Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Smith-Hill and Bedell
  • Patent number: 7272901
    Abstract: A display arrangement 10 made of card with a pair of windows 18. A movable carrying member 30 is provided bearing two images 30 selectively viewable through the respective windows 18. The arrangement 10 is configured such that a one of the images 38 is viewable through a respective window 18 when the carrying member 30 is moved in a first direction, and the other image 30 is viewable through the other window 18 when the carrying member is moved back in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Allcloud Ltd.
    Inventor: Richard Laurence Jewitt
  • Patent number: 7274754
    Abstract: A radio transmitter and receiver arrangement includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter generates an electromagnetic carrier that varies in frequency throughout a channel interval, and modulates the carrier with an information signal during the channel interval, whereby the carrier is modulated both in frequency and in accordance with the information signal during the channel interval. The receiver receives the carrier that is modulated both in frequency and in accordance with the information signal, generates a detection signal that varies in frequency throughout the channel interval, and mixes the carrier and the detection signal to recover the information signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Focus Enhancements, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Boehlke, Krishnan Palaniswami
  • Patent number: 7270627
    Abstract: In order to provide rehabilitation, physiotherapy and maintain suppleness, an exerciser is provided in which a skid with a slide or movement surface is provided on one side and a grip on the other in order that a user can perform controlled oscillatory motions by resting a limb upon the grip. In such circumstances, for example, bed ridden patients recovering from hip or other joint replacement surgery can initially conveniently perform oscillatory motions, the extent of which can be progressively controlled to improve mobility. The exerciser can also be used for recuperative muscle development and maintenance of suppleness with regard to limb and joint movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventor: Philip Raymond Hankin
  • Patent number: 7270096
    Abstract: A twin vane-type phaser is described which is provided with a locking mechanism for locking the drive member to the driven members when the pressure in the working chambers is a below is predetermined value. The locking mechanism comprises two coaxial locking pins 114, 118 mounted in a common bore 110 in the centrally located member 32. The locking pins are resiliently urged apart by a spring 120 into bores in the two outer members 38, 40 and are retracted by pistons 112, 116 when the hydraulic pressure in the working chambers attains the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Mechadyne PLC
    Inventors: Timothy Mark Lancefield, Richard Alwyn Owen
  • Patent number: 7271664
    Abstract: A phase locked loop circuit (PLL) has a reference terminal for receiving a reference signal and an output terminal for providing an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Credence Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Samuel J. Walker
  • Patent number: 7266800
    Abstract: Computational models of a patterning process are described. Any one of these computational models can be implemented as computer-readable program code embodied in computer-readable media. The embodiments described herein explain techniques that can be used to adjust parameters of these models according to measurements, as well as how predictions made from these models can be used to correct lithography data. Corrected lithography data can be used to manufacture a device, such as an integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Invarium, Inc.
    Inventor: Abdurrahman Sezginer
  • Patent number: 7257794
    Abstract: A computer-aided design tool generates a layout for a passive device, such as a resistor or a capacitor, to be incorporated into an integrated circuit. The layout is based on a model describing the passive device as being formed by a variable number of interconnected instances of a device unit, such as a resistor segment or a capacitor block. User-supplied Input parameter values control the number of instances of the device unit included in the passive device layout, the relative positions of the device unit instances, and characteristics of their internal layouts. The tool also generates a display of a representation of the passive device layout and provides a graphical interface enabling the user to modify various aspects of the passive device layout by altering its displayed representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Springsoft, Inc.
