the form of mushroom-shaped projections (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Thoma
  • Patent number: 7317174
    Abstract: A food heating or cooking appliance has at least one electrical heating element within its interior that is adjustable in position so as to be able to be moved close to thin or small food items under the control of a manually actuated control. A separator plate that extends across the interior chamber of the appliance from side to side and from front to back is movable with the heating element to enable adjustment of the volumetric size of the cooking chamber containing the heating element and the food to be heated or cooked. A manual actuator, a knob or lever, for example, moves the heating element and the separator plate through a motion transfer bar that extends across the width of the appliance and is attached to a linkage on each side of the appliance to communicate movement to a pair of movable supports supporting the rod-like heating element at each of its ends and the separator plate at opposite edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Tecnica International Limited
    Inventors: Wilson (Wing Shun) Lau, Cho Wing Hei, Charles (U Fung) Lam
  • Patent number: 7303398
    Abstract: An instructional board of computer game defines a path of movement for a number of game “pieces” that are moved along the path a number of “stops” as determined by a die or other random device. Associated with the stops and color or otherwise visually coded therewith are sets of cards bearing the questions all relating to a subject of instruction. Game rules call for a player or team whose piece lands on a stop “owned” by another player or team to answer a question printed on the face of the card of the other player. A correct answer earns points for the answering player or team as well as for the team or player that poses the question. “Free” stops imprinted on the board or programmed into the computer display are locations where the game rules call for a player whose piece lands there to obtain points without answering a question because the “free” stop is associated with worthwhile activity the player is deemed to have participated in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Inventor: Susan Lynn Soto
  • Patent number: 7296571
    Abstract: Operating room fires are prevented by a safety interlock that disables instrumentalities (such as an electrical cautery device) capable of igniting a fire in the presence of oxygen and a fuel source or combustible material such as skin, hair and/or prep agents containing alcohol. Removal of, e.g., the cautery device is sensed by a sensor to disable an oxygen source supplying oxygen to a patient and set a timer. Electrical activation of the cautery device only is permitted upon timing-out of the timer, which timing out is set for a time when oxygen will have cleared from the patient's immediate surroundings. A further safety feature is provided in a further timing, by the same or another timer, of the time during which the patient has been deprived of oxygen. After a short duration, then, the cautery (or other) device is denied electrical power and oxygen is permitted to flow again to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventors: James W. Foltz, Michael E. Lubin
  • Patent number: 7295094
    Abstract: A low profile magnetic element used in cooperation with a multilayer printed circuit board has two or more core arms penetrating the board from one outer surface to the other and a series of magnetic core elements, at least one on each side of the board, bridging pairs of the core arms to form a closed, unbranched flux path. Series-connected windings form a transformer primary and are wound on the core arms that penetrate the board. Parallel-connected windings form a transformer secondary and are also wound on the core arms. The series-connected windings and the parallel-connected windings may be buried windings printed on internal surfaces of the multilayer board. The connected in series primary windings all have the same number of turns and the parallel-connected secondary windings all have the same number of turns. The parallel secondary windings are connected in current additive fashion to afford a high current transformer output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: DET International Holding Limited
    Inventors: Ionel D. Jitaru, Marco A. Davila
  • Patent number: 7238949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conductor crossover for a semiconductor detector, particularly for a drift detector for conducting X-ray spectroscopy. The conductor crossover comprises at least two doped semiconductor electrodes (2), which are placed inside a semiconductor substrate (1), at least one connecting conductor (M), which is guided over the semiconductor electrodes (2), and a first insulating layer (Ox). An intermediate electrode (L) is situated between the connecting conductor (M) and the first insulation layer (Ox). Said intermediate electrode overlaps the area of the semiconductor substrate (1) between the semiconductor electrodes (2) and is electrically insulated from the connecting conductor (M) by at least one additional insulation layer (I). The invention also relates to a drift detector equipped with a conductor crossover of this type and to a detector arrangement for conducting X-ray spectroscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften E.V.
    Inventors: Lothar Struder, Gerhard Lutz, Rainer Richter
  • Patent number: 7218198
    Abstract: A coil form for forming an inductive element (10) includes a coil body (2) and at least one, for example three separating plates (3). The coil body (2) has an opening (4.1) and includes two portions, a coil portion (6) and a flange portion (7). To put the inductive element (10) together, the separating plates (3) are pushed over the coil portion (6) of the coil body (2). The separating plates (3) divide the surface of the coil portion (2) into a plurality of coil areas where the coil or the coils of the inductive component (10) can be provided, for example by winding an isolated wire around the coil portion (6) in a coil area. The separating plates are made of metal and form another coil of the inductive component. Afterwards, the core of the inductive component is installed by fitting the two E-shaped core parts (11.1, 11.2) together such that the middle leg (13) of each core part (11.1, 11.2) is inserted into the opening (4.1) of the core body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: DET International Holding Limited
    Inventors: Jurgen Pilniak, Joachim Peck
  • Patent number: 7130878
    Abstract: A system and method of proxy domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar affords customers the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter them if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn sends them to the indicated addressee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Joshua T. Coffman, Barbara J. Rechterman
  • Patent number: 7130203
    Abstract: A DC/DC power supply with two transformers (10, 20), which for example are connected in parallel on the primary and in series on the secondary side, comprises two passive, non-dissipative snubber circuits (1.1, 1.2). Each snubber circuit comprises a series circuit formed by a capacitor (3.1, 3.2) and a diode (4.4, 4.7), which is connected to the output capacitor (13) of the power supply. The transformers are interleaved with a push-pull configuration. On the secondary side, the power supply has an output choke (12, 22) and two output rectifiers (11, 21) are connected to the secondary winding (14, 24) of each transformer. Each snubber circuit further comprises two additional diodes (4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9), one electrode of these diodes being connected to the joint electrode of the snubber capacitor (3.1, 3.2) and the first snubber diode (4.4, 4.7) and the other electrodes being connected respectively to an end of the secondary winding (14, 24) of a transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: DET International Holding Limited
    Inventor: Fall Mbaye
  • Patent number: 7098519
    Abstract: The invention relates to an avalanche radiation detector comprising a semiconductor substrate (HK) with a front side (VS) and a back side (RS), an avalanche region (AB) which is arranged in the semiconductor substrate (HK) on the front side (VS) of the semiconductor substrate (HK) and a control electrode (R) for adjusting the electric field strength in the avalanche region (AB). It is proposed that the control electrode (R) is also arranged on the front side of the semiconductor substrate (HK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenchafter E.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Lutz, Rainer H. Richter, Lothar Struder
  • Patent number: D538446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D541395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Re-Bath, LLC
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D547107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: South Asia International (H.K.) Ltd.
    Inventor: Raymond Hoi-Tak Lam
  • Patent number: D552263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: ReBath, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D552266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Re-Bath, LLC
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D552757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Rebath, LLC
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D552758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Rebath, LLC
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D552759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Rebath, LLC
    Inventor: Norman A. Murdock
  • Patent number: D559410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Re-Bath, LLC
    Inventors: Norman A. Murdock, Brian Van Roekel, Bogdan Fuchilo
  • Patent number: D564831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: APG West, Inc.
    Inventors: Dwight David Roberts, Michael Romley