Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lowe Hauptman Gidman & Berner LLP
  • Patent number: 6655203
    Abstract: A tire-condition sensor installed on a wheel rim, which defines a wheel rim platform and a valve hole, of a tire includes a valve rod, a main body, and two positioning bolts. The valve rod extends from one side wall of the main body and passes through the valve hole for fixing the sensor on the wheel rim. The main body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The two positioning bolts adjustably extend from the bottom surface of the main body and rest on the wheel rim platform for supporting the main body on the wheel rim platform such that the tire-condition sensor is fixedly positioned on the wheel rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Lite-On Automotive Corp.
    Inventor: Charles Hsu
  • Patent number: 6653581
    Abstract: A device for closing the door of an electric household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes a latch that is fitted in rotary manner to the door to cooperate with a catch fixed to the electric household appliance, and is connected to a switch, acting on a circuit of the electric household appliance, by a control lever cooperating with a contact on the switch. The control lever is hinged directly to a support fitted integrally to the door, and is connected to the latch by an elastic element, which keeps the control lever resting permanently on the contact and activates the switch as soon as the latch begins rotating when the door is opened, thus eliminating any dangerous delay in stoppage of the electric household appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: ITW Industrial Components S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alberto Bassi