Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Hedman & Costigan
  • Patent number: 7854785
    Abstract: A Method for the recovery of the secondary metallurgy (LF) slag from a plant for the production of steel, the method comprising a cooling step of the slag, by means of the passage of air and/or other gas, a breakdown step, a step of extracting the powder, wherein the breakdown step is accelerated by means of forced convection of a cooling fluid and/or another reaction, gas and by means of moving the slag mass by overturning and vibrating support gratings. The overturning and vibrating support gratings are provided inside closed metallic boxes which are connected in series and closed with movable containment partitions to form a treatment module. The breakdown, step is accelerated by means of overturning the slag mass from the support grating of one metallic box to the support grating of an adjoining box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Memoli, Osvaldo Brioni, Mauro Bianchi Ferri
  • Patent number: 7852321
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a direction detecting switch which can detect a key operation in every directions of 360 degree, can obtain an accurate click feeling, and can also detect a strength or a speed of the key operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sunarrow Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Uotani, Shuji Koga
  • Patent number: 7846483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for skin application suitable for relaxing expression wrinkles which combines a selected active peptide component with a decontracting or relaxing action on the muscular fiber with a micro-element which reduces the muscular contraction level by acting directly or indirectly on a muscular fiber component. The active principles of the cosmetic composition of the invention are conveniently carried by liposomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Labo Cosprophar AG
    Inventors: Daniela Montanari, Manuela Guglielmo
  • Patent number: 7841437
    Abstract: A motorcycle (10) is described, equipped with a rear drive wheel (12), rotatingly constrained to an oscillating arm (14) integral with the engine (16) of the motorcycle (10), at least one rear shock absorber (20), positioned between the oscillating arm (14) and the chassis (24) of the motorcycle (10), at least a first brake caliper (28) and at least a second brake caliper (32), acting on a single disc brake (36) fixed on the rim (38) of the rear drive wheel (12). The lower end (26) of the rear shock absorber (20) and the second brake caliper (32) are fixed to a plate (42) removably constrained to the oscillating arm (14) at one of its rear ends (14b). In this way, it is possible to have access to the rear drive wheel (12), and therefore remove it, without having to dismantle the second brake caliper (32) and relative transmission (34), thus facilitating the possible substitution of the wheel (12) or tire (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Bagnoli
  • Patent number: 7832307
    Abstract: The invention is a corkscrew (1) for caps made of cork or plastics equipped with two levers (7) and (8) each having two shaped or cam outlines (11, 12) that subject corresponding teeth (41) and (51), carried by concentric barrels (4) and (5), to different movements such as to allow the complete extraction of the cap from the bottle and its ejection. The corkscrew (1) takes care of blocking the bottle neck during the worm screwing through a garter-spring tightening arrangement (6). The levers (7,8) are synchronously moved through teeth (13) that engage a toothed wheel (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventor: Ruggero Ferrari
  • Patent number: 7824726
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high quality beverage capable of providing beverage by an extraction after roasting the material thereof and filling beverage of a roast material in a container and sealing the container. The method comprises a step for roasting the material in a sterile atmosphere, and extracting the roast material or preparing a suspension of the roast material with sterilized water, wherein sterilized inert gas atmosphere is used as the sterile atmosphere in at least a part of the step, whereby since both the deterioration of quality due to oxidation and the deterioration of quality by heating can be prevented, the high quality beverage of the roast material can be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Goryoda, Yukiko Mizukami, Eiichi Nozawa, Yuuko Osada
  • Patent number: 7814183
    Abstract: A configuration method for an SCS system, comprising a two-wire SCS bus (11), to which are connected configurable devices (16), such as actuators, controls, dimmers, etc., realized by means of virtual configurators stored in a memory inside the devices (16) themselves; the installer is therefore able to choose whether to configure an SCS installation using current physical configurators, or using the new method with the help of a PDA, a Personal Computer (10) or similar equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: BTICINO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Laura Perron, Danilo Bernasconi, Enrico Valtolina
  • Patent number: 7811763
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligonucleotide probes for the genomic typifying of erythrocyte systems, relative methods and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda-Ospendale Maggiore Policlinico
    Inventors: Francesca Poli, Francesca Drago, Maria Antonietta Villa, Alejandro Espadas De Arias, Loretta Crespiatico
  • Patent number: 7799338
    Abstract: Plaster for topical use having an analgesic activity and at the same time being able to re-absorb haematomas, comprising: a substrate layer; an adhesive layer in the form of a hydrogel matrix containing a pharmaceutically acceptable diclofenac salt, heparin or a heparinoid; a protective film which can be removed at the moment of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Altergon SpA
    Inventors: Elisabetta Donati, Irina Rapaport
  • Patent number: 7784311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an instantaneous mixing device for injection/extraction cleaning machines and in particular to an instantaneous mixing device with a pre-spray functionality of the type equipped with at least one washing accessory (13) and/or at least one pre-washing accessory (30) connected at the outlet to a hydraulic circuit (20), the device (10) comprising: at least one spray pump (12) connected to the hydraulic circuit (20); at least one tank for water (15) and at least one tank for a chemical product (16), connected to the hydraulic circuit (20); at least one mixing element (14) with a Venturi effect connected downstream of the at least one water tank (15) and at least one tank for a chemical product (16). The at least one pre-washing element (30) preferably comprises a spray hole having greater dimensions with respect to the hole of the spray nozzle of the at least one washing accessory (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Santoemma S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Santoemma, Massimiliano Santoemma
  • Patent number: 7779674
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object a method for testing bottles or containers having flexible walls, made to be inserted in lines for filling bottles made from plastic material or aluminum containers or containers made from polyethylene-coated paperboard, containing any type of liquid. Positioned at the output of the filling system it is able to simultaneously check for the correct fill level, the presence of possible leaks in the sealing system of the container and possible constructive defects in the container. The test is carried out through the combination of two measurement systems, which are the fill level test and the measurement of the tension of the walls of the container. The results obtained from the level and wall tension measurements, suitably interpolated, provide the indicators necessary to establish whether the product being analyzed should be considered suitable or else to be discarded since it is defective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: FT System S.r.l.
