Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Kenneth H. Jack
  • Patent number: 6833533
    Abstract: A pizza oven having a baking chamber, having a loading port, and having a dispensing port; a conveyor extending longitudinally through the baking chamber from the loading port to the dispensing port; an air plenum having an air intake port and a plurality of air output ports; an air blower connected to the air plenum for moving heated air from the air intake port to the air output ports; and having upper and lower pluralities of ducts respectively overlying and underlying the conveyor, each duct having a proximal end attached to the plenum and a distal end, each duct further having proximal and distal air discharge ports respectively positioned proximally and distally from a vertical plane extending longitudinally along and substantially centrally through the conveyor, each duct's proximal air discharge port being larger than the duct's distal air discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Wolfe Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Wolfe, Ronald D. Wolfe, Dwane D. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 6813858
    Abstract: An assembly and method for termite ground monitoring, the assembly including an upwardly opening cylindrical housing defining an interior space; a removable lid having a flanged upper surface; a bait stick cradle fitted for downward extension into the interior space; and cradle suspending ties interconnecting the lid and the bait stick cradle; the method including steps of burying the cylindrical housing within the ground so that the interior space opens upwardly; inserting a bait stick into the bait stick cradle; inserting the bait stick cradle into the interior space; providing an extension arm having a slotted lower end; downwardly extending the extension arm toward the lid, and engaging the slot with the lid's flange; and upwardly retracting the extension arm, the lid, the bait stick cradle, and the bait stick for inspection of the bait stick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph T. Wright
  • Patent number: 6810767
    Abstract: A lock comprising a roller stop having a forward end; at least a first roller receiving concavity mounted for movement across the forward end of the roller stop; a roller mounted for movement between forward and rearward positions, the roller, while at its forward position, extending into the at least first roller receiving concavity and overlying the forward end of the roller stop; a plunger having a forward end and a rearward end, the plunger being mounted for motion between forward and rearward positions, the plunger, while at its forward position, holding the roller at its forward position, the plunger, while at its rearward position, allowing the roller to move to its rearward position; and a toggle mounted for alternate flexion and hyperextension, the toggle, upon hyperextension, holding the plunger at its forward position, the toggle, upon flexion, holding the plunger at its rearward position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Aerospace Systems & Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Warren Dale Sutton, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6783010
    Abstract: A glass pane handling assembly consisting of a base frame having left and right roller tracks; a lock bar having a helical bolt receiving slot, the lock bar extending parallel to the left and right sides of the base frame; ball bearings interconnecting ends of the lock bar with the base frame; a glass carrying frame having upwardly extending glass pane supporting arms; rollers extending leftwardly and rightwardly from the glass carrying frame, the rollers interconnecting the base and glass carrying frames; a helical bolt extending into the lock bar's bolt receiving slot, the helical bolt being rigidly attached to the glass carrying frame; and an electric motor and pulley assembly operatively connected to the lock bar and adapted for alternately rotating and counter-rotating the lock bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Unruh Fab, Inc.
