Patents Represented by Attorney Gerald E. Hespos

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  • Modular helicopter deck for offshore oil drilling/production platforms
    Patent number: 8205831
    Abstract: A heliport is formed by the assembly of a planar member including longitudinally-extending deck materials, each of which has a longitudinally-extending T-slot formed in the upper side thereof and is connected to a plurality of deck slats. Each deck slat is of generally I-beam configuration, with the lower flange thereof having a plurality of longitudinally-extending striations. A plurality of fixture blocks is provided, with each fixture block having a hole therein and including a plurality of striations for cooperatively engaging the striations in the lower flange of a deck slat. The head of a carriage bolt is disposed in the T-slot of the longitudinal deck materials, and extends through the fixture block, and is connected at its opposite end to a deck slat by a washer and nut, thereby providing a rigid interconnection between the deck slats and the planar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Helidex LLC
    Inventors: Charles Becht, IV, Chawki A. Benteftifa
  • Female terminal fitting
    Patent number: 8206187
    Abstract: A tab (51) of a male terminal (50) is inserted into a main portion (11) of a female terminal (10). The tab (51) contacts a contact portion (16) of a resilient contact piece (15) to connect the female and male terminals (10, 50) electrically. A guiding portion (18) is formed on an inner surface of the main portion (11) for guiding the tab (51) inserted into the main portion (11) to a position where the tab (51) contacts the contact portion (16). The guiding portion (18) extends from a position before a contact position of the tab (51) with the contact portion (16) to the contact position while being inclined with respect to an inserting direction of the tab (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nakamura, Ryotaro Ishikawa, Song Zheng
  • Bearing structure, toner storage device and image forming apparatus provided with the bearing structure
    Patent number: 8208845
    Abstract: A rotary member includes a rotary shaft with a flange that projects radially out from a position near an end of the rotary shaft. A shaft end portion of the rotary shaft projects longitudinally beyond the flange and has a lubricant filling hole for receiving a lubricant. The rotary member also includes a bearing with a wall surface that has a recess. The recess has an opening and a closed depth end. The shaft end portion is accommodated in the recess so that the flange contacts the wall surface and closes off the recess to define a substantially closed space that can retain lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Susumu Hanano
  • Image forming apparatus and image forming unit
    Patent number: 8208829
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with an image bearing member for bearing a toner image while rotating, a developing device including a developing roller for supplying toner to a surface of the image bearing member and a pair of gap rollers held in contact with opposite end portions of the image bearing member to define a specified gap between the developing roller and the surface of the image bearing member, and a lubricant applicator for applying a lubricant to parts of the opposite end portions of the image bearing member where the gap rollers are in contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Goda, Yasuyuki Fukunaga
  • Image forming apparatus having a locking mechanism for preventing a conveyance unit from being pulled out from the image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8208846
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with an apparatus main body, an image forming assembly arranged in the apparatus main body, a sheet tray on which a sheet is to be placed, a conveyance unit detachably insertable into the apparatus main body, provided between the sheet tray and the image forming assembly and adapted to convey the sheet on the sheet tray toward the image forming assembly, an openable and closable cover member provided on a wall of the apparatus main body facing a downstream end of the conveyance unit in a sheet conveying direction, a vertical conveyance path defined at an inner side of the cover member by closing the cover member for further conveying the sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit upward, and a locking mechanism for preventing the conveyance unit from being pulled out from the apparatus main body with the cover member closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Takemoto, Kotaro Kawasaki
  • Charging connector
    Patent number: 8206171
    Abstract: A charging connector (10) has a fitting (13) connectable to a vehicle-side connector (50) and a main body (11) with a forward opening (11A) to accommodate the fitting (13) so that a front end of the fitting (13) projects forward from the opening (11A). A lever (14) including an arm (14C) extends from the interior of the main body (11) to the front end of the fitting (13) to hold the vehicle-side connector (50) and the fitting (13) in a connected state. A protective wall (11B) extends forward from the opening (11A) of the main body (11) and covers the arm (14C) between the fitting (13) and itself. A lock (31) is at a front end of the lever (14) and has a lock projection (14A) that projects toward the fitting (13) and a reinforcement (14B) the projects toward a side opposite to the fitting (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Osawa, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Battery arrangement
    Patent number: 8205702
    Abstract: A battery arrangement (1) has at least two battery cell packs (2, 3) arranged in a common battery housing (4). The battery housing (4) has at least one first opening (5) for supplying cooling air and at least one second opening (6) for discharging heated air. The battery cell packs (2, 3) are arranged one above the other and delimit a tunnel (7) therebetween in a height direction. At least one of the first and second openings (5, 6) is arranged substantially at the same level as the tunnel (7). The tunnel (7) is closed at a side facing one of the first and second openings (5, 6) so that air flowing between the first and second openings (5, 6) is channeled through or around the battery cell packs (2, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Hoermandinger, Achim Klink
  • Image forming apparatus with controller for automatically switching displays of operation procedure in rotation
    Patent number: 8204398
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a display device for displaying an operation guide to an operator, and a display controller for causing the display device to display an operation procedure comprised of a plurality of operations as the operation guide while automatically switching the respective operations in rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Chigusa Mochizuki, Dai Shigenobu, Miki Teshima, Hiromi Sakata, Tetsuya Maeda
  • Fixing device with separation mechanism and image forming apparatus comprising the same
    Patent number: 8204418
    Abstract: A separation mechanism of a fixing device includes a first separation member arranged opposite the first region in a state apart from the first region by a first gap, a second separation member arranged opposite the second region in a state apart from the second region by a second gap and at a position different from that of the first separation member in a direction orthogonal to the convey direction of the paper, a first gap adjustment member capable of moving the first separation member relative to the first region of the fixing member to adjust the first gap, and a second gap adjustment member capable of moving the second separation member relative to the second region of the fixing member to adjust the second gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Nakajima
