Patents Assigned to M
  • Process for embroidering oversized patterns
    Patent number: 5865133
    Abstract: To embroider combination patterns composed of partial patterns on sewing or embroidering machines with a driven embroidery frame, a common sewing stitch each, which is used as a hooking point, is located outside the contour of the pattern, and whose connection threads to the pattern proper are removed after finishing the second partial pattern, is formed at the end of the first partial pattern and at the beginning of the second partial pattern for the exact positioning of the partial patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: G.M. PFAFF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mathias Herbach, Helmar Holl, Rolf Kessler
  • Methods of odor treatment
    Patent number: 5866112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition capable of reducing or eliminating offensive odors emanating from sites including, animal holding areas, animal waste areas, feed lots, water holding areas, landfills, trash transfer centers and leachate reservoirs. The composition comprises an acid component, or salt thereof, an iron component and a nitrogen source. The invention also relates to a method of odor reduction or elimination based on the above-described composition. Furthermore, the composition utilized in the disclosed methods includes a polysaccharide hydrolase component, and at least one molybdenum, copper and/or gum component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: E.K.M.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Jones, D. Michael Bitz
  • Composition and method for extruding plastic articles having accent color pattern
    Patent number: 5866054
    Abstract: A new and useful a plastic article, particularly plastic siding, with an accent color pattern incorporated therein, a specially formed accent color pellet which is useful in manufacturing such an article, and a process for producing the article using the pellets are provided. The process contemplates extruding a plastic product from a base material formed of powder-sized particles and specially formed accent color pellets. The accent color pellets are alloyed masses of resins and pigment which are larger than the powder particles of the base material, and have a higher vicat softening point temperature than the base material. The alloyed pellets are designed to melt controllably and to mix controllably with the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: M. A. HannaColor, a division of M. A. Hanna Company
    Inventors: John J. Dorchester, Bobby D. Smith, Ronald M. Harris
  • Methods of biomass pretreatment
    Patent number: 5865898
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for the pretreatment of a lignocellulose-containing biomass. Pretreatment comprises the addition of calcium hydroxide and water to the biomass to form a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to relatively high temperatures for a period of time sufficient to render the biomass amenable to digestion. The pretreated biomass is digested to produce useful products such as feedstocks, fuels, and compounds including fatty acids, sugars, ketones and alcohols. Alternatively, the pretreatment process includes the addition of an oxidizing agent, selected from the group consisting of oxygen and oxygen-containing gasses, to the mixture under pressure. The invention is also directed to a method for the recovery of calcium from the pretreated biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, Richard R. Davison
  • Dynamic mixer control in plastics and rubber processing
    Patent number: 5865535
    Abstract: A simple and efficient process and automated system is provided for controlling the mixing of polymeric material and additive materials in an internal mixer to provide quality products and batch to batch product uniformity. Real time mixing temperature profiles of a plurality of good quality batches of the same product are developed. The profiles are then superimposed or averaged to produce a real time temperature curve with maximum and minimum temperature tolerance limits, thus providing a range of batch temperatures that are allowable in real time during the mixing cycle. A process control system is programmed to store the range of allowable temperatures and to signal a mixer control to change at least one of the rotor speed and the ram pressure when the real time batch temperature falls outside the reference temperature range for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: M.A.HannaRubberCompounding, a division of M.A. Hanna Company
    Inventor: Daniel C. Edwards
  • Product manipulating unit
    Patent number: 5865595
    Abstract: A unit for manipulating products, wherein a conveying device presents at least one operating head for feeding a respective product along a supply path extending about an axis of rotation of the conveying device and through a number of manipulating stations; the operating head being an orientable operating head, and cooperating, at each manipulating station, with an operating head of fixed orientation and movable along a respective work path extending along the supply path at least at the respective manipulating station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Azionaria Cotruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.p.A.
