Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Wallenstein, Wagner and Rockey, Ltd.
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Patent number: 6748604Abstract: A glove which includes massage elements within each of the fingertips of the glove. Each massage element includes a housing and a motor therein for vibrating the housing. A power source, such as a conventional or rechargeable battery, may be provided for powering the motors. Each massage element is electronically connected to the power source. A securing means may be provided for securing the device to the hand of a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Finger Fitting Products, Inc.Inventors: Caryn K. Duboff, Frank J. Reich, Howard R. Broad
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Patent number: 6745598Abstract: A precision yarn (14) delivery system for the delivery of yarn from a yarn supply to a yarn utilising point, comprising a temporary yarn store (22) intermediate the supply and the utilisation point in which the yarn (14) is held under low tension and is fed from the store as required by the utilisation point.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: University of Manchester Institute of Science & TechnologyInventors: Simon Challis, Anura Fernando, Tilak Dias, William Cooke, Najmal Hassan Chaudhury, John Geraghty, Steven Smith
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Patent number: 6746794Abstract: The present invention provides for a battery having an anode, a cathode, and a flame-retarding electrolyte with a conductivity greater than about 10−3 S/cm at ambient temperature and which includes a compound that chemically interferes with flame propagation.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2001Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Tech Drive, IncInventors: Braja K. Mandal, Robert Filler
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Patent number: 6743010Abstract: A relighter apparatus for operating a pilot burner for a fuel pipeline heater. The relighter apparatus has a controller located at a first location, and a pilot burner assembly and ignition coil located at a second location which is remotely located a distance from the first location. The ignition coil is also electrically connected to the controller. The ignition coil receives a low voltage input based on a signal from the controller and provides a high voltage output at the output thereof. Current corresponding to the high voltage output is transferred from the ignitor coil, through a terminal and to an ignitor rod. A conduction of the electrical current between the second end of the ignitor rod and the pilot burner assembly causes an adequate spark to ignite the air/fuel mixture in the pilot burner assembly, creating a pilot flame.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Gas Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Clyde G. Bridgeman, Christopher J. Wolcott, Paul T. Woodnorth
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Patent number: 6739558Abstract: The present invention provides a barbecue grill assembly 10 comprising an upper frame assembly 12 and a lower frame assembly 14. The lower frame assembly 14 comprises a shelf 50 and a plurality of lower frame members 26, 28 which define an interior space 40. At least one frame member 28 has an aperture 80. The shelf 50 has at least one pin 70 cooperatively dimensioned with the aperture 80. The pin 70 is received by the aperture 80 to connect the shelf 50 to the lower frame members 26, 28 and form the lower frame assembly 14. The shelf 50 has a perimeter that is cooperatively dimensioned with the interior space 40 such that the shelf 50 is positioned within the interior space 40. The shelf 50 provides structural integrity to the lower assembly 14 such that the lower assembly 14 can support the upper assembly 12 and the cooking chamber 16.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.Inventors: Robert T. Stephen, Adrian A. Bruno, Ewald Sieg, Daniel S. Choi
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Patent number: 6736132Abstract: A portable outdoor fireplace is provided. The portable outdoor fireplace has a housing that supports a gas burner, typically for heat, and a separate ornamental flame. The outdoor fireplace also has a moveable hood. A gas shut-off valve is manipulated based on the position of the hood.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products Co.Inventors: Erich J. Schlosser, Adrian A. Bruno
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Patent number: 6736226Abstract: A rotary drill bit for boring a hole through a solid body is disclosed. The drill bit comprises a collar and a penetrating member. At a proximal end, the collar is attachable to a drill shaft. At a distal end, the collar is attachable to the penetrating member. The penetrating member has a connecting end for attachment to the collar and a cutting end for engaging the solid body. A pilot drill is fixedly attached to the cutting end for initiating contact with the solid body.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Cutting Edge Technologies, LLCInventor: Gilbert R. Broom
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Patent number: 6737003Abstract: A lip rolling method for open-mouthed stacked thermoplastic containers. One particular method includes presenting a nested stack of containers having unrolled lips to a rim roller, engaging individual cups on a screw assembly, heating a supply of air in a heater to a desired temperature, discharging the supply of heated air toward the containers as they are engaged on the screw assembly, and rolling the lips of the containers in the screw assembly. The present invention may be designed to prevent the screw assembly from operating until the supply of air reaches the desired temperature. Additionally, the heater (e.g., a forced air heater) may be moved between an initial position proximate the nested stack of containers and a safety position in response to a signal. Such a signal may be generated in response to a temperature sensor, system error, or any other such triggering episode.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Solo Cup CompanyInventor: Randy Golden
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Patent number: 6732875Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Solo Cup CompanyInventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Dawn Ellen Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen William Sullivan, Rich Matthew Chin, Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed, John Stewart Gitschlag, David Raymond Langelan, Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan, William Edward Hurst, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kevin Ray Smith, Mark Gerald Anhalt, Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone, Heath A. Doty
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Patent number: 6726351Abstract: The present invention is to a method and apparatus for changing the flighting (20) within a mixing drum (12). A plurality of radially spaced apart doors or paddles (30) are connected to one of the two adjacent supports (60). Each door or paddle (30) is pivotally connected (35,34) to the interior (13) of the drum (12) and can be either open or closed depending on which fixed support (60) the door/paddle is connected to.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Dillman Equipment, Inc.Inventor: Bruce A. Dillman
