Patents Represented by Attorney Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A.
  • Patent number: 8286871
    Abstract: An archery sighting system and method for placing a reticule on a display. The system includes a housing mounted in fixed relation to a bow. The housing includes a rangefinder to generate a target distance signal indicative of a target distance between the bow and a target. A display is configured to depict a reticule. A chronograph generates a bow speed indicating a bow speed at which an arrow leaves the bow. A processor receives a bow speed signal from the chronograph, a range signal from the rangefinder. In response to the signals, the processor generates a reticule pattern on the display, the reticule is positioned to indicate an attitude of the bow necessary for an arrow released from the bow at the bow speed to strike a target at the target distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Clean Shot Archery, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Bay
  • Patent number: 8286258
    Abstract: A monitor method and a monitor apparatus for monitoring a data of hardware are provided. The data has private information, identification information and at least one first network transmission address. The monitor apparatus comprises a storage unit and a processing unit. The data is stored in the storage unit according to the identification information. The processing unit is configured to record the identification information and the at least one first network transmission address of the data in a mark information table. In response to a sending system call, when a transmission is arranged to transmit the private information of the data to a second network transmission address which is different from the at least one first network transmission address, the processing unit will output a signal to cease the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Tien, Yao-Ting Chung, Chih-Hung Lin, Jain-Shing Wu
  • Patent number: 8265644
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus, a service consuming apparatus, and a service transmitting method thereof are provided. The service providing apparatus is able to pre-allocate a plurality of service consuming apparatus into different groups, to pre-schedule the groups in a control channel, and to pre-schedule the groups in at least one channel. Accordingly, the channel resource can be consumed more efficiently by the service consuming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Yen-Chieh Cheng, Shiann-Tsong Sheu, Wen-Yao Chang
  • Patent number: 8251895
    Abstract: An endoscope is provided, comprising a first tube whose distal end is sealed with a cover glass disposed in a mount and an electric heating system for heating the cover glass, with the heating system comprising two electric connections which can be connected with a power source, and an electrically conductive coating which is applied to the inside of the cover glass and comprises two mutually spaced contact sections, of which one each is electrically connected with one of the connections, and with the mount being electrically conductive and a first of the two contact sections being electrically connected via the mount with the associated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Seeh, Armin Pfaff, Norbert Haeckl, Thomas Weller
  • Patent number: 8251845
    Abstract: An arrow, arrowhead and method of shooting an arrowhead are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a plurality of blades extend outwardly from the body of an arrowhead and a sharpened tip extends forwardly. A front laser diode is disposed in the arrowhead and is arranged so that a laser beam emitted by the diode projects forward from the arrowhead through an aperture in the tip and is coaxial with the tip's center axis. In another example embodiment, the housing includes a rear facing light source to selectively light the nock. The method includes drawing the arrow back on a bow until a forward facing laser beam in an arrowhead of the arrow turns on in response to a hall effect sensor sensing the presence of a magnet on the bow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Clean-Shot Archery, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry R. Bay
  • Patent number: 8244732
    Abstract: A named entity marking apparatus, a named entity marking method, and a computer program product thereof are provided. The named entity marking apparatus comprises a processor and a storage unit, wherein the processor is electrically connected to the storage unit. The storage unit is stored with an electronic document and a named entity database. The processor marks the electronic document into a first marked document by a first set of the named entity database. The processor decides a second set of the named entity database according to the first marked document. The processor re-marks the electronic document into a second marked document by the second set of the named entity database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Ping-Che Yang, Tsun Ku, Wei-Shen Lin, Chia-Ching Lu, Wen-Tai Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8194312
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optics changer for arranging an optical element in a target position in a changer chamber of an optical device accessible from the outside via a insertion channel, including a base frame and the optical element that is pivotally fastened to the base frame via a swivel mechanism, wherein the swivel mechanism effects a pivoting movement of the optical element when the optics changer is inserted through the insertion channel in the changer chamber starting at a predetermined insertion depth such that after inserting, the optical element is placed and pivoted in the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Mitzkus, Peter Schnuell, Frank Bauer, Uwe Wolf, Hubert Wahl
  • Patent number: 8194688
    Abstract: A node disposition apparatus, a node disposition method and a computer readable medium thereof are provided. The node disposition apparatus may determine where a base station (BS) and a relay station (RS) should be disposed according to a connected mobile station amount of each node disposition candidate position in a non-transparent wireless network. Thereby, the BS and the RS may be disposed effectively to overcome the defects of the conventional BS and RS disposition way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chia-Mu Yu, Yu-Shan Liang, Sy-Yen Kuo, Chih-Hsiang Ho
