Patents Represented by Attorney Robert W. Strozier
  • Patent number: 7091161
    Abstract: An anti-seize compound is disclosed for use on surfaces of threaded connections made of speciality alloys such as high nickel or chrome ferrous alloys or other speciality alloys prone to galling under high stress conditions. The compound using a metal fluoride as the anti-seize film forming agent at least above about 5 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Jet-Lube, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Oldiges, Jr., Herschel McDonald, Tom Blake, Kevin Stroup, Don A. Oldiges, III
  • Patent number: 7086155
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for coring and slicing a food item comprising: a) a peripheral member; b) a coring element; and c) a plurality of blades extending radially of the coring element to the peripheral member, in spaced relation about the coring element. The apparatus may be combined with a base for securing the food item. Methods of constructing the apparatus are also encompassed by the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Browne & Co.
    Inventors: David Chan, David Green, Neal Ho
  • Patent number: 7065967
    Abstract: A new boiler or heat transfer apparatus is disclosed for use with multi-component working fluids which includes a vapor removal apparatus designed to maintain a substantial compositional identity between the boiling liquid and its vapor along a length of the apparatus resulting in the maintenance of substantially nucleate boiling along the entire length of the apparatus. Systems incorporating the apparatus and methods for making and using the apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Kalex LLC
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina
  • Patent number: 7067327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for capturing optical micro detectors for improved surgical handling during implantation into an eye comprising the steps of providing an optically active thin film heterostructure on a soluble substrate; forming an array comprising individual optical microdetectors from the optically active thin film heterostructure; attaching the optical microdetector array onto a biodegradable polymer carrier membrane; and separating the optical microdetector array attached to the biodegradable polymer carrier membrane from the soluble substrate thereby capturing the optical microdetectors in the bio-polymer carrier membrane for improved handling of the optical micro-detectors during transfer and implantation into the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: The University of Houston System
    Inventors: NaiJuan J. Wu, Ali Reza Zomorrodian
  • Patent number: 7065969
    Abstract: A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure circuit and a lower pressure circuit. The cycle is designed to improve the efficiency of the energy extraction process by recirculating a portion of a liquid stream prior to further cooling. The new thermodynamic processes and systems for accomplishing these improved efficiencies are especially well-suited for streams from low-temperature geothermal sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina
  • Patent number: 7043919
    Abstract: New more efficient condensation and thermal compression subsystems for power plants utilizing multi-component fluids are disclosed that simplify the equipment needed to improve the overall efficiency and efficiency of the condensation and thermal compress subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Kalex, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina
  • Patent number: 7037494
    Abstract: A composition is disclosed from controlling an insect population including an insect food stuff and an insecticidally effective amount of at least one Gram negative bacteria, viable, dead or alive, and/or an extract thereof, where the composition is applied to an area accessible to the insects and results in insect death. The compositions are ideally suited for the control of fire ants, cockroaches, carpenter ants and termites. For fire ant and cockroach control, the food stuff is a carbohydrate rich material, while for carpenter ant and termite control, the food stuff is a cellulosic rich material. The composition is applied to the area as a single treatment or as a periodic treatment in an amount have from about 5×109 to about 1×1013 bacteria or extracts from that number of bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stephen J. Mattingly, David L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7021060
    Abstract: A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a moderate temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure circuit and a lower pressure circuit. The cycle is designed to improve the efficiency of the energy extraction process by recirculating a portion of a liquid stream prior to further cooling. The new thermodynamic process and system for accomplishing the improved efficiency is especially well-suited for streams from moderate-temperature geothermal sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Kaley, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina
  • Patent number: 7021303
    Abstract: A paintball gun or marker end cap apparatus is disclosed, where the end cap apparatus includes an internal portion having a paintball penetrating device and vent(s) for rupturing inadvertently discharged paintballs and exhausting gases and fluids, respectively, and an external portion having a locking or engaging assembly for engaging an outer portion of the paintball gun or marker with sufficient force that the assembly must to unlocked or untightened to remove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Avalon Advanced Products, Inc
    Inventors: Stephen Ho, Kheng Phang
  • Patent number: 7018845
    Abstract: A more efficient method for combustion or oxidation of samples containing nitrogen, phosphorus and/or sulfur to their corresponding oxides is disclosed, where method uses multi-staged addition of an oxidizing agent to enhance oxidation and liberation of nitrogen, phosphorus and/or sulfur oxides for subsequent detection. The method of the present invention allows for the injection of larger samples or the introduction of a greater amount of sample per unit of time which results in a larger amount of analyte being delivered to the detector per unit of time, thereby improving detection limits and detection efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Petroleum Analyzer Company, LP
