Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Stuart J. Friedman
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Patent number: 6322864Abstract: The envelope (100) has an additional flap (103) extending externally by superposition, being connected to the main portion (101) via two parallel lines of heat sealing (102, 105). According to the invention, the additional flap (103) has a reinforcing strip (106) applied thereto and at least one cutout (110) is formed therein to define the outline of a pull tongue (114). The cutout (110) extends beyond the reinforcing strip (106) in the form of two slots (113) formed through the wall of the flap and forming tear starters. The flap also has a line of perforations (104) extending parallel to the direction of the reinforcing strip (106) and at a distance therefrom, so as to enable the panel which is obtained by tearing the corresponding portion of said flap to be detached.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Sleever International CompanyInventor: Eric Fresnel
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Patent number: 6324064Abstract: An interface device for chip cards in standardized credit card format has a flat housing in likewise standardized PCMCIA format and is intended for insertion into a corresponding accommodation slot (30). The housing has a plug-in socket (12) at its front end and, extending from its rear end, an accommodation channel (32) for a chip card (18). The breadth of the housing in its edge region (A) adjoining the plug-in socket (12) is the same as that of the standardized chip card format. In order to avoid that any parts project outwardly from the accommodation slot (30) and yet to ensure a lateral guidance of the chip card (18), the housing, in its condition fully inserted in the accommodation slot (30), does not or not essentially protrude therefrom. The accommodation channel (32) terminates before the edge region (A) of the housing adjoining the plug-in socket (12).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: SCM Microsystems GmbHInventor: Robert Schneider
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Patent number: 6317046Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for making an antitheft link between two objects, the device comprising an envelope (20) of heat-shrink plastics material whose walls are locally brought together along a common generator line (23) to form both a main compartment (24) which is open at both ends and which is designed to envelop one of the two objects to be connected together, and an auxiliary compartment in which an elongate pin is disposed. The device has a wall (31) provided on the other object (30) with a narrow longitudinal slot (32) formed therein that is open at one of its ends, said slot being dimensioned to enable the envelope to be inserted level with its common generator line (23) so that the elongate pin co-operates with the wall (31) to provide the link between said other object and the envelope which has been heat-shrunk on the first object, and to enable the inserted envelope (20) to be locked into place by means (36) closing the open end of the slot (32).Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignees: Sensorimatic France, Sleever International CompanyInventors: Eric Fresnel, Alain Dameme, Didier Gouelibo
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Patent number: 6293308Abstract: A miniaturized valve mechanism which has a valve containing a channel with at least one inlet and one outlet opening, as well as a device for closing the channel. In order to provide a valve arrangement which can be produced in the smallest possible size, the valve is controlled by a very small linear motor, the driver of which moves the device for closing and opening the channel by the application of a control voltage to a piezoelectric tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2000Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: Burkert Werke GmbH & Co.Inventor: Christoph Hettinger
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Patent number: 6286547Abstract: A module comprises a pilot valve and four switching valves, in particular for driving actuators, the pilot valve being a 4/3-way valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Burkert Werke GmbH & Co.Inventor: Heinrich Dettmann
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Patent number: 6286548Abstract: A fluid control element comprises a housing in which two control chambers are formed, which are isolated from each other and comprise a working port each as well as two pressure ports. Two of these ports are provided with a sealing seat each. The fluid control element further comprises a switching element movably mounted in said housing and comprising a sealing part in each control chamber. The sealing part cooperates with the sealing seats such that these are opened or closed. The fluid control element further comprises an actuating member for the switching element, the actuating member being able to bring the switching element into three positions.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Burkert Werke GmbH & CoInventor: Heinrich Dettmann
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Patent number: 6283283Abstract: An improved storage package for a recording medium includes a paper board component releasably attached to a plastic, recording medium-holding component. The paper board component includes a flat base panel having upstanding flaps extending substantially perpendicular to the base panel. The plastic component includes a generally planar surface having a skirt depending therefrom. Lugs extend under the planar surface from the skirt for engaging apertures on the flaps. Inclined walls depend from the planar surface adjacent the skirt for guiding and directing the leading edge of each of the flaps.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2000Date of Patent: September 4, 2001Assignee: Lakewood Industries, Inc.Inventors: George F. Rufo, Jr., David Louis Bolognia
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Patent number: 6261512Abstract: The oxy-cutting torch comprises a support element (10) made from an undeformable block of stainless steel, and a heater element (20) permanently fixed against a bottom face (19) of the support element (10), which heater element is made from a solid block of copper in which passages are formed for gases and cooling fluid, which passages communicate directly with corresponding pipes of the support element (10). At least one nozzle (30) is positioned with precision in two bores (41, 32) in axial alignment provided respectively in the support element (10) and in the heater element (20), the nozzle being connected to a cutting oxygen feed pipe (14.6). A holder element (40) is preferably used to improve the precision with which the nozzle (30) is positioned.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Inventors: Michel Donze, Guy Prioretti
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Patent number: 6260423Abstract: A magnetoelastic torque sensor for providing an output signal indicative of the torque applied to a member about an axially extending axis of the member, comprising, a first ferromagnetic, magnetostrictive region in the member, the region being magnetically polarized in a single circumferential direction and possessing sufficient magnetic anisotropy to return the magnetization in the region, following the application of torque to the member, to the single circumferential direction when the applied torque is reduced to zero, whereby the ferromagnetic, magnetostrictive region produces a magnetic field varying with the torque. Magnetic field sensors are mounted proximate to the ferromagnetic, magnetostrictive region and oriented with respect thereto to sense the magnetic field at the sensors and provide the output signal in response thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Inventor: Ivan J. Garshelis
