Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Head, Johnson & Kachigian
  • Hinge sensor
    Patent number: 7610684
    Abstract: The invention regards monitoring the functional position of a hinge through a non contacting sensor, in particular working with a magnetic field, comprising a rotation position generator and a sensor unit, measuring over an angular range, wherein the rotation position generator, in particular the magnet on the one hand, and the sensor unit with the sensor element on the other hand, are opposing each other at a distance, and are rotationally fixed on the one hand to one of the pivoting parts of the hinge, and on the other hand to one of the non moving parts of the hinge, or of the component carrying the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
  • Installation of digital data receivers
    Patent number: 7613252
    Abstract: The invention relates to the installation of a broadcast data receiver or similarly installable apparatus. The apparatus and method of the invention includes a means for taking measurements to indicate whether the receiver is installed and operating to provide an optimum service to the user. The Broadcast Data Receiver (BDR) is provided with the processing and control capacity to undertake the comparison of the measured values of the incoming frequency signals at two spaced points and compare with predetermined parameters. If the comparison is acceptable, an indication is provided to the installer but if not the control system for the BDR adjusts of the operation of one or a plurality of components provided as part of a circuit within the BDR until the values are acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Pace Plc.
    Inventor: Giuseppe Mastrangelo
  • Intumescent substrate coating
    Patent number: 7601426
    Abstract: An intumescent coating in the form of an initially liquid coating which cures to a solid and adheres to a substrate. The coating includes a flexible thermosetting epoxy, such as diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA), with an aliphatic amine curing agent, expandable graphite flakes with reagent chemicals that react upon heating and decompose into gaseous products, and fumed silica. In the presence of heat or flame, an intumescent layer develops at the coating surface, insulating the substrate. The coating is found to add intumescent characteristics which provide heat resistant and fire retardant qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: The University of Tulsa
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Wilson, Michael R. Kessler, Roger Walker
  • Truck bed stake hole assembly
    Patent number: 7594478
    Abstract: A truck bed stake hole assembly comprising a shaft with a threaded end; a bottom plate shaped like a rectangle with a corner missing and with a threaded hole in which the threaded end is receivable; and a top plate with a downward extending post that aligns with the missing corner of the bottom plate and with a hole slightly larger than the threaded end. To use, the shaft is placed through the hole in the top plate and threaded into the hole in the bottom plate; the bottom plate is inserted into a truck bed stake hole; the top plate rests atop the stake hole; and the bottom plate is rotated to wedge within the stake hole. To remove, the bottom plate is rotated counterclockwise until the post in the top plate acts as a stop and prevents rotation, and the assembly is then removed from the stake hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Gameday, LLC
    Inventors: Luther McKinley Karnes, Brian Joe Karnes, Roy Jeffery Lashley
  • Portable skimmer, motor and pump protector for a swimming pool or hot tub
    Patent number: 7594997
    Abstract: A portable skimmer, motor and pump protector for a swimming pool or a hot tub having a sidewall, an adjoining top deck, a skimmer in the sidewall, in fluid communication with the pool pump and motor. The protector includes a frame having a top portion resting against the top deck, an upright portion resting against the sidewall, wherein the frame surrounds the skimmer. A handle extends from the top frame portion. Removable netting surrounds the frame to permit passage of water but prevent passage of leaves and other debris into the skimmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Wimax, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth B. Kazarian
  • Portable telescoping tower assembly
    Patent number: 7574832
    Abstract: A portable telescoping tower assembly. The assembly includes a tower mounted on a trailer wherein the tower includes a plurality of telescoping sections that extend for use and retract and nest for storage and transportation. At least one cylindrical ram moves the tower between horizontal and vertical positions. A motor extends and retracts the plurality of sections. Each of the sections includes a plurality of external edges with each of the external edges including at least one protruding guide to mate with and receive an adjoining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: Phillip L. Lieberman
  • Golf swing training apparatus
    Patent number: 7568979
    Abstract: A golf swing training apparatus. The apparatus includes a mounting bar with an extendable length arm stabilizer extending outwardly from the mounting bar and terminating in a headrest. A swing cam is rotatable around the arm stabilizer about an axis coaxial with the arm stabilizer. A guideline extends from the swing cam and terminates in a golf club connector so that the swing cam rotates with movement of the golf club. Additionally, a pair of adjustable length guide rods extends from the mounting bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: John G. Arnold, Jr.
