Patents Represented by Law Firm Griffin, Butler, Whisenhunt & Kurtossy
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Patent number: 5840741Abstract: 9-methyl-3-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-4H-pyrido?1, 2-a!pyrimidin-4-one represented by the following formula; ##STR1## and the physiologically-acceptable salts thereof showed to have excellent inhibitory effect on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and are effective to prevent the occurrence of restenosis after the operation of PTCA, and hence the compounds can be useful for the therapeutic and preventive treatment for arteriosclerosis and other diseases whereto the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells is directly concerned.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Tokyo Tanabe Company LimitedInventors: Hisao Tomioka, Hidefumi Ohsawa, Masao Moroi, Toshio Kawashima
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Patent number: 5836624Abstract: The spherical wall element (2, 15) is provided with a series of work-hardened annular strips (16, 17) spaced apart and extending substantially coaxially so as to form reinforcement that is not very deformable for the spherical wall element.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1995Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Financiere de SegurInventor: Louis Brandener
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Patent number: 5825722Abstract: Timepiece comprising a caseband (2) capable of being elastically deformed whose internal wall (20) has a first protruding part (23, 24) and a second protruding part (28) forming a stop for the movement (50) associated with the dial (52). When the movement is inserted into the caseband, the first protruding part is passed via the rim (56) of movement by the application of pressure (58) on the movement resulting in a separating force of the case band thanks to the specific profile of the first protruding part. Once in place, the movement surmounted by dial is held in a fixed position in the caseband by means of the first and second protruding parts.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: SMH Management Services AGInventors: Clement Meyrat, Jean-Christophe Rothen
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Patent number: 5816456Abstract: A tubular body has a conical wall portion adjacent to a flow orifice. A conical valve member disposed facing the conical wall portion is connected to a position control member. A flow rate regulation member disposed upstream from the valve member relative to the fluid flow direction is connected to a position control member independent from the position control member of a valve member.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: Serac GroupInventor: Andre Graffin
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Patent number: 5776978Abstract: Pharmaceutical preparations are described, useful in the prevention and/or treatment of atherosclerosis, of cardiovascular, nervous system, skin and malignant pathologies, containing 50 to 1000 mg of omega-3 fatty acids, their esters and their salts with inorganic and organic bases, as individual compounds or as a mixture, in combination with 10-40% by weight of antioxidant/reducing vitamins or provitamins.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1995Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Prospa B.V.Inventor: Tiberio Bruzzese
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Patent number: 5768781Abstract: A generally elongated, thin, metal sheet heat insulator (1) having at least two generally elongated, thin, metal sheets (3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) disposed generally one above the other in a spaced apart relationship and a metal separator (2) therebetween contacting both sheets for maintaining the spaced apart relationship. The improvement of the invention has distinct, non-woven, substantially open, metal separators (2) having a substantial Z-direction dimension (27) and have substantially parallel upper and lower contact surfaces (27, 29) spaced apart in the Z-direction (27) with a contact surface area of each contact surface less than about 30% of a planar area (48) of the separator parallel to the X and Y-dimensions of the separator.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: Lydall, Inc.Inventors: Stanley C. Shuler, John J. Hiers, Timothy L. Byrd
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Patent number: 5765852Abstract: A directional or adjusting plate is arranged between the upper surface of the ski and the safety binding for fixing the boot, the position of which can be adjusted so that its longitudinal axis is coincident or translated parallel and/or rotated through a predetermined angle adjustable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the ski.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1995Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Tecnica SpAInventors: Antonello Marega, Edoardo Strickner
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Patent number: 5759623Abstract: A method for depositing a thin film of diamond on the surface of a Fe-based substrate comprises the step of pre-treating the surface of the Fe-based substrate prior to the deposition consisting of nucleating carbon atoms on the Fe-based substrate to grow the thin film of diamond. The pre-treatment consists of supersaturating the surface of the Fe-based substrate with carbon atoms and heating it to form a diffusion barrier layer. During the pre-treatment, at least a portion of the carbon atoms are diffused into the Fe-based substrate. During the deposition process, carbon atoms are prevented by the diffusion barrier layer previously formed to diffuse into the Fe-based substrate whereby these carbon atoms remain available for the nucleation and growth of the thin film of diamond.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1995Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Universite de MontrealInventors: Carlos Fernando De Mello Borges, Michel Moisan, Francois Roy
