Patents Represented by Attorney Richard L. Miller

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  • Pivotal fold away trailer hitch mount
    Patent number: 7338064
    Abstract: A pivotal fold away trailer hitch mount which comprises a mounting plate secured to an underside of a frame of a motor vehicle and adjacent to a bumper of the motor vehicle. A hitch assembly is also provided. A mechanism is for pivotally connecting an inner end of the hitch assembly to a bottom surface of the mounting plate. The hitch assembly will swing from a towing position extending outwardly from the bumper of the motor vehicle to a stowed position extending under the frame of the motor vehicle away from the bumper. A mechanism is for retaining the hitch assembly in the towing position, while another mechanism is for holding the hitch assembly in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: James A. Williams
  • Vessel for separating and collecting excess oil from deep fried foods disposed therein before the sauteing thereof
    Patent number: 7337712
    Abstract: A vessel for separating and collecting excess oil from deep fried foods disposed therein before the deep fried foods are sauted. A colander is rotatably mounted in a pot and holds the fried foods. A gear train operatively connects a motor to the colander. The motor is operatively connected to, and rotates, the colander to centrifugally force the excess oil from the deep fried foods out therefrom and collect in the pot. A handle is replaceably attached to the pot by apparatus that utilizes the weight of the handle to prevent the handle from detaching from the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventors: Franklin Wang, Rosaline K. Wang
  • Firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire
    Patent number: 7325350
    Abstract: A firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire. A cartridge is disposed in, and is selectively discharged from, a pistol. The cartridge includes a head containing a pressurized fire extinguishant and a casing containing a propellent. The casing is removably attached to the head by mating portions of hook and loop fasteners so as to allow the casing and the head to be independent of each other prior to use. The bead has a lip containing a chamber communicating with the pressurized fire extinguishant therein and which exits through through bores in both sides of the lip, respectively. A release pin is removed from the through bores and the firing apparatus is activated causing the cartridge to exit the barrel and expel the pressurized fire extinguishant through the through bores on its way to the fire during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventor: Paul J. Grimes
  • Fusible electric slide switch
    Patent number: 7319199
    Abstract: A fusible electric slide switch. A fuse carrier is slidably mounted to a base, and has a pair of recesses holding fuses. A cover captures the fuse carrier between itself and the base, and has a pair of through slots aligning with the pair of recesses when the fuse carrier is in the off position so as to allow access to the fuses, and not aligning with, so as to allow the cover to conceal, the pair of recesses when the fuse carrier is in the on position so as to prevent contact with electrical components by a user. The cover further has spring contacts aligning with the pair of recesses when the fuse carrier is in the on position so as to apply a force to maintain the fuses in the pair of recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventors: Robert M. Tuniewicz, Gilbert D. Talamo, Edwin Unser
  • Multi-function winch for interchangeably attaching to both the front and the back of an all-terrain vehicle
    Patent number: 7300238
    Abstract: A multi-function winch for interchangeably attaching to either the front of an ATV or the back of the ATV. The multi-function winch includes a front mounting assembly, a back mounting assembly, a column assembly, an elbow assembly, and a winch assembly. The front mounting assembly attaches to the front cargo rack of the ATV. The back mounting assembly attaches to the back cargo rack of the ATV and to the trailer hitch of the ATV. The column assembly is interchangeably attached to either the front mounting assembly or to the back mounting assembly. The elbow assembly is interchangeably attached to the front mounting assembly. The winch assembly is interchangeably attached to either the rear mounting assembly, the column assembly, or the elbow assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Inventor: Scott James
  • Displayable indicia box
    Patent number: 7299919
    Abstract: A displayable indicia box. A lid is operatively connected to a body. Viewing apparatus is associated with the body and/or the lid and allows viewing of indicia. The viewing apparatus includes the body and/or the lid having at least one slot therein and at least one strip having the indicia thereon. The at least one strip having the indicia thereon is replaceably mounted in the at least one slot, respectively, and is viewable when within the at least one slot by virtue of an exposed portion of the body and/or the lid associated with the at least one slot being transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Inventor: Jack Eliassof
  • Collapsible golf club
    Patent number: 7264556
