Patents Represented by Law Firm McGlew & Tuttle
  • Patent number: 7093596
    Abstract: A connection component for a detachable component on a respirator product is provided with which the component can be connected to the respirator product in a simple manner. A bayonet connection (6, 7) is provided between the component and the respirator product. The bayonet connection can be connected in a preferred position and has a first connection part (9) with projecting tongues and a second connection part (10) with recesses designed corresponding thereto. A centering ring (14) is provided on the first connection part (9). The centering ring is arranged around the tongues. A cylindrically designed circumferential surface (11) is provided on the second connection part (10). The circumferential surface is designed as a surface that can be introduced into a groove (13) at the centering ring (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rüdiger Müller, Jürgen Falk, Joachim Schlobohm
  • Patent number: 7093501
    Abstract: A process device and system for measuring flow parameters in flowing gases is provided in which a device for flow-induced sound generation is in the area of the flow to be measured. A measurement of the frequency and/or the level of the sounds generated is made during the flow to be measured as acoustic parameters. A determination is made as to the flow parameters to be measured by processing the measured acoustic parameters. The process makes possible, in particular, the measurement of the volume flows during respiration near the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Drägerwerk
    Inventors: Artur Chung-Che Kuo, Stefan Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 7089778
    Abstract: A modular gas measuring system with a basic unit (1) with electric supply and data lines connected to it, a measuring unit (2), which is equipped with a gas sensor and with a microprocessor and is connected to the basic unit (1) by means of snap closures to form a functional unit. At least one expansion module, is accommodated by the functional unit. The modular design, of optionally accommodating different expansion modules, so that the properties and the possible applications of the gas measuring system can be expanded in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & co. KGaA
    Inventors: Horst Rabenecker, Thomas Treptow, Matthias Martens, Robert Kessel, John Cohen, Fritz Thiele
  • Patent number: 7090425
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a ball-and-socket joint, especially for steering mechanisms and/or wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, with a ball pivot (1), which is accommodated rotatably and tiltably in a one-part or multipart bearing shell (4) within a joint housing (7), wherein the bearing shell (4) is fixed in the joint housing by a closing ring (9), wherein a metallic compressible element (18), which provides a sealing contact surface between the joint housing (7) and the closing ring (9) in the assembled state of the ball-and-socket joint, is arranged between the closing ring (9) and the joint housing (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Manfred Bohne, Jürgen Gräber, Manfred Heidemann, Guido Remme, Hans Prins
  • Patent number: 7090641
    Abstract: The method comprises the phases of: sending a series of excitation ultrasonic signals to a volume being investigated, by means of an array of transducers aligned in a transverse direction (x), said ultrasonic signals propagating in depth in said volume according to a direction of propagation (y); acquiring, by means of said transducers, signals reflected from reflectors located in the volume being investigated; performing on said reflected signals a transform in the transverse direction from a spatial domain (x,y), defined by said transverse direction (x) and by said direction of propagation (y), to a first transformed domain; applying, in the transformed domain, a two-dimensional transformation, to straighten every curved image (Ip1, Ip2, Ip3) of a reflector in said volume being investigated and make it essentially orthogonal to the direction of propagation (y); compressing, in the transverse direction (x) each of the straightened curves (Im1, Im2, Im3) to concentrate said straightened image in a zone center
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignees: Actis Active Sensors S.r.l., Esaqte S.p.A.