  • Gas liquid solid compact cyclonic separator
    Patent number: 7569098
    Abstract: A compact cyclonic separator is described which can handle mixtures of solids, liquids and gases in one vessel and provide continuous separation. The invention operates by providing tangential flow into a vertical cylindrical tube and utilizing the tangential flow and gravity to separate into a gas stream, a clean liquids stream, and a solid rich slurry mixture. Several embodiments for controlling the flow of the solid rich slurry mixture are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Regency Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Doyle Oglesby
  • Intelligent strike indicator
    Patent number: 7562488
    Abstract: A strike indicator that indicates when a fish bites and reduces false positives, comprising a light source, a power source, a printed circuit board, an accelerometer integrated circuit mounted on said printed circuit board, and a microcontroller mounted on said printed circuit board. The strike indicator may be housed in a fishing rod, with the light source illuminating the tip of the rod. The accelerometer detects acceleration of the rod, and the microcontroller utilizes an algorithm to determine whether the acceleration is due to a fish biting or due to other causes. If the acceleration is due to a fish biting, the light source is activated, alerting the user that a fish is biting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Pulstone Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Perkins, Lorin Jacobson, Lucas Jacobson, Patrick Williams
  • Treatment of mucosal membranes utilizing phytoestrogen
    Patent number: 7563464
    Abstract: A composition and method for direct application to mucosal membranes, which combines naturally occurring phytoestrogens, such as plant extracts and soy isoflavones, with other active and inactive ingredients in a convenient medium, such as an aqueous cream, aqueous spray or suppository. The composition may be used for the treatment of dry or inadequately hydrated mucosal surfaces, and related complications, such as those affecting the nasal passages or vagina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce Eric Hudkins, Thomas G. Matkov
  • Inclination sensor
    Patent number: 7555841
    Abstract: Inclination sensors with magnetic XMR- or Hall-sensor-principles were implemented in the past by the pivotably supported indicator magnet being supported on the front face of the axle of a pendulum, with the consequence that the static friction of the support had to be overcome first, before the inclination sensor would react. Thereby very small and very slow inclinations often could not be detected. These designs always have a large amount of hysteresis. According to the invention this problem is being solved by the indicator magnet being mounted either on a float, or on a pendulum that is being supported ferrofluidic, whereby the static friction is much smaller or eliminated entirely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
  • Method for selecting an asphalt mixture for making an interlayer and method of making an interlayer
    Patent number: 7550175
    Abstract: A system for repairing roads is provided. The system includes a highly strain tolerant, substantially impermeable, reflective crack relief interlayer. The interlayer includes a polymer modified asphalt binder mixed with a dense fine aggregate mixture. About 100% of the aggregate should be able to pass through about a 9.5 mm sieve. The interlayer mix is designed using volumetrics and verified using a Flexural Beam Fatigue test and a Hveem Stability test. Preferably, an HMA overlay that is compatible with the interlayer, as well as the demands of local traffic, is placed over the interlayer so that a protected, smooth road surface is provided. The system may delay the first appearance of cracks and the severity of cracks for several years compared with traditional hot mix overlays and extend pavement service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: SemMaterials, L.P.
    Inventors: Phillip B. Blankenship, Joseph Drbohlav, III, Michael L. Hines
  • Extracting gas hydrates from marine sediments
    Patent number: 7546880
    Abstract: A process for extracting hydrocarbon gases from marine sediment hydrates. In one embodiment, the process includes drilling from a sea floor into a hydrate rich subsea sediment to form at least one opening therein. Electrical heaters are inserted into the opening or openings. The hydrate rich subsea sediment is heated with the electrical heaters in order to release hydrocarbon gas therefrom. The released hydrocarbon gas is collected in an overhead receiver. The hydrocarbon gas forms hydrates again when moving through the cold sea water and inside the overhead receiver. The overhead receiver is raised to a sea depth where pressure and temperature permit the hydrates to dissociate and to release the hydrocarbon gas. The hydrocarbon gas is then gathered from the top of the overhead receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: The University of Tulsa
    Inventors: Hong-Quan Zhang, James P. Brill, Cem Sarica
  • Full waveguide
    Patent number: 7548057
    Abstract: A position sensor according to the transit time principle of a mechanical-elastic wave. The position sensor includes a waveguide made out of electrically conductive material, and a detector coil in a detector range being arranged coaxially on the waveguide. A position magnet moveable along the waveguide. A position magnet moves along the waveguide and a flux guide unit is assigned to the detector coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Inventor: Klaus Manfred Steinich
  • Tubing reel
    Patent number: D595121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Jimmie Loyd Murphy
  • Preformed dental impression material
    Patent number: D595857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Global Dental Impression Trays, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph J. Massad
  • Module anchor for ceramic fiber blanket or mat
    Patent number: D599191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Inventor: Michael E. Alexander
  • Car seat cover for a bench seat
    Patent number: D600488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Bergan, LLC.
    Inventors: Tibor Siklosi, David Price
  • Cap for securing articles
    Patent number: D601330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Inventor: Richard Calhoun Bishop
  • Car seat cover for a car back seat
    Patent number: D601376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Bergan, LLC
    Inventors: Tibor Siklosi, David Price