Patents by Inventor John Rudy
John Rudy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11470831Abstract: Web-mounting fishing plug has a body with a slot or aperture into which a web can be inserted. The web, for example, a photo, postage stamp, or transparent colored sheet, may be inserted into the slot or aperture. A closure may attached to the body, which may cover the slot or aperture and protect the web from moisture. Provision for light-emission, coloration, pattern, an increase or decrease in mass, hence, density, movement, smell, sound, and so forth may be supplied. Hook(s) and/or other accessory(ies) may be attached. The invention can be provided in kit form so that the web of one's choosing, light, color, etc., may be employed with the plug.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 11406092Abstract: Provided are titled fish hooks and methods and apparatus for making them and for using them and other fish hooks as well. The method and apparatus for the use is in fishing, and they take advantage of or discern unobtrusive colors, shades or colorless quality of the fish hooks to fish. A Braille apparatus for fishing is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1989Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Inventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 10544012Abstract: A system and method for visually monitoring an outrigger includes a camera assembly configured to monitor an outrigger and a control system operably and communicably connected to the camera assembly. The control system executes instructions to determine a presence, length, and/or position of the outrigger based by an image captured by the camera assembly. The outrigger may include a target to be detected by the camera assembly for monitoring of the outrigger. The target may be the outrigger itself, detected by the control system using edge detection, or a marker disposed on the outrigger. The system may be implemented with a crane having a carrier unit and a superstructure. The system may include a plurality of camera assemblies and a plurality of outriggers.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLCInventors: John Rudy, Matthew Thoresen
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Publication number: 20170217737Abstract: A system and method for visually monitoring an outrigger includes a camera assembly configured to monitor an outrigger and a control system operably and communicably connected to the camera assembly. The control system executes instructions to determine a presence, length, and/or position of the outrigger based by an image captured by the camera assembly. The outrigger may include a target to be detected by the camera assembly for monitoring of the outrigger. The target may be the outrigger itself, detected by the control system using edge detection, or a marker disposed on the outrigger. The system may be implemented with a crane having a carrier unit and a superstructure. The system may include a plurality of camera assemblies and a plurality of outriggers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: John Rudy, Matthew Thoresen
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Patent number: 9078420Abstract: Fishing tackle contains a stamp such as a postage stamp or a trading stamp, or a photograph or a picture. Lures, spoons, spinners, bobbers, nets may be included accordingly, for example, as a stamp-mounting fishing lure.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1996Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Inventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 8973593Abstract: Vegetation-containing hunting blind includes a vegetation-shielding/offering member. Inside the member vegetation can be grown.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2003Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Inventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 8826728Abstract: Refrigerant gas can pass through hollow type plate, and this can be employed for refrigeration of a block by employment of the plate in thermal communication with the block. The block, which typically contains one or more test cells, may have a rhomboid shape.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: King Refrigeration, Inc.Inventors: Marc J. Hildebrandt, Theodore W. Selby, Christopher John Rudy
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Publication number: 20110288598Abstract: Locking screw system includes screw and female threaded receiver that provide for and lock through interference fitting, which may be from major-major and/or minor-minor diameter interference. The system may be embodied as an orthopedic implant or implant component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITYInventors: Berton R. Moed, Bernard L. Randall, Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 8003869Abstract: A harmonic chime on a stringed instrument can be rendered by touching a part of a stringed instrument player's body, which is not part of a first member of the player's body that shortens a playable length of a string, to the string along its playable length at a harmonic-rendering position of the string, and plucking the string within its playable length to provide a harmonic chime on the string. Such a technique can provide for natural or artificial harmonic tones.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Inventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 7243971Abstract: Clip for attaching a bed liner to a cargo area of a vehicle such as a pickup truck can include a body to which is attached an ear, and attached to the ear, a toe that can engage a vertical portion of a wall of the bed liner; optionally, a hole may be provided in the body to disengage the toe from the bed liner wall opposite the toe. The clip in another embodiment can include a body to which is attached a biasing upper extension arm, and a laterally directed retaining member, and between the body and the laterally directed retaining member is provided at least one gap for receiving a wall portion of the bed liner; optionally, a recess may be provided to accommodate a blind lip tab of the pickup truck cargo area wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Durakon Industries, Inc.Inventors: Vincent M. McKeoun, Thomas G. Sierakowski, Christopher John Rudy
