Patents Represented by Attorney William M. Hobby, III
  • Patent number: 7383956
    Abstract: A woodwaste processing trommel apparatus has a rotating trommel for receiving and separating woodwaste by size. An elongated electrode is mounted within the trommel and has a polarized electric charge thereon for attracting plastic pieces having a static electric charge thereon. An elongated vacuum pipe is mounted in the trommel adjacent the electrode for removing plastic pieces clinging to the elongated electrode. An electrode and vacuum nozzle is also placed adjacent the end of the discharge conveyor to further remove plastic particles. A method of removing plastic intermixed with woodwaste in the trommel in accordance with the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventor: Jimmy L. Freeman
  • Patent number: 7377883
    Abstract: A martial arts kicking apparatus has a base with a post hinged to the base so that the post can be raised or lowered. The post support arm is hinged to the base and attached to the post for supporting the post. The post may be a telescoping post and has an elongated telescoping arm attached to one end thereof. A kick stick support arm is attached to the elongated arm and a kick stick is magnetically attached to the kick stick support arm for separation from the kick stick support arm when receiving a kick of predetermined force so that a martial arts kicking apparatus can be used for practice or in the martial arts game. A means to vary the magnetic force holding the kick stick to the kick stick support arm may be a movable permanent magnetic movably mounted to the kick stick support to vary the distance between the magnet and the kick stick or can be an electromagnet having a variable magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventor: Stephen F. Blanton
  • Patent number: 7353907
    Abstract: A process and kit is provided for retro-installing a speaker enclosure for a wall mounted speaker. The process includes mounting a selected speaker surround member in a building wall between the front and back wall surfaces and between the wall studs and around the opening for a wall mounted speaker and adhesively mounting a selected sheet of vibration dampening material to the back wall surface behind the opening for the wall mounted speaker and attaching a flexible sound absorbent material to the vibration dampening material so that a wall mounted speaker enclosure is installed in an existing building wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Inventor: Scott R. Whitaker
  • Patent number: 7294256
    Abstract: A storm water filter system for filtering storm water being fed into an in-ground well includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, with the outlet being connected to an in-ground recharge well. A plurality of open chambers are formed in the housing. An inlet filter box has an open end located in the housing and positioned with the open end facing the housing inlet. An outlet screen filter is positioned over the outlet for capturing debris from water entering the outlet and has a bypass for water to pass when the filter becomes partially blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Inventors: Henry Happel, Thomas H. Happel
  • Patent number: 7270747
    Abstract: An in-line storm water drain system and a filter basket for a storm water drain system are provided in which the storm water drain system has a housing having an inlet and outlet thereinto and interior walls forming a plurality of chambers therein. The filter basket has a rigid frame and a plurality of screened sides and is attached to the interior walls. The filter basket has a pair of top screen filter doors and a pair of bottom screen filter doors to allow entry into the filter basket and on through to the bottom of the filter basket for cleaning the chambers. An inlet feed chute is attached to the filter basket open end and also has a screen bottom door and directs water from the housing inlet to and through the filter basket while collecting debris in the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Inventors: Henry Happel, Thomas H. Happel
  • Patent number: 7263801
    Abstract: A riser support apparatus and method for supporting a riser pipe, having a sprinkler head thereon, on a nursery wire frame table. A riser support member and a locking member are attached together onto the nursery wire table so that a riser pipe can be attached to one side and a water supply pipe line to the other side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Senninger Irrigation Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery W. McCardle, Jerry D. Lawyer
  • Patent number: 7258197
    Abstract: A scaffold bracket apparatus removably attaches to a screen enclosure framework. A pair of scaffold brackets are attached to an aluminum frame for a screen enclosure for supporting a plurality of planks thereacross to support a person thereon. The scaffold bracket has a plank supporting arm having a pair of brace members which grip each side of a generally perpendicular frame member for attaching the plank supporting arm to the generally vertically extending frame member. A locking spline is removably attached to one of the brace members for engaging a groove in the vertically extending frame member to lock the scaffold bracket against slipping sideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Frederic Wicks
  • Patent number: 7259667
    Abstract: A compact portable emergency aid apparatus provides audible CPR instructions in any one of a number of languages and site location of the emergency. A compact housing has a plurality of inputs and has visual and audio outputs and has a battery power supply located in the housing. A solid state memory chip, such as an EE prom, is used for digitally storing emergency instructions therein in multiple languages in a compressed format. A digital signal processor or DSP is coupled to the solid state memory chip for selecting and processing stored emergency instructions. The DSP decompresses the stored instructions and converts the instructions into an analog signal for applying it to an audio circuit. The audio circuit is connected to the audio output for receiving the retrieved audio instructions and producing them audibly through a speaker or earphone. An GPS receiver is coupled to a visual output for determining the location of an emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventors: Lolita C. Sergio, Donald Rogers
  • Patent number: 7235747
    Abstract: An arm scale apparatus includes a casing shaped to fit partly around a person's arm and having a casing strap attached to the casing and having a fastener thereon for strapping the casing to a person's arm. A display on the casing is positioned to face a person having the casing attached to the person's arm. A tray coupling platform is mounted on top of the casing positioned for removably mounting a tray thereto in a position for holding materials to be weighed therein while the casing is mounted to a person's arm. A tray is removably attached to the tray coupling platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Inventor: Gene L. Tribou
  • Patent number: D541349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Coin Free, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Krampe
  • Patent number: D541623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventors: Richard W. Hord, Scott J. Mills
  • Patent number: D543065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventor: William J. Kent
  • Patent number: D550144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventors: Richard W. Hord, Michael T. Bloemker
  • Patent number: D551537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Inventor: Dwayne E. Richardson
  • Patent number: D552173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Inventor: Annabelle S. Scolaro
  • Patent number: D562005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Inventor: Leonard J. King
  • Patent number: D564078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Inventor: William M. Hobby, III
  • Patent number: D565151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Jack C. Brown
  • Patent number: D569630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventor: Richard N. Bradford
  • Patent number: D570492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Inventor: Richard F. Denmon