Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel
  • Patent number: 6536934
    Abstract: A decorative light plug has a collar slidably retained on the decorative light and having a through hole defined through the collar and an inner thread formed on an inner face defining the through hole; a female connector integrally formed on the decorative light and having a flange formed on an outer periphery of the decorative light; and a cover having a blind hole defined to enclose a distal end of the decorative light and an outer thread formed to correspond to the inner thread in the collar. With such an arrangement, the engagement between the cover and the collar is able to protect the distal end of the decorative light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Tsui-Tuan Fan Wong
  • Patent number: 6538184
    Abstract: A self-alignment retaining device for a bass drum has a position plate securely engaged with the base, a first clamping plate pivotally connected with the position plate and having an arcuate recess defined to receive the arcuate top face of the position plate. The engagement between the first clamping plate and the position plate allows the entire retaining device to automatically mate with the peripheral edge of the bass drum when a second clamping plate is depressed toward the first clamping plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Wu-Hong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6536611
    Abstract: A wrench suspension rack assembly has a suspension base including two spaced protrusions on a side thereof and a wrench support rack for holding a plurality of tools. The wrench support rack includes a first side and a second side. Two spaced through-holes extend from the first side to the second side of the wrench support rack. The protrusions of the suspension base are respectively extended through the through-holes to thereby allow removable attachment of the wrench support rack to the suspension base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Ander Chen
  • Patent number: 6532779
    Abstract: A lockset assembly comprises an inner handle assembly, a chassis, a latch assembly, an outer spindle, an outer handle assembly of cylinder type, and an outer handle assembly of interchangeable core type. One of the outer handle assembly of cylinder type and the outer handle assembly of interchangeable core type is releasably engaged with the outer spindle to allow an interchange between a cylinder and an interchangeable core via an interchange between the outer handle assembly of cylinder type and the outer handle assembly of interchangeable core type without the need of replacement of a whole lockset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Mu-Lin Shen
  • Patent number: 6534020
    Abstract: Apparatus (10) for recovering fumes from a roofing kettle (12) includes a fan (72) for drawing air from the hollow interior of a housing (20). A conduit (34) extends through the housing front wall (22) and terminates in the hollow interior. A burner assembly (44) is disposed within the conduit (34) for providing a flame within the conduit (34). The housing side wall (30) includes a fresh air intake (78). A flexible metal hose (80) extends between the outer free end of the conduit (34) and the roofing kettle (12). Rotation of the fan (72) causes air to be drawn from the interior of the housing (20) and in turn through the fresh air intake (78), through the conduit (34) and the hose (80) from the interior of the kettle (12), and through the duct (46) and tube (58) of the burner assembly (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Garlock Equipment Co.
    Inventor: Brian T. Byrne
  • Patent number: 6532847
    Abstract: A pair of pliers includes a first plier body including a first handle attached to a first end thereof and a second end. The first plier body further includes a mediate portion with a first pivotal section and a second pivotal section. A second plier body includes a first end with a slot and a second end that cooperates with the second end of the first plier body for exerting a force on an object between the second end of the first plier body and the second end of the second plier body. The second plier body further includes a mediate portion with a third pivotal section in pivotal engagement with the first pivotal section of the first plier body. The mediate portion of the first plier body and the mediate portion of the second plier body together define a compartment. A third plier body includes a second handle attached to a first end thereof and a second end with a rocker movably received in the compartment. The rocker is in pivotal connection with the second pivotal section of the first plier body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Mou-Tang Liou
  • Patent number: 6533179
    Abstract: A guarding system of a credit card against unauthorized use includes one or more sets of letter-and-number series composed of letters and numbers stored in a credit card, and the same letter-and-number series as those of the credit card are set up in the data archives of the computer of a credit card issuing bank. The computer of the credit card issuing bank checks whether or not the letter-and-number series of the credit card coincide with those in its archives and deciding whether to allow the trading finished or not. Besides, the computer of the credit card issuing bank can automatically renew the letter-and-number series of the credit card every time after it is finished in trading. Then, these renewed data are checked and stored in the credit card and in the archives of the computer, surely preventing the credit card from copied and used by illegally and fraudulently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Ling-Yun Chou
  • Patent number: 6530308