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Patent number: 6722941Abstract: A magnetic coupler for joining a first toy vehicle to a second toy vehicle is claimed. The magnetic coupler comprises a pair of spaced connectors. The connectors extend from an end wall of the first vehicle. A disk-shaped magnet is fixedly attached within a space formed between the pair of connectors. The disk-shaped magnet is mounted so that it is substantially perpendicular to the end wall of first toy vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Learning Curve International Inc.Inventors: Paul Dowd, Mitchell P. Pomerantz, Donald E. Toht
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Patent number: 6722712Abstract: A tilt-latch (10) adapted for releasably securing a pivotable sash window (12) disposed within opposed guide rails (16) on a master frame (14) of a window sash assembly (11) is disclosed. The sash window (12) comprises a top sash rail (20), a base (22) and two stiles (24,26) connected together at their extremities. The tilt-latch (10) comprises a housing (42) adapted to be supported by the top rail (20). The housing (42) has an outward end opening (44) and a tongue (76) extending along a bottom wall (45) of the housing (42). The housing (42) also has a cover (51) having an elongated opening (70) defining a pair of rails (72,74). The housing (42) further has an outer edge (110). A latch bolt (46) is disposed within the housing (42) and has a nose (47) adapted for engaging a respective one of the guide rails (16). The latch bolt (46) has a first bolt channel (82) in cooperative sliding engagement with the first tongue (76).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Ashland Products, Inc.Inventor: Steven E. Schultz
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Patent number: 6718962Abstract: The invention relates to an archery bow having a handle with a longitudinal axis and first and second handle ends. The bow also has an upper limb and a lower limb extending generally in a direction along the longitudinal axis. Each limb has first and second edges defining a limb width, a limb thickness, a proximal end, a distal end, and a working region between the proximal and distal ends of each limb. The first and second handle ends are attached to each limb at the respective proximal end of each limb. The proximal end of each limb has a proximal width and the distal end of each limb has a distal width. Each limb further has a concave surface extending generally between the first and second edges. Each concave surface has an opening and first and second transition points located at opposing sides of the opening of the concave surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: A&H Archery, LLCInventor: O. L. Adcock
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Patent number: 6719552Abstract: A lip rolling apparatus for open-mouthed stacked thermoplastic containers is disclosed. One particular apparatus includes components for presenting a nested stack of containers having unrolled lips to a rim roller, engaging individual cups on a screw assembly, heating a supply of air in a heater to a desired temperature, discharging the supply of heated air toward the containers as they are engaged on the screw assembly, and rolling the lips of the containers in the screw assembly. The present invention may be designed to prevent the screw assembly from operating until the supply of air reaches the desired temperature. Additionally, the heater (e.g., a forced air heater) may be moved between an initial position proximate the nested stack of containers and a safety position in response to a signal. Such a signal may be generated in response to a temperature sensor, system error, or any other such triggering episode.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Solo Cup CompanyInventor: Randy Golden
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Patent number: 6718735Abstract: A flexible polymeric container for holding albumin. The container is made of a sheet of flexible polymeric film formed into a bag having a cavity enclosed by a first wall, an opposing second wall, and seals about a periphery of the first and second walls. The seals join an interior portion of the opposing first and second walls and create a fluid-tight chamber within the cavity of the container for storing a concentration of the albumin. A method of packaging the albumin protein into a flexible polymeric container is also provided. Therein a flexible polymeric material is converted into bags, the bags are filled with a quantity of albumin by a filler, and a seal area of the bags is sealed to enclose the albumin within the bag.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.Inventors: James D. Lewis, Jr., William Baccia, Josef Schmidt, Johan Vandersande, John Carl Card, Theodor Langer, Georg Habison, Helmut Eder
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Patent number: 6715629Abstract: An end member for a container. The end member has a central panel wall with a public side and an opposing product side. The public side includes a means for opening a frangible panel segment. The member also has a score groove and a coin segment. The score groove is located on the public side of the end member and defines an outer perimeter of the frangible panel segment and separates the frangible panel segment from a non-frangible portion of the public side. The coin segment is adjacent the score groove and places a compressive stress on a portion of the end member located between the coin segment and the score groove wherein an upper plane and a lower plane are formed and separated by the score groove. The lower plane comprises a portion of the frangible panel segment adjacent the score groove.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Rexam Beverage Can CompanyInventors: William H. Hartman, Timothy L. Turner
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Patent number: 6712095Abstract: A vacuum demand valve for delivering a flowable material is disclosed. The valve has a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, an intermediate segment therebetween defining a passageway wherein the flowable substance can flow from the proximal end to the distal end. The housing can be a tubing. A valve member is located along the intermediate segment. The valve member has a closed condition wherein the flow of the flowable material from the proximal end to the distal end is stopped and an open condition wherein the flow of the flowable material from the proximal end to the distal end is unstopped. The valve member is biased in the closed condition and is responsive to a partial vacuum provided by the user through the passageway for placing the valve member in the open condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Baxter International Inc.Inventors: Mark E. Williamson, Scott R. Ariagno, Alan W. Marttila, Arnold C. Bilstad, Paul M. DiPerna, Michael R. Prisco, David W. Pennington, Atif M. Yardimci, Sidney T. Smith, Mark C. Perry, Marc Bellotti
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Patent number: D489260Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Solo Cup CompanyInventors: Stephen Alan Smith, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, John Stewart Gitschlag, James Tam Joines, Jr., Bryce G. Rutter, Brian C. Bone
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Patent number: D490735Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Pelstar, L.L.C.Inventors: Matthew Lawler, Paul Nizzere, John B. Salzman, Jacqueline M. Vossler
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Patent number: D491609Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2003Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Funk Forging CompanyInventor: William James Linko, Sr.