Patents Represented by Attorney Lucas & Mercanti, LLP
  • Patent number: 8256594
    Abstract: A freewheel cage, which has a basic body with two annular, substantially radially extending edge disks that are connected to one another by a plurality of axially running connecting pieces and at least one annular component for fastening the basic body to a freewheel. The connecting pieces are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction so as to form intermediate spaces for at least partially holding clamp bodies. The annular component is formed as a separate component arranged on at least one of the edge disks. By design, the basic body for the freewheel cage is produced with reduced expenditure, and subsequently, the annular component for fastening the basic body to a freewheel can, as a separate component, be produced, and arranged on the basic body for fastening to a freewheel with likewise correspondingly reduced expenditure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Swen Doerrie, Wolfgang Fugel
  • Patent number: 8256394
    Abstract: A switchable cup tappet for a valve timing mechanism of an internal combustion engine, which has a cup basic body with an annular base loaded by large-lift cams. A hollow-cylindrical projection protrudes from an inner edge of the base and an inner body extends in the hole of the projection. The disc-like base is contacted by a small-lift cam. In a hole of the inner body two coupler pistons are coupled in sections with a driver surface of the cup basic body for a large valve stroke. The small stroke occurs by complete displacement into the radial hole. An annular web, spaced from its end faces at both ends, is attached integrally, in which the radial hole extends with the coupler pistons. The driver surface for the pistons is formed by a lower edge of the projection, which is spaced from the bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Haas, Mario Kuhl, Norbert Nitz
  • Patent number: 8252309
    Abstract: Dietary supplements—providing energy and strengthening skeletal muscles and facilitating skeletal muscles ability to sustain prolonged periods of physical activity—containing propionyl-L-carnitine or one of its salts, coenzyme Q10, nicotinamide, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and optionally other components such as amino acids and creatines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA
    Inventor: Franco Gaetani
  • Patent number: 8253132
    Abstract: Provided is a bottom emission type organic EL panel capable of preventing or delaying loss of light emission from an end portion of the light emission area and reduction of the light emission area in an organic EL element. This organic electro luminescence panel includes an organic electro luminescence element having at least one organic layer between an anode and a cathode arranged on a substrate. This panel has a main light emission area emitting light with a high luminance and a non-light emission area or a low light emission area emitting light with a lower luminance than the main light emission area, arranged outside the end portion of the main light emission area. By limiting the main light emission area to a smaller size than the cathode forming area, the end portion of the cathode forming area is arranged outside the end portion of the main light emission area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Keiichi Furukawa, Nobuhiko Takashima
  • Patent number: 8250669
    Abstract: Protective helmet of the type comprising a first outer visor to intercept the viewing aperture of the helmet mounted rotatably on said helmet, a second visor mounted, inside said first outer visor, rotatably on the cap of the helmet, and a device for actuation and mounting of said second visor on said cap, said second visor including a shielding portion and two ends at the sides of said shielding portion and being at least partly elastically deformable. The inner visor comprises, at least at one side end thereof, a fork and, at or in proximity of one or other of the side ends thereof, at least one externally projecting tooth. Correspondingly, said device for actuation and mounting comprises at least one pin for engaging, directly or indirectly, with said fork and at least one circular guide inside which said projecting tooth of said second visor is removably coupled in a sliding manner, said at least one pin and said at least one circular guide being integral and/or integrated with said cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Opticos, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Gafforio, Gabriele Tomasoni, Alberto Salvetti
  • Patent number: 8252349
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ruminant feed supplement for the treatment of milk fever. According to the invention rice bran that has been subjected to a ruminal bypass treatment is used in the feed of dairy cows. The ruminal bypass treatment may for instance be selected from the chemical cross-linking, physical cross-linking, coating, or combinations thereof. The invention further relates to the use of rice bran for the manufacture of a composition for the prophylactic treatment of parturient paresis in ruminants, wherein the rice bran has been subjected to a ruminal bypass treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Nutreco Nederland B.V.
    Inventor: Javier Martin-Tereso Lopez
  • Patent number: 8251503
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nonaqueous ink jet ink that is suitable for printing (scratch resistance and resistance to alcohol wiping) on recording media of plastics such as polyvinyl chloride, is highly safe, can be used without posing any problem of odor, has excellent properties of ink ejection from an ink jet head, and can realize a good printed image quality. Also disclosed are a process for producing a nonaqueous ink jet ink and an ink jet recording method using the nonaqueous ink jet ink. The process for producing a nonaqueous ink jet ink is a process for producing a nonaqueous ink jet ink containing at least an organic solvent, a pigment, and a fixing resin. The process is characterized in that the fixing resin satisfies a b/a value of not more than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta IJ Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kouki Kawashima
  • Patent number: 8252333
    Abstract: A biological adhesive formulation comprising dextrin, at least one adhesiveness modifier agent, and at least one antibiotic is suitable for promoting healing of tissue in a patient, for example, to prevent anastomosis of a surgical wound in the digestive system of a patient, and for affixing a prosthesis during a hernia operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: Jorge Cueto-Garcia
  • Patent number: 8252200
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a water treatment composition, comprising: calcium hypochlorite coated with a coating comprising at least one hydrated or anhydrous salt. The present invention is also directed to a water treatment composition, comprising: (a) an inner core layer comprising calcium hypochlorite; (b) one or more interlayers of selected salts positioned on top of said inner core layer, and (c) one or more outer layers of selected salts positioned on top of said interlayer(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Deqing Lei, George Polson, Sonia Oberson, Ellen M. Meyer, James D. Kilby
  • Patent number: 8254660