    Abstract: A steam grill includes a body, an upper lid, a water-storing member positioned on the upper lid, a beating section provided in the interior of the body, a dripping controller, and a grilling section under the heating section. The dripping controller is positioned within the water-storing member and controls the water volume dropping in the heating section. The heating section has a plurality of heating tubes for heating up water into steam to be supplied in the grilled section to moisten the food put on a grill plate therein to the proper degree so that the grilled food may have proper moisture and texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Uni-Splendor Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: 6530219
    Abstract: The present invention relates a jack assembly that may be lifted rapidly. A secondary shaft is mounted in a lifting column, and has a distal end screwed into an axial hole in the base. The main oil path is provided with a lower ball and an upper ball, and has a first oil hole connected to the oil hole of the secondary shaft, and a second oil hole connected to the inner oil chamber. The hydraulic oil pushes away the lower ball to flow through the first oil hole into the secondary shaft, so that the lifting column that has not worked may be lifted rapidly. The lifting column may work to increase the pressure of the hydraulic oil which flows through the second oil hole into the inner oil chamber, so that the lifting column may have a sufficient lifting force to lift an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Kuo-Chung Yeh
  • Patent number: 6530821
    Abstract: A riding burnishing machine (10) includes a battery pack positioned as low as possible in the chassis (12) between the front and rear wheels (14, 15) and removable in a horizontal movement direction while supported by the bottom by a pallet jack. A steering system includes steering shafts (58, 76) which are rotatable together while allowing relative pivotable movement therebetween and which are rotatably connected to the spindle (38) of the steerable rear wheels (15) through a jack shaft (44). The burnishing head is raised and lowered relative to the floor surface by an electric actuator (104) which pivots a linkage (92) through a connection allowing floating travel. The pressure which the treating member (16) engages the floor surface is controlled in response to the current level of the electric motor (86) which rotates the treating member (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Nilfisk-Advance, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Joseph Legatt, Kipp W. Knutson
  • Patent number: 6527607
    Abstract: A light-emitting kite apparatus includes a kite and a light-emitting device attached to the kite. The light-emitting device includes a light source and a circuit for driving the light source. The light source is a luminescent panel. The light source is mounted on a first side of the kite and the circuit is mounted on a second side of the kite. Two wires are used to connect the light source with the circuit. The wires are extended through a hole defined in the kite. The light source is mounted on the first side of the kite via a hook-and-loop device. The circuit is implemented as a circuit board. A micro-controller is installed on the circuit board in order to drive the light source to emit light in various ways. A switch is installed on the circuit board so that the switch can be operated in order to select from the ways in which the luminescent panel emits light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignees: Jason El Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 6529609
    Abstract: A hearing aid puller comprises a first member, and a first end piece coupled to the first member. An intermediate piece is coupled to the first member. A second member is coupled to the intermediate piece. A second end piece is coupled to the second member. The cross-sectional width of the intermediate piece and the maximum width of the second end piece are larger than the cross-sectional width of the second member. The hearing aid puller may be formed by injecting liquefied, elastically deformable material into a mold. The liquefied, elastically deformable material is cooled to form a hearing aid puller that is a single part that can be stretched to more than about twice the puller's original molded length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: In'Tech Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Neilson, Roger Neilson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6523310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tread and handrail combination structure of a staircase, including a support post, multiple helically laminated treads mounted on the support post, and multiple juxtaposed handrails. Each tread has an outer side provided with multiple combination holes, so that two ends of each handrail may pass through the combination holes to be fixed on the tread. Each tread has a bottom face provided with a support tube aligned with one combination hole. One end of each handrail is screwed on the tread, and the other end of each handrail is extended through the combination hole and the support tube of the mating tread, and through the combination hole of a next tread, so that any two adjacent treads may be combined rigidly and stably, without deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Taiwan Lounge Chair Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Nung Tseng
  • Patent number: D471063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Inventor: Lucas Pai
  • Patent number: D471388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Ching-Chang Wang
  • Patent number: D471411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: D471774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: D472343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Hwai-Tay Lin
  • Patent number: D472508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Jionn Yaw Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Chang Yang
  • Patent number: D472511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Packy Poda Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lu