Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Middleton Reutlinger
  • Media re-ingestion stopper
    Patent number: 7591456
    Abstract: An auto-document feeder re-ingestion stop includes an auto-document feeder having a lower input tray and an upper output tray, the upper output tray having a length which is shorter than the length of input tray so that exiting or exited media depends onto the input tray, a flexible stopper depending from the upper output tray and inhibiting the exited media from being re-ingested by paper-to-paper friction during feeding of media in the input tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Michael Connors, Walter Kevin Cousins, Stephen Kelly Cunnagin, John Andrew Schmelz, Stephen Edward Stewart
  • Filter cassette rack
    Patent number: 7588618
    Abstract: A filter cassette rack and tracks wherein the rack is a three dimensional rectangular rack having at least two opposing open sides, sealing and non-sealing support tracks span the rack providing filter cassette guides and sealing means for a plurality of filter cassettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: AAF-McQuay Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Osborne, Keiron O'Connell, Husheder P. Daruwalla, Joachim Horst Wenzek, Ng Cheah Wei
  • Additive delivery system closure
    Patent number: 7588142
    Abstract: A closure is described which incorporates an additive delivery system integral with the closure. The system includes a dosing chamber formed in the closure, the dosing chamber exhausting the contents into the container upon initial unthreading of the closure from the container. The design prevents premature dosing of the chamber into the container and also allows the dosing chamber to be pressurized if so desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers Inc.
    Inventor: Randall G. Bush
  • Filter cassette
    Patent number: 7588629
    Abstract: A filter cassette having opposing rectangular side panels with at least one pair of filter media containers there between wherein each filter media container has a pair of opposing rectangular end plates and a pair of opposing rectangular media screens, each pair of containers are in a “V” configuration with adjacent end plates having a unitary configuration and at least one media fill aperture for each media container on a non-sealing side of the filter cassette, outermost end plates on a sealing side of the filter cassettes extend between corners of opposing side panels forming a substantially smooth sealing surface, and a fill cap is attached to each unitary pair of end plates having media fill apertures enclosing the media fill apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: AAF-McQuay Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Osborne, Keiron O'Connell, Husheder P. Daruwalla, Joachim Horst Wenzek, Ng Cheah Wei
  • Step spring auto-compensator mechanism
    Patent number: 7584953
    Abstract: A media pick assembly has a media tray for retaining a stack of media in a peripheral device, an auto-compensating mechanism disposed adjacent to the media tray, the auto-compensating mechanism movable through an operating range including a starting angular position and an ending angular position, and a media biasing member engaging the auto-compensating mechanism and providing a discontinuous force on the auto-compensating mechanism through the operating range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Matthew Johnson, Michael William Lawrence
  • Sensing light fixture device
    Patent number: 7585087
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light fixture device comprising an elongate housing, the housing having a pair of opposed edge faces, a first central longitudinal region and a pair of second longitudinal regions, the first longitudinal region being centrally located therebetween, the first and second longitudinal regions extending between the two edge faces, the central first longitudinal region including at least one light emitting portion, one of the second longitudinal regions including at least one sensor portion, the at least one sensor portion being positioned at a location which is optimally selected relative to a work station in a room space below the light fixture device and/or relative to one or more ambient light sources near the light fixture device, the location being one of a plurality of possible locations along a substantially continuous location line extending between the two edge faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Canlyte Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Gagne, Howard Yaphe, Andrew Miles
  • Method and apparatus for packaging side opening cigarette packets
    Patent number: 7578113
    Abstract: A method and a device of constructing a side-opening cigarette package. The method comprises gathering cigarettes into a bundled charge. A flat shell (10) is propped open to facilitate insertion of the bundled cigarettes. The shell containing the cigarettes is rotated and placed in a desired orientation onto a blank. The blank is folded to form the side opening cigarette package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: British-American Tobacco (Singapore) Private Limited
    Inventors: Edwin Cheng Siew Lim, Eric C L Kuek, Zhong Hai Yang, Kia Swee Tan
  • Modular Rotary Grinder
    Patent number: 7578463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single shaft rotary grinder having a modular and/or split apart configuration. The modular configuration has assembly units and/or component parts that are interchangeable providing ease of construction of a rotary grinder having desired functionality for a specific application and/or providing ease of maintenance with the ability to replace worn or broken assembly units or component parts. The split apart configuration provides for the separation of a rear power head assembly and a front feeder assembly allowing easy access to the rotor and rear inner portion of the feed assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventor: George R. Sotsky
  • Indirector light fixture
    Patent number: 7575336
    Abstract: An indirector light fixture in combination with a leveling device which is utilized to position the light fixture at least one of a plurality of preselected angles. A method is also described for positioning the fixture at the at least one of the preselected angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventors: Michael K. Yoshida, Thomas Russello
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D597241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: William C. Fabbri, Roy B. Crane
  • Glove
    Patent number: D597728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: James M. Kleinert
  • Glove
    Patent number: D597729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: James M. Kleinert
  • Glove
    Patent number: D597730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: James M. Kleinert
  • Portable heater
    Patent number: D598526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventors: Eric Pitchford, Griffin Bland, Craig Higginbotham, Pete Moyer, Jerry McColgin
  • Glove
    Patent number: D598636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: James M. Kleinert
  • Cigarette packet
    Patent number: D599654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Kosaka, Daniel Tabrah
  • Lamp shield
    Patent number: D599949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventors: Feridoun Nourishad, Jose L. Adame
  • Lamp shield
    Patent number: D600397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventors: Feridoun Nourishad, Jose L. Adame
  • Lamp shield
    Patent number: D600398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventors: Feridoun Nourishad, Jose L. Adame
  • Lamp shield
    Patent number: D600851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventors: Feridoun Nourishad, Jose L. Adame