Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Shoemaker & Mattare
  • Patent number: 6591585
    Abstract: A forming roller for manufacturing moulded bodies with the rotary die method comprises a surface which is roughened at least in the region of the forming roller webs. By way of the roughening of the forming roller webs the adhesive friction for the material tapes from which the moulded bodies are manufactured is increased. The roughness of the surface parts of the forming roller is advantageously produced by the processing of the surface with a blast means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Swiss Caps AG
    Inventor: Leo Stolz
  • Patent number: 6306929
    Abstract: A bleeding or fugitive printing ink is disclosed and claimed which can be printed by the method of dry or wet offset or letterpress. This ink allows, when printed on security documents and dried, to prevent attempts of forgery or counterfeit in that the ink contains at least one dyestuff which is sensitive to organic solvents and other chemical reagents. The ink, when printed, forms a solid, polymerized or cross-linked binder matrix on the surface of the document when the printings are submitted to energy radiation, or by an oxypolymerization reaction. This matrix is formed near immediately, in the case of oxypolymerization within 24 hours, in contrast to conventional bleeding printing inks whose matrixes do not really dry and remain liquid in the interstices of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: SICPA Holding S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Amon, Anton Bleikolm, Olivier Rozumek, Pandelis Papadimitriou
  • Patent number: 6186395
    Abstract: A food or drink container more particularly with an integrally formed handle or handles which can be assembled from a stacking position to a position of use is described. In one construction the container (1) comprises a cup-shaped part (2) which tapers from an upper rim (3) to a cone or round shaped base (4) terminating in a base rim (5) with a cutaway portion (6) forming an angled edge (7). Extending radially from the upper rim (3) is a winged projection (8) the center part (9) of which is horizontal to the upper rim. Two fold lines (10) are formed in the part (9) to facilitate the folding of two wings (12a, 12b) downwards as shown by arrows “A”. The edge walls (13) of the wings (12a, 12b) engage and abut each other in their fully folded down position to form a resilient handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventor: William Beverley Kennett
  • Patent number: 6128890
    Abstract: The Invention provides a waste storage device comprising a main body and a lid, the main body including a waste aperture inlet arranged to receive a storage bag, the lid comprising storage bag severing means movably mounted thereon and a formation arranged to hold the storage bag against movement relative to the lid when the lid is in a closed position, for operation of the severing means, in which the lid is movably fastened to the main body between said closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Sangenic International Limited
    Inventor: Robert Firth
  • Patent number: 6113182
    Abstract: A footrest-table convertible article of furniture includes a pair of vertical supports, at least one brace rigidly interconnecting the vertical supports, a rotatable element disposed between the vertical supports, and a pivot connection supporting the rotatable element on the vertical supports for rotation about a horizontal axis. The rotatable element has two opposed major surfaces, one being a flat unupholstered table top, and another being a cushioned footrest. The rotatable element can be flipped 180.degree. between a position in which the table top is uppermost and horizontal, and a position in which the cushioned footrest is uppermost and horizontal. A locking mechanism secures the rotatable element in either of the positions, at a consistent height above the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventor: James H. Wise
  • Patent number: 6099742
    Abstract: An emulsion treater has an elongate vessel for receiving oil in which water is emulsified and gas is entrained, and for separating these impurities from the oil. The vessel is supported so that the axis is oblique through the horizontal, thus defining an upper and a lower end, each of which is closed by a head which may be hemispherical in shape. An elongate sleeve extends coaxially through the vessel and has an upper sleeve end projecting through the upper vessel head, and is itself closed by an upper sleeve head. At the lower end, the sleeve is open, with the open end being located at an intermediate position in the vessel. An elongate firetube extends coaxially through the vessel and the sleeve, and projects through the upper sleeve head and through the lower vessel head, thus defining a chamber with the sleeve which surrounds the firetube. A burner is provided for injecting hot combustion gases into the firetube at the upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventor: Stephen M. Komistek
  • Patent number: 5763716
    Abstract: A process of converting a feed of hydrocarbon-containing gases into liquid hydrocarbon products including a first reaction of converting the feed into one to 2.5 parts of hydrogen to one part carbon monoxide in the presence of carbon dioxide and then secondly reacting the hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor using a promoted iron oxide catalyst slurry to form liquid hydrocarbon products, wherein the carbon dioxide from the first and second reactions is separated from the product streams and at least a portion of the separated carbon dioxide is recycled into the first reaction feed and the hydrocarbon products are separated by distillation and a normally gaseous portion of the separated products are further reacted in another Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor to produce additional liquid hydrocarbon product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Rentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles B. Benham, Mark S. Bohn, Dennis L. Yakobson
  • Patent number: 5176562
    Abstract: An apparatus for deboning a chicken leg includes a conveyor for holding the leg by the hock, a plunge knife device for severing the knee joint and pulling the femur from the thigh meat, a cutting device for severing the tendons at the hock of the leg, and a scraper for pulling the drumstick meat along the tibia and fibia toward the knee. The scraping mechanism includes a laterally movable carriage supporting at least one pair of jaws having notches along their edges to clear the leg bones, a first air cylinder for closing and opening the jaws, and a second air cylinder for moving the carriage away from the hock-restraining conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignees: Foodcraft Holdings, Inc., Gordex Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene Martin, Scott Cook
  • Patent number: 4999893
    Abstract: A method of making a bentleg plow includes cutting from a metal plate a tetragon having a leading edge and a trailing edge converging toward each other, the tetragon having a top portion adjacent a top edge, and a bottom portion adjacent a bottom edge. The bottom portion is bent with respect to the top portion about a hinge line which is such that the bottom portion has a rake which seeks to draw the plow into the soil being plowed. In a variant, a plurality of bentleg plow blades can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Governors of the University of Alberta
    Inventor: H. Page Harrison
  • Patent number: D494662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Inventors: William M. Traut, Stanley J. Sreda
  • Patent number: D667943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cotor S.r.l.
    Inventor: Luca Pantano