Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm R. Gale Rhodes, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5637036
    Abstract: An adapter (11) is of channel shape, having longitudinal projections (25) at its respective sides for engagement with undercut grooves (24) in a face of a casing of a powered grinding tool (10) with which the adapter is intended to be fitted to sharpened chisels or other planar blades, in use, by means of a grinding wheel (20) of the tool. The adapter has an angularly adjustable guide plate (63) which carrier a slidable plate (70) having magnetic means (71a) for holding an attracted blade of an implement to be sharpened, the angle of the guide plate (63) causing the blade to be correctly sharpened by the wheel (20), in use, as the plate (70) is reciprocated across the wheel with the blade held correctly thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Turner Intellectual Property Limited
    Inventor: Paul S. Hepworth
  • Patent number: 5623542
    Abstract: Combination telephone network interface apparatus for interconnecting an incoming telephone lines to a telephone subscriber premises line and cable television module mounted to the telephone network interface apparatus and for connecting incoming cable television signals to a television set or sets of the telephone company subscriber(s). Cable television module embodiments, per se, for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus and for connecting incoming cable television signals to the aforementioned television sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Pina R. Schneider, Avraham Tuvy
  • Patent number: 5620363
    Abstract: A powered grinding tool (10) comprising a casing (16) in which is an electric motor (40) which drives a shaft (39) on which is carried a grinding wheel (20) at a work station. The tool casing has undercut slots (24) at opposite sides of its front face for automatic vertical sliding engagement with a selected one of a number of adapters (11-13), each adapter providing a location which, in use, is disposed relative to the grinding wheel so that there is correct positioning between part of an implement that said location and the grinding wheel, for said part to be worked by the wheel. The casing can have the slots (24) on at least one other of its faces to store adapters when they are not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Turner Intellectual Property Limited
    Inventor: Paul S. Hepworth
  • Patent number: 5618028
    Abstract: An adapter (12) is of channel shape having longitudinal projections (25) at its respective sides for engagement with undercut grooves (24) in a face of a casing of a powered grinding tool (10) with which the adapter is intended to be fitter to sharpen high speed drill fits, in use, by means of a grinding wheel (20) of the tool. The adapter has a rearwardly directed head (76) at its top, the head having a rotatable dial (85) mounted therein which is provided with a multiplicity of differently sized drill bit receiving openings (87), so that, in use, by angularly moving the dial, the opening for a particular size of drill bit can be brought to a location where the drill bit can be inserted in the hole and correctly worked by the grinding wheel, when the adapted is fitted to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Turner Intellectual Property Limited
    Inventor: Paul S. Hepworth
  • Patent number: 5609580
    Abstract: Combination plungerless syringe and ejector for applying force to the bellows portion of the syringe to eject liquid received by the syringe through the cannula portion of the syringe; the injector includes a receptacle generally complementary in shape to and for releasably receiving at least the bellows portion of the syringe. Injector for injecting liquid from a plungerless syringe which includes a cannula portion and a bellows portion, the injector includes a receptacle generally complementary in shape to and for receiving at least the bellows portion of the syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Kwiatkowski, David G. Swaim
  • Patent number: 5606606
    Abstract: Combination apparatus for connecting one or more incoming telephone company lines to one or more telephone subscriber premises lines and for connecting incoming coaxial cable signals such as incoming cable television signals to a receiver of such signals such as a television set, and a coaxial cable module which may be embodied as a cable television module for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus and for connecting incoming cable television signals to a television set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Pina Schneider, Eric J. Hermsen, Frank S. Siano, Avraham Tuvy
  • Patent number: 5600717
    Abstract: Cable television module and combination cable television module and telephone network interface apparatus including a pair of coaxial cable connectors at least one of which disposed angularly with respect to each other to facilitate connection with coaxial cables entering the telephone network interface apparatus and connected to one or more television sets of a telephone subscriber whose subscriber line is connected to an incoming telephone line through the telephone network interface apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Pina R. Schneider, Eric J. Hermsen, Frank S. Siano
  • Patent number: 5593338
    Abstract: Toy top spinner which uses a toy top body as a spinning wheel to accelerate the spinning speed of the spinning wheel easily, and an adapter used with the spinner to spin toy tops having slightly different diameters. The spinner has its body equipped with a brake in addition to the spinning wheel. The rotor is formed with hook means. Between the spinning wheel and the rotor, there is interposed a gear train which is equipped with an idle gear. The brake includes a braking member and a braked member mounted on the axle of the rotor. The adapter device can be removably mounted on the rotor and has its body formed with a hook member inside of the hook means of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Keisuke Itoh, Minoru Sawada
  • Patent number: 5587545
    Abstract: A musical toy in which tappers on the ends of swinging bodies can be swung up and kept upswung without using any springs; space for spring mounting is thereby made unnecessary and the toy can be made small; the manufacturing process can be simplified and resulting mass production benefits and cost reductions can be achieved, and which can operate stably over a long period of time. There are provided a toy body 7, a sound producing body 5 and a control device 54, and the toy body 7 comprises first permanent magnets 23a and 23b and swinging bodies 9a and 9b mounted in the vicinity of the first permanent magnets 23a and 23b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha B-AI
    Inventors: Takashi Nakada, Keiichi Kazami, Kenji Kaneko
  • Patent number: 5583931
    Abstract: Combination apparatus for connecting one or more incoming telephone company lines to one or more telephone subscriber premises lines and for connecting incoming coaxial cable signals such as incoming cable television signals to a receiver of such signals such as a television set, and a coaxial cable module which may be embodied as a cable television module for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus and for connecting incoming cable television signals to a television set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Pina Schneider, Eric J. Hermsen, Frank S. Siano, Avraham Tuvy
