Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Richard L. Miller, P.E.
  • Patent number: 5614963
    Abstract: An eyeglass system comprising sunglasses or prescription eyeglasses and a detachable ultraviolet, infrared sun shield in one combined unit. The present invention is particularly directed towards a lightweight sun shield system for people who wear prescription eyeglasses. The sun shield component attaches to a slightly modified standard-style eyeglass frame (which thus can be fitted with standard size and shape prescription lenses) and provides further protection against ultraviolet and infrared rays as well as some protection from dust, debris, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Inventor: Cary D. Parker
  • Patent number: 5614908
    Abstract: A system for assistance in landing a helicopter and for the detection of electro-magnetic anomalies utilizing helicopter blades as carriers of receiving devices in a wide spectrum of electro-magnetic fields with a predicted sensitivity and resolution far in advance of previous systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Inventors: Joseph P. Phelan, Yakov Treskov
  • Patent number: 5606637
    Abstract: A spray of optic fibers is secured in one end of a heat shrunk tubing, and the bulb of a decorative device is secured in the other end of the heat shrunk tubing. The spray of optic fibers and the bulb are secured within the heat shrunk tubing during the heat shrinking process so as to form a light fixture assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Inventor: Timothy S. Dolby
  • Patent number: 5604604
    Abstract: A multiple head signal distribution system, for reading data on a videodisc having a center, the data disposed on a continuous track on the disk and having a beginning wherein the disk is read with a plurality of heads, each head reading the same data at time delayed intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Inventor: George Fan
  • Patent number: 5598584
    Abstract: A designer fingernail glove is provided and consists of a palm portion for covering a palm of a hand of a wearer. A plurality of finger stalls communicate with the palm portion for covering the fingers of the hand. The finger stalls have top openings at their distal ends, to align with elongated fingernails on the fingers. Components are for expanding the top openings, when the elongated fingernails are inserted through the top openings. The top openings will fit snugly about the elongated fingernails, to prevent water and dirt from entering the finger stalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Darrin P. Da Grossa
  • Patent number: 5596786
    Abstract: The invention is a floor mop, comprising a mop head having a sponge. The sponge has a triangular cross section and a channel extending through the sponge. The mop head has a core which extends through the channel, the core triangular in shape. The core has two ends each having a core face, each core face having a center. A handle assembly is attached to the core, allowing the mop head to rotate about the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Inventor: Gam Kluiters
  • Patent number: 5595078
    Abstract: A vehicle anti-theft steering wheel disabling device for a steering wheel that includes an upper plate, a rim, a lower plate, and removal preventing apparatus. The upper plate has an upper plate outer surface, an upper plate inner surface, an upper plate perimeter, and contains at least one upper plate aperture. The rim has a rim top, a rim bottom, contains a rim aperture, and is disposed on the upper plate lower surface at the upper plate perimeter. The lower plate has a lower plate inner surface, a lower plate perimeter, and is positioned with the lower plate inner surface disposed on the rim bottom at the lower plate perimeter. The upper plate, the rim, and the bottom plate form a steering wheel chamber for captivating the steering wheel with the steering wheel air bag side being covered by the upper plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Inventor: Washington Harrell
  • Patent number: 5595459
    Abstract: A hole shoring device that includes a support frame, a first hollow octagonal shaped sleeve, a frame linkage, a hollow second octagonal shaped sleeve, a first linkage, a second hollow octagonal shaped sleeve, a second linkage, a third hollow octagonal shaped sleeve, a third linkage, and a fourth hollow octagonal shaped sleeve. The support frame is positioned on an area around a hole in which a tank is to be buried. The first hollow octagonal shaped sleeve is disposed below the support frame and is positioned in the hole. The frame linkage removably connects the first hollow octagonal shaped sleeve and the support frame. The hollow second octagonal shaped sleeve is removably mounted within and extends below the hollow first octagonal shaped sleeve and is positioned in the hole. The first linkage removably connects the hollow second octagonal shaped sleeve and the hollow first octagonal shaped sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Inventor: Stenis LoMonaco
  • Patent number: 5590682
    Abstract: A water faucet rotation prevention device that prevents injury to children and the like by preventing the inadvertent and unwanted rotation and opening of bathtub water faucet valves. The water faucet rotation prevention device includes an upper portion, a lower portion, pivoting apparatus, and maintaining apparatus. The upper portion removably receives a part of a pair of spaced apart water faucets. The lower portion is pivotally mounted to the upper portion and removably receives a remaining part of the pair of spaced apart water faucets. When the water faucet rotation prevention device is in the open position the pair of spaced apart water faucets are accessible for rotation and when the water faucet rotation prevention device is in the closed position the pair of spaced apart water faucets are unaccessible for rotation. The pivoting apparatus pivotally mounts the upper portion to the lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: Christopher D. Fischer
  • Patent number: 5588175
    Abstract: A shoe soil removing device that includes a hollow housing, a manifold, a motor, and low pressure apparatus. The hollow housing has a hollow housing open top. The manifold is disposed within the hollowing housing and has a manifold open top. The motor is disposed within the hollow housing. And the low pressure apparatus creates a low pressure area at the motor so that an air flow can be established from the hollow housing open top to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Inventor: John Zahner
  • Patent number: 5586501
