Patents Represented by Law Firm McGlew & Tuttle
  • Oxygen emergency supply means
    Patent number: 7431034
    Abstract: The oxygen emergency supply device for an aircraft is equipped with a receptacle in which at least one oxygen mask is arranged. The receptacle comprises a lid which opens in the case of release and releases the oxygen mask. Handling device for reaching and applying the oxygen mask and a device for releasing the oxygen supply to the mask are provided. The handling device has at least one arm which in the case of release extends out of the receptacle through the lid opening into a position laterally of the mask drop axis so that the mask may be reached by a person seated laterally of the mask drop axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: DAe Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Westphal, Jens Lembke, Gerd Wotha
  • Device, kit and method for cleaning rolls in printing machines
    Patent number: 7428868
    Abstract: Device for cleaning rolls in printing machines, specially machines for executing prints on web-shaped paper-like material destined to the production of tissue paper, napkins, toilet paper and the like, characterized by the fact that it comprises: a nozzle (1) apt to direct a steam jet toward the surface of a roll (2, 3) to be cleaned: said nozzle (1) being connected to steam feeding means; a suction chamber (5) within which is disposed said nozzle (1) and apt to execute an aspiration in correspondence of the surface of the roll (2, 3) interested by the steam et supplied by the nozzle (1): said chamber (5) being connected to relevant suction means; a plurality of holes (7, 8) oriented toward the surface of the roll (2, 3) to be cleaned, and connected to air compressed feeding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Fabio Perini
    Inventor: Stefano Petri
  • Process and device for the radio transmission of signals generated near the body
    Patent number: 7429959
    Abstract: A process and a device for the radio transmission of signals generated near the body via an array of at least two antennas arranged in different positions near the body. At least one antenna, which will act as the transmitting antenna, is selected before or during the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Henning Gerder, Robert Sliepen, Frank Sattler
  • Control and supervisory signal transmission system
    Patent number: 7428251
    Abstract: An intermediate station transmits a supervisory signal sent form a given controlled device to a controlled device associate with the given device as a control signal. An intermediate-station input unit extracts a supervisory signal, which is a current signal superimposed on a signal transmitted through a data signal line, in every clock cycle. An intermediate-station output unit obtains the supervisory signal in every clock cycle, and outputs a control signal, which is a pulse-width-modulated voltage signal, onto the data signal line in the same clock cycle in which the supervisory signal has been extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Anywire Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitane Saitou, Kenji Nishikido, Yasushi Mori
  • Method and device for the production of a covered elastic yarn and for automatic replacement of feeds spools
    Patent number: 7426820
    Abstract: The device has: a first interlacing jet (19); a feed path of the covering yarn (FT) and a feed path of the elastic yarn (F1; F2) towards the first interlacing jet; supporting elements (37A, 37B) for spools of elastic yarn (R1, R2); winding members (54) to wind the composite yarn (FC) on the cop being formed (BC); an interruption device to interrupt feed of composite yarn to the cop being formed and start winding the composite yarn on a new winding tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Giudici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nerino Grassi, Samuele Gorgaini
  • Small-sized motor having polygonal outer shape
    Patent number: 7427817
    Abstract: A small-sized motor having a polygonal outer shape includes four or more field magnets attached to the inner surface of a motor casing made of metal. A tubular portion of the motor casing is formed into a polygonal tubular shape such that flat side portions equal in number to field poles, and flat or curved corner portions equal in number to the field poles and each being located between the adjacent side portions are sequentially joined together. The field magnets have a smaller thickness at portions corresponding to the side portions of the motor casing and a larger thickness at portions corresponding to the corner portions of the motor casing. The field magnets are fixed while coinciding in center position with the corresponding corner portions of the motor casing and while being pressed against the corresponding corner portions of the motor casing from inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Uenishi, Nobuyuki Nemoto
  • Deformation device for a steering column
    Patent number: 7422240
    Abstract: A deformation device, especially for the steering column of a motor vehicle. The deformation device comprises a deformation tube (2), which can be deformed in a defined manner, as well as a deforming cone (1) associated with the deformation tube (2). The deformation device has at the deforming cone (1) at least one elevation (13, 28) or recess, whose edges (8) engage edges (9) of at least one impression (23, 25) or recess (10), whose shape corresponds to the elevation of the cone or the recess of the cone at the cone-side end of the deformation tube (2), in a positive (material blocking) manner, as a result of which essentially any desired high torque can be transmitted between the deformation tube (2) and the deforming cone (1) without any change in the good behavior in a collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Lenksysteme Nacam GmbH
    Inventors: Kay-Uwe Grams, Herniu Michalski, Burkhard Schäfer, Rainer Schmidt
  • Oven for non-metal melting
    Patent number: 7423242
