Patents Represented by Attorney McHale & Slavin

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  • Enclosed shaft system for marine propulsion
    Patent number: 7641528
    Abstract: The system is an enclosed, oil filled, shaft and thrust bearing assembly which includes an oil pump to circulate the oil throughout the system. The thrust bearing assembly allows the thrust to be directed to the shafts mounting system rather than through the vessels main propulsion engines and isolators thereby reducing vibration and noise emissions. In addition the elimination of thrust loading transmitted directly to the propulsion engines reduces wear and tear on the engine mounts, isolators and engine support structures. The non rotating casing of the shaft assembly allows clean water to flow to the propeller which allows more delivered horsepower to be used by the propeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Inventor: Peter R. Stolper
  • Power generation system
    Patent number: 7621129
    Abstract: A geothermal power system for production of power, and in particular electrical energy, utilizing naturally occurring geothermal energy sources and a method for identifying and converting manmade and natural geological formations into a substantial source of energy and at the same time providing remediation of environmental and safety hazards. Utilizing surface air that is substantially cooler than the geothermal temperature of the subterranean cavern an induced air flow will be produced. This naturally induced air flow will be harnessed and provide the energy to the system power plants for production of electrical energy. The system includes a hydro-electric power system, a geothermal well, underground farms, heat recovery systems, a source of renewable biomass material, and air and water remediation systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Mine-RG, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. DuBois
  • Omni directional universal mount hazard marker
    Patent number: 7623026
    Abstract: A self-contained hazard marker which is easily deployed and highly visible. The hazard marker utilized an elevated collapsible illumination device which utilizes LEDs mounted to a flexible printed circuit board in a fashion that allows the circuit board to be formed into a tubular shape with the LEDs on the outer surface of the tube in a fashion that disperses the light in a 360 degree pattern. These LEDs can be illuminated in various patterns thereby producing various effects. They can produce a rotating light effect, a blinking light effect, a strobe effect and a simulated flare. The elevated illumination device is also collapsible into the body (protection chamber) of the marker in the event a vehicle is driven over the marker. The marker has a ramp shape to it that starts at ground level and extends to the top of the unit. This shape inherently prevents the unit from lateral movement when impacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: TotalFlare, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Martin, Jr., Jerry Laidman
  • Formable, porous, chemiluminescent reactant composition and device therefor
    Patent number: 7622060
    Abstract: A formable, porous chemiluminescent reactant composition, device therefore, and a process for production thereof is disclosed. The fluidizable solid admixture of the instant invention may be cured to a more or less rigid form with or without the use of a mold. The cured solid is useful as a chemiluminescent reactant component and is useful in a variety of environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Cyalume Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Palmer, Stephen L. Palmer, Earl Cranor
  • Lighting kit
    Patent number: 7621660
    Abstract: A lighting kit includes all the components necessary to install a lighting fixture on a support post or pole. The components are made of polymeric materials to provide an electrically nonconducting enclosure attached to the support post and the fixture. A collar made of fiberglass reinforced polymer is attached to an electrical junction box. The collar has a tubular projection for connecting with the fixture. Spacer blocks are pivotally attached to the junction box and to the support post securing the kit to the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventors: Gary J. McBride, Penny Perini McBride
  • Internal combustion engine with toroidal cylinders
    Patent number: 7621254
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a torodial internal combustion engine with lengthened pistons that move through three perpendicularly intersecting torodial cylinders. The engine includes one central power ring and a pair of charge rings which intersect opposite quadrants of the power ring at right angles to supply a fuel/air mixture to the power ring for combustion. The charge rotors are connected to the power rotor, through a gear-train, so that all of the rotors rotate at the same rate. The fuel/air mixture is combusted within a combustion chamber formed entirely within the power ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventor: John R. Rahon
  • Catheter for manipulation of the esophagus
    Patent number: 7621908
    Abstract: An esophageal catheter for displacing and fixing the position of the esophagus in relation to the atrium of the heart is composed of a long flexible tube to be inserted into the esophagus. A control wire is associated with the tube to change the shape of the catheter and displace the esophagus relative to the heart to reduce the risk of an esophageal fistula resulting from atrial RF ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventor: Steven W. Miller
  • Surface piercing propeller tunnel
    Patent number: 7594835
    Abstract: An improved tunnel configuration for tunnel mounted surface piercing propellers. The improved tunnel configuration provides a flooding suction to the tunnel to allow flooded propeller operation at speeds below planning. The tunnel is stepped whereby an upper portion of the tunnel is sized to allow the propeller to draw air at high speeds. The lower portion of the tunnel is sized to allow the propeller to be flooded resulting in smooth acceleration, improved handling in forward and reverse and a reduction of the transition period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Brooks Stevens Design Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: David Gruenwald
  • Novelty fork tie clip
    Patent number: D600590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Inventor: Tony Dejosia
  • Decorative shoe accessory
    Patent number: D601790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Cathy Kennedy
  • Decorative shoe assembly
    Patent number: D601791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Cathy Kennedy
  • Decorative shoe accessory
    Patent number: D601792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Cathy Kennedy
  • Slip-resistant floor mat
    Patent number: D601842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Shoes For Crews, LLC
    Inventor: Randy Lubart
  • Eye glass clip with adjustable boom mounted light
    Patent number: D602620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Cristoforo
  • Floor mat tread
    Patent number: D602725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Shoes For Crews, LLC
    Inventor: Randy N. Lubart
  • Lotion applicator
    Patent number: D604897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Mutts On A Mission, LLC
    Inventors: Laura Ponce, Louis Ponce
  • Suspenders
    Patent number: D604948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Inventor: Leonard Misquez
  • Rain barrel
    Patent number: D605375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Suncast Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Torrence Anderson, Michael R. Vogler, Michael Uffner
  • Gazebo
    Patent number: D605780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Suncast Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Uffner, Torrence Anderson
  • Dynamic weather and water seal
    Patent number: D607125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Deerhill Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: Barbara Dudash