Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Richard L. Miller P.A.
  • Patent number: 5765725
    Abstract: A dual compartment squeezable dispensing container that alternatively selectively dispenses independently two separate fluid components at a selected speed and in a selected direction that includes a container portion, a cap portion, and selection apparatus. The container portion has two separate compartments and contains the two separate fluid components. The cap portion is replaceably and securingly attached to the hollow container. And, the selection apparatus is associated with the cap portion and alternatively selectively dispenses independently the two separate fluid components at the selected speed and in the selected direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Inventor: William Matt
  • Patent number: 5762158
    Abstract: A remote motorcycle idle adjustment control device attachable to a motorcycle and which allows the remote adjustment of a carburetor of the motorcycle by a rider while the rider is riding the motorcycle. The device includes a bracket, a slender, horizontally-oriented, rigid, and cylindrically-shaped shaft, a cylindrically-shaped and externally-knurled adjustment knob, and a carburetor adjustment screw. The bracket is attachable to an engine of the motorcycle at a position remote from the carburetor of the motorcycle. The slender, horizontally-oriented, rigid, and cylindrically-shaped shaft extends rotatively through the bracket. The cylindrically-shaped and externally-knurled adjustment knob is attached to, and for rotation with, the slender, horizontally-oriented, rigid, and cylindrically-shaped shaft. The elongated, slender, and flexible cable is attached to, and for rotation with, the slender, horizontally-oriented, rigid, and cylindrically-shaped shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Inventor: James D. Sumner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5762635
    Abstract: A retractable needle syringe that includes a barrel assembly, a plunger assembly, and a needle assembly. The plunger assembly is movably mounted in the barrel assembly. And, the needle assembly is movably mounted in the barrel assembly and engagable with the plunger assembly, so that after the retractable needle syringe has been used, the plunger assembly is engaged with the needle assembly, the plunger assembly is pulled, and the needle assembly is drawn into the barrel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Inventors: Paul A. Pace, John J. Riddle
  • Patent number: 5754108
    Abstract: A universal alarm system includes a first main component and a second main component. The first main component contains an internally-disposed continuous loop alarm circuit and is attachable to a first object that is to be protected against an unauthorized removal thereof. The second main component replaceably engages the first main component, by non-magnetic means, and contains an internally-disposed circuit and is attachable to a second object. The internally-disposed continuous loop alarm circuit of the first main component is in electrical communication with the internally-disposed circuit of the second main component when the first main component is engaged with the second main component, so that when the first main component and the second main component are separated from each other the internally-disposed continuous loop alarm circuit of the first main component activates an alarm and since the first main component remains with the first object, location of the first object is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Inventor: Benjamin I. Ungarsohn
  • Patent number: 5749377
    Abstract: A pedicure kit comprises a toe spreader and a toe nail scissor that separates toes of a foot of a user who has difficulty bending without the user having to bend and cuts the toe nails on the toes of the foot of the user who has difficulty bending without the user having to bend. The combination includes an elongated and slender toe spreader, and an elongated and slender toe nail scissor. The elongated and slender toe spreader has a slender handle portion that is releasibly engagable in the palm of a hand of the user, and a toe spreader portion that is remote from the slender handle portion of the elongated and slender toe spreader and releasibly engages and separates the toes of the foot of the user from each other without the user having to bend, so that the toes of the foot of the user who has difficulty bending can be separated from each other without the user having to bend and separate the toes of the foot of the user with another hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventor: Alphonse J. Desario
  • Patent number: 5751885
    Abstract: A centralized video system that is designed for large theme parks and popular tourist areas that allows the user to be in the video by freeing the user from carrying a video cam-corder and can produce a customized video on the spot by adding background music, introductions, and conclusion. The centralized video system includes at least one remote video recorder, imparting apparatus, combining apparatus, producing apparatus, identifying apparatus, and dispensing apparatus. Each remote video recorder records at least one video clip for each customer. The imparting apparatus imparts a different customer identification code for each customer on all the video clips recorded for that customer. The combining apparatus combines all the video clips by the different customer identification code. The producing apparatus produces a video of the combined video clips for each different customer identification number. The identifying apparatus identifies the produced video by the different customer identification code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventors: Maureen O'Loughlin, Brian O'Loughlin
