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  • Predictive maintenance method and apparatus for HVACR systems
    Patent number: 7905099
    Abstract: A predictive maintenance method and apparatus for HVACR systems including a sensor capable of detecting the presence of a gaseous phase in the refrigerant fluid at a location wherein solely liquid phase should be present if the system is functioning properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Inventor: John F. Justak
  • Fastener device
    Patent number: 7905065
    Abstract: A fastener device for releasably securing an object within an opening formed in a structure comprises a first fastening member and a second fastening member each having a pair of legs which are oriented at an angle relative to one another. A coupling element is movable along one of the legs of at least one of the first and second fastening members. One leg of each fastening member is inserted into a hole formed in the structure surrounding the opening allowing the other leg to pivot, preferably in a trochoidal motion, until the pivoting legs align with one another at which time the coupling element may be moved into engagement with the two pivoting legs to releasably connect the fastening members together in position to secure the object relative to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Pin2Pin, LLC
    Inventor: Robert W. Powers
  • Seal with stacked sealing elements
    Patent number: 7896352
    Abstract: A hybrid seal for sealing the circumferential gap between a first machine component and a second machine component comprises at least one shoe extending along one of the machine components in a position to create a non-contact seal, at least one spring element connected between one of the machine components and the shoe(s) and a stack of sealing elements located within a slot formed in the shoe(s), wherein a primary seal and secondary seal of the circumferential gap is created by the shoe(s) in cooperation with the spring element(s) and sealing elements, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: John F. Justak
  • Agricultural pellet and method of making same
    Patent number: 7883565
    Abstract: An economically efficient agricultural pellet of enhanced structural integrity comprises up to about 15% by weight of non-crystalline silica fibers blended with one or more other nutrient substances, such as calcium silicate and/or magnesium sulfite, such that the silica fibers to form an interlaced matrix dispersed throughout the body of the pellet. Fragmentation agent(s) and/or soil amendments may also be included. The silica fiber matrix provides both structural reinforcement and a source of bio-available silicon. In embodiments including calcium silicate, additional structural integrity is gained through pozzolonic bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Conley Elizer, Ronald Walter Reed
  • Connection system, in particular electrical connection system
    Patent number: 7866992
    Abstract: A connection system, in particular an electrical connection system, having a male connector and having a female connector has a bayonet-type connection for connecting the male connector and the female connector. The bayonet-type connection has at least one axially extending insertion channel and at least one adjoining latching position, which is offset in the circumferential direction with respect thereto, in the female connector, the end side of the female connector, which end side is provided for connection to the male connector, being covered by a cover, which is arranged adjustably in the female connector such that, when the male connector is positioned on it, the opening is released by this male connector in order to produce the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: MagCode AG
    Inventor: Klaus Pfeiffer
  • Portable and lockable storage container
    Patent number: 7866505
    Abstract: A portable and lockable storage container includes a lid, a base, a locking mechanism, and a securing cable. The lid defines a lid aperture therein proximate a front edge portion of the lid. The base is hingedly connected to the lid along at least part of rear edge portions of the base and the lid. The lid and the base define a chamber when the lid is closed. The locking mechanism is connected to the base proximate a front edge portion of the base. The front edge portion of the base substantially aligns with the front edge portion of the lid when the lid is closed. The securing cable is designed to allow at least part of a first end portion of the securing cable to pass through the lid aperture and cooperate with the locking mechanism to retain the lid in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Blue Chip Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Perlman, Jose Pelaez, Robert E. Higgins
  • Boom for recumbent bicycle
    Patent number: 7862064
    Abstract: A recumbent bicycle includes a boom that telescopes within one end of a center tube in the main frame of the bicycle, and a boom clamp that encircles the center tube of the main frame at a location overlying at least a portion of the boom. The boom clamp has a locator tab which extends into a notch formed in the center tube, and within a slot formed in the boom while the boom telescopes within the center tube. The location of the slot in the boom, and the location of the tab relative to the center tube, are chosen to ensure that throughout the telescoping movement of the boom it is retained in a desired orientation with respect to the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Big Cat Human Powered Vehicles, LLC
    Inventor: Paulo Camasmie
  • Article of clothing with washable light module
    Patent number: 7857477
    Abstract: This invention is directed to an article of clothing having a lighting system that may be laundered with the clothing without damage to the electrical components of such system, comprising a light module that encapsulates and seals an electrical circuit coupled by one or more wires to a number of LEDs that are contained within a separate, leak-proof decorative patch. The patch is formed by a plastic base having an outer periphery that may be affixed to the article of clothing, such as by stitching, and a plastic cover preferably heat-sealed about its peripheral edge to the base defining a cavity between them within which the LEDs are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: BBC Internatinoal LLC
    Inventors: Donald Wilborn, Rudy Guzman
  • Methods of securing an object over an opening
    Patent number: 7832175
