Patents Assigned to Hopkins International, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5371982
    Abstract: A portable security wall for isolating an area on the ground includes an enclosure wall comprised of a plurality of sections, a plurality of post members for mounting the wall on the ground, and a plurality of weighted post support members for supporting the post members. The wall can be made of separate rigid sections or, alternatively, a continuous flexible band with a plurality of longitudinally-spaced pockets for receiving the post members. The pockets define the sections of the wall. The wall can also be made of separate flexible sections which may be wound on or unwound from elongated shaft members by applying a rotary force, e.g., through use of a motor. The wall may be made tall to block the public's view of the area and two tall walls may be connected together to form a canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Hopkins International, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Douglas, Robert H. Greene, Jr., Harry Hopkins
  • Patent number: 5276978
    Abstract: A temperature controlled conveyor system where a non contact sensor detects the presents of a product to be treated and then supplies a signal to a control device to regulate a radiant heating device. Also the conveyor has an adjustment device to set the optimal distance between the radiant heater and the article being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Hopkins International, Inc.
    Inventors: Riley P. Hopkins, Rudy H. Mortenson, Paul Haussmann