Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Neils Haun
  • Patent number: 6761671
    Abstract: An exercise system comprising a rocking chair and a footstool. The rocking chair comprises a seat, a back support, a base, and rocking means. Rocking resistance means are provided for requiring that an additional force be applied to the rocking chair to maintain a rocking motion. The footstool comprises a foot rest positionable with respect to the rocking chair such that the feet of a user are supported on a foot support surface of the foot rest when the user is seated upon the rocking chair. Means for adjusting the height and angle of the foot rest are also provided. A method for selectively exercising specific muscle groups in a user's legs with the exercise system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Wake Forest University
    Inventors: William M. McKinney, Ralph W. Barnes
  • Patent number: 6737223
    Abstract: A fiber optic chip having one or more fiber-retaining channels and a respective number of lenslets disposed in registry with the channels is provided. The fiber optic chip includes a substrate having a first surface and an etch stop layer disposed proximate the first surface of the substrate. A fiber retaining channel is disposed within the substrate. The fiber channel has an end disposed proximate the first surface of the substrate and has a longitudinal axis extending along the channel. A lenslet is disposed on the etch stop layer and has an optical axis substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the channel. In addition, a process is provided for creating a fiber optic chip. The process utilizes the channels as an exposure mask to mark the locations of the lenslets relative to the channels to ensure that the lenslets are accurately registered relative to the respective channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Shipley Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Dan A. Steinberg