Patents Represented by Attorney Hedman & Costigan, P.C.
  • Patent number: 7657969
    Abstract: An improved hubless castor wheel construction, particularly for a furniture article and the like, comprises a rotary element which is pivotably supported by a support element to be associated with a furniture article, said support element comprising two half-shells which can be coupled to locking means and are designed for defining an upright which can be engaged with connecting means to be connected to the furniture article, and an annular attachment for said rotary element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: O.G.T.M. - Officine Meccaniche S.r.l.
    Inventor: Ruggero Trivini
  • Patent number: 7654347
    Abstract: Crawler moving system with variable configuration comprising a front axle (6), a rear axle (2) and at least one central axle (4) suitable for transmitting movement to the others through at least one crawler per side. Between the front axle and the central axle and between the rear axle and the central axle respective intermediate axles (3,5) are foreseen that act as a pivot about which such front and rear axles are able to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Oto Melara S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuliano Franceschi, Alessandro Lunadei, Carlo Felice Bellotti
  • Patent number: 7650834
    Abstract: A machine for the production of ice-cream in portions is equipped with a feeding device for a preparation comprising a whisking cylinder (15), cooled by a cooling circuit and equipped with a propeller mixer (16) and means for discharging the ice-cream produced. Said machine further comprises a feeding device (11, 11?) for feeding a dose of preparation for ice-cream into said cylinder (15) which includes a series of containers (30, 30?) containing a preparation or composition, for the production of a number of doses of ice-cream, supply means (40) of a quantity of preparation, a collection and mixing tank (35) and an interception device (41) of a feeding channel (36) of the preparation towards said whisking cylinder (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Francesco Bravo
  • Patent number: 7647952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatic delivering of paste food products, particularly ice cream and/or yoghurt, comprising a housing (4), within which a plurality of containers (3) of said paste food products are provided, each one of said containers providing means (11, 21, 22, 23) for distributing said paste food products, and refrigeration means (9) for said plurality of containers, and apparatus programming means, said apparatus being characterized in that said housing provides a rotating base (6), having at least one seat (7) supporting a tray (8) for receiving said paste food products from said plurality of containers (3), said rotating base (6) moving in such a way to place said tray (8) under one of said containers (3) according to the sequence programmed by said programming means, said distribution means (11, 21, 22, 23) delivering said paste food products within said tray (8) when it is in correspondence of the specific paste food product container (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Centro Design S.A.S. di Aldo Ciabatti
    Inventor: Piero Ciabatti
  • Patent number: 7645798
    Abstract: N-(2-hydroxyalkanoyl)-N,N?-dialkylureas of general formula (1) are described A-X-(A)m??(1) where A: m=0 or m=1; when m=0, X=R??, where R?? is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic radical, C1-C18; when m=1, X=—(CH2)n—, where n is an integer from 1 and 20, preferably from 2 to 6; R is chosen among H, and alkyl radicals C1-C8, possibly substituted with halogen atoms; R? is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic radical, C1-C18; R? is chosen among H, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic radical, C1-C18. The preparation of said compounds is described, as well as the preparation of corresponding polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: CHORISIS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Guido Galliani, Marco Orlandi, Bruno Rindone, Alberto Terraneo
  • Patent number: 7646937
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display method for downloading an image of large longitudinal and transverse size and displaying it on a viewer with less latency time. The image display method may be used to divide an image larger than a display region of a viewer into a plurality of areas where each divided image is provided beforehand in a server. The viewer determines the plural divided images of which at least a part of each is contained in the display region of the viewer in accordance with a relative position between the image and the display region of the viewer and makes a preferential request of the viewer for the divided images. The viewer rearranges and displays the received divided images in their original form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Sapience Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Hasuike
  • Patent number: 7640959
    Abstract: An improved device for gluing the end flap of a log and a gluing method which can be implemented in a machine for producing logs, in which the logs (14), which come from a re-reeling machine, are fed to a gluing device (11) comprising in succession a bottom unwinding roller (16) and a top feed belt (17), and, immediately downstream of the unwinding roller (16), at least one stretch of inclined surface (21), of a pre-set length, followed by a vacuum-suction roller (24), set on top of which is a top roller (25), and then by a glue dispenser (27), there being provided on top of the unwinding roller (16) a blower element (19) for blowing an end flap (29) of the log (14) and, underneath, a photo-electric cell (20) for detecting the end flap (29), in which the log fed to the unwinding roller (16) is set with a position of the free end staggered by an angle (?), which is a function of the diameter of the log and of the pre-set length of the stretch of inclined surface (21), in such a way that, when the log thus posi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Gambini International S.A.
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 7642286
    Abstract: Stabilized pharmaceutical preparations containing a drug in which is sensitive to a low pH environment, such as pravastatin are disclosed in which pravastatin degradations is prevented with a buffering agent. The basic excipient enhances storage stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyong Li, Avinash Nangia, Aaron Dely, David Wong
  • Patent number: 7637390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a jar (1) for cosmetic and pharmaceutical creams, which comprises a holding body (2), defining, in a single piece, an inner vessel (3) and an outer mantle (4) extending from the mouth (5) of the inner vessel (3) and ending under the bottom (3a) of the inner vessel (3) to provide a gap (6) encompassing the outside of the inner vessel. Advantageously a closure cover (10) to be applied for closing said mouth (5) is moreover provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Inventor: Giovanni Bocola
  • Patent number: 7631321
    Abstract: The lens protector serving as a means for preventing a scratch of an objective lens and an optical disc of the optical pick-up in which a signal-recording surface of the optical disc is irradiated with light beams to read signals from the signal-recording layer and/or record signals on the signal-recording layer. The lens protector is a molding of silicone rubber and has a rubber hardness not more than 40°, when the rubber hardness is measured in accordance with JIS-A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Hayashi, Kazuo Hirose
  • Patent number: 7628042
    Abstract: A device for coupling and locking a drum supporting arm in a linen washing machine comprises a deformable metal tubular element to be engaged in a resilient bush element lining an end hole of the drum supporting arm, and a deforming punch element for deforming and locking the deformable metal tubular element in the resilient bush element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Miglio Emilio S.R.L.
    Inventor: Emilio Bruto Miglio
  • Patent number: D605401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Inventor: Iren Mikanova
  • Patent number: D606284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Belmont Brands Limited
    Inventors: Dean Caten, Dan Caten
  • Patent number: D607595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: American Tack and Hardware Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Steve A. Copeland
  • Patent number: D607596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: American Tack and Hardware Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Steve A. Copeland
  • Patent number: D607600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: American Tack & Hardware Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Walter A. Keith
  • Patent number: D609437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Peeerfect Fit LLC
    Inventors: Ofer Tvoua, Amir Tvoua, Offer Canfi
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    Patent number: D609504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Caviar Petrossian
    Inventor: Armen Armenak Petrossian
  • Patent number: D609593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: American Tack & Hardware Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Grady Schenck, Mike Stack
  • Patent number: D609851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: American Tack & Hardware Co., Inc
    Inventor: Taiwon Choi