Patents Represented by Attorney The Watson IP Group, PLC.
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Patent number: 7293676Abstract: A dispensing apparatus comprising a spout and a spigot. The spout includes a tubular member. The tubular member includes a first end, a second end, an inside surface and an opening extending transversely through the tubular member between the first and second end thereof. The tubular member defines a cavity capable of receiving a flowable material therein. The spigot is attached to the inside surface of the tubular member. The spigot includes a peripheral wall, a transverse wall and a handle. The peripheral wall includes an outer surface positionable over the opening. The transverse wall is coupled to the peripheral wall. The peripheral wall and the transverse wall cooperating to substantially seal the first end of the tubular member and the opening from the cavity of the tubular member. The handle is associated with at least one of the peripheral wall and the transverse wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Scholle CorporationInventors: Lee Liston, Robbie Wells
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Patent number: 7248056Abstract: A three phase receptacle tester including a housing, an electrical connection and a coupling assembly. The housing includes an outer surface, an opening and an inner cavity, wherein the opening provides access to the inner cavity. The electrical connection assembly having a body, condition indicators and a coupling assembly. The body having an outward surface, an inward surface and a periphery. The periphery of the body matingly engaging the opening of the housing, so as to preclude access to the inner cavity. One prong extends from the outward surface of the body for each phase and one prong extends from the outward surface of the body corresponding to a ground/common. Each of the prongs spaced radially outward from a central axis. Each of the phase prongs electrically connected with the ground/common prong and the condition indicator positioned therebetween. The condition indicator identifies at least one of current flow between a respective phase prong and the ground/common prong.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2005Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Inventor: Joseph Waldschmidt
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Patent number: 7244238Abstract: A knee extension apparatus comprising a base, a pad assembly and at least one strap member. The base includes a first end and a second end. The pad assembly includes a pad member and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly facilitates attachment of the pad member in at least two different locations along the upper surface of the base, proximate the second end thereof, so as to vary the distance between the first end and the pad member. The at least one strap member is associated with the base and positioned between the first end and the second end of the base member. The at least one strap member is capable of encircling a leg of a patient proximate a knee portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Doctor's OrdersInventors: Phillip March, John Hop, Sandi Karafa
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Patent number: 7240811Abstract: A liquid dispensing tap, includes a body for mounting in the bung of a container, a valve or a membrane for sealing an orifice dispensing the liquid, provided with a control member and made in a single-piece therewith and with an element for sealed pressing of the valve or membrane sealing the orifice on its seat, the valve being housed opposite to the part designed to be mounted in the bung, and elements for actuating the control member. The element for sealed pressing of the valve or membrane sealing the orifice on its seat includes an elastically deformable element forming a spring and linked to the valve or membrane sealing the orifice and to the control member via a common guide element and to a fixing flange co-operating with pins fixing and centering the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2002Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: FlextainerInventor: Philippe Roser
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Patent number: 7208045Abstract: A powdering unit for spraying printed products with powder has two box-shaped guiding elements following each other in the product-conveying direction. These guiding elements delimit, with mutually opposite parallel guiding sides, a guiding shaft leading to the product-conveying plane and intended for a powder gas curtain and delimit, with guiding sides running substantially parallel to the product-conveying surface, together with one side of the product, a powder gas guiding shaft running parallel to the product surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Platsch GmbH & Co KGInventor: Hans G. Platsch
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Patent number: 7209626Abstract: A waveguide configuration comprising a core, a first cladding, a second cladding, and a buffer. The core includes an index of refraction and an acoustic shear velocity. The first cladding extends about the core and has an acoustic shear velocity which is less than that of the core and an index of refraction which is less than the core. The second cladding extends about the first cladding. The second cladding has an acoustic shear velocity which is greater than that of the first cladding and less than the acoustic shear velocity of the core. The second cladding has an index of refraction which is less than that of an optical mode. The buffer extends about the second cladding.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Inventor: Peter Dragic
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Patent number: 7150367Abstract: A storage and retrieval unit comprises a supporting carriage which is movable along a rack aisle on at least one substantially horizontal supporting rail by a drive. A vertically adjustable lifting platform is suspended from the supporting carriage via at least three traction devices. In order to prevent the lifting platform from being laterally deflected or starting to oscillate during accelerations of the supporting carriage, a stabilizing device is provided. The latter comprises at least three traction devices fastened to the sides of the lifting platform which are opposite in the direction of travel. At least two traction devices run to at least two fastening points arranged in the region of one end of the aisle; at least one further traction device runs to a fastening point arranged in the region of the other end of the aisle. The effective length of each traction device between the lifting platform and the fastening point can be changed by a drive.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignee: Eisenmann Maschinenbau KG (Komplementar: Eisenmann-Stiftung)Inventors: Thomas Dehm, Franz Ehrenleitner
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Patent number: 7125168Abstract: A container comprising an outer bag, a liner and at least one connector. The liner is substantially configured for receipt within the outer bag. The at least one connector is affixed to the liner and capable of attachment to the outer bag. Each such connector comprises a substrate material, an outer bag attachment assembly and an adhesive. The substrate material includes a first region and a second region. The outer bag attachment assembly is associated with a first region. The adhesive is operably applied to the second region. The second region is affixed to one of the at least two side panels, and the first region is selectively positionable to overlie the liner without overlying a portion of the second region or another portion of the first region.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2002Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Scholle CorporationInventors: Lee La Fleur, Jeffrey Delbert Wright, James Edward Rozmarek, R. Daniel Brumm, Aaron Wayne Bryan
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Patent number: 7114625Abstract: A cap for sealing a container having a threaded spout. The cap is arranged so that it can be snapped onto and off the spout and so that it can also be screwed on and off the spout.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Scholle CorporationInventors: Robert Jones, Andrew Mark Crick
