Patents Represented by Attorney Notaro & Michalos P.C.
  • Patent number: 6669170
    Abstract: A vacuum valve comprising valve housing (1), a continuous line (3) in the valve housing (1) the conductance of which is to be set; a movably supported valve body (5) extending into the line (3) and having a position (H) which defines a conductance through line (3). A setting device (11) is connected to the valve body (5) and having a setting displacement. Locally offset snap-in devices (22; 29, 30) along this setting displacement and effective for snap receiving the setting device (11) for setting displacement positions, the snapping-in at each of the snap-in devices (22; 29, 30) being releasable again by increasing a driving force acting on the setting device (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinz-Hermann Kersken, Willy Maurer
  • Patent number: 6669987
    Abstract: A lock chamber (1) is isolated from the environment (U) by a lock-valve (3) and from a vacuum chamber configuration (7) by a lock valve (5). A turbo vacuum pump (13) acts upon the vacuum chamber configuration (7). An additional pump (9/15) is switchably (17) connected downstream from the pump, which switchably operates either as a prevacuum pump for the turbo vacuum pump (13) or as lock chamber pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Josef Schaefer, Helfried Weinzerl
  • Patent number: 6670330
    Abstract: A class of glycolytic inhibitors is useful in the treatment of solid tumors by attacking anaerobic cells at the center on the tumor. 2-deoxyglucose, oxamate and various analogs thereof are identified as having a natural selective toxicity toward anaerobic cells, and will significantly increase the efficacy of standard cancer chemotherapeutic and radiation regiments as well as new protocols emerging with anti-angiogenic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore J. Lampidis, Waldemare Priebe
  • Patent number: 6668209
    Abstract: Injection-molding machine arrangement comprising at least one injection molding machine with at least one, especially internal, machine control system—especially with a stored program control and/or with associated actuators and/or sensors—for computer-assisted process monitoring and control of the injection molding machine, wherein the injection-molding machine arrangement provides at least one mains supply transmission unit for data transmission via at least one mains electricity supply—preferably in a bi-directional and/or real-time-capable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Engel Maschinenbau G.m.b.H.
    Inventor: Otto Urbanek
  • Patent number: 6656330
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coated substrate disk, comprises linearly bringing the substrate on a mounting, into an evacuated transport chamber and rotating the mounting in the chamber. The mounting is then extended into a coating position and coating of the substrate takes place. The mounting is then linearly retracted into the chamber again and rotated into a position for guiding the substrate out of the chamber. These steps are repeated for several substrates and then a pump opening into the chamber is closed by means of the mounting or the substrate. The chamber is then flooded and vacuum-tightly closed and the pump opening is released. The chamber is evacuated and the substrate moving and coating steps are repeated for more substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Matt
  • Patent number: 6655310
    Abstract: A spring loaded bollard assembly for the selective engagement and/or disengagement of a cable (as hereinbefore defined) includes a base member which is adapted to be mounted on or to a given surface, as for example a boat hull, pier, jetty or the like, and a cable receiving and retaining means releasably attachable to that base member, the cable receiving and retaining means including a housing which is releasably attachable to the base member, that housing including guide roller means for controlling the direction of movement of the cable and means for capturing that cable, the capture means being spring loaded to allow for selective and progressive relaxation and/or tightening of the cable, subject to the vagaries of the elements, including tide and weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Rex William Francis
  • Patent number: 6658111
    Abstract: In order to attain a small-sized opening and closing device suitable for use especially with a portable telephone which is so constructed to reduce cost by minimizing the number of parts to simplify the structure thereof, and to achieve a light pushing operation on a push-button, the present invention is composed of a shaft, a slider cam attached to the shaft slidably in an axial direction, having a cam portion in one end portion, a first compression spring interposed resiliently between the slider cam and the shaft, an inner cam attached rotatably relative to the shaft, having a cam portion disposed on a side thereof facing the cam portion of the slider cam, an outer cam attached to the shaft, accommodating the inner cam rotatably therein, with a cam portion thereof provided on a side facing the cam portion of the slider cam, a slide key disposed non-rotatably and slidably in an axial direction relative to the outer cam, for arresting and releasing the inner cam, a push-button disposed in one end portion of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isao Nagashima
  • Patent number: 6644484
    Abstract: A clothing rack assembly and system has two or more racks each with a chassis and a pair foldable arms. A pair of support frames are detachably connected to the arms and each includes a pair of upright members made of hollow square tubing. Three sides of the tubing have a line of support holes for supporting hooks of an accessory. The accessory is preferably a hanging rod for connected two of the racks together, and for displaying hanging merchandise in the space between the racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Peter N. Sardis
  • Patent number: 6644950
    Abstract: An injection moulding machine comprising a mould mounting plate movable by an electric motor (3) by means of a closing device (1). There is provided a guard grille (4) having a gate (5), the opening of which interrupts the power supply to the electric motor (3) by actuation of at least one safety switch (6, 7, 8). There is also provided a braking device (10). The braking device (10) is arranged between the electric motor (3) and the closing device (1) and is provided with a monitoring device (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Engel Maschinenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Stefan Eppich
  • Patent number: 6645352
    Abstract: A sputtering target made of AgxMayMbz or CuxMayMbz, where x>50 at % and Ag or Cu are a first metal, Ma is a second metal and Mb is a third metal is used in a method for manufacturing data storage disks. The method of manufacture includes providing a substrate, providing a spacer layer of a material transmitting light of a selected wavelength onto a surface of the substrate, applying a first layer of a first metal alloy between the substrate and spacer layer, providing a second layer of a second metal alloy on the spacer layer, and depositing the first and second metal alloys so that one of the first and second layers is semi-transparent with respect to the light. The first and second alloys have at least one common metal provided in particular fractions of the alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helfried Weinzerl, Dubs Martin