    Inventor: Randy L. Wreyford
  • Patent number: 7011083
    Abstract: A paintball hopper refill apparatus or loading apparatus is disclosed, which includes a body, an interior, a neck and a dispensing portion where the body is made of a flexible material, the interior is designed to be filled with a plurality of paintballs and the dispensing portion is designed to be opened either by pulling a pull string or by squeezing allowing the paintballs to flow from the loading apparatus to the hopper. A method for filling a hopper using the loading apparatus of this invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Ho, Kheng Phang
  • Patent number: 6967563
    Abstract: An inventory control system is described which includes anti-collision, radio frequency identification apparatus or tags affixed to each item of an inventory and including a unique code, an interrogator/reader that generates a field of sufficient range to activate each tag associated with each item of the inventory in communication with a computer. The computer includes a list comprising an identifier for each item in the inventory, the code for the tag associated with each item in the inventory and an item status where the status indicates whether the item is present or absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventor: Ronald Bormaster
  • Patent number: 6960555
    Abstract: A coating and bonding composition is disclosed which includes a suspending agent, bonding agent, thinning agent, and a particulate fluoride anti-seize agent designed to bond a particulate fluoride film to the thread surface to prevent seizing and galling. A anti-seize lubricating composition is also disclosed where an environmentally friendly lubricating composition is applied as a top coat to the bonding composition and to methods for making and using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Jet-Lube, Inc
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony, Herschel McDonald, Donald Oldiges
  • Patent number: 6943155
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating osteoporosis using the compositions are disclosed where the compositions have reduced GI toxicity and improved bio-availability and include a bisphosphonate and zwitterionic phospholipid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Inventor: Lenard M. Lichtenberger
  • Patent number: 6941757
    Abstract: A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure circuit and a lower pressure circuit. The cycle is designed to improve the efficiency of the energy extraction process by recirculating a portion of a liquid stream prior to further cooling. The new thermodynamic processes and systems for accomplishing these improved efficiencies are especially well-suited for streams from low-temperature geothermal sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Kalex, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina
  • Patent number: 6929065
    Abstract: Apparatus for protecting tool joints and injection or control tubing of production tubing strings employed in the production of oil and gas is disclosed, where the protector has a minimized running profile and includes two C-shaped clamping members designed to be forced onto a pipe string above and below a joint with sufficient holding force to allow protector assembly without the need to hold the ends in place during the assembly process. The protector also includes beveled leading and trailing edges to further minimize the likelihood that the protector will hang up during production string insertion and withdrawal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: James H. Cannon
  • Patent number: 6928825
    Abstract: A refrigeration process comprising, compressing low pressure vapor refrigerant to a higher temperature and pressure vapor, condensing the higher pressure vapor refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant at the higher pressure, thermally-isolating the higher pressure liquid, cooling the thermally-isolated liquid refrigerant while remaining thermally-isolated and then allowing thermal contact of the remaining low temperature and pressure liquid and a cooled substance causing the low temperature and pressure liquid to further reversibly boil to a vapor at the low pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Altech Controls Corporation
    Inventor: Richard H. Alsenz
  • Patent number: 6923170
    Abstract: A paint ball gun magazine or a combined hopper/feeder apparatus is disclosed, where the magazine includes a closing assembly designed to allow the magazine to transition between a closed state and an open state and to a paint ball including a closable magazine. A paintball adapter is also disclosed, where the adapter includes a closing assembly designed to allow the adapter to transition between a closed state and an open state and to a paint ball gun including a closable magazine and/or a closable adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Avalon Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Ho, Kheng Phang
  • Patent number: 6923000
    Abstract: A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream from an external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure circuit and a lower pressure circuit. The cycle is designed to improve the efficiency of the energy extraction process by mixing the liquid stream from the high pressure circuit with the spent low pressure circuit stream forming a lean system that can be condensed at a low pressure. The new thermodynamic process and the system for accomplishing it are especially well-suited for streams from low-temperature geothermal sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Kalex LLC
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina
  • Patent number: 6910334
    Abstract: A new thermodynamic cycle is disclosed for converting energy from a low temperature stream, external source into useable energy using a working fluid comprising of a mixture of a low boiling component and a higher boiling component and including a higher pressure circuit and a lower pressure circuit. The cycle is designed to improve the efficiency of the energy extraction process by recirculating a portion of a liquid stream prior to further cooling. The new thermodynamic processes and systems for accomplishing these improved efficiencies are especially well-suited for streams from low-temperature geothermal sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Kalex, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander I. Kalina