Patents Examined by Marcos Dolce
  • Patent number: 5966857
    Abstract: An advertising display which is easily erected and may be used as a free-standing display or as a hanging display. The display is comprised of two sub-assemblies which are folded flat for shipment and which may be popped open and slipped together to form a commanding display. Provision is made for allowing the display to be hung from above, or alternatively, a pair of feet assemblies are provided which may be attached adjacent the base of the display to provide a stable free-standing display. The feet, if used, engage the rest of the display in a positive manner so as to remain attached to the display if the display is lifted for movement, etc. Exemplary embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: ADBOX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joakim Pettersson, Christer Wernerdal
  • Patent number: 5915697
    Abstract: A seal assembly having a flexible cloth seal which includes a shim assemblage surrounded by a cloth assemblage. A first tubular end portion, such as a gas turbine combustor, includes a longitudinal axis and has smooth and spaced-apart first and second surface portions defining a notch therebetween which is wider at its top than at its bottom and which extends outward from the axis. The second surface portion is outside curved, and a first edge of the cloth seal is positioned in the bottom of the notch. A second tubular end portion, such as a first stage nozzle, is located near, spaced apart from, and coaxially aligned with, the first tubular end portion. The second tubular end portion has a smooth third surface portion which surrounds at least a portion of the first tubular end portion and which is contacted by the cloth seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bharat Sampathkumar Bagepalli, Joseph Charles Taura, Mahmut Faruk Aksit, Mehmet Demiroglu, Daniel Ross Predmore