Patents Represented by Attorney Welsh Flaxman & Gitler LLC
  • Patent number: 8016129
    Abstract: A toothbrush stand having a base with a recess to support a distal handle end of a toothbrush thereon, an upright support post extending from the base for leaning at least one toothbrush there-against near a head end of the toothbrush when the distal handle end is supported on the base and an umbrella-like sheltering member adapted to cover a head of the toothbrush when the distal handle end of the toothbrush is supported on the base and the toothbrush is leaning against the support post. The sheltering member formed from at least four quadrants of individual compartments forming nodes that slide up and down with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Donna A. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8013260
    Abstract: Electrical bushing, in particular for pressure applications, with a housing with at least one housing passage and with at least one electrical conductor, which is passed through the housing passage, protrudes at both ends on two housing sides, which are spaced apart from one another, out of in each case one opening of the housing passage out of the housing and is fixed in the housing by means of a tightly sealing material which fills at least the majority of the housing passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: BC Tech Holding AG
    Inventor: Helmut Hartl
  • Patent number: 8012128
    Abstract: A trocar housing for a trocar assembly includes a first housing member selectively coupled to a second housing member, wherein the first and second housing members include aligned apertures shaped and dimensioned for passage of an instrument therethrough. A button latch mechanism selectively couples the first housing member and the second housing member, the button latch mechanism including a latching member which slides about a central axis of the first and second housing members for selectively coupling the first and second housing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.
    Inventors: Paul T. Franer, Mark S. Zeiner, Mark L. Holthaus
  • Patent number: 8012414
    Abstract: A sterilization method for drugs to achieve a 6-log reduction in CFUs of industry standard bacteria and bacterial spores is effective by subjecting the drugs to a chemical additive-containing carbon dioxide sterilant fluid at or near its supercritical pressure and temperature conditions and controlling the pressurization and depressurization rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Novasterilis
    Inventors: David C. Burns, Rebecca J. Humphrey, Anthony R. Eisenhut, Tim W. Christensen
  • Patent number: 8002304
    Abstract: In a snow glide board, in particular a ski with a glide board body, the outer surface of which is formed at least on one top side opposing the gliding or running surface by a shell of at least one layer made of a flat material and the glide board body of which comprises at least one channel extending in the longitudinal direction of the glide board body for holding at least one trim rod, the shell is made of a shell element on which at least one hollow or tubular section forming a channel for at least one trim rod is formed or pre-mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Marker Völkl International GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Heil, Andreas Ametsbichler
  • Patent number: 7988892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a molded article during sterilization and under high pressure utilizing a supercritical fluid as a sterilization fluid, whereby the pressurization and depressurization rates are controlled to form molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Novasterilis
    Inventors: Anthony R. Eisenhut, J. Anastasia Kazenski, Renee A. Christopher
  • Patent number: 7979967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hinge between two workpieces or components; first a hinge socket is inserted in an opening of the first component and then a hinge pin is inserted in the hinge socket; the second component can be fastened to the hinge pin end protruding from the hinge socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventor: Heiko Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7976553
    Abstract: A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application of the suture to tissue, a handle, an elongated flexible member having a distal end attached to the suture housing and a proximal end attached to the handle, and a mechanism for releasing and reattaching the handle to the flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. Ortiz
  • Patent number: 7966719
    Abstract: A set head for setting clip nuts on workpieces by means of pushing, having at least one channel embodied in the set head, which (channel) ends at one front end of the set head in an output or mounting opening, with which the set head can be positioned for setting the clip nuts on workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Heiko Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7958826
    Abstract: A grenade includes an explosion chamber having an explosive charge to which an ignition charge is connected. The grenade also includes a primer and trigger coupled to the ignition charge for detonation of the explosive charge held within the explosion chamber. A variable distance detonation mechanism has a trigger and primer for allowing controlled detonation of the grenade a specific distance from the launch point thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventors: Robert S. Thomas, III, Edward C. Waters, III
  • Patent number: 7959155