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Publication number: 20050077025Abstract: A method and apparatus for the rapid cooling of screen masks used in the fabrication of semiconductor components is provided. The method and apparatus use a specially designed cooling plate which is contacted with a mask frame holding the screening mask. After a heated cleaning step which cleans the mask frame and screening mask of metal paste used in the screening operation, the cooling plate having one or more concave lower surfaces contacts the upper surfaces of the mask frame and bends the mask frame in the shape of the concave surfaces. This ensures intimate contact between the cooling plate and mask frame and enhances the thermal efficiency of the cooling step.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raschid Bezama, William Harkins, David Long, Jason Miller, Christopher Pepe, Ronald Rothkranz, John Rudy, Benjamin Tongue
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Patent number: 6824113Abstract: Newsbox post support system includes an upright newsbox support member attached to a mailbox support, to which is attached at least one newsbox. A guard member may be included so as to guard the mailbox and/or newsbox(es) from road damage such as caused by plowed snow. The newsbox support system can be fulfilled with a post support comprising a support body having a subsurface contact flange in connection with a post-receiving restraint. The post support is useful to mount and support a post such as that of the mailbox, that of a separately mounted newsbox set and/or for other applications such as a fence, bird feeder or bird bath. The post support can be permanently installed in the ground, or it can be temporarily installed on the ground. The post support and the post can be combined. A weed control collar may be employed with the post.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Inventors: James L. Gee, Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 6244165Abstract: Integrated cooling, heating food preparation system has a food containing volume; a device to refrigerate food in that volume; a device to cook the refrigerated food in the same volume; and, optionally, a device to keep warm and/or refrigerate the cooked food in the same volume. The system is suitably controlled, preferably by remote control activation, for a few examples, through a public exchange computer communications system or by radio. The system can be embodied in a form in which the food containing/heating unit is placed in a pre-existing or modified refrigeration cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Inventors: Joseph S. Trombley, Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 6019196Abstract: Device for precise replacement of liquids in a mechanism includes at least one bag which can be filled with liquid to be delivered precisely to the mechanism or which can hold used liquid. The bag(s) has/have flexible boundaries and may be provided in a housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1997Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Theodore W. SelbyInventors: Theodore W. Selby, Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: 4103823Abstract: A parity checking scheme for detecting memory array word line failures whereby all of the data and parity bits of a plurality of bytes sharing the same word line erroneously assume the value "1" or the value "0". When storing data in the array, the data and parity bits comprising each byte are stored directly except for the parity bit of a selected one of the bytes, which parity bit is inverted by a gated inverter circuit before storing. The same gated inverter circuit also inverts the parity bit of the selected byte upon reading the stored data. All of the remaining bits of all of the remaining bytes are read directly. The read bits of each byte are applied to a respective parity checking circuit of the same even or odd parity type as is used in storing the data. The outputs of all of the parity checking circuits are applied to error control logic.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1976Date of Patent: August 1, 1978Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederick John Aichelmann, Jr., Nino Mario Di Pilato, Thomas Peter Fehn, George John Rudy
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Patent number: 4050439Abstract: A sling-shot device comprises, in basic assembly, an enclosed, generally circular "tine" section or impeller holder fixed on the grip or handle portion of the assembly with provision in said circular "tine" section for angularly and rotatably adjusting the secured ends of the elastic power band or the like or equivalent sling or impeller member, said ends being mounted secure at more or less diametrically opposed points located circumferentially on said circular "tine" section so that at least substantially perpendicular aiming (or sighting) and "firing" of the sling-shot is facilitated regardless of the position assumed in operational holding of the sling-shot when other-than-perpendicular (to the ground) handle dispositions are encountered; this accommodating a natural and most comfortable and desired body stance and head-cocking positional relationship assumed because of individual physique, style and mannerism for any given shooter using the sling-shot.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1975Date of Patent: September 27, 1977Assignee: Thresher Institutes IncorporatedInventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: D462504Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Inventor: Christopher John Rudy
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Patent number: D601447Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Inventors: Christopher John Rudy, Bernard P. Schumacher