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Patent number: 6254139Abstract: The invention relates to a security envelope (20) for an article, the envelope being constituted by a sleeve (21) of heat-shrinkable plastics material that is fitted on its inside face with a holographic element (30) and with a tear strip (22) passing behind said holographic element (30). According to the invention, the holographic element (30) is organized to be transferable onto the facing wall (13) of the article and to adhere to said wall via zones situated on either side of the tear strip (22) so as to hold a portion of said tear strip captive, such that any fraudulent manipulation of the envelope heat-shrunk onto the article has the effect of displacing the tear strip (22) and consequently of automatically and visibly destroying the transferred holographic element (30).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Sleever International CompanyInventor: Eric Fresnel
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Patent number: 6220105Abstract: A magnetoelastic load cell for providing an output signal indicative of a force applied to the load cell comprises a magnetoelastically active, ferromagnetic, magnetostrictive disk-shaped member having upper and lower surfaces and comprising a central hub, an annular rim and at least two slots formed therebetween for defining at least two generally spiral-shaped spokes extending between the upper and lower surfaces, each of the spokes traversing approximately 360° between its origin at the hub and its termination at the rim. The spokes are magnetically polarized in a single circumferential direction and possess sufficient magnetic anisotropy to return the magnetization in the spokes, following the application of a force to the load cell, to the single circumferential direction when the applied force is reduced to zero. Magnetic field sensor means are mounted proximate to the member to sense the magnitude of the magnetic field produced by the member in response to the applied force.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2000Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Magna-Lastic Devices, Inc.Inventor: David W. Cripe
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Patent number: 6193326Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for braking a set of aircraft wheels, the apparatus comprising a normal hydraulic circuit and an emergency hydraulic circuit, both circuits leading to each of the various brakes via associated brake valves. According to the invention, the brake valves of the normal circuit and/or of the emergency circuit are constituted by direct drive valves that are electrically controlled by an associated electronic control unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Messier-BugattiInventor: Franck Ybert
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Patent number: 6176380Abstract: A feeding-bottle teat comprising a flexible and pierced endpiece (8) designed to be put in the mouth of a child, and a fixing portion (10) for fixing the teat to the body (1) of a bottle; a tubular inner wall (12) lining its outer wall (7) and defining an annular chamber (15) which terminates in the vicinity of the base of the endpiece (8) and which is in permanent communication with the atmosphere via at least one orifice (11) formed through the outer wall (7) of the teat at the base of the annular chamber (15).Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1997Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Inventors: Serge Glories, Jean-Baptiste Drevet
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Patent number: 6173731Abstract: An electrofluidic modular system (1) is made up of modules which are secured to a bar (5) and may be mounted one after the other, in particular fluidic modules (9) having collecting channels (10, 11, 12) for actuator ports (26, 27, 28), electric modules (7) including bus terminals (8) and electric terminals (44) for actuators (15), and function modules (30). Two interface modules (18, 19) each have on one connecting side (23) a first connecting configuration with electric (8) and fluidic (10, 11, 12) terminals and with a contour (24) which are adapted to the modules (7, 9) of the modular system (1), and have on the opposite connecting side (22) a second connecting configuration which is different from the first and has electric (25) terminals and a contour (20) which are adapted to modules (2, 3) of a modular system of a different provider secured to the same bar (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Burkert Werke GmbH & Co.Inventor: Martin Ottliczky
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Patent number: 6168738Abstract: A method of fireproofing a component of thermoplastic material belonging to an installation for distributing a flammable liquid such as a fuel, the method consisting in coating the outside of the component in a compound based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that is grafted so as to be cross-linked.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1997Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Nobel PlastiquesInventors: Jean-Claude Douchet, Andr{acute over (e)} Deltour
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Patent number: 6113720Abstract: The invention relates to a method of marking an article by transfer from a sleeve of heat-shrink plastics material which is shrunken on the article. According to the method, a transferable element (30) whose free face is coated in a layer (33) of reactivatable adhesive, together with an integrated circuit (40) on said layer, is placed on the inside surface (25) of the film constituting the sleeve (20), after which the sleeve (20) fitted in this way is engaged on the article (10) and is heated so as to shrink said sleeve and press said transferable element together with its integrated circuit onto the facing wall of the article (10), and the adhesive of the layer (33) of reactivatable adhesive is reactivated so that the transferable element (30) adheres to the article (10) and presses the associated integrated circuit (40) against the wall of said article.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1999Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Sleever International CompanyInventor: Eric Fresnel
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Patent number: 5402326Abstract: A gobo holder for a lighting system is provided which includes a housing for removably receiving a gobo therewithin, the housing having first and second ends and being positioned in the beam of light such that light enters the housing through the first end, passes through the gobo and exits the housing through the second end, a support on the housing for supporting the gobo in the housing, the support being positioned such that the beam of light passing through the gobo is unobstructed by the support, and a spring retainer supported by the housing and in contact with and resiliently biasing the gobo into contact with the support, the spring retainer being positioned such that the beam of light passing through the gobo is unobstructed by the spring retainer. The gobo holder is particularly advantageous in that it is capable of securely retaining gobos of various thicknesses in position during use while permitting easy and quick replacement of the gobos during lighting operations.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: High End Systems, Inc.Inventor: Richard S. Belliveau
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Patent number: 4426108Abstract: A tamper indicator includes a collar which can be positioned to be circumambient a connection nut on a gas meter. The collar includes two portions which are interlocked by snap-catches which are located inside a locked collar. The collar portions are formed of frangible material and can include lines of weakening. Once in place, the collar cannot be removed without breaking it, and once broken cannot be repaired so that an indication is provided that the encircled connection nut may have been tampered with.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1982Date of Patent: January 17, 1984Inventor: David A. Kesselman
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Patent number: D435980Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Inventor: Steve Lin
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Patent number: D444805Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2001Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: TIMONInventor: Hervé Tiberghien