    Inventors: Shyh-An Tang, Ya-Chin Hsu
  • Patent number: 7251970
    Abstract: A cylinder housing arrangement, where the cylinder housing encloses a lock cylinder or the like, which comprises a number of locking elements to be arranged by a key, preferably tumbler discs to be turned by a key, which discs in their locked position prevent the turning of the lock cylinder relative to the cylinder housing. The cylinder housing comprises a body part and a separate cover part, which is arranged to be installed in the crosswise direction relative to the cylinder housing at the end of the body part on the inserting side of a key, so that it is locked to the body part in the axial direction of the cylinder housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Abloy Oy
    Inventor: Pekka Mielonen
  • Patent number: 7251243
    Abstract: A method of, and an apparatus for, providing broadband services to multiple remote units located at a client premise via a single communication line are provided. Authorization data is communicated from distribution equipment to the remote units and the authorization data authorizes one of the remote units to transmit data to the distribution equipment. The authorization data is included in a DSL frame and is sequentially changed thereby sequentially to authorize each remote unit one at a time to transmit data. The distribution equipment provides the authorization data in a control word of a frame header of a VDSL frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Tut Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Malcolm Herring
  • Patent number: 7240603
    Abstract: A piston assembly for a door closer includes a piston formed with a mounting hole and a door closer valve installed with clearance in the mounting hole. The door closer valve has a body part with first and second formations at opposite respective ends of the body part for engaging opposite respective sides of the piston and retaining the valve in the mounting hole. The body part is movable in the mounting hole axially of the mounting hole. The first formation is a protruding flange for seating against the piston at the first side thereof around the mounting hole and creating a seal around the mounting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Abloy Oy
    Inventor: Harri Juntunen
  • Patent number: 7243278
    Abstract: An integrated circuit tester for testing an IC device under test (DUT) during a succession of test cycles includes a pattern generator programmed to generate data before each test cycle encoded to specify all test activities to be carried out during the test cycle and to specify for each test activity a time during the test cycle at which the test activity is to be carried out and a DUT IO pin at which the test activity is to be carried out. Multiple programmable tester channels each comprise multiple DUT interface circuits, each of which can be connected to a separate DUT IO pin for carrying out test activities at that DUT IO pin when signaled to do so, and hardware resources programmed by decoding instructions to decode the data from the pattern generator for each test cycle and initiate each specified test activity by signaling the DUT interface circuit that is specified for the test activity at the time specified for the test activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Credence Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Brian J. Arkin
  • Patent number: 7238161
    Abstract: A therapy apparatus includes a container having an interior volume and having an opening providing access to the interior volume and massaging elements freely located in the interior volume of the container. Each massaging element has a generally spherical exterior and has multiple protrusions projecting from its generally spherical exterior. A patient's hand may be inserted into the container through the opening and be moved among the massaging elements to be stimulated by massaging elements contacting the fingers and both the front and the back of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventors: Andrei V. Komkin, Alexander S. Pervov
  • Patent number: 7237533
    Abstract: An arrangement in a fuel injection system for controlling the fuel injection includes a body part having a space, through which the fuel to be injected during operation flows, and a fuel inlet opening and an outlet opening opening into the space. A piston is arranged movably inside the space, the piston having a channel arranged therein for creating a flow connection between the fuel inlet opening and the outlet opening, whereby the piston divides the space into a first part connected with the inlet opening and a second part connected with the outlet opening. A spring creates a force acting on the piston in a direction opposite to that of the main fuel flow. The piston and the body part are formed so that when the piston is in the end adjacent the fuel inlet opening it delimits a third space, the volume of which depends on the mutual positions of the piston and the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Wartsila Finland OY
    Inventor: Kai Lehtonen
  • Patent number: 7234664
    Abstract: A draw spring linkage includes a hollow rod formed with a shoulder structure at the first end of the rod and with a slot that extends longitudinally of the rod and is located between the shoulder structure and the second end of the hollow rod. A tongue member includes an attachment portion and a stem that projects from the attachment portion. The stem fits slidingly in the interior space of the hollow rod and is formed with a slot that is aligned with the slot in the hollow rod. A key extends through the slot in the tongue member and the slot in the hollow rod and projects laterally from the hollow rod. A hollow cylindrical spring is threaded by the hollow rod. The first end of the spring engages the shoulder structure, the second end of the spring engages the key, and the spring is held under compression between the shoulder structure and the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Inventor: Brent W. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7234500
    Abstract: A cutting device (10) for cutting a material (12) and providing a cut portion of the material (12). The device comprises a heating assembly comprising an electrical induction arrangement (32) for heating the cut portion of the material by induction heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Relco U.K. Limited
    Inventors: David Gill, Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 7220907
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method of instructing a performer on the hand manipulations to make to play a piece of music. The invention includes a representation. The representation includes at least one time line which represents the elapse of time during the piece of music. Each time line is marked with beat indicia which indicate on the time line the occurrence of a beat in the music and indicia which mark the transition between bars. Symbols carry instructions on where the fingers are to be placed to define “home” keys, and other symbols carry instructions as to which fingers are to strike a key during a beat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventor: Leigh Lachlan McIntosh
  • Patent number: D546141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Inventor: Claire Broome
  • Patent number: D547893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Vice
  • Patent number: D548976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hayco Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: Christopher James Mccaughan Hay
  • Patent number: D549288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Paul Simon Droznika