Patents Represented by Attorney McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.

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  • Process of improving melt value of melters using processed desugarized solubles (MDS)
    Patent number: 8038900
    Abstract: An improved processing of sugar beet molasses (MDS—Molasses Desugarized Solubles) with the addition of applied heat at about 140° F. to about 180° F. for a time sufficient to, along with alkali degradation, at any given concentration of MDS, show an increase in overall melt value performance when compared to non-use of the heat step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Ossian, Kelly Behrens
  • Trailer with sliding axle
    Patent number: 8028784
    Abstract: A trailer is provided with a bed and a slidably adjustable axle assembly. The bed includes a frame with left and right, inverted U-shaped channels. The axle assembly includes left and right rails upon which the channels are slidably mounted. Pins extend through the channels, but not through the rails, to limit sliding movement of the bed relative to the axle assembly. The pins are inserted into the channels with a twist lock action under spring bias. Lock members are provided to prevent accidental removal of a pin from the channel during travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventor: Larry E. Van Ginkel
  • Method for determining gene knockouts
    Patent number: 8027821
    Abstract: A method for determining candidates for gene deletions and additions using a model of a metabolic network associated with an organism, the model includes a plurality of metabolic reactions defining metabolite relationships, the method includes selecting a bioengineering objective for the organism, selecting at least one cellular objective, forming an optimization problem that couples the at least one cellular objective with the bioengineering objective, and solving the optimization problem to yield at least one candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Costas D. Maranas, Anthony R. Burgard, Priti Pharkya
  • External diaphragm game call with manual diaphragm manipulation
    Patent number: 8025548
    Abstract: A game call having a mouthpiece with an internal latex diaphragm and secured to said mouthpiece is a diaphragm plunger which is operable by pressing an artificial tongue-like pliable section into contacting with the diaphragm, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hunter's Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Keller, Jr., Ron M. Bean
  • Apparatus for replacing a dome light in a fixture
    Patent number: 8020270
    Abstract: The apparatus requires a replacement board capable of replacing the existing bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Putco, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Elwell
  • Beverage lid dispenser
    Patent number: 8016158
    Abstract: The current invention is a lid dispensing device and method of use comprising a base unit, a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit, a blade operatively mounted to the base which moves between a first position and a second position, the blade supporting a stack of lids by engaging a first lid in the stack of lids while the blade is in the first position, and the blade allowing the first lid to fall through an aperture in the blade away from the stack of lids, and still support the remaining stack of lids as the blade moves to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Kennik Innovatons, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Walsh, Nicholas R. Walsh
  • Natural human timing interface
    Patent number: 8017853
    Abstract: Methods and systems for simulating the natural tempo of humans are provided. The method utilizes multiples of a basic unit of duration, or quantum unit, of human timing. Unconscious, but precise, compensations occur through imperceptible changes in the timing quantum level. An application of natural human tempo to improve the basic metronome function by humanizing it is also provided. Other ramifications of human tempo simulation are also discussed, including robots and computer games and graphics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Robert Allen Rice
  • Wind turbine erector
    Patent number: 8011098
    Abstract: A wind tower erection device and method for erecting wind turbine towers which avoid the need for using expensive cranes. The device and method employs a stacker unit for anchoring to the wind turbine foundation, a plurality of intermediate modules, and a mechanical actuator for raising the intermediate modules vertically. The stacker unit has a receptacle allowing for lateral sliding of intermediate modules inside of the stacker unit. In one embodiment, the stacker unit has a receptacle for lateral sliding of intermediate modules inside of the stacker unit. The stacker unit and the intermediate modules each have at least one open side to for positioning of tower sections within the stacker unit and stacked intermediate modules. A bridge crane section is initially placed on top of the stacked intermediate modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventors: Roger W. Vorhies, Jerard B. Hoage
  • Double cylinder tilt recovery system
    Patent number: 8011873
    Abstract: The current invention is a portable wheel lift device for lifting and towing vehicles comprising a boom which pivots up and down for connecting to and raising a portion of a vehicle which is to be towed. The invention comprises a mounting frame adapted to be attached to a towing vehicle and a two-stage cylinder assembly operatively connected to the mounting frame and the boom for tilting the pivoting boom relative to the mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Roger D. Kooima
  • Voltage indicator test mechanism
    Patent number: 8013613
    Abstract: An electrical safety monitor includes line inputs for an L1, an L2, an L3, and a GND three-phase connections, a line monitoring circuit having a plurality of light indicators and configured to produce light if voltage exists between any two of the line inputs to thereby indicate presence of voltage to a user, and a current generating circuit electrically connected to the line monitoring circuit and adapted to generate a test current to the line inputs to transition the device from dead to live thereby allowing the user to discern between a failure state of the line monitoring circuit and an off state of the line monitoring circuit. The current inducing circuit can include a magnet which induces the test current, stored energy, a photocell, an electroactive material or other means for generating the test current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Grace Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Brown Allen, Jr.