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Patent number: 5753901Abstract: The chip of an invention for an electronic circuit card comprises a semiconductor microplate having an active face provided with contact pads and on which projections are formed of different heights. The active face of the microplate is coated, at least in part, in a layer of insulating material having a thickness that is greater than or equal to the height of the highest projection, said layer being shaped so as to give free access to the contact pads and having an outer face parallel to the periphery of the active face of the microplate. The layer enables the chip to be implanted in a card body while remaining accurately parallel thereto, which is essential to enable conductive tracks to be made subsequently by silk-screen printing.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1996Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: SolaicInventors: Thierry Bitschnau, Benoit Thevenot
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Patent number: 5749537Abstract: A method of wrapping cryogenic insulation around an inner tank disposable within an outer tank of a cryogenic tank system, where cryogenic insulation paper is unrolled from a roll thereof, wrapping the paper in serially disposed wraps around the inner tank, unrolling cryogenic insulating metal foil from a roll thereof and wrapping the foil in serially disposed wraps onto respective serial wraps of the paper. In the method there is utilized at least one combined roll of cryogenic insulation having alternating combined layers of the paper of a defined first width and foil of a defined second width wherein the defined second width is less than the defined first width and the foil is centered on the paper so as to provide edge portions at each edge of the paper which are not contacted by the foil. Lengths of combined layers are unrolled from the combined roll, and the lengths of combined layers are serially wrapped around the inner tank.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1995Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Lydall, Inc.Inventors: Joseph R. Muzio, Jr., Kenneth James McGivern, Sr.
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Patent number: 5751086Abstract: A multipolar motor with two rotors includes two coaxial axially magnetised rotors (3, 5) arranged on either side of an intermediate stator part (17). First (13) and second (15) stator parts, each having a stator opening (19, 20), are respectively arranged on either side of the rotors. The first and second stator parts each have two polar expansions (13a, 13b, 15a, 15b) defining the stator opening. Each of these polar expansions is connected to the intermediate stator part (17) by a major electric circuit passing through the core (30) of a winding (33a, 33c).Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1996Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Eta SA Fabriques d'EbauchesInventor: Daho Taghezout
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Patent number: 5751749Abstract: The invention provides a laser oscillator including (a) laser medium having a characteristic that distortion is caused in the laser medium by applying electric field thereto, (b) an optical pumping source for exciting the laser medium to thereby generate laser beam, (c) a pair of terminals through which a voltage is applied to the laser medium, and (d) an optical resonator including a total reflection coating attached to one of end surfaces of the laser medium and a partial reflection coating attached to the other of end surfaces of the laser medium. The laser oscillator provides advantages as follows: (a) laser outputs can be stabilized; (b) a laser oscillator can be small-sized; and (c) a laser apparatus can be also small-sized by incorporating the small-sized laser oscillator thereinto.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1995Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Yokozawa, Hiroshi Hara, Takanobu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5749200Abstract: The present invention provides a method of reinforcing a concrete made construction having the step of fixedly securing a grating member acting as a reinforcement onto a surface of a concrete made construction with a fixture so that the fixture imparts tension force to the grating member in a plane of the grating member. The fixture comprises, for instance, an anchor and a pin. The anchor includes an insertion portion to be inserted into a concrete made construction, the insertion portion being formed at a distal end thereof with an expanding slot, an arc-shaped head portion, and a tapered portion connecting the insertion portion to the head portion and having a cross-sectional area increasing from insertion portion towards the head portion, a through hole being formed axially through the anchor. The pin is to be inserted into a concrete made construction through the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1996Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Kyouryou Hozen Inc.Inventor: Katsumi Fukuoka