    Abstract: A fastener device for releasably securing an object within an opening formed in a structure comprises a first fastening member and a second fastening member each having a pair of legs which are oriented at an angle relative to one another. A coupling element is movable along one of the legs of at least one of the first and second fastening members. One leg of each fastening member is inserted into a hole formed in the structure surrounding the opening allowing the other leg to pivot, preferably in a trochoidal motion, until the pivoting legs align with one another at which time the coupling element may be moved into engagement with the two pivoting legs to releasably connect the fastening members together in position to secure the object relative to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Pin2Pin, LLC
    Inventor: Robert W. Powers
  • Panel mounted appliance elevator apparatus
    Patent number: 7806490
    Abstract: An appliance elevator includes a lift mechanism mounted to a substantially planar mounting panel at least a portion of which extends beyond the body of the lift mechanism to provide an area by way of which the mounting panel and lift mechanism pre-mounted on the mounting panel can be easily positioned within a piece of furniture and attached to the furniture by way of one or more fasteners such that substantially the entire mechanical load on the lift mechanism when it is in use is transferred to the furniture by way of the mounting panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: ImportAdvantage, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Buehl
  • Apparatus for mounting two or more elements and method for processing the surface of an optical element
    Patent number: 7800849
    Abstract: In an apparatus for mounting two or more optical elements that are each held in an individual mount or in a support structure, said optical elements are mounted in a common mount. The relative positioning of the optical elements (10, 11) in the common mount (18) can be set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT AG
    Inventors: Hubert Holderer, Thomas Petasch, Chris Reed, Dragos Pariza, Mike Meehan, Gary Krebs
  • Loudspeaker with field replaceable parts and method of assembly
    Patent number: 7792320
    Abstract: A loudspeaker and method of assembly according to this invention provides for precise alignment between the frame and motor structure before they are connected to one another, and employs a fixture to form the moving assembly of the speaker, i.e. the voice coil, upper and lower suspensions and diaphragm, outside of the frame so that concentric tolerance stack-up is minimized. The moving assembly, once formed, is mounted as a unit to the frame and motor structure to facilitate assembly and repair of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.
    Inventor: Lucio Proni
  • Electromechanical tactile braille cell assembly
    Patent number: 7775797
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electromechanical tactile cell assembly comprising a plurality of piezoelectric element reeds, each one of the piezoelectric element reeds being bendable at an elongated end portion when a voltage is applied to the reed, a plurality of conductive fulcrum pins secured to a printed circuit board, and a plurality of multiple element conductive supports secured to a printed circuit board, each multiple element conductive support, in combination with the plurality of conductive fulcrum pins, adapted to secure a plurality of piezoelectric reeds, corresponding to the plurality of conductive fulcrum pins, to the printed circuit board. The electromechanical tactile cell is adaptable for use with a Braille display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Freedom Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Murphy, Todd Conard, Waldemar Tunkis, Michael Goldenberg, Carlos Rodriguez
  • Method for performing a contrast vision test
    Patent number: 7771052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for performing a contrast vision test on a subject in order to determine a contrast sensitivity function. According to said method, an image of a continuous sinusoidal grid is presented to the subject for viewing, the spatial frequency continuously changes in the direction of a first axis, and the contrast continuously changes in the direction of a second axis that extends perpendicular to the first axis. The subject's contrast sensitivity function is defined by means of a curve that encloses an area of the sinusoidal grid in which the subject perceives the sinusoidal grid pattern during viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Kratzer, Erich Hofmann, Lars Mendel
  • System and method for using carbon dioxide sequestered from seawater in the remineralization of process water
    Patent number: 7771599
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method for the remineralization of process water in a desalination system. The method sequesters carbon dioxide gas (CO2) from seawater or concentrate (brine) of desalination process via a gas transfer membrane. The sequestered carbon dioxide gas (CO2) is thereafter used in the production of soluble calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2). The calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2) adds hardness and alkalinity to the resulting process water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Doosan Hydro Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Young Chul Choi, Chunwoo Lee, Elvira Fernandez Sanchis
  • Method and apparatus for sealing flex circuits made with an LCP substrate
    Patent number: 7768619
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for affixing a cover layer formed of liquid crystal polymer to a flex circuit consisting of circuit elements mounted to a liquid crystal polymer substrate in order to encapsulate the circuit elements between the cover layer and substrate to protect them from exposure to moisture and contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: C. W. Sinjin Smith, Charles M. Newton, Paul B. Jaynes
  • Inner portion of a brake rotor
    Patent number: D619521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Schmitz, Ingo Hoffmann
  • Sandal bottom
    Patent number: D622945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventor: Phillip J. Vasyli
  • Inner side portion of a brake rotor
    Patent number: D624472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johann Schmitz, Ingo Hoffmann, Manfred Pallentien
  • Cigar
    Patent number: D624693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Oscar Mercado