  • Patent number: 8150365
    Abstract: A base station (BS), a subordinate station (SS) and emergency information transmission methods thereof are provided. The SS is in a power-saving state. The BS shall allocate an emergency alert indicator and emergency information in a transmission channel. The SS in the power-saving state receives the emergency information according to the emergency alert indicator and proceeds with a handshake protocol with the BS to establish an emergency service flow between the BS and the SS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Institue for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chiu-Wen Chen, Chun-Yen Hsu
  • Patent number: 8125008
    Abstract: A Schottky device and a semiconductor process of making the same are provided. The Schottky device comprises a substrate, a deep well, a Schottky contact, and an Ohmic contact. The substrate is doped with a first type of ions. The deep well is doped with a second type of ions, and formed in the substrate. The Schottky contact contacts a first electrode with the deep well. The Ohmic contact contacts a second electrode with a heavily doped region with the second type of ions in the deep well. Wherein the deep well has a geometry gap with a width formed under the Schottky contact, the first type of ions and the second type of ions are complementary, and the width of the gap adjusts the breakdown voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: System General Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Chih Chiang, Chih-Feng Huang, You-Kuo Wu, Long Shih Lin
  • Patent number: 8101446
    Abstract: There is provided a method for the production of diode laser bars from a wafer, wherein a metal layer is applied to the wafer in such a way that it does not extend up to the later facets of the diode laser bars to be separated, the diode laser bars are separated and stacked one atop another, the metal layer producing a gap between the facets of the stacked diode laser bars and the metal layer being selected in such a way that clogging of the gap during coating of a facet is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Diode Lab GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Sebastian, Ralf Huelsewede
  • Patent number: 8012211
    Abstract: The present invention is a system for a partially biological disc replacement that stimulates natural fibrous, cartilaginous or other tissue growth in the DDD cavity, resulting in a partial biological disc replacement. Multiplicities of fibronous pieces of fibro-cartilaginous tissue promoting material are inserted into the DDD cavity inducing tissue growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Spineology, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen D. Kuslich
  • Patent number: 8005191
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a field emission x-ray apparatus comprising: a housing including proximal and distal housing ends; a probe including proximal and distal probe ends, wherein the proximal probe end is attach to the distal housing end and the distal probe end is sealingly closed by a cathode, and wherein the apparatus further includes an anode having proximal and distal anode ends with the distal anode end being separated from the cathode by a gap and the proximal anode end being attached to a heat sink; wherein said the further includes an outer probe surface and wherein the outer probe surface comprises a conductive probe surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Minnesota Medical Physics LLC
    Inventors: Ali Jaafar, Victor I. Chornenky
  • Patent number: 7965818
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an x-ray field emission apparatus, system and method, the apparatus having a hollow probe held at vacuum; a cathode enclosed within the probe, the cathode producing an electron stream when connected to a high negative potential; an anode enclosed within the probe and separated from the cathode by a gap, said the providing a target for the electron stream; and a shield assembly comprising a hollow shield electrode positioned within the probe and about the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Minnesota Medical Physics LLC
    Inventors: Ali Jaafar, Victor I. Chornenky
  • Patent number: 7931689
    Abstract: An implantable container is used to stabilize or restore height in a vertebral body. After insertion the container is filled with a bone filler material such as bone cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Spineology Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Hochschuler, Wesley D. Johnson, Kevin L. Nickels, Thomas R. Hektner, Larry Wales, Tyler Lipschults
  • Patent number: D643475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas A. Stewart
  • Patent number: RE42757
    Abstract: An expandable reamer for forming a space within a vertebral disc includes a pair of opposing blades which have a expanded state and a retracted state. The blades being pivotally positioned at the distal end of a shaft assembly. A shaft housing being substantially disposed about the shaft assembly. The proximal end of the shaft assembly being operatively engaged by a control device which when rotated allows the blades to be fully retracted for insertion into a pre-bored hole and then to be expanded incrementally until the cavity is bored as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Spineology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Kuslich, Patricia Kuslich, legal representative, Francis Peterson, Todd Bjork, Joseph E. Gleason, Rodney Rogstad
  • Patent number: D666364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Tenacious Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Votel, Adria Rae Ensrud, Jeffrey A. Popowski
  • Patent number: D669454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: King Controls
    Inventors: Lael King, Sam Shuster
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    Patent number: D671271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Tenacious Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Votel, Andrew Olson, Dominique P Aris