    Abstract: Oven for non-metal melting, in particular silicon melting, with a housing enclosing an interior, at least one mould arranged in the interior for receiving a non-metal melt, at least one electrical heating device enclosing, at least partially, the at least one mould for influencing the temperature of the non-metal melt, and a power supply device connected in an electrically conductive manner to the at least one heating device for providing the heating device with a time-variable current I(t), wherein the current I(t) has a frequency of 0.1 Hz to 1000 Hz and the current I(t) is of a magnitude sufficient for setting a predetermined temperature of the non-metal melt, the currents in the plurality, where necessary, of heaters having a defined phase position in respect of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Deutsche Solar AG
    Inventors: Marc Dietrich, Bernhard Freudenberg, Armin Müller, Jens Seidel, Josef Stenzenberger
  • Ultrasonographic system and ultrasonography
    Patent number: 7422561
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic system prepares a diagnostic data including image by transmitting ultrasonic pulses to a living tissue, and receiving and analyzing reflected wave of the ultrasonic pulses, and has an analytical processing unit to measure a backscattering intensity by using a scattering wave from a region of interest in the living tissue on a basis of the reflected wave which is received, and to detect a variation frequency of the measured backscattering intensity to obtain the diagnostic data to be available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanai, Yoshiro Koiwa, Motonao Tanaka
  • Method and device for controlling robot
    Patent number: 7421314
    Abstract: A method for controlling a robot during an interpolation of a trajectory or motion to any prescribed position, comprises the steps of a) ignoring at least one of the three originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values; b) finding new tool center point orientation values that place the wrist center point of the robot closest to its base while c) maintaining the originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point location values and d) maintaining the original prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values not ignored. Said method can preferably be used for carrying a load with a plurality of robots. Its main advantage is an increase of the available working volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: KUKA Roboter GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Stoddard, David Martin
  • Device for measuring a volume flow with inductive coupling
    Patent number: 7418859
    Abstract: A device for measuring a volume flow, especially a tidal volume flow sensor, with a flow channel (1) and with a sensor element (6) arranged within the flow channel (1), is shown and described. The task of providing such a device, in which the sensor signal, which is generated by sensor elements arranged in the flow channel, remains as free as possible from distortions during the transmission to an evaluating unit, is accomplished by providing an internal circuit (3), which is arranged within the flow channel (1) and includes the sensor element (6). An external circuit (7) is arranged outside the flow channel (1). The external circuit (7) is designed for contactless, inductive coupling with the internal circuit (3) for supplying same with energy and for reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volkmar Schulz, Henning Gerder
  • Ion mobility spectrometer with parallel drift gas and ion carrier gas flows
    Patent number: 7417224
    Abstract: An ion mobility spectrometer is provided with at least one ionization chamber (1) through which analyte-containing gas can flow. A radiation source (2) is provided from which ionizing radiation is suitable for ionizing the analyte-containing gas at least partially, enters the ionization space (1). A separation area is located behind the ionization space (1) in the direction of flow, into which the partially ionized gas is admitted as an ion carrier gas (4) and a nearly ion-free gas is admitted as a drift gas (5) in such a way that a flow in which predominantly ion carrier gas (4) flows through cross-sectional areas (6) and predominantly drift gas (5) flows through other cross-sectional areas (7, 7?), becomes established at least in the inlet area of the separation area (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Dräger Saftey AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Stefan Zimmermann, Wolfgang Bäther
  • Casing for electric connections and process for manufacturing such a casing
    Patent number: 7417190
    Abstract: Casing for electric connections comprising two elements (1,1?; 100,102; 200, 201) which can be reciprocally coupled in a reversible or irreversible manner and delimiting an internal cavity (2; 101; 210) for a terminal box (3) or similar device and a plurality of in/out openings for one or more cables (5) which can be connected to the terminal box (3) or similar device. The internal space of at least one of said elements (1,1?; 100,102; 200, 201) is filled with dielectric gel (G) which occupies said space before the positioning of the terminal box (3) or similar device into said cavity (2; 101; 210), that is to say it is provided with a predetermined quantity of dielectric gel (G) which occupies its internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventor: Belisario Pini
  • Pendant lamp
    Patent number: D575894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Flos SpA
    Inventor: Piero Lissoni
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D575897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Flos S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Dordoni
  • Wall lamp
    Patent number: D576337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Flos SpA
    Inventor: Philippe Starck
  • Pendant lamp
    Patent number: D576340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Marcel Wanders
  • Pendant lamp
    Patent number: D576341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Dordoni
  • Office chair
    Patent number: D576813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: IVARS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Adriano Baldanzi, Alessandro Novelli
  • Office chair
    Patent number: D576814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: IVARS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Adriano Baldanzi, Alessandro Novelli