Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Rockey, Milnamow & Katz, Ltd.
  • Method and arrangement for optimizing oxidation during burning of gaseous and liquid fuels
    Patent number: 6109911
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides in a combustion apparatus provided with a tubular furnace. The method comprises burning odor gases at first sub-stoichiometrically, and subsequently supplying additional air to the furnace (3) in the transverse direction thereof in such a manner that the final air ratio is over 1. The arrangement comprises an additional air duct (7) which extends to the furnace of the boiler and from which additional air is supplied to the furnace (3) in the transverse direction of the furnace (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Kvaerner Pulping Oy
    Inventors: Ari Tamminen, Risto Syrjalainen, Heikki Koivuniemi, Erkki Valimaki
  • Shelf mounting system including mounting brackets having mounting ears for mounting vertical track members to a wall
    Patent number: 6109461
    Abstract: A shelf mounting system employing vertically oriented, elongated metal track members formed with parallel rows of laterally spaced slots for the attachment of cantilever and angle brace shelf support brackets thereto. The track members are detachably joined to hook mounting brackets for hanging the track members from a horizontal wooden sill member located along the upper end of a vertical wall. Alternatively face mounted brackets secured to the vertical wall are detachably secured to the track members. The face mounted brackets also are employed for hanging the track members from a floor or ceiling joist to support overhead mounted shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: John Sterling Corporation
    Inventors: Richard G. Kluge, John R. Sterling
  • Lighting device
    Patent number: 6109766
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising one or more light sources placed in respect to a concentrating concave or echelon main reflector, with the light emitted by the light source(s) being reflected by the main reflector so as to create a projected pattern of light to be directed onto a subject to be illuminated, a focusable light being achieved by shifting means capable of displacing or tilting the light source(s) with regard to the optical axis of the reflector. Said shifting means are apt to displace said at least one light source in a direction or at an angle to and from said optical axis of said reflector, in a plane substantially perpendicular to said axis, or to tilt the at least one light source(s). The light source(s) is(are) placed around said optical axis of the reflector and are movable or inclinable in a direction away from the optical axis of said reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: Mardick Baliozian
  • Fractal representation of data
    Patent number: 6111988
    Abstract: A method is provided for the fractal representation of data in which a representative continuous n-dimensional surface is defined as a first approximation to the original data. Residual data is formed from the date and the n-dimensional surface, and is then divided into a first number of regions. For each of the first number of regions, the following steps are performed: A number of domain regions are determined from the data; for a current one of each of the domain regions, a second representative n-dimensional surface is formed from the current domain; a (domain residual is formed from the current domain region; and the second representative n-dimensional surface, and a closest distance or error measure is determined. After processing each of the regions, the representation of data is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Franklin G. Horowitz, Donald J. Bone, Jan P. Veldkamp
  • Synergistic nematocidal compositions
    Patent number: 6110904
    Abstract: A method for suppressing plant damage by nematodes which comprises the concurrent administration, to the locus, soil or seeds of plants in need of such treatment, of (a) a metabolite of the fungus Myrothecium verrucaria and (b) a chemical pesticide, as well as synergistic nematocidal compositions useful therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Prem Warrior, Daniel F. Heiman, Linda A. Rehberger
  • Dental instrument having overlapping helical scoring pattern
    Patent number: 6109918
    Abstract: A dental apparatus or instrument includes a hollow, tubular metal handle, closing members fastened to opposite open ends of the handle, and tool parts connected to the closing members. The metal handle includes a central substantially smooth region and two surface contoured regions adjacent to the closing members. The surface contoured regions include wide grooves in a criss-crossed pattern superimposed on V-shaped narrow grooves in a criss-crossed helical pattern. The combination of the two type grooves gives a sure grip feel to the two surface contoured regions. The closing members each include an attachment portion which tightly interfits into an open end of the handle and which is brazed into the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Neville Hammond, Michael Haupers, Ronald M. Saslow
  • Urinal
    Patent number: 6109441
    Abstract: Two similar urinals are nested in a package so that both urinals occupy a volume less than twice the volume occupied by one of the urinals. Each urinal has a body having a lower wall, an upper mouth, a front wall having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a back wall defining a tangent plane. The upper mouth has a margin defining a plane meeting the tangent plane defined by the back wall at an acute angle. Each urinal fits between an upper plane and a lower plane, each meeting the plane tangent defined by the back wall of said urinal at a right angle. Each urinal has a handle unitary with the body of said urinal and projecting from the body of said urinal, near the upper mouth of the body of said urinal, toward the lower portion of the front wall of the body of said urinal, so as to define a gap between the handle and the upper portion of the front wall of said urinal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Premium Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert S. Anderson
  • Modular tray system
    Patent number: 6109445
    Abstract: A modular tray system for holding component carriers includes a rectangular frame having retaining elements in the form of slots or pegs along opposite sides. Rails or partitions are arranged in parallel and selectively spaced apart along the opposite sides, and spaced apart along the opposite sides, and spanning between the opposite sides. Component carriers such as strips of thermoformed component-holding carrier tape are supported on the spaced apart rails. The modules can be stacked to allow for the holding of component carriers having relatively deep component-holding pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Tek Pak, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony W. Beyer
  • Distributed interactive simulation exercise manager system and method
    Patent number: 6106297
