Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP
  • Patent number: 8303134
    Abstract: A flush mount mirror assembly (100) has a housing (102), a mirror assembly (110) and a light array (116). The mirror assembly (110) includes a mirror (114) coupled to a telescoping tube pair (124). The mirror (114) reflects light and is adjustable to various angular orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: 8295036
    Abstract: An expandable power and data center (300) is adapted to be mounted within a slot (304) of a work surface (302). The power and data center (300) includes a stationary housing (306) and a carriage (328). The carriage (328) includes socket areas where power receptacles (338) and data ports (340) can be inserted. A top surface (330) of the carriage (328) and a top surface (350) of a frontal cover (348) form a pressure area (360). With the carriage in a closed position (328), a user can exert a downward pressure on the pressure area (360), causing the carriage (328) to move to an open position. A damper (368) restricts the speed at which the carriage (328) moves between the closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: 8282111
    Abstract: A cart may include a frame, a plurality of wheels carried by the frame, a platform movably carried by the frame, and a lift assembly. The lift assembly may be carried at least in part by the frame and operably associated with the platform to move the platform relative to the frame. The lift assembly may include at least one hydraulic actuator having a piston rod movable under hydraulic pressure to move the platform relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Magline, Inc., Swift Water Logistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce L. Hailston, Andrew P. Richard
  • Patent number: 8262401
    Abstract: A raceway connector (300) includes a first vertical terminal set (302) and a second vertical terminal set (310). Each vertical terminal set (302, 310) includes double end terminals (304) with first and second female connectors (306, 308). The vertical terminal sets (302, 310) are held in position by a left-outside housing (314), a center connector (328) and a right-side housing (324). The raceway connector (300) is adapted to be interconnected to four junction blocks (344).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: 8256497
    Abstract: A thermal energy exchanger assembly (100) includes an exchanger housing (138). The exchanger housing (138) houses a pair of core support assemblies (174) formed of individual core supports (200). The core supports (200) are coupled together so as to form apertures 228. Core tubes (180) are received within the apertures (228). A fresh airstream (122) is made to flow through the core tubes (180) while a stale airstream (114) is made to flow between and around the core tubes (180). In this manner, an exchange of thermal energy occurs between the fresh airstream (122) and the stale airstream (114).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: John Gietzen
  • Patent number: 8132399
    Abstract: A rotary engine includes a rotor having one or more combustion chambers connected to an exhaust passageway extending radially outward from the combustion chamber to an exhaust port adjacent a peripheral edge of the rotor. The exhaust gas is expelled at an angle to thereby generate cause the rotor to rotate. The housing may include reflective surfaces that reflect shockwaves from the exhaust gas back towards vanes on the rotor to thereby capture additional energy from the exhaust gas. The housing may also include stators that capture additional energy from the exhaust gas and rotate the rotor. An intake port fluidly connected to the combustion chamber is aligned with an opening in the housing as the rotor rotates to thereby allow comprised air to flow into the combustion chamber. As the combustion chamber rotates, it is closed off by a closed portion of the housing, fuel is injected, and ignited, to thereby generate exhaust gases and generate power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Inventor: Alex VanHolstyn
  • Patent number: 8127644
    Abstract: Rotary transmission leadthrough with: a shaft (3) able to turn about a longitudinal axis running in the longitudinal direction (L) with at least one longitudinal borehole (26, 27, 28) running in the longitudinal direction (L), in which a push rod (43, 44, 45) is arranged and can move back and forth relative to the shaft (3) in the longitudinal direction (L), and with at least one opening (22, 23) in a lateral wall of the shaft which extends to a coordinated longitudinal borehole (26, 27, 28) and at least one push fork (12, 13, 14) which can travel in the longitudinal direction (L) outside the shaft (3) and is coordinated with one of the push rods (43, 44, 45), and an active connection running through the coordinated opening (22, 23) to the coordinated longitudinal borehole (26, 27, 28) between the coordinated push fork (12, 13, 14) and the coordinated push rod (43, 44, 45), which transmits a back and forth motion of the coordinated push fork (12, 13, 14) relative to the shaft (3) onto the coordinated push rod
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: Ulrich Rattunde
  • Patent number: 8042829
    Abstract: A cart that can support and transport loads includes a platform, a number of wheels, a handle, and a wheel assembly. The wheels are mounted to the platform and can move the cart from place-to-place. The handle extends from the platform. And the wheel assembly extends from the platform and can move the cart from place-to-place when the cart is at an inclined position with respect to the ground upon which the cart is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Magline, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce L. Hailston, Nicholas J. Mehl
  • Patent number: 7980112
    Abstract: A die having various features such as spring pockets and mounting provisions for a lifter bar that can be utilized to make a variety of dies. The dies may include pockets or other mounting features that provide for mounting replaceable plates that can be machined for mounting of die forming and cutting steels and other die components. The die shoe may include an array of pockets or blind holes for mounting nitrogen springs or the like for operation of forming steels and the like. One or more openings may be drilled in the replaceable plates above the pockets selected to receive nitrogen springs, with the remaining unused pockets being covered by the replaceable plate. The replaceable plate and pre-formed spring pockets thereby permit the die to be readily adapted for a particular die. The replaceable plates may be removed, and a replacement plate may be installed as needed for a new die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Tooling Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Drew H. Boersma
  • Patent number: D645667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Sauder Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Joel D. Alberda, Blair W. Wieland
  • Patent number: D649514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: D651980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: D660237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: D664765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Stephanie Saia
  • Patent number: D665355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: D666556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: D666838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventors: Gerald P. Schoenhals, Joel Alberda
  • Patent number: D671496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: D671771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Vanerum Stelter, LLC
    Inventor: Johan Heyvaerts
  • Patent number: D673788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sauder Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald P. Schoenhals, Joel Alberda