Patents Represented by Attorney Mark C. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 6076363
    Abstract: A heat exhaust system for installation in the space behind the refrigerator of a recreational vehicle for disposal of heat that builds up behind an RV refrigerator from the operation thereof. The system operates automatically to turn on a fan to dissipate the heat at a predefined high temperature, and operates automatically at a predefined low temperature to turn off the fan thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: John C. Morton
  • Patent number: 6060045
    Abstract: Wicks or pads for use in vitaminized air fresheners and room deodorizer devices are disclosed, which permit devices occupants to directly receive and enjoy the benefits of vitamins with little or no effort intra-nasally as they breath the released volatile compositions. A method for the continuous release of a vitamin containing composition for the delivery of discrete droplets intra nasally absorbed vitamins such as, but not limited to A, C, and D is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Leo Mettler
  • Patent number: 6000637
    Abstract: A high pressure water gun for washing electrical insulators and other related articles, which gun has a barrel, a water inlet, a water outlet (nozzle), a pistol grip and a main body portion, which portion communicates with both the inlet and with a lower valve chamber separated from an upper piston chamber. A piston is vertically slidably mounted in the upper chamber. A check valve is slidably mounted horizontally in the lower chamber and is spring biased, when the gun is in the inoperative position. A port extends between the lower chamber and communicates with the upper chamber. Another port in the lower chamber communicates with the barrel. Water introduced into the inlet follows a dual path and ejects out of the nozzle with relatively little pull required on the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventor: Gordon Duncan
  • Patent number: 5979015
    Abstract: An ergonomic hand grip is provided for use with a wide variety of devices and equipment such as ski poles and bicycle handlebars. In a basic illustrated form, the grip has an elongated base that is contoured so that, when gripped, the thumb is bent and the hand and wrist are in a neutral position. In the neutral position, the hand is not cocked or hyper-extended, but rather is generally aligned with the forearm. In particular, a thumb support is provided adjacent to one end of the base to position and support the thumb in the bent position. The base is also provided with suitable depressions and/or recessed areas to receive enlarged portions of the gripping hand to cause the knuckles to be in generally linear alignment. Further, the end of the base opposite the thumb support is reduced in size to allow disproportionately more contraction of the lowermost two fingers, and primarily the lowermost or little finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Stephen K. Tamaribuchi
  • Patent number: 5950571
    Abstract: An illuminable dog, cat or other tethered animal leash and animal collar which contains a series of lights, such as but not limited to light emitting diodes, which series is externally mounted of the collar or leash, with spacing between each member thereof. The lights are electrically connected to wiring that is disposed within a recess(es) of the substrates used for the device. The wiring may be covered by an extra insulator and a sealant may be employed to close the gap along the junction of the two layers that are joined together with the wiring inside thereof. The mode of construction for both the leash and collar are the same. The series of lights may all be the same or a pair of colored lights or even multi-colored ones may be employed. These lights may be manually actuated or turned on via a daylight sensor. The bulbs may run constantly, though blinking is preferred, to limit heat buildup and enhance visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Doc L. Schade
  • Patent number: 5947791
    Abstract: A racially generic, gender neutral doll body that can be transformed into a person specific stuffed doll by the placement of a photographic image insert into the space between the stuffing and a bonnet of said doll body, to thereby cover over the stuffing formerly visible within the opening of the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Joan Senica Taylor
  • Patent number: 5927004
    Abstract: The compositions of the invention are the in-situ prepared spray coated beneficial insects, which may be the beneficial insect alone, or within the confines of a host. The method of making the compositions of this invention relates to the mixing of a binder solution with a predertermined quantity of a beneficial pest for either direct delivery onto a plant or the collection thereof onto a substrate for strategic relocation in futuro. All of these activities can be carried out by introducing the beneficial insects into a hopper, metering the addition thereof into an airstream using a spur gear or other limiting device, introducing mucilage or some other non-lethal binder onto the moving insects and ejecting the binder coated insects into an airstream for delivery to a target, a specific plant, or to a piece of paper or other stratum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventor: Russell Stocker
  • Patent number: 5927669
    Abstract: A light weight removably attachable support for a laptop/notebook computer which when attached to the underside of the base of the computer will permit the computer to glide a short distance from one person to another when the computer is nudged or pushed slightly across a table top. The support is preferably an annular member with a series of spaced feet thereupon. Each foot has a pad adhesively attached thereto, which pad has a low coeficient of friction. The support may be attached by Velcro.RTM. tabs or strips to the underside of the computer. One piece and interlocking multicomponent units are envisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventor: William A. Sassman
  • Patent number: 5891427
    Abstract: Vitaminized air fresheners and room deodorizers are disclosed which permit occupants to directly receive and enjoy the benefits of vitamins with little or no effort intra-nasally. A method for the continuous release of a vitamin containing composition for the delivery of discrete droplets intra nasally absorbed vitamins such as, but not limited to A, C, and D is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Leo Mettler
  • Patent number: 5861183
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is disclosed for the preparation of individual quick frozen bars, to be united to form a frozen precursor (the product of the invention) for the preparation of a frozen dessert and more particularly a masticated banana frozen dessert. Uniform flavor is achieved by control of the size and number of the respective individual bars to be laminated together. Uniform portion control in the machine that prepares the frozen dessert is achieved by the use of similar sized segments of the precursor sandwich formed by the lamination of individual frozen bars. The apparatus includes molds that may be individual or they may be formed together into an integrated multi-mold tray for use in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventor: David Feldpausch
  • Patent number: 5861557
    Abstract: An annularly configured device for use on each earthquake restrainer cable of a bridge, which device, will deform due to its internal configuration upon the occurrence of an earthquake, if the earthquake stresses the bridge cable with which the device is associated excessively. The result of the stress is a visual indication of the cable's elongation as manifested by a "crowning" of the annular indicator and a shortening of its length. The specific configuration required of the annular member is one of a reduced thickness section of the interior wall, with tapered edges leading to the main cross section of the annular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventor: Stephen Sahs
  • Patent number: 5848310
    Abstract: An attention grabber or attention focusing device to serve as a point of eye contact for the party whose photo is to be taken, which device is removably mountable to any type of camera. Various embodiments of the device all feature a common base such that a plurality of these can be interchangeably used on the camera. The base is disposable in a receiver, which receiver can be removably or permanently affixed to a camera body. Each device includes at least one of two attention directing elements, selected from sound and light, which elements are disposed within a head section attached to an elongated cylindrical base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Trudy S. Baker
  • Patent number: D402560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Inventor: Wayne G. Fogle
  • Patent number: D405032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: S. Myron Klarfeld
  • Patent number: D417171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Environmental Service Products Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby Satterfield, Edward Piona
  • Patent number: D419629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: BioGrip, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen K. Tamaribuchi
  • Patent number: D422543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: BioGrip, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen K. Tamaribuchi
  • Patent number: D424206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Microderm Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Joe Tafoya
  • Patent number: D424382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Ray V. Dallugge
  • Patent number: D427031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Linda Winchester