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Patent number: 5746498Abstract: This invention concerns an auxiliary brake light mountable in a cab of a vehicle which includes a housing on which a light-transmissive pane is snapped. According to the invention, a covering cap placed over the housing has an outer surface which forms the outer surface of the brake lamp that is seen from the interior of the cab. On side portions of the housing there ar two snapping tongues which are provided with protruding catch noses behind which snapping engaging elements formed on the interior of the covering cap engaged.The covering cap is provided with detaching lashings for removal of the covering cap, which are formed by two curved slits. By applying exterior pressure to the detaching lashings the snapping tongues are pressed inwardly whereby the snapping engagement is released. The covering cap can have a color to match the cab interior while the housing can be manufacture in a single color for use with all color schemes.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1996Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Hella KG Hueck & Co.Inventor: Ingo Rogge
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Patent number: 5746496Abstract: A blink lamp for a motor vehicle, which is arranged at a corner area of a vehicle, has a reflector with an outer first reflector portion (R1) and an inner second reflector portion (R2), a light source (L) whose socket is arranged between the first and second reflector portions, and a light-transmissive shield (S) covering a facing side of the lamp and extending substantially rearward along a side area of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1995Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Hella KG Hueck & Co.Inventors: Beate Weigelt, Martin Mugge, Detlef Decker
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Patent number: 5743513Abstract: A diaphragm valve comprises: a body (1) having an inflow passage (1a), an outflow passage (1b), a concave valve chamber (1c) and a valve seat (1d); a metallic main diaphragm (2) which holds airtightness of the valve chamber (1c) and makes contact with and separates from the valve set (1d) directly or indirectly; a bonnet (4) which securely holds an outer circumferential edge portion of the main diaphragm (2) between the body 1 and the bonnet 4; and a stem 5 which causes the main diaphragm (2) to be deformed elastically. At the top surface side of the aforementioned main diaphragm (2) there is arranged a metallic sub-diaphragm (3) whose outer circumferential edge portion can be elastically deformed in a vertical direction. A center portion of the aforementioned sub-diaphragm (3) is fixed to a center portion of the main diaphragm (2), so that the sub-diaphragm (3) comes in contact with the top surface side of the main diaphragm (2) to support a bend thereof when the main diaphragm is deformed elastically.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1996Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: Fujikin IncorporatedInventors: Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Tetsuya Kojima
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Patent number: 5741118Abstract: Noise is minimized in the design of multiblade radial fans, wherein the specifications of the impeller of a multiblade radial fan are determined so as to satisfy the correlation expressed by the formula .nu..gtoreq.-0.857Z.sub.1 +1.009 (in the preceding formula, .nu.=r.sub.0 /r.sub.1, Z.sub.1 =(r.sub.1 -r.sub.0)/?r.sub.1 -nt/(2.pi.), where r.sub.0 is the inside radius of the impeller, r.sub.1 is the outside radius of the impeller, n is the number of radially-directed blades, and t is the thickness of the radially-directed blades).Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1995Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Noboru Shinbara, Makoto Hatakeyama
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Patent number: 5741392Abstract: One object of the invention concerns a card comprising an electronic element (2) and a coil (42), the ends of which are directly coupled to the electronic element, such latter and the coil being encased in a binding material (10). Another object of the invention concerns a card comprising an electronic element (2) encased in a binding material (10) and a positioning structure (46) for the electronic element, such structure being located in a layer (38) formed by the binding material. The present invention also concerns a method of manufacture for cards according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1994Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Inventor: Francois Droz
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Patent number: 5740131Abstract: The timepiece comprises an electrical energy generator (3) comprising a rotor (3a) and means (3b) for supplying said electrical energy in response to rotation of said rotor (3a), a source of mechanical energy (2), measuring means (Trig) coupled to said generator (3) for producing measurement pulses of the angular frequency of an alternating voltage supplied by the generator (3), braking means (K) responsive to a braking command signal for applying a braking torque to said rotor (3a), an electronic circuit (1) comprising reference means (Osc) for producing a reference signal (FR), and slaving control means (Div, Cmp, Tmr) arranged to control said braking means (K) when said measurement pulses are ahead with respect to the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1997Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Asulab S.A.Inventor: Ermanno Bernasconi
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Patent number: 5740002Abstract: An electronic load relay which can be manufactured in an uncomplicated and cost effective manner can, because of an arrangement of its contact-plug parts, replace an electromechanical load relay. This invention particularly solves the problem of heat dissipation from an electronic power switch in a beneficial manner by having an electronic power switch thermally and electrically directly coupled to a metallic wiring support, or board, which forms a plug contact assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1995Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Hella KG Hueck & Co.Inventors: Volker Jenss, Petrik Lange