Patents Examined by Daniel Mills
  • Connection device of windshield wiper of motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7341396
    Abstract: An automotive windshield wiper connection device has a body which is provided with a hook-type elastic piece, an insertion-type elastic piece, a pin hole, and a locking slot. The hook-type elastic piece is provided thereover with a rotary cover pivoted therewith for engaging a hook-type rocking arm. The insertion elastic piece is provided thereover with an insertion hole for engaging an insertion-type rocking arm. The connection device is thus compatible with the windshield wiper rocking arms of motor vehicles of various models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Inventor: Shih Hsien Huang
  • Fastener
    Patent number: 7306190
    Abstract: A fastener is provided particularly useful for securing automobile headliners to automobile roofs. The fastener includes a clip connectable to the headliner and a magnet assembly that can be secured to the roof. The magnet assembly can tilt relative to the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
    Inventor: James S. Tisol, Jr.
  • Rail system for a racetrack
    Patent number: 7150243
    Abstract: A rail system for a turf track allows for a simple and efficient reconfiguration of the rails to define a course over only a portion of the track. The rail system includes an inner rail and an outer rail, and further includes a series of intermediate posts for supporting a further rail that is adjustable to serve as either an inner rail or an outer rail in order to define a limited course over a portion of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Horsemen's Track & Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: William S. Greene
  • Fence post protecting apparatus
    Patent number: 7104525
    Abstract: An apparatus for shielding a fence post from foreign elements includes a collar section with integral sidewalls, one detachable sidewall, a base extending about a perimeter of the collar section, and a mechanism for preventing fluid from traveling distally and medially of an outer wall of the fence post and an inner perimeter of the collar. The detachable sidewall is provided with oppositely spaced tongue portion and the collar section has a pair of grooves formed therein. The tongue and groove portions are slidably engageable with each other so that the apparatus can be assembled and disassembled by moving the detachable sidewall along a substantially vertical plane. The fluid blocking mechanism preferably includes a rubber seal contiguously positioned medially of the fence post and collar section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Ricci