    Abstract: A packer cup for sealing the interior of a pipe under pressure includes a first region of relatively soft material and a second region of relatively hard material. The region of the relatively softer material would begin at the lip of the cup and extend for at least one third the length of the cup up to the entire length of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Associated Research Developments Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Templeton, Brian Templeton
  • Patent number: 7954860
    Abstract: In a coupling mechanism, an inner peripheral wall of a coupling main body is inscribed with an outer side ring groove of containing an outer peripheral side edge portion of a stopper member, a stopper member introducing port formed by a width wider than a width dimension of a strip member of the stopper member is inscribed at a position of an outer wall portion of the coupling main body slightly shifted from a position of inscribing the outer side ring groove to a side of an inserting front end, the stopper member is applied with a spiral torsion such that both end portions opposed to each other of the strip member slightly carry out core deviation, an inner peripheral wall of the outer side ring groove is formed by a taper face in a state of being expanded from a rear end side to a front end side in an inserting direction, also an outer peripheral wall of the stopper member is formed by a taper face of a shape in correspondence with the taper face of the outer side ring groove, the inner peripheral wall of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Hideo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7950875
    Abstract: A device for generating and maintaining a standing wave face capable of being ridden by an individual. The device includes a container having a base wall and a sidewall and containing a fluid, at least one inlet into the container, and means for imparting a combination of rotational vertical and horizontal velocity to a fluid with-in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Roger A. Benham
  • Patent number: 7947052
    Abstract: A suturing apparatus for the continuous application of a suture includes a suturing head shaped and dimensioned for attachment to a distal end of a support member. The suturing head includes a track shaped and dimensioned for receiving a needle for movement about the track. A support arm includes first and second lateral arms connected by a central connecting member supporting the track. The support arm includes a longitudinal axis and the track lies in a transverse plane. Angular orientation of the support arm relative to the track is achieved by positioning the transverse plane of the track at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the support arm such that operators are provided with improved access to the surgical site. A drive assembly is coupled to the needle for controlled movement about the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester O. Baxter, III, James J. Bedi, Lawrence Crainich, Robert C. Allman
  • Patent number: 7947930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit layout for controlling at least one heating element, in particular a heating element for an electric cooking and/or baking device, with at least one electric temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the heating element and/or a surface heated by said heating element and with safety electronics for automatic shut-off of the heating element when the temperature measured by the at least one sensor reaches and/or exceeds a temperature threshold value (TS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Electrovac AG
    Inventors: Werner Reiter, Uwe Grinninger, Peter Seyr
  • Patent number: 7940526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module with a number of electrical or electronic components or switching circuits provided on a common cooler structure flowed through by a cooling medium. The entire cooler structure is made up of at least two plate-shaped coolers, which are arranged parallel to one another in an interspaced manner and which are flowed through by the cooling medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 7931868
    Abstract: Device for manipulation of limited quantities of liquids with the following features: the device has at least one solid; the solid has surface areas in which different capillary forces act; one or more first surface areas have a microstructured and/or nanostructured surface; the microstructured and/or nanostructured surfaces have regularly arranged structure elements (A to E); the solid and the structure elements consist of one material and are connected to one another in one piece; one or more first surface areas are provided with reagents; the second surface area encompasses at least one of the first surface areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Steag Microparts GmbH
    Inventors: Gert Blankenstein, Ralf-Peter Peters, Holger Bartos
  • Patent number: 7931218
    Abstract: A method for reducing particle size of a particulate comprising feeding a feed material to a grinding mill having a power of at least 500 kW, the mill having a specific power draw of at least 50 kW per cubic meter of grinding volume of the mill and the grinding mill including a grinding media comprising particulate material having a specific gravity of not less than 2.4 tons/m3 and a particle size falling in the range of from about 0.8 to 8 mm, grinding the feed material in the grinding mill and removing a product from the grinding mill, the product having a particle size range such that D80 of the product is at least about 20 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Xstrata Technology Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Gregory Stephen Anderson, Daniel Charles Curry, Joseph Damian Pease
  • Patent number: D637809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: William B. Meldeau
  • Patent number: D644777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Barovier & Toso Vetrerie Artistiche Riunite S.R.L.
    Inventor: Franco Raggi