Patents Represented by Attorney George A. Seaby

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  • Emergency exit system for aircraft or other vehicle
    Patent number: 6427383
    Abstract: An emergency exit system for use on a helicopter or other aircraft includes a frame (4) defining an opening (6) for receiving a panel (8) to close the opening (6); a plurality of latches (10, 117) for releasably securing the panel (8) in the opening (6); a plurality of release mechanisms (12); a cable (45, 118) extending around at least a major portion of the frame (4) for releasing the panel (8); and a plurality of actuators (14) strategically located around the opening and connected to the cable (45, 118), whereby actuation of any one of the actuators (14) causes simultaneous release of all of the latches (10, 117) so that the panel (8) can be jettisoned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence
    Inventors: Christopher J. Brooks, Albert P. Bohemier, Lee R. Miller
  • Field-deployable forced air warming system
    Patent number: 6409745
    Abstract: A portable, forced air apparatus for warming a hypothermia victim in the field includes a stretcher, strips of material extending across the stretcher for supporting the torso of the victim above the stretcher bottom, a canopy for covering the victim's torso, a blower operated heater in a compartment in the stretcher beneath the victim's legs for delivering hot air to the canopy in the area of the torso for warming the victim's body while the legs and arms are covered to prevent heat loss, a heated head and neck support for controlled warming of the victim's head and neck, and sleeves for covering the victim's arms and legs to prevent heat loss therefrom during torso warming. The heating system is complemented by warm IV infusion and warm oxygen delivery to the victim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence of Her Majesty's Canadian Government
    Inventors: Michel B. Ducharme, John Frim
  • Crank handle assembly for casement window
    Patent number: 6375382
    Abstract: A compact, streamlined crank assembly for use on the splined shaft of a casement window operating mechanism includes a tubular body with an ovoid socket in the bottom thereof for mounting the body on any one of the shafts of various window operating mechanisms. A handle pivotally mounted on one corner of the body is stored in a trough on the top end of the body, or the handle includes a trough complementary to the square cross section top end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventor: Alain Clavet
  • Hard surface cleaning composition
    Patent number: 6376451
    Abstract: An aqueous hard surface cleaning composition contains anionic and nonionic surfactants, an enzyme mixture such as lipase/alpha-amylase for breaking down organic compounds; an activator for rendering the enzyme more active; a nonpathogenic bacteria such as a culture of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens for degrading and assimilating organic compounds; and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Innu-Science 2000 Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Teasdale, Corinne Lafrance
  • Emergency exit system
    Patent number: 6341748
    Abstract: An emergency exit system for use primarily in a helicopter or other aircraft includes a panel closing an opening in the fuselage of the aircraft, a plurality of latches for releasably securing the panel in the opening; a release mechanism including slides on each side of the opening for retracting the latches to release the panel; a drive for operating the slides, a drive latch for releasably locking the drive in a cocked condition; and a plurality of principal grab bars strategically located in recesses adjacent to the opening and connected to the drive by cables, whereby actuation of any one of the grab bars causes simultaneous release of all of the latches so that the panel can be jettisoned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence
    Inventors: Christopher J. Brooks, Albert P. Bohemier, Lee R. Miller
  • Mini-blind cut-down machine
    Patent number: 6334379
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for blinds of the type having a head rail, a bottom rail, and a plurality of slats includes a frame defined by a base and a pair of opposed end walls with a blind receiving and severing area near one of the end walls. A drive screw supported by the end walls extends through a carriage slidable on the base for linear movement between the end walls, whereby the carriage can be driven along the length of the base by rotation of the drive screw. A knife on the carriage severs an end of a blind as the carriage advances through the blind receiving and severing area. A mandrel is removably mounted on an end wall in the blind receiving and severing area for receiving and supporting a head rail of the blind for inhibiting movement and /or distortion of the blind during cutting. A clamping block releasably clamps a blind in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Window Coverings (Canada) Inc.
    Inventor: Angelo Sudano
  • Rapid extraction of hair root DNA
    Patent number: 6316248
    Abstract: DNA-containing hair root cells are liberated from hair samples by soaking the hair root ends of the hair shafts in an aqueous solution consisting essentially of dithiothreitol, a surfactant such as sodium dodecylsulfate, a chelate such as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, an inorganic salt (NaCl), tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane and sufficient hydrochloric acid to make the pH of the solution approximately 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Inventor: James Elliott
  • Pin M III gene in white pine
    Patent number: 6306585
    Abstract: A gene coding for Pin m III, which is associated with overwintering and frost hardiness in western white pine, has been cloned and characterized. The gene contains an open reading frame of 486 base pairs, encoding a protein of 161 amino acid residues, with a calculated molecular weight of 18002.30 daltons. The predicted isoelectricl point is 5.534. The gene is transcriptionally regulated with the highest expression in fall and winter months. The protein Pin m III is high in infected tissue such as canker. Accordingly, the gene can be used to determine frost hardiness and blister resist fungus susceptibility in conifers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, Canadian Forest Service
    Inventors: Abul K. M. Ekramoddoullah, Douglas W. Taylor, Xueshu Yu, Santosh Misra
  • Vehicle hitch
    Patent number: 6286853
    Abstract: A vehicle hitch for interconnecting a pair of all terrain vehicles includes a pair of bars with socket couplers at one end of each bar for connecting the bars to the balls of conventional trailer hitches; and a damping mechanism releasably interconnecting the other ends of the bars and limiting longitudinal movement of the bars relative to each other. The bars are releasably locked together by a generally C-shaped pin, the arms of which are inserted through one end of a shaft extending out of one of the bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventor: Jacques Lauzon
  • Set of numerical sparklers
    Patent number: D447207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D449870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D450104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D451164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D453546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D454308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Polybottle Group Limited
    Inventor: Luigi Scheida
  • Chair
    Patent number: D458466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Lind Furniture
    Inventor: John McCairley
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D458662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D459427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Sparkler
    Patent number: D460513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Samrok Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Alok Sharma
  • Bench support bracket
    Patent number: D461708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Les Aciers Robond Inc.
    Inventor: Denis Viger