Patents Represented by Law Firm Seidel, Gonda, Goldhammer & Panitch
  • Treatment of hepatic and renal disorders with ornithine and arginine salts of branched chain keto acids
    Patent number: 4320146
    Abstract: Novel compounds are prepared by reacting ornithine or arginine with alpha ketao analogs of branched chain essential amino acids, namely valine, leucine and isoleucine. The compounds are useful either individually or as a mixture in the treatment of hepatic disorders which are characterized by hyperammonemia and portal systemic encephalopathy. Use of these compounds in treatment of renal failure also appears promising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventor: Mackenzie Walser
  • Process for producing ferro-magnetic metal particles
    Patent number: 4318757
    Abstract: Ferromagnetic metal particles of high quality are produced by a process which comprises heat-treating starting material particles selected from the group consisting of the particles of ferromagnetic metals, ferromagnetic alloys, and oxides and hydroxides of ferromagnetic metals, in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature required for converting the material particles into ferromagnetic metal particles of improved magnetic properties. Electrostatic charges are imparted to the material particles during the heat treatment, whereby aggregation of material particles is hindered during the treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1982
    Assignee: TDK Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rioichi Horimoto, Riyuuzou Seike
  • Acoustic emission warning system for a fiberglass member
    Patent number: 4317368
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use as an onboard monitor and warning system attached to a fiberglas boom to detect potentially hazardous loads by detecting and counting acoustic emissions produced in the boom by the breakage of glass fibers. The monitor and warning system produce a warning signal when the number of acoustic emissions detected in a selected period of time indicates the existence of a potentially hazardous load. The apparatus includes a piezoelectric transducer which may be placed in contact with the surface of the fiberglas to produce electrical signals corresponding to pressure waves detected in the fiberglas. Apparatus is provided for distinguishing by the electrical signals those pressure waves which are acoustic emissions associated with the breakage of glass fibers from all other pressure waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1982
    Inventor: John W. McElroy
  • Light fixture and elevator therefor
    Patent number: 4316238
    Abstract: A frame attached to a ceiling supports a horizontally reciprocal carriage. A light fixture is supported by the carriage. A flexible conductor has one end connected to the fixture and an intermediate portion extending around a part of said carriage so that movement of the carriage in one direction lowers the fixture and movement in an opposite direction elevates the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1982
    Assignee: Kidde Consumer Durables Corp.
    Inventors: Donald A. Booty, David Weisburg
  • Coal pipe monitor
    Patent number: 4314241
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring the flow of coal from a bunker through a conduit to a coal feeder. A radiation sensitive detector detects the amount of coal present at a zone of the conduit and generates a stream of pulses which is sampled at discrete sample intervals of time to determine whether the conduit zone is empty, partially filled or filled. If the conduit zone is partially filled, a partial alarm is generated, and a determination is made as to whether the conduit zone is empty. If the conduit zone is empty, an empty alarm is generated and the feeder is stopped after a predetermined amount of coal has been deposited on the feeder. If the conduit zone is partially filled and a shut-off valve between the bunker and conduit is closed, a coal build-up alarm is generated. If the conduit zone is filled and the profile of coal at the feeder is not at full profile, a coal hang-up alarm is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Merrick Scale Mfg. Company
    Inventors: Donald W. La Plante, Arthur Fairchild, Eugene L. Rebucci
  • Process for shucking a mollusk
    Patent number: 4312099
    Abstract: Raw mollusks at room temperature are fed to a crusher wherein a mechanical shock is introduced to the mollusks with the magnitude of the shock being sufficient to release attachment between the mollusk meat and the mollusk shell by rapidly accelerating and then rapidly decelerating the mollusks using a rotating roller having a minimum surface speed of about 2800 feet per minute. The mollusks are then separated into a first stream of loose meat and meat attached to shells and a second stream of loose meat and shells. Each stream is then subjected to centrifugal separation whereupon the first stream shells having meat attached thereto is recycled through a crusher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Borden, Inc.