    Inventor: Fabio Forestelli
  • Patent number: 7783238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transfer charger which provides an intermediate transfer belt with a sufficient transfer efficiency, does not wear in contact with an inner surface of the intermediate transfer belt, has a low frictional property, and is excellent in its friction stability and an image-forming apparatus. A transfer charger (62) is mounted inside the image-forming apparatus where a toner image held on an image holder (12) is transferred to an intermediate transfer belt (31) to obtain an image. The transfer charger (62) makes a surface contact with an inner surface of the intermediate transfer belt (31), with the transfer charger (62) being pressed toward the image holder (12) owing to a pressing member (61). The transfer charger (62) is a sheet material consisting of a resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of non-injection-moldable ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene resin, 2 to 15 parts by weight of electrically conductive carbon, and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Oki, Daichi Ito, Satoru Fukuzawa
  • Patent number: 7779705
    Abstract: An elastic joint with a translating spherical hinge, i.e. a spherical hinge with a sliding joint, comprising an elastic articulated plane (13), a support (16) to which the elastic articulated plane (13) is rigidly constrained, and an axial element (14), positioned according to an axis (11) orthogonal to the plane (13), wherein the elastic articulated plane (13) comprises a series of elastic elements (12) arranged with a first end facing and rigidly connected to the axial element (14), and wherein the elastic elements (12) are flexible in any vertical plane comprising the axis (11) and in the horizontal plane (13) to allow four degrees of freedom or, respectively, the translation of the axial element (14) in the direction of the orthogonal axis (11) and the spatial rotation as well as the torsion around the axis (11). The joint according to the invention is particularly suitable for perfecting a force and moment sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Politecnico Di Milano
    Inventors: Giampiero Mastinu, Massimiliano Gobbi
  • Patent number: 7777448
    Abstract: A battery-recharging device (6), which can also be used to hold a pack of batteries (5) which may be blister-packaged, for display at the point of sale. The battery-recharging device has a support (1, 17, 51), which includes a series of housings (2, 18) for the connection and linking of packs of batteries (5); a pair of terminals (7, 8, 80), which are electrically connected with the poles (21) of each battery (6) contained in the battery packs (5) and are accessible from the outside, in order to obtain electric connections with the charging and/or maintenance circuits of a battery charger, which is incorporated in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Beghelli S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gian Pietro Beghelli
  • Patent number: 7771125
    Abstract: A retainer for a rolling bearing, which is used for a food machine or a vacuum apparatus, containing an increased amount of a lubricating oil and enhancing a use efficiency of the lubricating oil and rolling bearing is described. The retainer consists of a molding, of a synthetic resin composition, which holds a rolling element of a rolling bearing. The molding is composed of a resinous porous article having an interconnected hole porosity not less than 30% and a lubricating oil which impregnates the resinous porous article. The resinous porous article has an interconnected hole are formed by molding a resin containing a pore-forming substance having a melting point higher than that of the resin and can be used as a food material, and by extracting said pore-forming substance from the molding with a solvent which dissolves the pore-forming substance and does not dissolve the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Hirata, Hideyuki Tsutsui
  • Patent number: D621774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Inventor: Matthias Betsch
  • Patent number: D625570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Macom S.r.l
    Inventor: Mattia Melocchi
  • Patent number: D628336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Terzani S.p.A.
    Inventor: Barlas Baylar
  • Patent number: D629328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Inventor: Natasha Calandrino
  • Patent number: D629737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventor: Matthias Betsch