    Inventors: Elena Biagi, Leonardo Masotti, Marco Scabia, Iacopo Rossi, Nicola Dreoni
  • Patent number: 7086316
    Abstract: A machine frame, at the top of which is disposed a vertically displaceable workpiece-accommodation spindle with a workpiece chucking device. Disposed on the machine frame are a tool holder, displaceable in a horizontal X1 direction, for a tool and another tool holder, displaceable in a horizontal X2 direction as well as in a vertical Z2 direction, for accommodation of a second tool. Displacing the workpiece accommodation spindle, inclusive of its rotary drive, and the displacement drive of the tool holders is implemented by way of a central control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Hessapp GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Lange, Hans Noss, Hans-Dieter Kellert
  • Patent number: 7088262
    Abstract: A method of operating a display system in a vehicle (03) for finding a suitable parking place (06) with at least one camera (01) with which an observation area in the vicinity of the vehicle (03) can be recorded, with an image processing unit in which the image data coming from a camera (03) can be processed and a display screen (02) in the interior of the vehicle on which the image data coming from the image processing unit can be displayed as an image (07). A parking place symbol (08, 18, 20) is superimposed by the image processing unit on the current image (07) on the display screen (02), symbolizing true to scale an area in the current image (07) which the vehicle (03) can reach in parking, starting from its current position, taking into account the properties of the vehicle, in particular the size of the vehicle and the maximum steering angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Donnelly Hohe GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benno Tobias Schindler, Tim Weis
  • Patent number: 7086624
    Abstract: An accumulator-feeder device for feeding yarn to a textile, knitting and stocking machines with a winding drum turning around a rotating axis and composed of two connected cage rotors, opposite each other, each rotor having a head from which rods protrude facing the head of the other rotor. Rods of the two rotors form peripherally corresponding cylindrical surfaces; a first rotor rests on the rotating axis, the second rotor is oscillating on an axis at right angles to the rotating axis; the peripheral surface of the first rotor has an axis which coincides with the rotating axis of the winding drum, the peripheral surface of the second rotor has an axis inclined to the rotating axis, the peripheral surface protrudes from two diagonally opposite parts of the peripheral surface forming two conical lobes adjacent to the opposite heads of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Man Socks Italia S.r.l.
    Inventor: Sergio Zaglio
  • Patent number: 7086265
    Abstract: A method for controlling the material flow during the deep-drawing of sheet metal involves compressing the edges of the sheet metal (1) between at least one upper stopper (13) and at least one lower stopper (6, 7) during the deep-drawing process, with a controllable elastic force (8, 9). A corresponding deep-drawing tool is also provided. A Z-shaped blocking step (11) is stamped into the edge (1a) of the sheet metal when the upper and lower stoppers (13, 6, 7) are closed, the basic shape is then produced by deep-drawing, maintaining the blocking step (11) and completely blocking the sheet metal between the stoppers. The sheet metal (1) is outwardly stretched, and the blocking step (11) is then reduced in terms of height, facilitating the outward displacement of the sheet metal towards the outside. The deep-drawing tool has a lower stopper including an inner stopper (6) and an outer stopper (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Nothelfer GmbH
    Inventor: Alfred Lösch
  • Patent number: 7085364
    Abstract: A network telephone system is provided with a distributed network, a network call processor, with the call processor connected to the network. A telephone line network interface is connected to a telephone line and is connected to the network for receiving packets from the network and sending packets to the network including packets with telephone voice data. A plurality of network telephones are part of the network telephone system with each network telephone connected to the network. Each network telephone has a display for displaying information and each network telephone is capable of engaging in a concurrent telephonic communication. Each network telephone has an I/O device in electrical communication with the network for receiving and sending packets to other devices connected to the network, an input device for producing audio signals from an input local to the device and a packet controller in electrical communication with the I/O device and the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Mushtaq Ahmed, Kalpesh Salva, Tarek Abou-Assali, Jasjit Singh, Arun Narula
  • Patent number: 7083185
    Abstract: A housing for an inflatable air bag of a motor vehicle is presented, which has a gas generator, a mounting space for inserting the folded air bag as well as a diffusor made integrally with the housing for the uniform distribution of the gas released by the fired gas generator. The gas generator is inserted into the diffusor and has a positive-locking connection with the diffusor chamber inner wall for its fixation in the diffusor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fangmann, Keit Wagener
  • Patent number: 7085199
    Abstract: Watch movement comprising a housing (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) and a gear train, formed from a series of spindles (36, 38, 40, 42), pivotably mounted on the housing, of which a first of said spindles (42) is provided with a shank (42a), for fixing a first hand (16) and a second of said spindles (50) is provided with a cylinder (50b), arranged co-axially to said shank, for fixing a second hand (20). According to the invention, the second spindle (50) is rotationally mounted on said housing (34) by means of a ball bearing (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Chronoswiss Uhren GmbH
    Inventor: Gerd-Rüdiger Lang
  • Patent number: 7083199
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a chassis part for connection and force transmission between a vehicle chassis of at least one wheel, consisting of fiber-reinforced plastics or plastic composite systems, preferably for a passenger car or utility vehicle. The present invention is characterized in that at least one means for measuring forces acting on the chassis parts is integrated in the plastic portions of the chassis parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Gräber, Jochen Kruse, Joachim Spratte, Stefan Schönhoff
  • Patent number: 7080499
    Abstract: A machine and a method for producing chenille yarns is provided; the machine comprises yarn-forming parts and spooling parts directly downstream disposed, and an apparatus for controlling the quality of yarns located between the yarn-forming parts and the spooling parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Giesse S.R.L.