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Patent number: 7097024Abstract: A conveying device for conveying articles, in particular vehicle bodies, in a known manner comprises at least one skid, which comprises two parallel skid runners and a supporting structure, which connects the skid runners to one another, for the article to be conveyed. The skid runners are supported on two parallel tracks, which extend along a conveying path. As a driving device a linear drive is used, which comprises a plurality of energizable primary parts disposed in a stationary manner along the conveying path. Provided on each skid is a secondary part, which interacts with the actually adjacent primary part. The length of the secondary part in conveying direction is tuned to the distance between the primary parts such that at least one primary part is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the secondary part.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Eisenmann Maschinenbau, KG (Komplementar: Eisenmann-Stiftung)Inventor: Werner Swoboda
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Patent number: 7086953Abstract: A golf putter and putting aid. The golf putter comprises a putter head, a shaft and a grip. The head includes a face, a sole and a handle attachment. The shaft includes a first end, a second, a reinforcing means and an interior region having a fill assembly positioned therein. The grip is coupled to the second end of the shaft. The putting aid comprises a base, opposing leg members and securing means. The base includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The opposing leg members extend upwardly from the upper surface of the base and are separated from each other a distance at least slightly greater than the diameter of a golf ball. The securing means secures at least one of the base and the opposing leg members to a putting surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Inventor: Bernard L. Pinder
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Patent number: 7079749Abstract: A waveguide configuration comprising a core, a first cladding, a second cladding and a buffer. The core includes an index of refraction and a shear velocity. The first cladding extends about the core, has a shear velocity that is less than that of the core and has an index of refraction which is less than the core. A second cladding extends about the first cladding and has a shear velocity which is greater than that of the first cladding. An optical mode of the waveguide configuration has an index of refraction greater than that of the second cladding. The buffer extends about the second cladding. The core comprises one of a rare-earth dopant and an undoped glass fiber. The first cladding is selected from the group consisting of: Boron doped glass fiber, Fluorine doped glass fiber, and, Boron and Fluorine doped glass fiber. The second cladding has a higher relative doping concentration of Boron, Fluorine, or Boron and Fluorine than the first cladding and also contains Aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Inventor: Peter Dragic
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Patent number: 7075053Abstract: A device for determining the position of a scraper which is displaceable for the transport of coating material in a supply path of thereof, the coating material comprises a sensor responding to the presence of the scraper. This sensor is accommodated in a separate measuring head, which contains an inner, self-sufficient current source and a circuit arrangement which generates an electric output signal indicating presence or absence of the scraper on the sensor. The information in this output signal is conducted by means of a device, which manages without galvanic connection, preferably via an optical waveguide, to an evaluation circuit, electrically insulated at a distance from the measuring head and which generates an electric output signal used for controlling other parts of the plant. A device of this kind can also be used for detecting scrapers where, as frequently in electrostatically operating coating plants, the sensor has to be attached at a point located at high electric potential.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2003Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Eisenmann Lacktechnik KGInventors: Markus Albrecht, Aydin Ucan
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Patent number: 7063486Abstract: A reservoir for powdery media, in particular powder coating, comprises a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the powdery medium. A fluidising floor of porous, air-permeable material is located in the interior of the housing at a distance from its base. A pressure chamber which is chargeable with compressed air is located between the fluidising floor and the base of the housing. The outlet has the shape of an upwardly open funnel which is located in the lower partial zone of the housing adjacent to the fluidising floor. In this way well-mixed powdery medium the grain-size distribution of which corresponds to the maximum extent to that of the fluidised powdery medium inside the reservoir is always withdrawn.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Eisenmann Maschinenbau KG (Komplementär:Eisenmann-Stiftung)Inventors: Jan Reichler, Erwin Hihn
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Patent number: 7048146Abstract: A container system comprising an outer container, an inner container and a spout. The outer container includes a body and an outer spout. The inner container includes a bag and an inner spout. The inner container is positionable within the outer container such that the inner spout can extend through the outer spout. The spout interfacing assembly comprises a gasket and a lock ring. The gasket includes an outer container interfacing surface engagable with the outer spout and an inner container interfacing surface engagable with the inner spout. The lock ring is couplable to one of the inner spout and outer spout, the lock ring capable of limiting the movement of the inner spout relative to the outer spout. The attachment of a valve assembly substantially uniformly compresses the gasket to, in turn, maintain a substantially uniform and fluid tight seal between the inner spout and the outer spout.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Scholle CorporationInventors: Rocklin Verespej, Luke Hartman
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Patent number: 7044361Abstract: A walker and/or wheelchair distance measuring device comprising a wheel assembly, a measuring assembly and a display. The wheel assembly is capable of attachment to a walker, and includes a support and a wheel. The measuring assembly comprises a sensor having a trigger associated with one of the support and the wheel and a pickup associated with the other of the support and the wheel. The processor is electronically coupled with the sensor. The processor is capable of interpreting the information received from the sensor. The display is associated with the processor for displaying results computed from the processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2004Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Doctor's Orders, Inc.Inventor: Phillip March
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Patent number: 7025220Abstract: A hermetic package having a fitment having base coupled to a lid. The base is composed of a collar having a recessed groove, the base of the fitment defines an opening which provides access to the contents of the hermetic package. The lid is a planar structure having a first face and a second face. The lid includes a sealing member extending from the second face of the lid and engages the recessed groove on the base of the fitment to provide an airtight seal.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Scholle CorporationInventors: Rocklin Verespej, Luke Hartman, Simon Edwards
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Patent number: D521397Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Inventor: Dale Jeffrey Willmarth
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Patent number: D525162Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Inventor: Michael Suman
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Patent number: D555031Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Inventor: Michael Suman