    Inventor: Monte R. Berger
  • Patent number: 6769992
    Abstract: An assembly and method for performing a pool cut shot upon a pool table having a pocket, the assembly including a ball spotting laser supported by a frame, a table spotting laser also supported by the frame and laser mounting brackets orienting the ball spotting and table spotting lasers upon the frame so that upon operation of the ball spotting laser to illuminate a ball strike point upon a pool ball, the table spotting laser automatically illuminates a cut shot target point upon the pool table's surface, the method including steps of utilizing the assembly to illuminate the cut shot target point, and shooting a cue ball to roll over the illuminated cut shot target point, striking the pool ball at the ball strike point, and driving the pool ball into the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventors: Mark D. Domulevicz, Jeffrey L. Fetter
  • Patent number: 6752740
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission including a rotatable scroll having an axis of rotation and having upper and lower faces, the upper and lower faces each being conical and each having a pitch, the rotatable scroll being alternately upwardly and downwardly skewable along its axis of rotation, the pitches of the upper and lower faces respectively decreasing and increasing upon upward skewing of the rotatable scroll, the pitches of the upper and lower faces respectively increasing and decreasing upon downward skewing of the rotatable scroll; including upper and lower rotatable wheels, each having an axis of rotation and each having a forward face, each forward face being conical; and including a support frame pivotally and rotatably mounting the upper and lower rotatable wheels with respect to the rotatable scroll, the support frame enabling pivotable motion of the upper and lower rotatable wheels to alternately upwardly and downwardly skew the rotatable scroll, the support frame further enabling the upper a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventor: Jeffery T. Semmes
  • Patent number: 6752261
    Abstract: A conveyor side rail consisting of a rack and pinion assembly; a first side rail section having lateral sides, having a longitudinal end, and having a hollow space between the lateral sides, the rack and pinion assembly being housed within the hollow space, the hollow space opening laterally for application of torque for pinion rotation, the hollow space further opening longitudinally for alternate rack extension and retraction; a second side rail section having a longitudinal end; a telescoping slide channel and slide ridge assembly interconnecting the first and second side rail sections, the slide channel and slide ridge assembly aligning the first and second side rail sections so that the hollow space's longitudinal opening faces the second side rail section's longitudinal end; and a releasable lock further interconnecting the first and second side rail sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Bunting Magnetics Co.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Gaeddert, Paul Svoboda
  • Patent number: 6745539
    Abstract: A lattice tower consisting of first, second, and third poles; first, second, and third webs, each web having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends of the webs being fixedly attached to the first, second, and third poles; first, second, and third pluralities of eye plates fixedly attached to the poles, the first, second, and third pluralities of eye plates being arranged in substantially identical vertically extending patterns; fourth, fifth, and sixth pluralities of eye plates fixedly attached to the distal ends of the webs, the fourth, fifth, and sixth pluralities of eye plates being arranged in vertically extending patterns substantially identical to those of the first, second, and third eye plates; and first, second, and third pluralities of eye plate fasteners respectively interconnecting the first and fifth, the second and sixth, and the third and fourth eye plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: Fred F. Heim
  • Patent number: 6725608
    Abstract: A storage assembly consisting of a storage space below a garage ceiling with rafters and a ceiling panel and above an opened overhead garage door, the ceiling panel having tie receiving apertures, a plurality of ceiling catching beams extending perpendicularly over the rafters, a plurality of metal ties extending through the ceiling panel apertures and catching beam apertures, a plurality of fasteners fixedly attached to the upper ends of the ties, securing the ties to the ceiling catching beams, the lower ends of the ties extending through apertures in a plurality of shelf catching beams, fasteners attached to the lower ends of the ties, and a shelf panel overlying the shelf catching beams, wherein the lower ends of the ties overly the opened overhead garage door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventor: Harlen L. Kraus
  • Patent number: 6698631
    Abstract: A worn janitorial supply carrier for even weight distribution and convenient access to carried janitorial supplies, the carrier having a back panel; left and right hip panels; left and right shoulder straps; lacings, straps and take up buckles adjustably interconnecting the back panel, the left and right hip panels, and the left and right shoulder straps; reinforcing straps extending laterally across the lower ends of the left and right hip panels; stitchings interconnecting the reinforcing straps and the left and right hip panels, the left and right hip panels, the stitchings, and the reinforcing straps defining hook receiving channels; upwardly opening bottle receptacles; and “S” hooks removably attaching upper ends of the upwardly opening bottle receptacles to the lower ends of the left and right hip panels, the “S” hooks engaging the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: David E. Haskins
  • Patent number: 6691970