    Inventor: Mario Spatafora
  • Compostion and method for extruding plastic articles having accent color pattern
    Patent number: 5866639
    Abstract: A new and useful a plastic article, particularly plastic siding, with an accent color pattern incorporated therein, a specially formed accent color pellet which is useful in manufacturing such an article, and a process for producing the article using the pellets are provided. The process contemplates extruding a plastic product from a base material formed of powder-sized particles and specially formed accent color pellets. The accent color pellets are alloyed masses of resins and pigment which are larger than the powder particles of the base material, and have a higher vicat softening point temperature than the base material. The alloyed pellets are designed to melt controllably and to mix controllably with the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: M. A. HannaColor a division of M. A. Hanna Company
    Inventors: John J. Dorchester, Bobby D. Smith, Ronald M. Harris
  • Powdered vegetable and/or fruit juice and manufacturing process thereof
    Patent number: 5863582
    Abstract: Vegetables or macerated vegetables were washed with water passed through ion-exchange resins capable of removing NO.sub.3 - and NO.sub.2 -ions to remove nitrate nitrogen harmful to human body, then pulverized by freeze-drying. Then, powdered vegetable juice is obtained by adding components effective for healthy life thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: M-P-G Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sugisaki
  • Plant and method for coagulting pasteurizing and cooking food
    Patent number: 5863579
    Abstract: A plant and method for coagulating, pasteurizing and cooking food having a liquid or pasty base including a plurality of stations, devices for implementing a processing step on the food in each station, at least one container into which the food to be processed is initially placed, and devices for enabling the container(s) to be successively positioned in the stations to thereby subject the food in the container(s) to processing by the processing devices in the stations. The processing device in at least one station includes a variable-speed dynamic radial heat exchanger for affecting the temperature of the food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Farmer Engineering Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Gabriele Muzzarelli
  • Device for transferring blister packs from a working station to a packaging line
    Patent number: 5862646
    Abstract: A device for transferring blister packs comprises an intermediate station situated between a working station (3) and a packaging line. The intermediate station includes a clamp for receiving and holding at least one blister pack. First and second groups of suction cups are driven by a two-arm mechanism situated in the intermediate station. In a first position, the first group of suction cups is placed in the working station for picking up one blister pack while the second group of suction cups is over the intermediate station for picking up another blister pack temporarily held by the clamp. In a second position, the first group of suction cups is located over the intermediate station, to release the blister pack previously picked up, that is received and held by the clamp, while the second group of suction cups is over the packaging line to deliver the blister pack previously picked up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Orillo
  • Apparatus and associated method for generating a pseudo random number
    Patent number: 5864491
    Abstract: A pseudo-random number generator, and an associated method, generates a pseudo-random number. The pseudo-random number is a complex, linear combination of values of input sequences provided to the generator and exhibits little correlation with such input values. The generator includes a summation combiner and an IIR (infinite impulse response) filter connected in a feedback connection with the summation combiner. Because of the low correlation of the pseudo-random number and input values provided to the generator, the pseudo-random number is less susceptible to cryptanalysis by an unauthorized party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson
    Inventor: Ben J. M. Smeets
  • Double or multiple auger suction unit for hoods, ovens and similar appliances
    Patent number: 5864190
    Abstract: This invention concerns a suction unit for hoods, ovens and similar appliances having a double auger casing consisting of two sectional half-shells, namely a top and a bottom shell which ensure easy assembly and automatic centring on a fan-motor unit entirely housed in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: F.I.M.E.--Fabrica Italiana Motori Elettrici S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alberto Bacchiocchi
  • Ventilator having an oscillatory inspiratory phase and method
    Patent number: 5862802
    Abstract: Ventilator for use with a source of gas under pressure for supplying such gas to the airway of a patient having an inlet adapted to be connected to the source of gas, and an outlet adapted to be connected to the airway of the patient. A pneumatic oscillator is connected to the inlet for supplying pulsatile gas in the form of successive small volumes of gas to the airway of the patient during a breath of the patient to cause diffusive ventilation of the airway to the patient. An exhalation valve assembly is connected to the patient airway for permitting the patient to exhale gases introduced into the patient airway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Forrest M. Bird
    Inventor: Forrest M. Bird
  • Purification of a cephalosporin salt
    Patent number: 5861508
    Abstract: A p-toluenesulphonic acid salt of 7-?2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-(Z)-hydroximino-acetamido!-3-N,N-dimethylcarb amoyloxymethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid (isopropoxycarbonyloxy)ethylester, e.g. of formula ##STR1## its use in the production of other salts and a pharmaceutical composition containing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Biochemie Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Johannes Ludescher, Rainer Pucher, Siegfried Wolf
  • Vaccine for protection against HIV infections, process for preparing same and their use as diagnostic and agent immunotherapeutic agent
    Patent number: 5861243
    Abstract: Vaccine for protection against HIV infections, therapeutic agents for treatment subsequent to HIV infections, process for their preparation and their use; procedure for differentiation between HIV-2.sub.ALT type infections and HIV-2 infections defined by the prototype HIV-2.sub.ROD.Subject matter of the present invention are the virus HIV-2.sub.D205 as well as HIV-2 variants distinguishing from the HIV-2 prototypes of the type HIV-2.sub.ROD in that nucleotide sequence homology is less than 77%. Further, proteins and nucleic acids of HIV-2.sub.D205 and its variants for utilization as vaccines for protection against HIV infections, for geno- or immunotherapy, for establishing an animal model, and for differential diagnostics are part of this invention. Furthermore, the processes for preparing these vaccines, immunotherapeutic and diagnostic agents as well as their use are part of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Chemotherapeutisches Forschunginstitut Georg Speyer-Haus Zu Frankfurt A.M.
    Inventors: Ursula Dietrich, Michalina Adamski, Hagen Von Briesen, Herbert Kuhnel, Helga Rubsamen-Waigmann
  • Edible container
    Patent number: D404536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: I.W.M.R.O. Limited
    Inventor: Stuart Hepworth
  • Backpack with attached jacket
    Patent number: D404539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Henry M. Herbst
    Inventor: Bruce Glasser
  • Motor vehicle body
    Patent number: D404691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: M&L Auto Specialists
    Inventors: Mark E. Gerisch, Ronnie C. Sims
  • Set of ornamental lights
    Patent number: D404837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: M. H. Segan Limited Partnership
    Inventor: Marc H. Segan
  • Towel holder
    Patent number: D404947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: M. Kamenstein, Inc.
    Inventor: V. Lorenzo Porcelli