  • Phased array system using baseband phase shifting
    Patent number: 8013791
    Abstract: A method of spatial control of a phased array system having a plurality of antenna elements is provided. The method includes providing a baseband signal, baseband phase shifting the baseband signal to provide a plurality of baseband shifted signals for controlling phase of each of the plurality of antenna elements, upconverting each of the baseband shifted signals to a radio frequency signal, and applying each of the radio frequency signals to the plurality of antenna elements to thereby provide for spatial control of the phased array system. A hardware architecture for a phased array system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Weber, Shannon Wanner, Hsin-Jan Fu, Saalini Sekar
  • Method and apparatus for vehicle opaque see-through attachment
    Patent number: 8011817
    Abstract: The attachment for a vehicle and the method for providing the attachment to the vehicle includes mounting a housing on the outside of the vehicle. The housing includes a back attachable to the vehicle, a compartment within the housing, and a lens visible from outside the vehicle. At least one or more lights is contained within the compartment between the lens and the outside of the compartment. The lens is opaque when the lights are turned off so as to conceal the lights within the compartment and the lens is visible from outside the vehicle when the lights are turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Putco, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Elwell
  • Container
    Patent number: 8006863
    Abstract: The present invention is a square-shaped product container having a bail pivotally attached to an upper portion of opposite corners of the container. A mating lid for the container is formed which mates with a top portion of the container and has a tab which extends outward and downward from a sealing lip on the lid. The tab on the lid and the bail on the container work in conjunction when a user pulls downward on the bail and upward on the tab to easily pull the tab corner of the lid upward away from the container. Then, the remaining portion of the lid sealed to the container easily follows with forces upward on the lid and downward on the bail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Wells Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: David D. Albrecht
  • Sports lighting fixture having die-cast frame in high-reflectance material
    Patent number: 8007137
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a high intensity lighting fixture. In one aspect, instead of a spun aluminum bowl-shaped reflector, a die cast metal reflector frame, somewhat simulating a bowl shape, includes an inner surface with mounting structure. A high reflectance sheet or plurality of high reflectance inserts are placed onto the mounting structure to create a reflecting surface. This allows high customability of the reflecting surface and minimizes light loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Myron Gordin, Timothy J. Boyle
  • Apparatus, method and system of precise identification of multiple points distributed throughout an area
    Patent number: 8006394
    Abstract: A method of laying out a grid of points across an area comprises designating a starting reference point; projecting with the laser beam a first reference line intersecting the first reference point and extending in a first direction relative to the area; designating the set of first line reference points along the first reference line; projecting with a laser beam a second reference line from each of the set of first reference line points in a direction at least partially across the area; designating a set of second line reference points at or near the area along each of the second reference lines, so that a grid of points across the area correlated to at least one laser beam projection is created. In this manner, the laser provides a quick and accurate straight line for referencing points in the grid. The method could be used to just lay out a grid of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Tippett, David L. Barker, Steven T. Heaton
  • Center-pivot steering articulated vehicle
    Patent number: 8002074
    Abstract: The center-pivot vehicle has forward and rearward sections with traversing means for traversing terrain. A rotary actuator connects the forward and rearward sections. Rotation of the rotary actuator articulates the forward and rearward sections relative to each other for steering the vehicle. The present invention also includes a method for controlling articulation of a center-pivot vehicle which includes connecting first and second sections of the center-pivot vehicle together with a rotary actuator, powering the rotary actuator with an engine and providing a steering input by an operator for operating the rotary actuator for rotating the rotary actuator and articulating the first and second sections of the vehicle relative to each other for turning the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Roose Mfg. Company
    Inventor: Gerald L. Roose
  • Combinatorial therapies for the treatment of neoplasias using the opioid growth factor receptor
    Patent number: 8003630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating neoplasias in an animal or human comprised of a carrier and therapeutically effective amounts of at least one chemotherapeutic agent along with the biotherapeutic endogenous pentapeptide Met-enkephalin, referred to as opioid growth factor. Also provided are methods of treating neoplasias in an animal or human in need of such treatment, comprising the administration to the animal or human therapeutically effective amounts of a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a carrier and therapeutically effective amounts of at least one neoplasia-treating agent, such as a chemotherapeutic agent or radiation, along with opioid growth factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ian S. Zagon, Patricia J. McLaughlin, Jill P. Smith
  • Solar rechargeable light emitting diode lights
    Patent number: 8002427
    Abstract: A Christmas/Decorative light without wires. This is a solar rechargeable indoor/outdoor Christmas/Decorative light that is characterized by a bright long lasting LED and long lasting energy source. The rechargeable energy storage device is electrically coupled to a flexible solar array that powers the light. The light assembly is constructed with a small, flexible solar array that allows it to be used on a variety of light sizes including mini-light, C6, C7, and C9 bulb. The LED holder has a nearly unbreakable lens for illumination and allows for varying colors. The solar array is mounted on the casing and is maximized to collect the ambient/solar energy during the daylight hours. The light assembly is designed with a clip that allows it to be attached/mounted to a variety of indoor and outdoor structures including Christmas Trees and houses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Candew Scientific, LLC
    Inventor: Dawn Emily Marilyn Lavigne
  • Lighting fixture housing
    Patent number: D644370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventor: Chris P. Lickiss
  • Lighting fixture housing
    Patent number: D646428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Myron Gordin, Steven T. Heaton, Chris P. Lickiss