    Abstract: A disappearing ink marking system adaptable to a sole of a user that includes an upper layer, an intermediate layer affixed to the upper layer, a lower layer affixed to the intermediate layer, a reservoir tube passing into the intermediate layer and in fluid communication therewith, disappearing ink, and at least one image block affixed to the lower layer and in fluid communication with the intermediate layer. Disappearing ink flowing through the reservoir tube escapes through the plurality of reservoir tube apertures and enters the intermediate layer and is absorbed therein where upon when pressure is applied to the intermediate layer and the at least one image block the disappearing ink is forced from the intermediate layer through the at least one lower layer aperture and into the at least one image block which in turn causes the at least one image block to disperse the disappearing ink and leave a temporary image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventors: Bartolome Burguera, Richard K. Stanzak
  • Patent number: 5579546
    Abstract: A device for moving a disabled person that utilizes the substantially rectangular-shaped canvas lift sling of the Hoyer lift for safely transferring an individual a limited distance. The device for moving a disabled person includes two pair of hand grips. Each of the two pair of hand grips is removably hookable in each of the pair of spaced apart lift apertures of each of the pair of longitudinal edges of the substantially rectangular-shaped canvas lift sling of the Hoyer lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventor: Margaret Griskauskas
  • Patent number: 5579544
    Abstract: A lightweight portable inflatable chair that includes a rigid tubular frame, a seat, and an inflatable cushion. The seat is movably mounted on the rigid tubular frame and has a seat maximum position and a seat minimum position. The inflatable cushion moves the seat from the seat maximum position to the seat minimum position and visa-versa. The inflatable cushion is removably mounted within the rigid tubular frame below the seat so that when a user sits on the seat the user can be raised and lowered to any desired elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventor: Anthony R. Attler
  • Patent number: 5580253
    Abstract: A geographical globe to provide geographical data about all of the continents so that a person can learn about those particular continents of interest. The geographical globe with an information base comprises an orb-shaped model assembly of the earth. A base member supports the orb-shaped model assembly. A structure in the base member supplies data about different countries on each continent of the earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventor: Shakshouki Abdalla
  • Patent number: 5579967
    Abstract: A pony tank mounting system comprising a joining bracket and components for securing the joining bracket to a pony tank. A structure is provided for suspending the joining bracket with the pony tank from a valve on a main scuba tank along with an assembly for attaching the joining bracket with the pony tank to the main scuba tank, whereby a diver may quickly don or doff the pony tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventor: Daniel T. Berg
  • Patent number: 5570966
    Abstract: A flow-through brush fluid dispensing container comprising a squeeze bottle for holding a liquid therein, having a combine manual and automatic mechanism for venting air into the container. A removable elongated stem extends from the bottle for transferring the contents therein therethrough. A plurality of bristles are provided at a distal free end of the stem, for receiving the liquid squeezed from the bottle through the stem, so that the bristles can apply the liquid onto various articles and surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Inventor: John J. Phelan
  • Patent number: 5570791
    Abstract: A compact disc tack display device comprising a cylindrical receptacle having an open top. A component is for cushioning a compact disc within the cylindrical receptacle. An element is for protecting the compact disc when placed within the cylindrical receptacle. An assembly is for retaining the protecting element over the cylindrical receptacle. A tack centrally extends from the rear of the cylindrical receptacle, for mounting the cylindrical receptacle to a vertical flat surface, so as to be visually seen therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Inventor: William Sommi
  • Patent number: 5564239
    Abstract: A horse shaped building with recreational area that is inspired by Greek mythology wherein the horse shaped building replicates the Greek horse doureios ippos. The horse shaped building with recreational area includes an octagonal shaped garden, the horse shaped building, an octagonal shaped water canal, and a movably mounted stepped bridge. The horse shaped building is disposed on the octagonal shaped garden. The octagonal shaped water canal surrounds the octagonal shaped garden. And, the movably mounted stepped bridge extends from the octagonal shaped garden and passes over the octagonal shaped water canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Inventor: Vagelis Mitsis
  • Patent number: 5564182
    Abstract: A method for installing an axial multiple connection component, for connecting to a circuit board, comprising a shell, the shell substantially cylindrical, having two opposite ends. Conducting leads extend from the opposite ends along the axis, for providing two isolated connections to other components on the circuit board. At least one contact ring encircles the shell with the axis at the center of the contact ring, and provides another connection to the other components on the circuit board. The conducting leads are inserted into lead holes on the circuit board, and the contact ring rests against a metallically plated through ring hole. The component is either manually solder utilizing a solder melting tool or alternatively wave soldered onto the circuit board, with the solder wicking up the plated through ring hole to the contact ring to make a good electrical contact therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Inventor: Shary Nassimi
  • Patent number: 5564523
    Abstract: The invention is a portable, collapsible deer stand comprising a trailer, base, and stand structure. The stand structure comprises three stages, each stage comprising vertical braces, horizontal braces, and cross braces. The horizontal braces within a particular stage connect to each other at right angles and connect to the vertical braces also at right angles. The cross braces are affixed to and extend diagonally from the intersection of the horizontal braces and vertical braces, to an opposite intersection thereof. The cross braces have a hinge end and a fastening end, and a hinge secures the hinge end of the cross brace to the horizontal brace located above the cross brace. The cross brace is detachably secured at the fastening end to the horizontal brace in the stage below. To collapse the stand structure, the cross braces detach at the fastening end so that they may swing up, about the hinge to a position where parallel to and flush against the horizontal brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Inventor: Michael L. Howard