    Inventor: Sostegni Giuliano
  • Patent number: 7076897
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method and apparatus for loading articles such as stockings, socks and the like onto an ironing machine being provided with relevant support shapes; the apparatus (1) comprises: a tubular chamber (3) with an inlet section (20) for the introduction of articles (M), connected upstream with a supply machine (PP) able to transfer the articles according to a preset order; a temporary support element (4) on which the article (M) can be filtered, said support element (4) being located within said chamber (3) with its longitudinal axis (x—x) coincident with and parallel to that of the same chamber (3) and subdivided into two semi-parts (44) which can move close to and, respectively, away from each other; means (5) for the removal and positioning of the articles (M) able to remove an article (M) from said temporary support element (4) and to fit it onto a shape (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Santoni S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gino Bassi
  • Patent number: 7078656
    Abstract: A device for electrically heating a vertically erect chamber comprising several heating zones arranged vertically one above the other. The components of the device, with the exception of the insulating components, are made from graphite materials. Each zone (Z) comprises a number of supports (1), arranged in an essentially even distribution around the chamber for heating, which simultaneously serve as electrical supplies for the heater, and the heater for each zone (Z) is fixed at one end and longitudinally displaceable at the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Solarworld Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heiko Herold, Günter Holdenried, Leslaw Mleczko, Matthias Pfaffelhuber, Theo König
  • Patent number: 7077570
    Abstract: A zipper tape is provided which can freely be used regardless of whether the zipper tape is made from a polypropylene-based resin or a polyethylene-based resin and also on which letters can be printed or any color can be given thereto. A method of producing the zipper tape with high productivity by means of extruding male strips and female strips in rows in a batch is provided. The zipper tape (2) with the mating section (3) (the male strip (3a) and the female strip (3b)) formed thereon has a three-layered structure comprising the heat-insulating film (6) as an intermediate layer, the thermally fused film (7) thermally fused and bonded to one side of the heat-insulating film (6) of the bag (5), and the thermally fused film (8) for formation of a mating section bonded to another side of the bag (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: J.P.M. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Fukumori, Nobuyuki Kawai, Hirozo Amano, Nobuhiko Morikawa, Kazuhiko Nakajima, Satoshi Fujioka
  • Patent number: 7076053
    Abstract: The PBX system includes an analog to digital, and digital to analog, (A/D) conversion where the sample size and the sample rate are selectively adjustable. The A/D structure includes registers which hold values indicating the sample size and the sample rate for the conversion. When the A/D structure is configured, the A/D structure reads the values in the register and configures itself to the sample rate and sample size indicated by the registers. When the sample size and sample rate is to be changed, the values in the registers are changed and the A/D structure is reconfigured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. McCormack, Paul Dryer
  • Patent number: D525742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Tim Derhaag
  • Patent number: D526359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Takeuchi