Patents Represented by Attorney Harold L. Nath & Associates Novick
  • Patent number: 5895392
    Abstract: A flexible collapsible bag is introduced into the abdominal cavity to remove larger portions of tissue from the abdominal cavity through a threaded casing introduced into the abdominal wall. The bag has a side opening through which the tissue can be moved into the bag. The bag has an end opening which remains extracorporeal to the threaded casing in the abdominal wall. After partially pulling out the bag, the side opening is located outside of the threaded casing, and the tissue, which is tightly enclosed by the portion of the bag remaining in the abdominal cavity, is cut into pieces, as by cutting filaments having portions at the bottom of the bag and extending extracorporeally through the threaded casing and the end opening of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventors: Siegfried Riek, Karl-Heinz Bachmann, Thomas Gaiselmann
  • Patent number: 5887710
    Abstract: A garment bag is provided having a hanger support attached to the upper wall thereof, and having upper and lower clamp jaws with a connecting structure between them permitting both rotational and translational movement. A mount structure connects the upper clamp jaw to the upper wall of the garment bag so that it is inclined upwardly from adjacent the rear wall to adjacent the front wall of the garment bag. A limiting pin holds the lower clamp jaw approximately horizontally in the release position. The clamp jaws are in the form of facing channels, and have resilient blocks having a durometer of from approximately 50 to approximately 60 in and extending from them. The resilient blocks may be mounted for transverse movement in the channels, and may be spring urged outwardly as by plural, linearly spaced coil springs, and are deeper than is conventional. The hanger support is able to securely clamp and hold both plastic hangers and wire hangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Clemco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace London, James S. Deutschendorf
  • Patent number: 5882980
    Abstract: There are disclosed a bipolar alignment mark structure for semiconductor device and a process for forming the same. The bipolar alignment mark structure comprises: a semiconductor substrate having a scribe region for defining a integrated circuit region; a plurality of negatively polar alignment marks having a form of trench which are aligned on the scribe region regularly distant from one another; and a plurality of positively polar alignment marks having a form of column which are aligned in such a way that they alternate with the negatively polar alignment marks. A step generated in the structure is more enlarged, which allows easy and accurate measurement of alignment mark. Based on this ease, the structure gives convenience to the fabrication process for a semiconductor device, along with high yield. In addition, the accuracy in measuring alignment mark can bring about an effect that the semiconductor device is improved in reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Man Bae
  • Patent number: 5881895
    Abstract: Collapsible containers configurable to provide a plurality of seaparate compartments are described, each having a back wall (84) carrying elements (104B, 104C) hingeably movable from positions parallel to the back wall to positions extending normally of that wall and defining compartments. In one embodiment stackable rigid structures (formed from inter-engageable boarding pieces) are placed within the container with the movable elements located between pairs of structures. In another embodiment the movable elements are rigid and form (when extended) bases for trays and lie immediately beneath side supports hinged to the back wall and rotatable from positions parallel to that wall to positions extending normally of that wall to act as end (and possibly) divider walls for the trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignees: Michael Charles Linell, Linda Rose Linnell, Michael Charles Linnell, Jnr., Sharon Ann Manning
    Inventor: Michael Charles Linnell
  • Patent number: 5882444
    Abstract: A process is provided for the manufacture of a two-way shape memory alloy and device. The process of the invention allows a reversible adjustment of the characteristic transformation temperatures, as well as the direction of the two-way shape memory effect, at the final stage of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Litana Ltd.
    Inventors: Josef Flomenblit, Nathaly Budigina
  • Patent number: 5880039
    Abstract: A method for forming an interlayer insulating film of semiconductor device is disclosed. A first interlayer insulating film is deposited on the entire top surface of a semiconductor device comprising a high step cell area and lower step periphery area, followed by the thermal treatment thereof. A second interlayer insulating film which is more resistant to etch than the first interlayer insulating film is deposited. Again, a third interlayer insulating film is deposited over the second interlayer insulating film, followed by the heat treatment thereof. These interlayer insulating films are planarized by a CMP process. Upon the CMP process, the first interlayer insulating film is rapidly etched out while the second interlayer insulating film is slowly removed and this difference in etching rate allows the polishing end point to be readily detected without an additional detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sahng Kyoo Lee
  • Patent number: 5879778
    Abstract: A method and a pre-form for strengthening a substrate structural member. Layers are applied to a surface of a substrate where the layers include dry fibre reinforcement materials. A reduced pressure is then applied to the layers and a curable resin is introduced to the layers such that the resin is drawn therethrough until the interstices therein are substantially filled with the resin. The resin is then cured. The layers are preferably woven fabric and may include resin distribution layers of relatively low weave density and high permeability and reinforcement layers of higher weave density and lower permeability. The layers may be provided as a pre-form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Davonport Management Limited
    Inventor: Frazer John Charles Barnes
  • Patent number: 5878772
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system for use in combination with a fuel delivery truck, said system having a dye additive injector for selectively adding a predetermined amount of dye into a main fuel delivery line, comprising: a dye additive storage tank, having an inlet and outlet, adapted to receive a dye additive; a dye flow line for passage of said dye additive out of the storage tank and into the fuel delivery line; and a means for selectively initiating and terminating the flow of said dye additive out of the storage tank, through the dye flow line and into the fuel delivery line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Irving Oil Limited
    Inventor: Stephen A. Belyea
