Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Smith-Hill and Bedell
  • Patent number: 7503600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking arrangement by means of which two parts can be locked to each other, such as locking a door to its frame construction. The locking arrangement comprises a first locking element fastened to the lock unit, a second locking element fastened to the counter part and an acting element being preferably a part of the lock unit. The first and second locking elements are gripping brackets, forming a hooked grip with each other when the lock unit and the counter part are against each other, when, for example, the door is locked in its opening. The gripping brackets are essentially in the direction of the movement of the door. The task of the acting element is to keep the gripping brackets in an overlapping position when the locking arrangement is locked. The position of the acting can be changed, and the current state of the locking arrangement depends on the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Abloy Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Hautala, Petri Makkonen, Juha Murtola, Mika Helisten, Kimmo Siitari
  • Patent number: 7497180
    Abstract: A gas supply arrangement of a marine vessel being adapted to carry liquefied gas in its cargo tank having an ullage space section and a liquid phase section, which arrangement utilizes the gas as fuel to provide power for the vessel, the arrangement comprising a first gas supply line provided for processing the natural boil-off gas formed in the cargo tank, a second gas supply line which connects the cargo tank and the gas main supply line and which is provided with at least a pump for raising the pressure of the liquid gas and for pumping it forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Wartsila Finland Oy
    Inventors: Sören Karlsson, Timo Mahlanen
  • Patent number: 7494610
    Abstract: A method of activating a zeolite membrane comprising a step of placing the membrane in contact with a fluid mixture containing ozone, wherein when the fluid mixture is a gaseous mixture, the fluid mixture has a temperature of at least 423K, and wherein when the fluid mixture is a liquid mixture, the fluid mixture has a temperature of 353K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: King Lun Yeung, Koon Fung Lam, Samuel Heng, Lik Hang Joseph Chau
  • Patent number: 7481747
    Abstract: A tool for fitting a bicycle to a cyclist includes first and second stirrup elements, a handle, and attachment elements attaching the first and second stirrup elements to each other and to the handle. The cyclist may be positioned with the cyclist's back against a substantially flat surface and one leg extended away from the substantially flat surface and the foot of that leg engaging the first stirrup element and with the other leg bent and the foot of that leg engaging the second stirrup element. The cyclist may grasp the handle and pull the first stirrup element towards the cyclist's head to a position in which the cyclist's lumbo/sacral spine area moves away from the substantially flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Steven R. Lechleiter
  • Patent number: 7478346
    Abstract: A synthesizer or emulator processes a gate level IC design derived from an RTL design to produce a gate level dump file indicating how signals of the gate level design behave. The gate level dump file is converted into an RTL dump file indicating how signals of the RTL design behave. A debugger processes the RTL dump file to produce displays depicting the RTL design and behavior of signals indicated by the RTL dump file. Thus while the IC is simulated or emulated at the gate level of the design to produce waveform data for a debugger, the gate level-to-RTL dump file conversion process enables a designer debug the more familiar RTL design based on the gate level simulation or emulation results. file conversion process enables a designer debug the more familiar RTL design based on the gate level simulation or emulation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Springsoft USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chin Hsu, Furshing Tsai, Wori-Tzy Jong
  • Patent number: 7471100
    Abstract: A test head for an integrated circuit tester includes a main chassis defining a chamber that is open at the top. Tester modules are installed in the chamber, each tester module being removable as a unit from the chamber and including a tester module chassis, multiple pin electronics cards, and a tester module interface structure exposed at the top of the chamber. A test head interface structure is engageable with the tester module interface structures of the tester modules for connecting the tester module interface structures to a device interface unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Credence Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne H. Miller, Carlos R. Ramos, Peter S. Young
  • Patent number: 7464828
    Abstract: A container for storing toiletry items includes an outer sleeve having first and second opposing side walls and opposing front and rear walls. The side walls and the front and rear walls of the outer slide define an interior space and an opening providing access to the interior space. The container also includes an inner slide that is a snug sliding fit within the outer sleeve and has a base, first and second opposing side walls and first and second opposing end walls. The base, the side walls and the end walls define an interior space of the inner slide. An interior wall of the inner slide divides the interior space of the inner slide into first and second compartments. A panel that is hingedly attached to the interior wall and is movable between an open position, in which the interior space of the first compartment is exposed, and a closed position, in which the interior space of the first compartment is concealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Inventors: Donald T. Unrau, Audrey C. Unrau
  • Patent number: 7461829
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal to be used as a valve stem seal in a valve for controlling flows containing solid material such as slurry flows with an actuator. The seal is positioned outside of the valve body so that the inside of the seal and the valve body form an essentially closed space for the flow to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Outotec Ojy
    Inventor: Richard Rule
  • Patent number: 7461310
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) tester tests an IC having logic blocks that communicate through clocked devices arranged into scan chains. The tester organizes a low-speed IC functional test into a succession of test cycles, each of a uniform test cycle period, and can clock each clocked device up to once per test cycle with adjustable clock signal edge timing. At selected times during the functional test, the tester executes a capture procedure wherein it adjusts clock signal edge timing so that a delay between clocking of the input and output signals of selected logic blocks is less than the test cycle period to determine whether those logic blocks can operate at high frequency without delay faults. The tester executes a scan procedure immediately following each capture procedure to acquire data representing states of logic block output signals to enable the tester to determine whether one or more selected logic blocks experienced delay faults during the capture procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Springsoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Hsin-Po Wang
