Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Suiter & Associates PC
  • Method and apparatus for information retrieval from a network using parameter value sampling
    Patent number: 6427165
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selectively obtaining information over a network with an information handling system coupled to the network are disclosed. The network is searched for the information based upon a predetermined criterion, and the information is located on a node of the network where the information is stored. A parameter value of the node where the information is stored is determined, and the determined parameter value is displayed in conjunction with a link to the node whereby a determination may be made whether to obtain the information from the node based upon the determined parameter value. The search results may be ordered and selected according to one or more of determined parameter values of the nodes where the information is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen J. Anderson
  • Bulk cargo container
    Patent number: 6401983
    Abstract: A bulk cargo container is disclosed for storing, transporting or processing solid or liquid bulk materials. The bulk cargo container includes a vessel suitable for containing the bulk material and a supporting frame assembly having a generally horizontally disposed support member attachment. In an exemplary embodiment, the vessel is formed of fiber reinforced plastic material and includes a container portion and a support member. The container portion is formed into at least one hopper having a discharge opening therein suitable for discharging bulk material contained within the vessel. The vessel is supported from the support member attachment via the support member so that the weight of the bulk material is carried in tension by the fiber reinforced plastic material of the vessels shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Composite Structures, Inc.
    Inventors: Harley C. McDonald, Matthew C. McDonald
  • High pressure pump having bearing assembly pre-load apparatus
    Patent number: 6397729
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for capturing a bearing assembly in a device such as a high pressure pump or the like so that undesired pre-load within the bearing assembly is substantially reduced or eliminated. The apparatus is comprised of a fastener for capturing the bearing assembly by securing the bearing assembly to the shaft of the pump's eccentric assembly. A collet is disposed in the bearing assembly around the fastener. The fastener includes a tapered section for at least partially expanding the collet so that the collet engages the bearing assembly capturing the bearing assembly and controlling the amount of pre-load placed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventors: Shane Dexter, Allen Palmer, Mark Wood
  • Garage door message banner
    Patent number: 6395369
    Abstract: A garage door banner for partially covering the front of a conventional garage door. The banner is easily attached so as not to change its position after successive up and down garage door cycling operations. The banner is attached via elastic strips to the top and bottom edges of a conventional garage door. Illumination may also be provided so as to add decoration and visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Charles J. Randone
  • Method and apparatus for aseptically removing animal hides
    Patent number: 6394889
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for aseptically separating and removing the hide of an animal from its carcass wherein the hide is separated from the carcass prior to marking of the hide using at least one cutting implement inserted between the hide and the carcass for cutting the connecting tissue attaching the hide and carcass. The hide, once separated, is then marked and removed from the carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Richard V. O'Neill
  • Heat sink with chip die EMC ground interconnect
    Patent number: 6396699
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a heat sink to a chip package such as a BGA type chip package or the like is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, ground bumps are formed on the die substrate of the chip package and on the heat mating surface of the heat sink to be attached to the package. The ground bumps formed on the die protrude into the body of dimples formed in the body of the chip encapsulation package to make thermal/electrical ground contact with the ground bumps formed on the heat mating surface of the heat sink for electrically grounding the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Caldwell, Craig C. McCombs
  • Maneuverable self-propelled cart
    Patent number: 6390213
    Abstract: A maneuverable self-propelled cart having a drive assembly including independently suspended drive wheels for propelling the cart over rough or uneven surfaces. The drive assembly is comprised of a drive wheel carriage having at least two drive wheels. The drive wheel carriage may include a turntable or the like adapted to rotate the carriage about a substantially vertical axis relative to the frame of the cart. Each drive wheel may be independently suspended beneath the cart frame by a suspension apparatus so as to allow each drive wheel to individually engage a ground or floor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Joel N. Bleicher
  • Precise integrated current mirrors
    Patent number: 6392489
    Abstract: A high precision current control circuit (current mirror) is disclosed. As in prior current mirrors, a reference voltage is generated from the input reference current. An operational amplifier is placed between the reference diode and the bases of the controlled transistors to provide precise reproduction of the reference voltage with ample current to drive many controlled current sources or current sources with high multiplication ratios from the reference current. As compared to prior emitter follower drivers, a lower voltage threshold of operation from an external proportional control results. Lower power supply voltage is supported, since one diode drop is removed from the reference current path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: RadioCom Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Henry Ragan, Mark Richard Gehring
  • Heavily fluorinated sugar analogs
    Patent number: 6392032
    Abstract: Heavily fluorinated sugar analogs of formula wherein R1 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, —CH2—O-alkyl, —CH2—O-aryl, —CH2OPO3H, —CH2—O-carbohydrate, —CH2—NH-peptide, or —CH2—O-peptide; wherein R2 is selected from hydroxy, —O-carbohydrate, —NH-peptide, wherein R3 is selected from H, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkenyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkylamino; wherein R4 is selected from amino, hydroxy, alkoxy, or halogen; and wherein R5 is H or amino. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as antiviral and antineoplastic agents and the compounds of formula (II) are useful as plant growth inhibitors and herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Board of Regents University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Inventor: Stephen G. Dimagno
  • Image capture device having cursor generating and control apparatus
    Patent number: 6384861
    Abstract: An image capture device having apparatus for superimposing a cursor onto a recorded image wherein the position and movement of the cursor on the image may be controlled by a user of the image capture device. The image capture device includes a cursor control assembly for controlling the position of the cursor with respect to the image and a cursor generator for generating a cursor which is superimposed onto the image for recording to the storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Gateway, Inc
    Inventor: Todd D. Lindsey
  • Composition and method for the prevention and treatment of oxidative damage in ocular tissues
    Patent number: 6379664
    Abstract: Thioltransferase and derivatives thereof are provided. Methods of treating or preventing cataract formation comprising administering thioltransferase or a derivative thereof are also provided. Thioltransferase or derivatives thereof are also useful for treating or preventing diseases resulting from or associated with oxidative stress. Human lens thioltransferase and a DNA sequence encoding the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Board of Regents University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Inventors: Marjorie F. Lou, Nalini Raghavachari, Fengyu Qiao
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D459644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D460335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan
  • Pneumatic tool
    Patent number: D460675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventor: Fred M. Morgan