Patents by Inventor On MERO

On MERO 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).

  • Patent number: 5518298
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a modular sofa assembly. The apparatus comprises a first bracket member and a second bracket member which are secured to sidewalls and a rear frame bar, respectively, of a fixed seating section of a modular sofa assembly. The first and second bracket members each allow a frame of a seat member of the seating section to be secured to the side walls of the seating section after the side walls have been secured to a pair of frame rails or other like members. In an alternative preferred embodiment a pair of seatback brackets are incorporated for allowing a frame of the seatback member to be secured to the sidewalls of the fixed seating section after the sidewalls have been secured to the frame rails or other like frame members of the sofa assembly. In this manner the seatback member and seat member of the fixed seating section can be upholstered at a location remote from that at which assembly of the sidewalls and other frame members of the sofa assembly takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Chair Company
    Inventors: Larry P. LaPointe, Michael R. Mero, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5505612
    Abstract: An apparatus for annealing and heat treating biaxially oriented articles is disclosed, particularly blow molded articles prepared from preforms which are simultaneously annealed using warm fluid in a first segmented mold. The blown article is transferred to a second, larger mold where the article is pressurized against the mold to form the final container design and to heat treat at least a portion of the bottle wall to improve crystallinity and strength. Portions of the mold, used to form and anneal the articles, are temperature controlled at various temperatures by passing warm water through conduits in the neck-shoulder portion and body portion of the mold and cold water through the bottom and shoulder portion of the mold to bring the temperature of the article wall to about 65.degree. C. to 95.degree. C. for PET bottles. The second mold is up to 10% larger in volume and preferably employs resistance heating to heat treat the side wall to 110.degree. C. to 220.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: PepsiCo Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Mero, John Cahill
  • Patent number: 5411698
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for annealing and heat treating biaxially oriented articles is disclosed, particularly blow molded articles prepared from preforms which are simultaneously annealed using warm fluid in a first segmented mold. The blown article is transferred to a second, larger mold where the article is pressurized against the mold to form the final container design and to heat treat at least a portion of the bottle wall to improve crystallinity and strength. Portions of the mold, used to form and anneal the articles, are temperature controlled at various temperatures by passing warm water through conduits in the neck-shoulder portion and body portion of the mold and cold water through the bottom and shoulder portion of the mold to bring the temperature of the article wall to about 65.degree. C. to 95.degree. C. for PET bottles. The second mold is up to 10% larger in volume and preferably employs resistance heating to heat treat the side wall to 110.degree. C. to 220.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: PepsiCo., Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Mero, John Cahill
  • Patent number: 4655203
    Abstract: Surgical device for immobilization of bone fracture, which device comprises at least one, essentially stiff osteosynthesis plate (7) which is located perpendicularly over or through the fracture (6). Additionally the osteosynthesis device comprises at least one firm fixing element (8, 8') which is fastened to bone (5) and/or tightened to its place to go beyond or to perforate the fracture (6) and/or to go beyond the osteosynthesis plate (7) in such a way that the osteosynthesis plate (7), the tightened fixing element (8, 8', 8") and the region of immobilized bone (5) where the fracture (6) exists form an assembly whose stiffness is high enough to confirm the healing of the fracture (6) and that as a consequence of resorption of osteosynthesis plate (7) during the healing of the fracture (6) the stiffness and mechanical strength of the surgical device decrease in such a way that the need to remove the surgical device or part of it at a separate subsequent operation is excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Materials Consultants Oy
    Inventors: Pertti Tormala, Pentti Rokkanen, Jyrki Kilpikari, Hannu Patiala, Seppo Vainionpaa, Kimmo Vihtonen, Matti Mero
  • Patent number: D370634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Pepsi-Cola S.A.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mero, Roland Charriez