  • Patent number: 7458467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, by means of which stator the orientation of the slurry flow created by the flotation cell rotor can be controlled. The stator is composed of at least three structural elements to be installed around the rotor provided with at least one flow regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Outotec Oyj
    Inventors: Sami Grönstrand, Raimo Airola, Seppo Ronkainen
  • Patent number: 7458484
    Abstract: A device for dislodging tablets from the interior of a blister comprises a cup having a circular side wall which can be comfortably gripped in the hand. The interior of the cup is provided with a central upward projection which extends above the cup side wall and has its free end shaped to rupture easily a foil backing to the blister so that the tablets can be dislodged from the blister by twisting the cup and fall into the cup from which they are readily recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Manrex Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Gerard Stevens
  • Patent number: 7452253
    Abstract: A propulsion system for a marine vessel is provided with at least one skeg in its hull and with a first propulsion device provided at the stern area of the vessel for providing propulsion power. A second propulsion device is located in connection with the skeg and comprises a system for changing the direction of its thrust effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Wartsila Finland Oy
    Inventors: Oskar Levander, Susanna Hannula
  • Patent number: 7444968
    Abstract: A variable phase drive coupling is described for providing drive from an engine crankshaft to two sets of cams. The drive coupling comprising a drive member 12 connectable for rotation with the engine crankshaft and two driven members 18, 20 each connectable with a respective one of the two sets of cams. In the invention, the angular relationship of each of the driven members 18, 20 is independently variable relative to the drive member 12 under the action of camshaft torque reversals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Mechadyne PLC
    Inventors: Timothy Mark Lancefield, Ian Methley
  • Patent number: 7441662
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, said stator including flow regulators installed at regular distances from each other. The stator flow regulators are installed to be movable, so that the flow regulators can be adjusted at a desired distance from the rotor rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Outotec Oyj
    Inventor: Seppo Ronkainen
  • Patent number: 7438319
    Abstract: A roll over protection device for compact tractors has a tubular steel hoop 14 carried by a channel section coupling 20 and the coupling is bolted to a bracket 12 with holes 34 and slots 36 which enable it to be bolted to the transmission housing of the tractor. The hoop 14 and coupling 20 are the same whatever the make of tractor, but the bracket is intended to fit different models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventors: Bruce Russell Lee Cooper, Frank Allen
  • Patent number: 7437971
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a shaft, such as a shaft for driving a sectional door, roller shutter or the like, is in the form of a module, carried, in use, by the shaft and including a motor, a driven wheel fixed for rotation with the shaft and drivable, in use, by the motor, and clutch means and operable between the motor and the wheel. The module further includes brace means in the form of a limb attachable to a member which is fixed relative to the axis of the shaft, to brace the module against turning as the shaft is driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Bruce Stanley Gunton
  • Patent number: 7438012
    Abstract: Gas supply arrangement of a marine vessel being adapted to carry liquefied gas in its gas tank having an ullage space section and a liquid phase section, which arrangement provides the gas for demands of the vessel, the arrangement comprising a gas supply line provided for delivering the gas formed in the gas tank to a consumption device, and a piping extending from the liquid phase section to the ullage space section of the gas tank being provided with at least a pump, for introducing gas into the ullage space section. The piping is provided with a heat transfer unit for effecting on the temperature of the introduced gas. The invention relates also to method of providing gas in a marine vessel with liquefied gas tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Wartsila Finland Oy
    Inventor: Johnny Kackur
  • Patent number: 7438555
    Abstract: A hand held teaching aid is made of three layers of card. The grip has a panel projecting from the grip and a pocket slides on the panel. The grip carries a picture of an item whose name is to be taught, eg. an apple, and the panel bears the name of the item, eg. APPLE. When the grip and pocket are pushed together, the picture is visible but not the word. When the grip and pocket are slid apart, the word comes into view. In a variant, numerals and simple calculations replace pictures and words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Hinkler Books Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen Ungar
  • Patent number: 7436322
    Abstract: A flight recorder system with remote wireless access, for use aboard an aircraft, includes at least one microphone for monitoring sounds within a cockpit of the aircraft and producing digital audio data. The digital audio data is indexed relative to aircraft position and time and is stored. A download command is initiated and prompts stored data to be read and transmitted to a ground-based facility for evaluation. A video camera may be provided for acquiring and recording images within the cockpit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventor: Kelly C Crank
  • Patent number: 7431354
    Abstract: A door lock includes a latch bolt and an auxiliary bolt. A stop member is supported by the auxiliary bolt and is movable relative to the auxiliary bolt between a position in which it prevents a guide element moving to a position providing deadlocking of the latch bolt, while the auxiliary bolt is in a protruding position, and a position in which it allows the guide element to move to a position providing the deadlocking of the latch bolt. The stop member allows the guide element to move to the position providing deadlocking of the latch bolt only in case both the auxiliary bolt and the latch bolt are first moved to retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Abloy Oy
    Inventor: Juha Raatikainen