    Abstract: A seat support having a clevis having an annular base and upper and lower arms rotatably mounted on and extending radially outward from the annular base; at least a first support column extending downwardly from the annular base; seat mounting ball bushings having at least a first laterally extending tongue, the at least first tongue being received by the clevis; and at least a first clevis pin attaching the at least first tongue to the clevis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Aerospace Systems & Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Warren Dale Sutton, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6688327
    Abstract: A water meter cover including a pipe segment having an outside diameter, having upper and lower ends, and having annular outer and inner surfaces; a pipe cap closely fitted to the outside diameter of the pipe segment, the pipe cap having a downwardly facing surface; a first adhesive layer disposed between the pipe cap and pipe segment, the first adhesive layer fixedly attaching the pipe cap to the upper end of the pipe segment; an elastic foam sheet having an outer surface; and a second adhesive layer disposed between the elastic foam sheet and the pipe segment, the second adhesive layer fixedly attaching the outer surface of the elastic foam sheet to the annular inner surface of the pipe segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Mark C. Baker
  • Patent number: 6684555
    Abstract: A hook setting fishing pole holder including a base having a forward end and having a hollow storage space; a fishing pole holding sleeve fixedly and hingedly attached to the base; a pair of extension springs spanning between the fishing pole holding sleeve and the base; a trip latch assembly oppositely spanning between the fishing pole holding sleeve and the base, the trip latch assembly being responsive to a forward pull upon a fishing pole held by the fishing pole holding sleeve to release the fishing pole holding sleeve for rearward sweeping of the fishing pole; a first ground staple, and apertures within the base adapted for receiving the ground staple for anchoring the base to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventor: Jose A. Vela
  • Patent number: 6685245
    Abstract: A truck grille guard mounting bracket consisting of a first laterally elongated clevis having front and rear arms, the front arm being adapted for fixed attachment to a truck bumper, the rear arm being adapted for fixed attachment to truck spring hangers, truck chassis members, or to a truck tow hook arm; the distal end of the rear arm of the first laterally elongated clevis forming a plurality of second devises, each second clevis being adapted for nesting receipt of and fixed attachment to truck chassis members or to truck spring hangers; and a plurality of third devises extending forwardly from the front arm of the first laterally elongated clevis, the second clevis being adapted for support of and pivoting attachment of a truck grille guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Kritter Gitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrance Lane Houseman, Merrill Lee Cauble, Lonnie Ray Martin, II, Michael Lee McCoy
  • Patent number: 6684514
    Abstract: A center marking assemblage or kit consisting of a stylus retaining quill having an upper end and a lower end; a stylus having an upper driving end and a lower scribing end, the stylus being slidably mounted within the stylus retaining quill, a group of differently sized scribing end centering guides, each guide among the group having a lower circular diameter matching a common drill bit size; and consisting of quick disconnect couplings integral with the lower end of the stylus retaining quill and with the upper ends of the scribing end centering guides, such couplings allowing such guides to be selectively and alternately attached to and removed from the lower end of the stylus retaining quill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Welch
  • Patent number: 6684960
    Abstract: A turf aerator consisting of a cast concrete roller having an axis of rotation, and having an annular surface displaced radially away from the axis of rotation; first and second radial arrays of tubular tines, each tine among the radial arrays having inner and outer ends, and having soil input and soil output ports; and mounting lug and tine receiving channel combinations attaching the radial arrays of tubular tines to opposite ends of the concrete roller so that the outer ends of such tines extend outwardly from the annular surface of the roller, and so that the inner ends of the tines extend inwardly from the annular surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventors: Cheong-Yeow Ng, Yuet-Leng Wong
  • Patent number: 6676180
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling articulating motion of an article such as a truck grille guard, the apparatus having a clevis having left and right arms; an article support axle extending laterally through a lower end of the clevis; a second laterally extending axle spanning between the arms of the clevis at the clevis's upper end; an upper guy having an upper end pivotally mounted upon the second axle, a lower guy having an upper end pivotally mounted upon a lower end of the upper guy, and an article supporting hinge sleeve fixedly mounted upon a lower end of the lower guy, the upper and lower guys being alternately flexible and extendable between an upwardly articulated article position and a downwardly articulated article position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Kritter Gitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrance Lane Houseman, Merrill Lee Cauble, Lonnie Ray Martin, II, Michael Lee McCoy
  • Patent number: D496897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Inventor: Russell Ballentine
  • Patent number: D498012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Inventor: Russell Ballentine
  • Patent number: D498451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Inventor: Russell Ballentine