  • Image forming apparatus and image forming unit
    Patent number: 8200123
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with an image bearing member for bearing a toner image while rotating, a toner image forming device for forming the toner image on the image bearing member, a neutralizer for neutralizing electric charges on the image bearing member by irradiating light to the charged image bearing member after the toner image formed on the rotating image bearing member is transferred to a transfer material, and a frame for supporting the neutralizer. A first clearance is present between the neutralizer and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Goda, Naoki Yamane
  • Feed assembly and image forming apparatus incorporating feed assembly
    Patent number: 8196918
    Abstract: A feed assembly including: feed roller; support element for supporting feed roller; separating mechanism for facilitating separation of first and second sheets; and base with guide surface for guiding sheets and positioning wall for positioning separating mechanism; wherein engaging portion for engaging with separating mechanism is formed in positioning wall; separating mechanism includes: separator for separating sheets; first biasing element including first and second ends; seat including first and second walls; positioning element installed on first wall to be moved between first and second positions; and shifter for shifting positioning element; first biasing element biases separator; shifter holds positioning element in first position; and when feed roller is removed from support element, shifter moves positioning element to second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Arimura, Mashio Takezawa
  • Image processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8199364
    Abstract: When a second detector determines that a character image has a halftone (YES in #1) and a third detector (48) determines that a font size of the character image is equal to or greater than a threshold value ? and equal to or smaller than a threshold value ? (YES in step #4), a fourth detector determines whether a presently focused pixel constitutes a particular portion of a character (step #5). When the fourth detector determines that the pixel data of the presently focused pixel constitutes the particular portion of the character (YES in step #5), the image processing section sets the pixel data to be subjected to a second screen processing which is performed at a higher gradation level (step #6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Aoki
  • Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium storing image processing program for creating a copy prevention pattern that allows a copying machine with a copy guard function to read a special dot pattern
    Patent number: 8199341
    Abstract: An image area detecting portion detects an area (image area) in a sheet subjected to printing where characters and images take up. A pattern creating portion creates a copy prevention pattern in such a manner that a latent image is embedded only to a detected image area with respect to a mask pattern into which a dot pattern is incorporated. A print image creating portion superimposes the generated copy prevention pattern and the document image to each other. When the printed object is read in a copying machine having a copy guard function, detection of the dot pattern can be performed without being interfered by a latent image since only a mask pattern is printed in an area corresponding to a reading start position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Ariyoshi Hikosaka
  • Bumper attachment, bumper arrangement and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8191944
    Abstract: A bumper attachment (1) for a motor vehicle (3) has: a base attachment part (4) with a front side (5) for installation of a license plate (8) and a rear side (6) for installation of the bumper attachment (1) in a license plate trough (2) of the motor vehicle (3). At least one impact protection element (9, 10) extends from the front (5) of the base attachment part (4) and has a reinforcing insert (11, 12) and a receiving section (13, 14) for receiving the reinforcing insert (11, 12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Rinklin
  • Agitator apparatus with collapsible impeller
    Patent number: 8192071
    Abstract: An agitator apparatus for a mixing vessel having a rotating member and one or more impellers coupled to the rotating member, at least one of the impellers being collapsible so that the collapsible impeller is movable from a collapsed orientation to a deployed orientation relative to the rotating member. A limiting member may be used to prevent the collapsible impeller from opening beyond its fully deployed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Wright, Peter Makowenskyj, Geneane Walsh, Christopher Sullivan
  • Device and method for heating a crankcase ventilation system in a hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 8191662
    Abstract: A device and method for heating a positive crankcase ventilation system in a hybrid vehicle includes a ventilation device, provided on a crankcase, and a supercooling cycle for cooling power electronics for an electric motor of the hybrid vehicle. The ventilation device is heatable by way of the supercooling cycle in order to prevent icing of the ventilation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nils Sauvlet, Dieter Kraxner, Markus Goehring
  • System and method for simultaneous communication on Modbus and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet for electronic power meter
    Patent number: 8189617
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for simultaneous communications on Modbus and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet for an electronic power meter. The system incorporates one or more protocol wrappers to provide compatibility with both Modbus and DNP based applications. The system removes the appropriate wrappers and routes the incoming data packet to its destination. Additionally, the system also wraps outgoing response packets with the appropriate protocol wrapper based on the related data packet wrappers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Electro Industries/Gauge Tech
    Inventors: Erran Kagan, Fredrick Slota, Wei Wang, Joseph Spanier
  • Adjustable vehicle seat
    Patent number: 8186737
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat (1) has an inclinable seat part (2) and an inclinable backrest (3) mounted to the seat part (2). Front and rear areas of the seat part (2) are mounted pivotably in bearings (7, 5) at positions adjacent to remote sides of the seat part (2). The bearings (7, 5) also are mounted pivotably in the vehicle floor or rails (11). The lengths of the front bearings (7) can be changed for changing an inclination of the seat part (2). A backrest adjusting motor adjusts inclination of the backrest (3) to compensate for changes in the inclination of the seat part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Jungert, Tassilo Gilbert, Ulrich Hutschek
  • Beauty salon chair
    Patent number: D660619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: P.S. Pibbs, Inc.
    Inventor: Giulio Petruccelli
  • Beauty salon chair
    Patent number: D661134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: P.S. Pibbs, Inc.
    Inventor: Giulio Petruccelli