Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Rich Pickreign
  • Automatic jacketing of a cable
    Patent number: 6751834
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically inserting a cable into a protective jacket. A longitudinal cut is made in the protective jacket and the cable is inserted into the longitudinal cut. The cable and jacket are transported through the apparatus along an arcuate guide path formed by a friction wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven J. Gordon
  • Method and apparatus for a flow regulator having an integral hinge
    Patent number: 6688321
    Abstract: A device for regulating the flow of gas from an environment. The device includes a shell forming a path through which fluid flows. A fixed grate is disposed in the path so that as fluid flows in the path the fixed grate does not move. A movable grate assembly includes one or more plates and a movable grate attached to the one or more plates. The one or more plates includes an integral hinge such that the plate can rotate about the integral hinge. When the movable grate moves with respect to the fixed grate the impedance on the flow varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: David W. Palmer