Patents Represented by Law Firm Gunn, Lee & Miller
  • Combination column and panel barrier system and method of construction
    Patent number: 5400563
    Abstract: This invention relates to both concrete wall having a series of slanted deflection surfaces to spread the force of impacting vehicles, to buttress against earth forces, and to abate noises and to a method of constructing such a wall. The wall can be economically constructed from precast concrete elements which are adapted to be easily and rapidly stacked and joined in series to save on the cost of labor and materials. The wall is comprised of a series of panels which are stable and self-supporting when placed on a prepared foundation due to the Z-shape of the panels. Stable connection between the panels is provided by cast-in-place concrete, structural support columns. The legs of the Z-shaped panels form a stay-in-place form for the cast-in-place concrete when two Z-shaped panels are placed end to end. The cast-in-place concrete hardens and becomes integral structural support columns for the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Marylyn House
    Inventors: Randall H. House, Freddie C. Birck, Johann H. Hofmann
  • Quadruped stick with detachable quadripods
    Patent number: 5390687
    Abstract: A quadruped includes a base with four receiving holes, a supporting stick mounted on the base, and a quadripod detachably mounted to each receiving hole of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Save Expert Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ting-Sheng Tsai
  • Stereotactic frame and localization method
    Patent number: 5387220
    Abstract: Applicant's invention is a stereotactic frame and localization method incorporating localization frames which is operable without the use of head pins or screws. Initially, using the localization frames, natural reference points, lines, and planes are established and aligned in relation to a patient's head. These natural references provide cranial landmarks for proper attachment and alignment of the stereotactic frame. This stereotactic frame includes a means for positioning and locking the frame as well a multiplicity of adjustable elements which are adjusted according to the determined values of the variables such that localization of a target point within a patient's head is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Maohaven Pisharodi
  • Bite block for oral passageway
    Patent number: 5386821
    Abstract: The device of the present invention is a bite block for use with endotracheally intubated patients. The bite block is generally U-shaped and made of a hard but pliable material. The termini of each of the legs of the "U" are wedge shaped, being thinner at the terminus of each leg. A curved rib connects the two legs. The combination of the wedge-shaped legs and the curved rib allow the interjaw compressive forces to be borne by the molars rather than the incisors or front teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Karl A. Poterack
  • Multi-ply support belt
    Patent number: 5387183
    Abstract: A multi-ply, back and abdominal support belt having a generally elastic primary ply, a non-elastic, unyielding secondary ply, and a high tension elastic tertiary ply. The multi-ply belt is further provided with cooperation fasteners and securing elements to hold the elements in cooperative engagement. Reinforcing straps are further attached to the belt to control tension balances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Robert W. Jones
  • Hand grip for an oar
    Patent number: 5387143
    Abstract: A grip for a sculling oar having an elongated elastic tubular body with a truncated elliptical profile or shape. The tubular body has an open end for receiving an oar handle and an opposite closed end with a thumb depression contoured into the outer surface of the closed end. A plurality of contiguous finger grooves are formed circumferentially along the outer surface of the tubular body. The grooves extend diagonally across the elliptical portion of the body. An alignment mark is scribed on the truncated portion of the tubular body near the open end. The alignment mark is aligned with the convex face of the blade of the order to facilitate the rowing action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: Lockett C. Pitman
  • Arm, hand and wrist exercising device
    Patent number: 5380259
    Abstract: An exercise device comprising a housing with walls, a lever rod with a spring attached to one end, a movable fulcrum and a second end for attaching a device to couple the second end with the hand or arm of the user. Movement of the hand or arm will be transmitted through the movable fulcrum to the spring to provide resistance against which to exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Mediflex Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Robertson, Arthur D. Raynie
  • Cell well plate holder and well marking system
    Patent number: 5380493