  • Patent number: 5737903
    Abstract: A newspaper recycling disposal system that stacks and bundles used newspapers while eliminating need for using ties to tie the used newspapers to form bundles wherein the bundles are compatible with pulping processes used for recycling the used newspapers at paper mills, by virtue of eliminating the ties that are incompatible, and thereby eliminating contaminates which require labor and time to remove which reduces the value of the used newspapers that have been bundled. The system includes a generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container, a replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve, and a circular-cylindrically-shaped mesh bag. The replaceable and circular-cylindrically-shaped rigid sleeve sits replaceably in the generally circular-cylindrically-shaped container and has the used newspapers stackable therein and has an open and circular-shaped top that forms an open mouth that receives the used newspapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas Minutillo
  • Patent number: 5738401
    Abstract: A detachable bag-carrying handgrip device for hand carrying a shopping bag by its handles which due to the wide distribution of the carried weight over the fingers of the carrying hand is more comfortable to use than previous such devices. The hand grip comprises a flexible outer casing with two flexible edges for insertion of the carrying straps of the grocery bag to be carried. Upon insertion of the carrying straps, the carrying straps settle into a rigid channel which is open at the top and which provides the rigidity for a handgrip which is to be used to carry heavy shopping bags or packages for long distances. Due to this construction of the hand-grip, it remains with the straps of the carried bag even when the bag is set down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Inventor: George S. Fan
  • Patent number: 5735719
    Abstract: A combination inflatable dive flag and float that visually marks a position in a waterway where a diver is diving. The combination includes an inflatable, hollow, elongated, slender, vertically-oriented, and generally cylindrically-shaped mast tube, and a rectangular-shaped flag. The inflatable, hollow, elongated, slender, vertically-oriented, and generally cylindrically-shaped mast tube is upright extendable from the position in the waterway where the diver is diving and has an upper portion that terminates in a flat, closed, and horizontally-oriented upper end that extends out of the waterway, a lower portion that terminates in a flat, closed, and generally rectangular-shaped lower end that extends into the waterway, a generally cylindrically-shaped outer surface, and a deflated position, so that the combination inflatable dive flag and float can be deflated and rolled for transit and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventor: Daniel T. Berg
  • Patent number: 5727778
    Abstract: A portable chain type pipe vise that includes a frame, at least two clamping main assemblies, and a clamping sub-assembly. The frame is stably restable on a work surface. The at least two clamping main assemblies are longitudinally movable on the frame, so that at least two pipes can be rested in longitudinal alignment with each other. The clamping sub-assembly is disposed at each of the at least two clamping main assemblies, so that the at least two pipes can be retained in longitudinal alignment with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Felix Nodar
  • Patent number: 5726648
    Abstract: A time indicating traffic light that includes a vertically-oriented and rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped housing, a circular-shaped "stop" indicator light, a circular-shaped "caution" indicator light, seven rectangular-shaped "go" indicator lights, and a time indicating display. The circular-shaped "stop" indicator light, the circular-shaped "caution" indicator light, and the seven rectangular-shaped "go" indicator lights are disposed in the vertically-oriented and rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped housing. The seven rectangular-shaped "go" indicator lights have a pair of parallel, elongated, spaced-apart, vertically-oriented, and rectangular-shaped "go" indicator lights, and five adjacent, slightly vertically spaced-apart, horizontally-oriented, and rectangular-shaped "go" lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Min Tet Soon
  • Patent number: 5723862
    Abstract: A small radii mass spectrometer that utilizes high energy density permanent magnets of greater than 10E7 GOe for focusing an ion trajectory. The ion optical path employs focusing of the parallel component of the beam emitted by the source such that the momentum selected beam is focused in 90.degree. geometry at or near the exit pole face. The width of the beam at the focal point is independent of the size of the beam exiting the ion source in first order but has a second order aberration term dependent on the source width and radius of curvature. The dominant terms in determining the collected beam width are the angular divergence of the source (which can be reduced by defining slit) and the energy spread of the ion beam. A second magnet may be used in tandem with the first magnet to cancel the second order aberration term and reduces the background created by ions scattering with residual gas molecules in the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Leon Forman
  • Patent number: 5711329