    Abstract: A collapsible golf club. A head is disposed on a shaft and a coupling replaceably couples an end of the handle to an end of the shaft. The coupling includes a threaded portion extending from the end of the shaft, a stub shaft extending from the threaded portion, a pair of pins extending radially outwardly from the stub shaft, a tube extending from the end of the handle and having a pair of slots and a shoulder, and a sleeve having an internal threaded portion and terminating in a lip. The tube is rotatably captured in the sleeve, up against the internal threaded portion, and is maintained therein by the lip providing a stop for the shoulder, thereby rotatably attaching the sleeve to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Stephen Divisconti
  • Self-adjusting variable grip locking plier for gripping a workpiece
    Patent number: 7249542
    Abstract: A self-adjusting variable grip locking plier for gripping a workpiece. The plier includes a body, a handle, and a wedge. The plier is designed for extremely fast set up and for easily gripping and holding the workpiece with one hand with absolutely no adjustments ever to make, and provides a larger than ordinary jaw capacity in a very compact design. The plier grips and holds the workpiece with a light or tremendous gripping force with no adjustments ever to make, and with an extremely fast unlocking system, while at the same time fitting into the palm of one hand. When the workpiece is grasped, one simply ratchets the handle until the desired grip is obtained. The more times one squeezes the handle the tighter the grip. This automatically locks the plier at the desired grip. To release the plier one simply pushes the wedge back into the body with the palm of one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventor: Stanley L. McNatt
  • Device for holding a bucket of frozen chum
    Patent number: 7249435
    Abstract: A device for holding a bucket of frozen chum is fabricated primarily out of flexible plastic material that is integrally formed with a toroidal sleeve there around. The toroidal sleeve has a plastic foam floatation element housed therein, so that a frozen bucket of chum that is installed and contained in a cylindrical component of the device is maintained at a right distance below the surface of a body of water in which the device has been deployed. A plurality of holes are provided in components of the device, so that chum matter can pass there through as the frozen chum melts and exits the device into the surrounding body of water to attract fish. The device is also provided with a drawstring that cooperates with an upper edge of the cylindrical containing component to captivate the frozen bucket of chum therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventor: John L. Tetenes
  • Changeable display sign system
    Patent number: 7237351
    Abstract: A changeable display sign system which comprises a track component having a mechanism for securing track component horizontally to a support surface, a plurality of indicia panels and a mechanism for suspending the indicia panels in a removable manner from the track component, wherein the indicia panels will hang down from the track component to be viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventor: Robert G. Fehring
  • Foldable golf swing training aid for use by a right-handed golfer and a left-handed golfer
    Patent number: 7238118
    Abstract: A foldable golf swing training aid for use by a right-handed golfer and a left-handed golfer. A base receives a golf tee and includes a pair of members pivotally attached to each other so as to allow the base to be foldable. A pair of arms are pivotally attached to ends of the base, respectively, so as to allow the pair of arms to be foldabe. The pair of arms extend perpendicularly to the base in opposite directions to each other when in a use position, and overly associated base members when in the stored position. Indicia aids in positioning the base and the pair of arms relative to the right-handed golfer and the left-handed golfer, and corresponds to numbers of a clock including one, five, six, seven, and eleven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventor: Timothy T. Terrill
  • Dual caliper braking components for rear wheel drive vehicle
    Patent number: D545737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventor: Gilbert L. Sherman
  • Washer toss game apparatus
    Patent number: D545911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventor: William Verni
  • Dual caliper braking components for front wheel drive vehicle
    Patent number: D548153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventor: Gilbert L. Sherman
  • Dual caliper braking components for front wheels for vehicle without front wheel drive
    Patent number: D549141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Gilbert L. Sherman
  • Savings bank
    Patent number: D549425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Peggy A. W. Burns
  • Trailer hitch
    Patent number: D555549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Daniel A. Capuano
  • Molding for a hurricane storm panel
    Patent number: D555805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Americo Ferreira
  • Auxiliary pocket
    Patent number: D561465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventor: Robert E. Cundiff
  • Self-adjusting variable grip locking plier
    Patent number: D563183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventor: Stanley L. McNatt