    Abstract: A manager system provides a set of integrated tools designed to assist in all stages of the military engagement training cycle: exercise creation, monitoring, and review. All information created or gathered at each stage is automatically made available to the next training stage. It can be distributed on the World-Wide Web, or can be viewed using a Web browser. The manager system uses the protocols established by the Distributed Interactive Simulation Standard (DIS) to both send and receive information from other DIS applications in order to perform each training stage. This allows the manager system to simultaneously monitor multiple dissimilar DIS training simulators during a joint exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Eyton Pollak, Sandra Vaquerizo
  • Gas intake assembly for a wafer processing system
    Patent number: 6105592
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer is set forth. The apparatus comprises a processing bowl that defines a processing chamber. The bowl has an opening through which wafers may be placed in the apparatus. A wafer support structure adapted to support at least one wafer is mounted for rotation within the processing chamber. A motor drive assembly is connected to rotate the wafer support structure. At least one fluid nozzle accepts processing fluid and sprays the processing fluid on the one or more wafers carried by the wafer support structure. A door is used to seal the opening of the processing bowl. The door has an opening that is open to ambient atmosphere to facilitate passage of ambient gas into the processing chamber. An ambient gas intake assembly is disposed in the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Semitool, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymon F. Thompson, Aleksander Owczarz, Daniel P. Bexten
  • Non-linear spring system for vibrating equipment
    Patent number: 6107715
    Abstract: A spring system for a vibration driver provides a non-linear stiffening reaction force as the deflection of the spring system increases. In a vibration driver, particularly an electromagnetic vibration driver, a reciprocating plate provides opposing bumpers which engage opposing elastomer blocks alternately during the stroke of the plate. Elastomer blocks include on three or four sides an elastomer impregnated fabric. The fabric controls the bulging of the elastomer block during impact by the bumper, substantially changing the spring rate of the elastomer block, to increase the resonant frequency of the spring system as the machine stroke increases. Increasing resonant frequency controls the stroke amplitude of the plate for a consistent feed rate of resonant tuned vibratory material handling equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Harold E. Patterson, Paul I. Sleppy
  • Ant habitat with retainer lip
    Patent number: 6105535
    Abstract: An ant habitat includes an outer transparent member which is vacuum-formed from a plastic sheet of material to have a through opening with an outer flexible perimeter wall. An inner transparent member having an inner flexible perimeter wall is connected through a flange to the outer transparent member to provide a space between the inner and outer flexible perimeter walls for receiving particulate material that will permit ants to burrow therethrough. The outer transparent member has a retainer lip extending above the inner transparent member to prevent the egress of ants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Educational Insights, Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Atamian, Brian A. Mehler
  • Reconfigurable easily deployable simulator
    Patent number: 6106298
    Abstract: A modular, reconfigurable and easily deployable simulator system includes a plurality of vehicle personality kits and at least one frame to support a single crewstation. Members of a selected kit are coupled to the frame. A multi-platform control system provides on-the-window and in vehicle instrument displays in real-time in response to the crewperson manipulating platform controls. An editor with a graphical user interface provides a capability to modify program segments of the control system thereby altering the behavior of the simulated platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Eytan Pollak
  • Water-soluble derivatives of epipodophyllotoxin, process for their preparation, their use as medicinal products and their intended use in anti-cancer treatments
    Patent number: 6107284
    Abstract: Water-soluble derivatives of epipodophyllotoxin, process for their preparation and their use for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, complaints caused by human papilloma virus and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Thierry Imbert, Yves Guminski, Barbara Monse, Bridget Hill, Jean-Pierre Robin
  • Belt conveyor
    Patent number: 6102195
    Abstract: An improved enclosed belt conveyor system for transferring material with a minimum of dust and energy consumption. An alignment device having an external adjustment mechanism to adjust dynamically balanced spools, which are mounted on a shaft is terminated in the alignment devices. The belts for the conveyed material are in an enclosed structure while the bearings and the bearing adjustment mechanisms are external of the enclosed structure, which encloses the spools and the belts thereby limiting the debris or dust to which bearings are subjected. The balanced flared spools have closed and sealed ends, thereby totally eliminating air turbulence, within the structure. Turbulence will accentuate dust movement within the enclosure. This invention permits the alignment of each individual roller while maintaining the cones of the spools and bearings in a dust free environment as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventor: Charles W. Weikel
  • Genetically engineered cells that produce produce L. Dopa
    Patent number: 6103226
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process of increasing dopamine production in a cell comprising co-transfecting the cell with one or more expression vectors containing polynucleotides that encode tyrosine hydroxylase, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase and GTP cyclohydrolase. Cells transfected with such vectors and the use of such transformed cells to increase dopamine production in the central nervous system of animals are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Arch Development Corporation
    Inventors: Un Jung Kang, Fred H. Gage
  • Semiconductor plating bowl and method using anode shield
    Patent number: 6099712
    Abstract: A semiconductor plating bowl which includes a shield on a consumable anode. The shield is preferably made from a dielectric material, such as a plastic. The shield is placed in the area upon which flowing plating fluid would otherwise impinge upon the processing workpiece. The shield has the surprising benefit of reducing the amount of organic additives consumed in the plating process. This is believed to occur because films that otherwise may form on the anode are not disrupted by the flow of plating liquids thereover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Semitool, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Ritzdorf, Jeffrey I. Turner, Lyndon W. Graham
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D429159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventor: Stuart Feen
  • Plastic container
    Patent number: D429415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: It's Academic of Illinois, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Shapiro
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D430032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: Stuart Feen