  • Patent number: 5583932
    Abstract: Combination apparatus for connecting one or more incoming telephone company lines to one or more telephone subscriber premises lines and for connecting incoming cable television signals to a television set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Pina Schneider, Eric J. Hermsen, Frank S. Siano
  • Patent number: 5575758
    Abstract: Improved plastic laryngoscope blade providing increased resistance to torsional deformation and for being coupled to a laryngoscope handle, the blade includes a plastic body including a generally curved spatula portion, a web portion extending outwardly from an edge portion of the spatula portion, and a flange portion extending inwardly from an outer portion of the web portion and residing at least partially over a portion of the spatula portion, and a coupling provided on an end of the spatula portion for coupling the blade to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Easterbrook, III
  • Patent number: 5560224
    Abstract: Jewelry embodying the present invention and satisfying the foregoing needs includes a body of jewelry material, a plurality of relatively large gems and a plurality of relatively small gems, and a gem mounting on the body of jewelry material mounting the gem serially, non-overlapped and alternating individual relatively large and relatively small gems and mounting the relatively large gems at a higher level than the relatively small gems. A method embodying the present invention and satisfying the foregoing needs in the art includes the steps of providing a body of jewelry material, providing a first plurality of relatively large gems and a second plurality of relatively small gems, mounting the gems on the body of jewelry material serially, non-overlapping and alternating relatively large and relatively small gems and mounting the first plurality of relatively large gems at a higher level than the second plurality of relatively small gems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventor: Mark Tessler
  • Patent number: 5553183
    Abstract: Apparatus and method of providing a fiber optic signal splitter for receiving an incoming fiber optic signal and for splitting the signal into a first plurality of signals, fiber optic splicing apparatus for splicing the first plurality of fiber optic signals to fiber optic splitter apparatus which splits the first plurality of signals into a second plurality of signals greater in number than the first plurality of signals. Combination fiber optic splice tray for splicing an incoming optical fiber to apparatus for splitting optical fiber signals received over the incoming optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: ANTEC Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald D. Bechamps
  • Patent number: 5528684
    Abstract: Coaxial cable connector for interconnecting coaxial cable signals to a receiver and which provides a coaxial cable demarcation point for permitting a reasonable determination of whether the failure of the receiver to function is due to the failure of the receiver to receive the signals or is due to the failure of the receiver itself to function. The connector may also include telephone interconnecting means for interconnecting at least one incoming telephone line to at least one telephone customer line and for providing a telephone demarcation point therebetween to permit the a reasonable determination of whether a fault exists on the telephone subscriber's line or the incoming telephone company line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: ANTEC Corp.
    Inventors: Pina R. Schneider, Frank S. Siano, Anthony L. Nieves, Patrick J. Epple
  • Patent number: 5518437
    Abstract: A toy top which can also be used as a badge, and a drive unit which can mechanically spin the toy top with ease in a simple manner. The toy top has first engaging portions on the upper surface of the main body thereof, a first hook portion on the outer periphery thereof and a central spindle about which a knob is removably screw-fitted. The toy top comprises a main body having first engaging portions, a first hook portion and a central spindle screw-fitted with a knob while the drive unit comprises a rotatable member having second engaging portions to engage the first engaging portions of the toy top, a spring for rotating the rotatable member, a second hook portion to engage the second hook portion of the toy top and operating member for releasing the engagement of the second hook portion with the first hook portion of the toy top. Further, some modifications of the structures of the toy top and the drive unit are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Minoru Sawada
  • Patent number: 5509408
    Abstract: Combination for suctioning a neonatal infant having a mouth, a trachea and a pathway having a generally curved shape extending from said mouth to said trachea, including a generally elongated endotracheal tube including a wall and having a proximate end and a distal end and including an upper section and a lower section shorter in length the upper section, the lower section being flexible and the upper section including at least a portion which is substantially rigid for a length of at least the length of and a curvature substantially conforming to the curvature of the pathway from the mouth to the trachea of the neonatal infant; a connector including an upper portion for being connected to a source of suctioning and a cylindrical lower portion for being connected to the proximate end of the endotracheal tube; the endotracheal tube having a lumen extending therethrough and the connector having a conduit extending therethrough, the lumen and the conduit combining to form a suctioning passageway; and an adapter
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter S. Kurtis
  • Patent number: 5509099
    Abstract: Optical fiber closure including a pair of mating surfaces one of which is provided with a groove having a first volume and a deformable sealing member mounted in and extending outwardly from the groove with the groove having a volume larger than the volume of the sealing member; upon the mating surfaces being forced together, the sealing member is compressed and deforms within the groove and provides a substantially fluid-tight seal between the surfaces. The closure may include a plurality of cable clamps provided with outwardly extending deformable sealing members which are received in grooves having a larger volume than the volume of the sealing members whereby upon the cable clamps being forced into engagement with optical fiber cables entering or exiting the closure the sealing members are received in the grooves and compressed and deformed within the grooves to provide a fluid-tight seal between the cable clamps and optical fiber cables entering or exiting the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Antec Corp.
    Inventors: Eric J. Hermsen, Wayne L. Peterson, Stanley Krawiec
  • Patent number: D378769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bandai
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Minoru Sawada
  • Patent number: D388061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: ANTEC Corp.
    Inventors: Avraham Tuvy, Michael P. DiLonardo