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, a picture is taken of the traveling wire cable in a stationary position at intervals that are equal to the ratio produced from the lay length or a multiple of the lay length and the travel speed of the wire cable, at least op one lay length or the above-mentioned multiple of the lay length, and the successive images are compared on at least one lay length or the above-mentioned multiple of the lay length and are monitored for changes in the image which are indicative of damages. In a second embodiment, the wire cable is instead of taking pictures exposed to flashes and the exposed image is detected on at least one lay length or the above-mentioned multiple of the lay length and monitored for changes in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Casar Drahtseilwerk Saar GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Verreet
  • Patent number: 8246957
    Abstract: Disclosed are monoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments which recognize antigens encoded by HERV DNA sequences, and methods for production, including recombinant antibody fragments derived from lymphoid cells of lupus patients that make antibodies which neutralize HIV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: Sudhir Paul
  • Patent number: 8247538
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of radioisotope-labeled compounds using CNT. It comprises filling the carbon nanotube with a radioisotope; and labeling a physiologically active material with the radioisotope charged in the carbon nanotube. Taking advantage of CNT, the method can prepare a radioisotope-labeled compound invention at a high yield and in a simple manner. Also, the radioisotope, when remaining unreacted, can be recovered by the filtration of the CNT, thereby achieving the prevention of radioactive contamination and the reduction of radioactive waste. Further, the radioisotope-labeled compound is useful as a contrast medium for imaging the hepatobiliary system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Park, Hui Jeong Gwon, Myung Woo Byun
  • Patent number: 8248685
    Abstract: Display particles having metal oxide layers formed on the surfaces of base particles containing at least a resin and a colorant, wherein the metal oxide layers comprise a polycondensation product formed by using a compound A represented by the following formula (A) and a compound B indicated by the following formula (B) as materials, and an image display apparatus loaded with the display particles: M1(OR1)4??(A) (wherein M1 represents a silicon atom or a titanium atom; and R1 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms respectively independently): M2(R2)4-n(OR3)n??(B) (wherein M2 represents a silicon atom or a titanium atom; R2 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group or an epoxy group, independently; R3 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms independently; and n represents an integer of 2 or 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouji Shibata, Okushi Okuyama, Yukio Hosoya, Satoshi Uchino, Hiroyuki Konno, Mikio Kouyama
  • Patent number: 8248205
    Abstract: The invention relates to an external door handle consisting of a support (10), which is fixed to a door (11) and on which a handle (20) is mounted. In an unlocked position the handle acts on a lock and is inactive in the locked position of said lock. A capacitive sensor is provided to trigger the control of the lock, said sensor comprising an external electrode that is equipped with a sensor surface (37) and is located in the outer region of the door handle. To provide a wide range of configuration options for the location of the sensor surfaces, at least two additional internal electrodes are provided in the inner region of the external door handle, in addition to the sensor surface (37), said electrodes having active surfaces in the form of a transmission surface (36) and an excitation surface (35). An electric switching matrix (50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mirko Schindler, Helmut Schumacher
  • Patent number: 8247089
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL element, which has a controlled emission wavelength, a high emission efficiency and a long emission life. An organic EL element material for such organic EL element, a lighting device, and a display device using such organic EL element are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Otsu, Eisaku Katoh
  • Patent number: 8245887
    Abstract: A content discharge mechanism for a container with a pump has a discharge outlet that is fixed in position. The device has an operation button and a cylindrical piston that move as one, as well as a ball valve that rests on a seat. The ball valve opens as the cylindrical piston retracts after an actuation to allow more fluid into the upstream passage chamber. A downstream passage with a valve for dispensation fluidly communicates with the upstream passage through a hole. As the cylindrical piston and its seal slide over the hole, the discharge from the downstream passage stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mitani Valve Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuo Ohshima
  • Patent number: 8248218
    Abstract: An handwriting electronic input system in which a feeling representing that of handwriting performed actually using a writing instrument can be attained when handwriting input is performed electrically. The electric handwriting input system to perform handwriting electrically is provided with a handwriting input section used in handwriting input of operator's handwriting information, a handwriting input detection section to detect handwriting input through the handwriting input section, wherein the handwriting input section is provided with a handwriting feeling producing section to generate a vibration represents a handwriting feeling in accordance with operation of the handwriting input section at handwriting input of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Yorihiro Yamaya
  • Patent number: 8246134
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus having: a recording head including a pressure generation section, a pressure chamber, and a nozzle; and a drive signal generator which generates the drive signal including a first expansion pulse, a contraction pulse, and a second expansion pulse, wherein the pulses are generated to satisfy that: a peak value position P1 of positive pressure is not more than 1.45AL from a drive signal applying start time, and |M1/P1|?0.45, where AL represents a half of the acoustic resonance period of the pressure chamber, M1 is a first peak value of negative pressure in the pressure chamber, P1 is a peak value of a positive pressure succeeding to M1, and M2 is a peak value of a negative pressure succeeding to P1, wherein M1, P1 and M2 are values of a pressure wave generated by total effect of all the pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta IJ Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8246880
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a cellulose ester film wherein a film-forming material containing the following components A-C is heated and melted, and a cellulose ester film is formed therefrom by melt-casting. A: a cellulose resin, B: an ester compound obtained by condensing an organic acid represented by Formula (1) and a polyalcohol, and C: an aliphatic polyester or an aliphatic-aromatic copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Satomi Kawabe, Kazuto Kiyohara, Kunio Shimizu, Isamu Michihata, Akihiko Takeda, Kazuaki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8247460
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treatment for muscular dystrophies, including Duchenne, Becker, limb-girdle, facioscapulohumeral, congenital muscular dystrophies and the like using a combination of nitric oxide-releasing and anti-inflammatory compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventors: Giulio Cossu, Emilio Clementi, Silvia Brunelli