    Inventor: Max Cohen
  • Sheet stack inverting apparatus
    Patent number: 4312502
    Abstract: The apparatus lifts a stack of sheets, turns the stack, and then places the side edges of the sheets on a conveyor. The lifting device is generally Z-shaped and is supported for unidirectional rotation about a horizontal axis adjacent one end of the conveyor. Two stacks of sheets are delivered to the conveyor per revolution of said device. The sheets are fed from said conveyor to a shingling conveyor which delivers a uniform shingle to a converting machine. The shingle density is controlled by a metering gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Molins Machine Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald R. Wilt
  • Label for container having pharmaceutical product therein
    Patent number: 4312523
    Abstract: A label for attachment to a container having a pharmaceutical product therein is in the form of an elongated strip substantially longer than the circumference of the container to which it is adapted to be secured. The strip is delineated into at least three zones with the two end zones including indicia identifying the product name, quantity of the product, and the expiration date. One of said end zones is provided with adhesive for securement to the container and is delineated from the remainder of the label by a perforation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: PACO Packaging Incorporated
    Inventor: Russell R. Haines
  • Programmable electronic speed control
    Patent number: 4313075
    Abstract: A programmable electronic speed control for controlling the speed of a motor responsive to an ac signal source. A triac switch is interposed between the ac signal source and the motor. A programmable digital counter is connected between the ac signal source and the triac switch. The programmable counter counts zero voltage crossings of the ac signal generated by the ac signal source and repetitively causes the triac switch to alternately pass and block selectable numbers of cycles of the ac signal to the motor. The speed of the motor is determined by the relationship between the selectable numbers of cycles of the ac signal which are alternately passed and blocked by the triac switch. The speed control is particularly suited for use in controlling the pump motor and/or the program timer motor in a beverage dispensing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Refreshment Machinery Incorporated
    Inventors: William G. Stewart, David Lawhon
  • Disposable swab and culture unit
    Patent number: 4312950
    Abstract: A two-piece telescoping cylinder made of a flexible plastic material forms a disposable container for a swab and a liquid culture medium. The upper piece serves as a handle for the swab and cooperates with the lower piece to form a sealed container for the swab and liquid. A generally conical plug having a base slightly larger than the inside diameter of the cylinder divides the lower piece into two compartments, sealing the liquid from the swab. When the telescoping parts are pushed together, the swab contacts the plug and pivots it in relation to the side walls of the tube so that the seal is broken and the liquid may saturate the swab or a cotton wad immediately above the swab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Hillwood Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Snyder, Walter T. Leible
  • Wind deflectable sign holder
    Patent number: 4309836
    Abstract: A sign panel is connected to a support frame therebelow by a resilient strip whose width is substantially greater than its thickness so that the sign panel may deflect in strong winds as permitted by the resilience of said strip. The effective length of said strip and hence the resilience thereof may be adjusted so that the maximum length of the strip is utilized under high wind conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Eastern Metal of Elmira, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Knapp
  • Driverless vehicle speed retarder
    Patent number: 4310073
    Abstract: The speed of loaded and unloaded driverless vehicles traveling along an inclined path is controlled by a hydraulic retarder mechanism which dissipates the kinetic energy of the vehicle. The retarder mechanism is velocity sensitive and projects into the path of part of the vehicle. The retarder mechanism slows down fast moving vehicles but has little or no effect on slow moving vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: SI Handling Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Haring
  • Process of producing composite powder coated with noble metal
    Patent number: 4309458
    Abstract: Composite powder coated with a noble metal is produced by adding a powder of a metal or alloy baser than the noble metal to a powder of a metallic sulfide, carbon, activated charcoal, metallic carbide, or metallic oxide, and then adding to the resulting mixture a solution containing the noble metal with stirring. The particles of the composite powder are coated with the noble metal that results from a cementation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: Nihon Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshio Kawasumi, Mitsuo Takahashi
  • Process of producing multilayer-coated composite powder
    Patent number: 4309457
    Abstract: A multilayer-coated composite powder is produced by a first step of treating a core powder to be coated with first metallic ions and a metallic powder for reducing the first ions and thereby forming a single-layer coated powder, and a second step of treating the single-layer-coated powder with either only second metallic ions other than the first metallic ions or the second ions in the presence of a metallic powder for reducing the second ions. Where necessary, the second step is repeated the number of times required for forming a predetermined number of coating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: Nihon Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshio Kawasumi, Mitsuo Takahashi
  • Rubber or plastic magnet and magnetic powder for making the same
    Patent number: 4308155
    Abstract: A rubber or plastic magnet of high magnetic properties is produced by incorporating a magnetoplumbite type magnetic powder into a rubber or thermoplastic or thermosetting matrix at a high concentration with a high degree of orientation of the magnetic particles. Such high concentration and orientation can be obtained by using a magnetoplumbite type magnetic powder having a compressed density in the range between 3.30 g/cm.sup.3 and about 3.55 g/cm.sup.3 and an average particle size of about 1.00 and 1.50.mu., said particles being prepared by dry crushing process from coarse sintered particles and having predominantly single crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: TDK Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Tada, Katsuji Honda, Masami Oguriyama
  • Industrial fuel burner
    Patent number: D262487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: Enatech Corporation
    Inventor: Robert E. Schreter
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D262743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Inventor: Garry Jones
  • Cabinet bar
    Patent number: D262844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Inventor: Breck J. Richardson
  • Powder dispenser
    Patent number: D263120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1982
    Assignee: Certified Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Fossella, Michael J. Mercandante, John B. MacDonald
  • Outlet fitting for a pipe
    Patent number: D263163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1982
    Inventor: Jarl R. Olde