  • Patent number: 6642366
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing morphine-6-glucuronide and related compounds of the general structure of Formula 1: wherein optionally substituted morphine is conjugated with an optionally substituted member of a new class of intermediates, namely, 1-haloglucuronate esters, in the presence of iodine or an iodinium compound. The conjugation may be followed by conversion of R1 of Formula 1 into hydrogen and/or the removal of the ester groups from the glucuronic residue at R2 of Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: UFC Limited
    Inventors: Feodor Scheinmann, Andrew Valentine Stachulski, John Ferguson, Jane Louise Law
  • Patent number: 6642646
    Abstract: An in-line electron gun for a colored cathode ray tube has an electronic field correction plates with a central key-hole shaped aperture with two opposite straight lines and two side apertures each with a plurality of vertical and horizontal in addition to a plurality of circular arcs of different radii.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Orion Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Oh So Kwon
  • Patent number: 6638566
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an electroconductive antireflection film and a glass faceplate having the film of high electroconductivity, excellent antireflection characteristics and electromagnetically shielding characteristic with very high sticking strength and film hardness, etc., and formed at the lower manufacturing cost and in the simple manufacturing method. The method comprises the steps of: dissolving in alcohol an aqueous solution of organic polymer containing polyethylenedioxythiophene which polystyrenesulphonate is doped to; adding silicon alkoxide to the alcoholic solution for reinforcing adhesion; preparing an organic polymeric electroconductive solution by adding pure water and a basic catalyst for hydrolysis; and applying the electroconductive solution on the image display glass plate, thereby forming the polymeric electroconductive film as an antireflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Orion Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang Han Lee
  • Patent number: 6637278
    Abstract: A measuring system has a freely movable measuring instrument and a computer for processing the measured data. Two measuring devices are in the measuring instrument, each with two acceleration sensors. Two of the sensor each in a common plane and the two measuring planes are at right angles to one another. A measuring wheel is in the measuring instrument for acquiring the length of the displacement path of the measuring instrument. The measuring instrument acquires the shape and length of a surface line of a body and its representation in two spatial planes with a measuring range from 0 to 360° in one plane. Input elements and a display arrangement on the measuring instrument serve to simplify the measuring process and permit direct control and monitoring of the measuring process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Idiag
    Inventor: Piero Fasanella
  • Patent number: 6637653
    Abstract: A method for judging coercive force of a magnetic card to judge coercive force of a magnetic card to be used. According to the method for judging coercive force of a magnetic card for reproducing or recording magnetic information formed on a low coercive force card or a high coercive force card inserted from a card slot by a magnetic head, after erasing data of an inserted card by an electric current capable of erasing data of only a low coercive force card (step S32), the data of the card is reproduced (step S33), the inserted card is judged as the low coercive force card (step S36) if the data has been destroyed (No at the step S34). Destruction of the data is judged based on the number of times of flux reversal of the reproduced data or by a fact that specific data (STX code) which should be recorded on a predetermined card is not recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yukihiko Takita, Yoshiharu Uemura
  • Patent number: 6630196
    Abstract: An image display faceplate and its manufacturing method wherein an electroconductive organic polymeric transparent anti-static film is formed on the image lay faceplate by the steps of obtaining an aqueous solution by solving electroconductive organic polymers in water, applying the solution and heat-treating the applied faceplate panel at a relatively low temperature, and the solution are disclosed. The aqueous solution is prepared by the steps of: dissolving in alcohol an aqueous solution of polyethylene dioxythiophene which polystyrene sulphonate is doped 3 to; first-adding silicon alkoxide to the alcoholic solution; and second-adding pure water and an inorganic acid catalyst for hydrolysis after the first adding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Orion Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Youl Yoon, Chang Han Lee, Ho Seok Shon
  • Patent number: 6629336
    Abstract: In an original pressing plate hinge including a fixing member, an original pressing plate supporting member pivotably installed via a hinge pin to the fixing member, a slider slidably housed in the supporting member, a cam member fixed between the slider and the free end of the supporting member in contact with the slider, and a coil spring provided resiliently between the slider and the free end of the supporting member, the cam member is omitted to prevent an original or document set on the platen glass for copying or printing from being stained with or spoiled by a lubricant when the original touches the cam member to which the lubricant sticks, and instead a pressure receiving pin is used and a cam slider is used in place of the slider. To prevent a heavy original pressing plate from abruptly falling, a fluid damping member is housed in the coil spring and disposed between the cam slider and the top plate or free end of the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hosaka, Hirofumi Kohda
  • Patent number: 6626667
    Abstract: A dental implant guide arrangement accurately guides a bur for drilling a pilot or initial hole for a dental implant into the upper or lower jaw bone of an edentulous (toothless) patient. The arrangement includes jaws, pointed projections or other jaw bone ridge engagement structures which engage the ridge area of the upper or lower jaw bone to fix the arrangement in place. A preferably closed cylindrical guide channel is connected to the engagement structure and extends outwardly along and over the jaw bone ridge. The axis of the channel is parallel to an acceptable axis for the pilot or initial hole into the ridge. The bur can be guided along the guide channel for accurately drilling the hole. Another part of the arrangement is used after the initial hole is drilled to accurately space and orient subsequent implant hole in the jaw bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventor: Harold I. Sussman
  • Patent number: D484288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred Hollinger
  • Patent number: D484654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Mishan, Fred Hollinger