    Abstract: A self-cleaning knob water faucet that includes a hollow water faucet housing, a water valve assembly, a knob, and water showering apparatus. The hollow water faucet body has an interior space and a spout from which water can exit. The water valve assembly is disposed in the hollow water faucet housing and has a distal end that extends outwardly therefrom. The water valve further has a closed position in which water does not exit the spout of the hollow water faucet body and an open position in which water exits the spout of the hollow water faucet body. The knob is disposed on the distal end of the water valve and is rotatable by a hand of user for moving the water valve assembly through the closed position of the water valve assembly and the open position of the water valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Min Tet Soon
  • Patent number: 5702607
    Abstract: An on-site automated closed loop petroleum based hydrocarbon fluid filtration and recycling system that continuously recycles a spent petroleum based hydrocarbon fluid and simultaneously continuously dispenses the recycled petroleum based hydrocarbon fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventor: David M. Lawson
  • Patent number: 5683060
    Abstract: An air vehicle that includes a body lower portion, a body intermediate portion, body lower portion, a solar panel, elevating apparatus, gimbling apparatus, and inflatable landing gear. The body lower portion has a body lower portion outer surface and contains a body lower portion chamber. The body intermediate portion has a body intermediate portion upper surface and contains a body intermediate portion chamber. The body intermediate portion is connected to the body lower portion. The body upper portion contains a body upper portion chamber and is displaced a distance above the body intermediate portion. The solar panel has a solar panel outer surface and contains a solar panel void. The solar panel connects the body upper portion to the body intermediate portion. The elevating apparatus raises and lowers the air vehicle and is disposed within the body upper portion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Miguel A. Iturralde
  • Patent number: 5683022
    Abstract: A multi-pouch belt that includes a belt, a belt strap, a pouch strap, and at least one pouch/holder. The belt is manufactured in a variety of colors from canvas or leather and is adjustable and waterproof and has an inner side that contains a zippered pouch for holding paper money, an outer side, a first free end, and a second free end. The belt strap is disposed on the outer side of the belt and has a part of hook and loop fasteners disposed thereon. The pouch strap has a part of hook and loop fasteners disposed thereon that is complementary to and releasibly engagable with the part of hook and loop fasteners of the belt strap. Each pouch/holder is removably mounted on the pouch strap and has a loop disposed thereon that removably receives the pouch strap. Each pouch/holder is manufactured in a variety of colors from canvas or leather and is waterproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Chuck A. Evans
  • Patent number: 5683170
    Abstract: An illuminated masonry block that includes a hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing, a substantially rectangular-shaped translucent lid, and a light source. The hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing has a bottom with an outer surface and an inner surface. A pair of short sides extend upwardly from the bottom and each of which have an outer surface with a lower portion, an inner surface, and a top surface with a centrally disposed aperture. A pair of long sides extend upwardly from the bottom and each of which have an outer surface and an inner surface. The bottom, the pair of short sides, and the pair of long sides of the hollow open-topped substantially parallelepiped-shaped housing define an internal chamber with an open top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Michael J. Blaha
  • Patent number: 5682914
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a piston is provided and consists of a container made from a flexible waterproof material having an open bottom end and an open top end. A mechanism is provided for sealing the open bottom end of the container about the skirt of the piston. A device is provided for supporting the open top end of the container above the head of the piston so that water can be introduced into the container through the open top end to cover the ring grooves and the head of the piston. An apparatus is provided for agitating the water within the container so that the water can clean the ring grooves and the head of the piston, and a drain is provided for emptying the dirty water out from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Ante Simlesa
  • Patent number: 5673520
    Abstract: A diversion device for a skylight and/or chimney on a shingled pitched roof in a building comprising a substantially flat base, a structure integral with the base for diverting rainwater and an upstanding flange integral with the rainwater diverting means. The base can be positioned under a portion of the shingled pitched roof, while the upstanding flange can be positioned over the flashing of the skylight and/or chimney. The rainwater flowing down along the shingled pitched roof will be deflected away from the skylight and/or chimney by the rainwater diverting structure, to prevent the rainwater from entering the building and causing damage thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventor: Alfred Yannucci, III
  • Patent number: D388249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventor: Jose Negron