Patents Represented by Law Firm Notard & Michalos P.C.
  • Land reclamation method and equipment for soil involving the introduction into the subsoil layers of a high-pressure liquid jet together with a fluid containing particles of a solid agent
    Patent number: 5944454
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reclaiming soil has a drilling rod with at least two pipes for injecting a high-pressure fluid and a viscous low-pressure fluid containing a granulated agent into the soil. The high-pressure fluid disaggregates the soil, while the low-pressure fluid carries the granulated agent for treating the soil and injects it into sludge formed by the high-pressure fluid to provide good mixing and distribution of the granulated agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Cesare Melegari
  • Shaping and positioning arrangement for furniture covers
    Patent number: 5802681
    Abstract: An arrangement for covering upholstered furniture includes a semi-fitted cover which is partially fitted to a piece of upholstered furniture and a mechanism for positioning a holding band in a closed loop around the cover. The holding band is positioned to form a loop around the cover and pull the semi-fitted cover close to the upholstered furniture. The present invention also includes details concerning skirt clips, belt adjusting plates and pleating plates which are unique as part of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Prescient Partners, L.P.
    Inventors: Paula Riley, Kenneth V. Stevens