Patents Represented by Law Firm Renner, Kenner, Greive & Bobak Co.
  • Patent number: 4575073
    Abstract: A child's swing seat having an elliptical strap-like perforated body of molded plastic material. A continuous strand of reinforcing cable is integrally molded in a peripheral flange on the body and has end loops projecting from the ends of the body forming hangers for attachment to suspending chains or strands for the seat. The end loops of the cable are covered with plastic during the molding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Thacker
  • Patent number: 4569391
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is formed by a plurality of parallel spaced plates (33,34,35,36) with the spaces between the plates defining fluid receiving passageways (38,39). Each plate includes protuberances (41,42,44,46,49,51) which are staggered with respect to the protuberances on each adjacent plate so that the protuberances of one plate rest against the adjacent plate between the protuberances thereof. Bars (43,48,52) are positioned on the periphery of each plate to close off the passageways and to permit the ingress and egress of a fluid at one temperature and a fluid at a second temperature through adjacent passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Harsco Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Hulswitt, Donald D. Beam
  • Patent number: 4555330
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for separating materials includes a feed splitting assembly (27) which evenly divides the materials to be separated into equal parts for inputs to a like plurality of screen assemblies (16, 17, 18). These inputs are evenly distributed across the width of some of the screen assemblies (17, 18) by manifolds (44, 51). One of the screen assemblies (16) can receive the input directly through an aperture (40) in the feed splitting assembly (27). The material not passing through the screen assemblies (16, 17, 18) is collected at one location and the material passing therethrough is transmitted to a common discharge spout (55).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: Midwestern Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Masataka Tsutsumi, Richard J. Frohman
  • Patent number: 4549767
    Abstract: An adjustable foot support (10) includes a platform (38) upon which the feet may be placed and a base (14) to support the platform (38). A bracket assembly (26) extends upwardly from the base (14) and has a plurality of stepped channels (28) which selectively cooperate with a downwardly extending leg (41) from the platform (38) so that the platform (38) is selectively inclined with respect to the base (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Hampshire, Beverly L. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 4546589
    Abstract: A single-ply roofing system comprising parallel strips of membrane (10) laid on a roof deck (14) with at least one side edge of each strip secured to the deck by mechanical fasteners (16), the side edges of contiguous strips being bonded together, each strip having transverse membrane flaps (11) secured to its undersurface at longitudinal intervals and the flaps being secured to the deck by mechanical fasteners (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Seaman Corporation
    Inventor: Richard N. Seaman
  • Patent number: 4547187
    Abstract: An inflatable cholangiocath (10) includes an elongate shaft (11) having a proximal and a distal end (12,14), a second shaft (15) carried at the distal end and having left and right branches (16,18) adapted to be inserted into an incised duct of a patient and a central drainage lumen (24) extending from the proximal end, through the elongate shaft, and out the left and right branches, balloon means (30) encompassing a portion of the distal end and the left and right branches, the balloon means being closed to the central drainage lumen and, means for selectively inflating and deflating (20) the balloon means within the duct for predetermined periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Thomas R. Kelly, M.D., Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Kelly
  • Patent number: 4541765
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for unloading bulk material (M) from a rectangular trailer (10') comprising a collapsible rectangular liner (29) having a collapsible funnel-shaped base (31), said liner being hung extended in said container with said base (31) collapsed and its discharge opening (32) inserted in a bottom discharge opening (33) in the trailer (10'), and a cable and winch (44,47) to lift the liner (29) to extend the base (31) for gravity discharge of the bulk material (M) through said bottom discharge opening (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Wills Trucking, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Moore
  • Patent number: 4532397
    Abstract: An ovenware receptacle system for popping grain in a microwave oven comprising a storage receptacle (14), a conical popper receptacle (12) and a perforated receptacle (13) all having upper rims adapted to fit one upon another with the popper receptacle and the perforated receptacle selectively in upright or inverted position for confining popped kernels within said perforated receptacle when inverted and transferring said popped kernels to said storage receptacle (14) by removing said popper receptacle (12) and bodily re-inverting said storage receptacle (14) and perforated receptacle (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald R. McClelland
  • Patent number: D280120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignee: Gyro Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Decker, Roger L. Decker
  • Patent number: D280218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Szablak, Glen E. Tomblin
  • Patent number: D280459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1985
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald R. McClelland
  • Patent number: D281111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald R. McClelland
  • Patent number: D281480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald R. McClelland
  • Patent number: D282044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald R. McClelland
  • Patent number: D282579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Juergens