Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm R. Gale Rhodes, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6032297
    Abstract: Head-protective helmet including an outer shell, an impact cap, an inner shell, a head band, and mounting members mounting the head band to the inner shell. An assembly including the inner shell head band and mounting members mounting the head band to the shell. An assembly including the impact cap, the inner shell, cradle or web of head straps, head band, and mounting members mounting the head band to the inner shell. A mounting member or anchor clip particularly useful for mounting a head band to an inner shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Barthold, Louis Orotelli
  • Patent number: 6023288
    Abstract: Combination head-protective helmet which includes a cap and an outwardly extending brim and thermal imaging apparatus which includes an infrared camera for producing an infrared image of a scene or object and a display system which generates a visible image of the scene or object from the infrared image, the camera is mounted underneath the brim of the protective helmet for protection against e.g. falling objects and the display system is mounted on the helmet in a position to permit a person wearing the combination to see the visible image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Coombs, Robert J. Richter, Richard M. Peel, Andrew J. Fordham
  • Patent number: 6016160
    Abstract: Combination head-protective helmet which includes a cap and an outwardly extending brim and thermal imaging apparatus which includes an infrared camera for producing an infrared image of a scene or object and a display system which generates a visible image of the scene or object from the infrared image, the camera is mounted underneath the brim of the protective helmet for protection against e.g. falling objects and the display system is mounted on the helmet in a position to permit a person wearing the combination to see the visible image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Coombs, Robert J. Richter, Richard M. Peel, Andrew J. Fordham
  • Patent number: 5996126
    Abstract: Crown pad of flexible material including a central body portion and a plurality of radially disposed members for flexing inwardly to conform to the crown of a person's head. The crown pad is for being connected to the central portions of head straps residing interiorly of a head-protective helmet. The flexible crown pad may be compressible causing the crown pad to attenuate or absorb some force or energy upon an object striking the helmet. A head-protective helmet in combination with such crown pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Barthold, Louis Orotelli
  • Patent number: 5947170
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for providing a HEPA air shower to the critical fill zone of the liquid filling operation for preventing entry of particulate, non-viable and viable particulate, into the critical filling zone by providing opposed flows of pressurized HEPA air to the critical filling zone to provide the HEPA air shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Q. Poynter, Jeffrey L. Price, Michael J. Schoenewolff, Michael C. Derby
  • Patent number: 5937439
    Abstract: Combination head and eye-protective apparatus including a head-protective helmet provided with a brim including a rearward brim portion, and goggles including an elastic member and a mounting member mounted to the elastic member and for wedgedly engaging the rearward brim portion to mount the goggles to the helmet. Goggles including a frame having outer portions, eye-protective lens mounted in the frame, an elastic member having outer ends and a rearward central portion and a mounting member mounted to the rearward central portion of the elastic member, the outer ends of the elastic member mounted to the outer end portions of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Barthold, Steven Bellofatto, Louis Orotelli
  • Patent number: 5898949
    Abstract: Head-protective helmet including a single mounting means, e.g. a plurality of anchor clips, which at least assist in mounting an inner impact shell to the outer shell, mount a head band to the outer shell, mount a plurality of head straps to the outer shell, and depending upon the material of which the mounting means is made may absorb energy created upon a downwardly acting force being applied to the outer shell. A head band including pivotally interconnected forehead member and nape device. A mounting member particularly useful for mounting head-protective helmet components together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Barthold, Louis Orotelli
  • Patent number: 5887768
    Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing liquid through a plurality of tubes. A valve is provided to interrupt flow of the liquid to the plurality of tubes which tubes thereafter retain any undispensed liquid contained therein due to capillarity caused by surface tension between any retained liquid and the internal walls of the plurality of tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Price, Richard Q. Poynter
  • Patent number: 5845341
    Abstract: Combination head and eye protective apparatus including a head-protective helmet having a nape device for fitting the helmet to the head of a wearer of the helmet, and goggles including a mounting member for mounting the goggles to the nape device. Goggles including a goggle frame, eye protective lens mounted in the frame, and mounting member for mounting the goggles to the nape device of a head-protective helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Barthold, Louis Orotelli
  • Patent number: 5724421
    Abstract: Network interface apparatus for being mounted on a connector block and for interconnecting at least one incoming telephone company line to at least one telephone subscriber line and for providing a response to signals carried by the incoming telephone company line such as a response to test signals carried by the incoming telephone line to locate a fault as being on the telephone central office side of the apparatus or on the telephone subscriber side of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Avraham Tuvy, Anthony L. Nieves, Michael P. DiLonardo
  • Patent number: 5719934
    Abstract: Module for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus and for interconnecting and disconnecting a subscriber premises line to and from an incoming telephone company line and for providing a demarcation point between the lines for facilitating the determination of whether a fault exists on the subscriber premises line side of the module or on the incoming telephone company line side of the module, the module includes a base provided with a first latch, a jack provided on the base for being connected to the incoming telephone company line, subscriber terminals provided on the base for being connected to the subscriber premises line, a cover mounted pivotally to the base and provided with a second latch which is resilient and for releasably engaging the first latch to releasably latch the cover to the base upon the cover being pivoted toward said base sufficiently to engage the first and second latching means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventor: Avraham Tuvy
  • Patent number: D389804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Avraham Tuvy, Michael P. DiLonardo
  • Patent number: D398396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Q. Poynter
  • Patent number: D405522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Hoenig, Alan Furler
  • Patent number: D417000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Q. Poynter, Albert D. Bailey
  • Patent number: D417272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Q. Poynter, Albert D. Bailey
  • Patent number: D419672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Q. Poynter
  • Patent number: D420128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Hoenig
  • Patent number: D421651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Q. Poynter
  • Patent number: D424081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Cairns & Brother Inc.
    Inventor: Kerry W. Gordon