Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Middleton Reutlinger
  • Patent number: 7677830
    Abstract: A furniture joinery comprises a slide rail having a plurality of grooves, at least one slide block slidably disposed in the slide rail, the slide block having a plurality of slides for engaging the slide rail, at least one of the plurality of slides having a neck and a head, the grooves receiving the neck therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventor: Michael T. Brown
  • Patent number: 7673763
    Abstract: A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of the container threads and a barb is formed on the distal end of the cap threads. A resilient locking tab extends from the container, and is located below the shaped distal end and spaced apart from the shaped distal end a distance sufficient to allow passage of the barb beyond the shaped distal end but sufficiently close to resiliently urge the barb into overlapping rotational alignment with the shaped end. The shaped end is configured to lockingly engage the barb when the tab holds them in alignment. Pushing down on the cap pushes the thread against the locking tab and allows disengagement of the barb from the shaped distal end and movement of the barb past the shaped distal end to unlock the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rexam Delta Inc.
    Inventor: Jack S. Oh
  • Patent number: 7673430
    Abstract: The invention comprises a housing for recessed lights within a ceiling. The invention further comprises a system comprising several housings placed adjacent to each other and an associated method for placing the housings within the ceiling. The system has a series of housings with mounting extension and recessed indentations in which the mounting extensions fit so that two or more housings can be positioned adjacent to each other. The housings rest on a support bar and can be fixed into place by clips or fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V
    Inventor: Paul Thompson
  • Patent number: 7673842
    Abstract: A captive retaining spring for a recessed mounting assembly has a retaining spring which is adjustable to compensate for multiple ceiling thicknesses, does not require the use of tools for installation, and may be assembled by the manufacturer and shipped ready for installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V
    Inventors: Craig S. Nevers, Kevin Willis, Graham M. Rippel, Mark O. Jones, Karl E. Mortensen, Robert J. Wedekind
  • Patent number: 7661540
    Abstract: A unified pleated filter arrangement including a unified method and product wherein successive pleat flanks are spaced by communicably facing increments of spacing material with the pleat flanks being a selectively spaced and uniformly level geometric configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: AAF McQuay, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyung-Ju Choi
  • Patent number: 7658517
    Abstract: A recessed light fixture having a rotation ring allowing rotation of a lamp mounted over the fixture frame aperture, the rotation ring easily rotatable on the frame and held in place by a ring clamp. The recessed light fixture rotation ring has a mechanical brake for locking the ring in place after positioning of the lamp. The ring also has a slip disc positioned between the surface of the frame and the ring to allow easy rotation. The housing of the fixture has junction boxes mounted on side walls which are hinged to the sidewalls of the housing and which swivel into the interior of the housing for ready access after installation through the aperture of the frame. The lamp of the fixture movable about a horizontal adjustment and vertical adjustment axis while also maintaining position with respect to the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Czech, Richard Meyer, Thomas Gamache, James Neeld
  • Patent number: 7654834
    Abstract: A track lighting assembly includes a coupler to join tracks which is movable through a plurality of angles. The assembly also comprises an adapter which allows for flush mounting of the track wherein the fixture adapters may be moved along the track despite the flush mounting of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC
    Inventors: Alejandro Mier-Langner, Julia Fishman, James Kuchar
  • Patent number: 7654707
    Abstract: A rear trim ring for a vandal resistant luminaire having a round front and rear opening, the rear opening mounts flush to the surface onto which the luminaire is installed eliminating pry points between the luminaire and mounting surface, and an annular space between the rear trim ring and a luminaire housing provides room for the rear trim ring to deform upon the application of physical shock absorbing a portion of the shock applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Russello, Dylan A. Akinrele, David S. Monteiro, Kenneth W. Biello
  • Patent number: 7654705
    Abstract: A recessed light fixture having a rotation ring allowing rotation of a lamp mounted over the fixture frame aperture, the rotation ring easily rotatable on the frame and held in place by a ring clamp. The recessed light fixture rotation ring has a mechanical brake for locking the ring in place after positioning of the lamp. The ring also has a slip disc positioned between the surface of the frame and the ring to allow easy rotation. The housing of the fixture has junction boxes mounted on side walls which are hinged to the sidewalls of the housing and which swivel into the interior of the housing for ready access after installation through the aperture of the frame. The lamp of the fixture movable about a horizontal adjustment and vertical adjustment axis while also maintaining position with respect to the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventors: Ken Czech, Richard Meyer, Thomas Gamache, James Neeld
  • Patent number: 7648051
    Abstract: The dispensing closure is provided having a stopping mechanism that limits the rotation of the closure and generally prevents removal of the closure from the container. The dispensing closure includes a cap body, fitment, and container finish. The cap body has a double shell design, which includes at least one drop lug reverse tapered from the inner shell. When the cap body is rotated about the container finish, the reverse tapered drop lug engages at least one lug stop located on the container finish so as to limit the rotation, thereby preventing removal of the cap body from the container finish. The reverse taper of the drop lug maximizes the abutment surface and stability of the drop lug when engaging the corresponding lug stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers Inc.
    Inventors: Gary V. Montgomery, Christopher B. Clodfelter, William D. Sprick
  • Patent number: 7648253
    Abstract: A light fixture device has a light housing to receive a light source therein, a support assembly for supporting the light fixture relative to an anchor location, the support assembly including a post portion for mounting at the anchor location and a body portion, the body portion having a pair of opposed end regions, the post portion including a pair of cavities, each to receive a corresponding end region, the body portion being movable relative to the post portion about a first axis, the body portion and light housing having respective first and second support formations, the light housing being movable relative to the body portion about a second axis, to cause corresponding relative movement between the first and second support formations, the end regions and cavities having complementary third and fourth support formations, wherein relative movement between the body portion and post portion causes a corresponding relative movement between the complementary third and fourth formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Katz, Sylvain Duchesne, Daniel Costello
  • Patent number: D607949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: James Sass
  • Patent number: D608499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: Richard Hodgson, Steve Dickason
  • Patent number: D608635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: British American Tobacco Japan, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin David Blick
  • Patent number: D609381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Lumec, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Laporte
  • Patent number: D609382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Lumec Inc.
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Laporte
  • Patent number: D609838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Chris Boissevain
  • Patent number: D610288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Chris Boissevain
  • Patent number: D610295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Chris Boissevain
  • Patent number: D610296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Chris Boissevain, Donald M. Perreira