  • Patent number: 5879469
    Abstract: A dishwashing method is dislosed wherein two detergent compositions, one being alkalinic and the other acidic are applied in sequence onto the dishes. The liquid compositions are applied onto the dishes directly without or with only a moderate dilution such that once applied onto the dishes they input respective alkalinic and acid pH's on the surface of the dishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Deeay Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Nir Avram
  • Patent number: 5881018
    Abstract: A device and a method for automatically setting a status of a dynamic random access memory through the control of a clock enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myong Don Lee
  • Patent number: 5870201
    Abstract: A magnification measuring mark for measuring magnification compensation and correction values of multilayer patterns to be formed for a semiconductor device. The magnification measuring mark includes an inner box and a pair of measuring patterns respectively arranged on the left and right of the inner box or above and below the inner box. The measuring patterns are adapted to measure a pattern misalignment in X and Y axes. One of the measuring patterns is set as a reference measuring pattern for measuring a magnification of the other pattern not set as the reference measuring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Man Bae
  • Patent number: 5865687
    Abstract: A golf club comprises a head and a shaft, in which the head comprises a strike face and has a toe or distal end and a heel or proximal end and the lower end of the shaft comprises a connection bar which extends longitudinally of the head behind the strike face, the connection bar being attached to the head at the toe end region thereof, the interconnection zone between the shaft and bar being provided with shock-absorption properties, the connection bar acting as a lever when the ball is struck and the shock-absorption properties influencing the strike response characteristics of the club. The interconnection zone may comprises a torsion link including a block or body having a counterbalancing effect to the toe end mounting and which receives the proximal end of the connection bar and the lower end of the shaft. The shaft may include a longitudinally-movable counterbalance weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: Brian Alzano
  • Patent number: 5862799
    Abstract: Control of a heliostat field (1) in a solar energy plant is provided with a system (6) which controls the alignment of heliostat mirrors (2) in a controlled area of the heliostat field (1) with respect to a selected zone in a target plane (P). The control system (6) comprises a detection device (7) removed from the target plane (P) in the direction of propagation of radiation (R') directed by the heliostat mirrors towards the target plane (P). The detection device (7) has a detection surface (8) facing the radiation (R').
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Yeda Research And Development Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Amnon Yogev, Vladimir Krupkin
  • Patent number: 5847855
    Abstract: An integrated coherent transceiver capable of being operated with only one below threshold FP mode is described which can be used for both receiving downstream signals and transmitting upstream signals with either FSK or ASK format. The device allows the full tuning range of distributed-Bragg-reflector ("DBR") lasers to be utilized to achieve approximately one thousand channels in a local access system with 1 GHz channel spacing. The sensitivity can be further enhanced by obtaining balanced operation (without changing the simple device structure) to cancel the laser intensity noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Inventor: Fow-Sen Choa
  • Patent number: 5840792
    Abstract: There is incorporated as a stabilizer into a halogen-containing resin a complex hydroxide salt represented by the formula?Al.sub.2 (Li.sub.(1-x).M.sub.x)(OH).sub.6 !.sub.n (A.sup.-n).sub.1+x.mH.sub.2 Owherein A is an inorganic or organic anion, M is Mg and/or Zn, n is a valence number of anion A, m is 0 or positive number, and x satisfies the expression of 0.01.ltoreq.x<1.This complex hydroxide salt causes almost no occurrence of initial coloration when incorporated in halogen-containing resins because a part of lithium ion to enter a vacant site of aluminum hydroxide octahedron layer of the gibbsite structure in the lithium aluminum complex hydroxide salt is substituted for the metal ions of Mg and/or Zn. By substitution of a part of lithium ion for the divalent metal ions, the amount of charge-supplying anion is increased and the thermally stabilizing ability is superior to that of the lithium aluminum complex hydroxide salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Machimura, Akiko Taniguchi, Tatsuo Murakami
  • Patent number: 5833351
    Abstract: A structural building unit comprises a hollow load-bearing body, preferably of rectangular parallelepiped shape, at least one of the faces being transmissive to electromagnetic radiation, preferably light, and the interior of the body being adapted for receiving a radiation-emitting or a radiation sensitive device. Such building units are preferably shaped and sized similar to conventional house bricks and may be incorporated in walls to provide illumination or security devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Neville Richard Marsh
  • Patent number: 5833169
    Abstract: A bathroom tissue dispenser for holding both a large fresh roll and a remnant roll of bathroom tissues. The dispenser has a base with a spindle on a main support area of the base for carrying the large fresh roll of bathroom tissue. The base has a secondary support area beneath the main support area with stub shafts thereon for carrying the remnant roll of bathroom tissue directly beneath the large roll. The remnant roll is carried with its axis perpendicular to the axis of the large roll. The spindle preferably has a tubular body and detachable ribs for increasing the diameter of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: G. H. Wood & Wyant Inc.
    Inventor: Michel Morand
  • Patent number: 5820415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a screw socket, wherein the screw area is formed on the inner wall of the neck of the screw socket for receiving a screwed in electric bulb. The screw area is composed of a pair of screws which occupy no more than 1/4 circumference and are opposite to each other. The male mold used for forming the above screws includes active molds with respect to the above screw area, and the precision of the screw threads is kept within the proper tolerence during an injection molding thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventor: Ching Chao Chen
  • Patent number: D397566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: C&B Inventions L.L.C.
    Inventors: Benoit O. Choiniere, Claude Barnhill
  • Patent number: D407442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: Thuan Thanh Vincent Thai