    Abstract: A device for holding a laboratory cell well plate in a more accessible and visible position and for indicating which individual cell wells have been used or accessed during the experimental session. The device consists of an angled receiving face that supports and retains a cell well plate and an electronic array of detectors and indicators for identifying the use of specific cell wells on the cell well plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventors: Jeffery B. Chavez, Christopher P. D. Jacobs
  • Motor driven door release latch
    Patent number: 5377808
    Abstract: A motor-driven door release mechanism for an electronic totalizer of a coin-receiving mechanism operatively associated with a newspaper vending machine. The motor is energized by a power supply acting through a totalizer control board and is disengaged upon rotation to a predetermined position by a rotor arm connected to the armature of the electric motor to disable the current line from the totalizer control board to the motor. Approximately simultaneously with disengaging the motor, a lift arm attached to the rotor arm releases the door latch control of the newspaper vending machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Kaspar Wire Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Baer, Douglas W. Woycheshin
  • Portable liquid dispensing toy
    Patent number: 5370278
    Abstract: Applicant's invention is a portable liquid dispensing apparatus used as a toy which sprays liquid from a liquid outlet port mounted to a headband which is worn by the user. The apparatus includes a carrier and at least one liquid storage reservoir. The carrier is secured to the user by a transport belt which passes through the carrier and around the midsection of the user. A reservoir tube connects each liquid storage reservoir to a directional flow valve and relay hose leading to the discharge chamber, providing a link between the liquid storage reservoirs and the liquid outlet port. An activation button engages a pump and a power source, driving liquid through the relay hose from a liquid storage reservoir to the discharge chamber and subsequently to and past the liquid outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Inventor: Art Raynie
  • Augmented awl for creating channels in human bone tissue
    Patent number: 5368596
    Abstract: An instrument for determining the location of a channel and for creating a channel through bone tissue for suturing ligament, tendon, or muscle tissue to the bone during arthroscopic surgery, the instrument comprising a pair of compound levers (12) and (14) with handles (18a) and (18b) at a first end (24a) and (24b), a pair of semicircular pincers (36a) and (36b) comprising jaws at a second end (30a) and (30b). The jaws and body of the instrument (10) are inserted through a cannula and adjacent to the bone to be channeled. The jaws are opened to the desired separation, locating the end points (37a) and (37b) on the bone to be channeled and closing the jaws to create the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Inventor: Stephen S. Burkhart
  • Method and apparatus for the control of a multiple of door accessible newspaper vending cabinets with a single vend control mechanism operating remote door latches
    Patent number: 5360093
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to control the selective opening of one of a multiple of door accessible newspaper vending cabinets (6a-6e) through a single vend control mechanism (7). The method provides for signaling a selected door from a multiple of doors (18a-18e) to unlock when the proper total denomination of coins or monetary credits has been inserted into the vend control mechanism (7). The apparatus provides for an electronic coin totalizer (14) and/or a bill acceptor (16), and/or a debit/credit card acceptor (17), and a central processing unit (CPU) (10) to receive and process signals relating to total monies received into the vend control mechanism (7) and to selectively unlock one of a multiple of door-accessible cabinets (6a-6e), the cabinets containing different newspapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Kaspar Wire Works, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott D. Baer
  • Target board for golf practice
    Patent number: D352326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Inventor: Chuan C. Hsiao
  • Chair
    Patent number: D352616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Indecom N.V.
    Inventor: Just B. Meyer
  • Bullet coordination toy
    Patent number: D352742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventor: Jerome E. Koch
  • Visor phone number index
    Patent number: D354471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Inventor: Robert Moseley
  • Combined skylight and floor opening guard
    Patent number: D354817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Saf-T-Screens, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Kovacs, Fred A. Kunz
  • Chair
    Patent number: D355987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Tien-Shun Wood Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chain-Shin Lee
  • Chair
    Patent number: D356218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Tien-Shun Wood Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chain-Shin Lee
  • Label for computer disks
    Patent number: D357036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventor: Robert Schwartz