Phipps; Robert M. - US Patent Attorneys and Agents

Attorney: Phipps; Robert M.

Number of patents: 78
Last date: November 19, 1996

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5575445	Stove-top aid A stove-top aid is described which is attached to the side of a conventional cooking oven or range. The stove-top aid comprises a clamping device for releasable attachment to the handle of a cooking pot or pan thus reducing the risk of the cooking pots or...	11/19/1996
5478041	Clamping and holding device This invention relates to a clamping and holding device and more particularly to a clamping and holding device which can be attached to articles such as patio chairs to mount a holder for umbrellas and the like in a variety of positions. The device provid...	12/26/1995
5470065	Slider puzzle A slider puzzle with an assembly of slide members is provided. Each slide member intersects with at least one other slide member at an intersection point and is moveable between two end stop positions or any number of positions in between. Each slide memb...	11/28/1995
5450840	Stove-top guard A stove-top guard for attachment to a cooking stove or range, to prevent small children, and others, from reaching surface burner units or hot cooking containers on the stove-top surface, is described. The guard includes a venting system, which dissipates...	09/19/1995
5431528	Quick coupling arrangement for excavator buckets and the like A quick coupling apparatus for detachably securing an implement such as a bucket, air or hydraulic hammer, tamper or any other attachment to a vehicle having a lifting and tilting mechanism such as an excavator. The apparatus includes a pair of hinge plat...	07/11/1995
5425144	Above ground pool components An above-ground swimming pool wall construction is disclosed. The pool wall is located and secured in, top and bottom connectors in combination with upright or vertical posts. Top and bottom tracks protect the upper and lower edges of the pool wall and se...	06/20/1995
5419477	Waterproof retractable towel bag A towel protector includes a waterproof inverted bag provided with a suspension grommet for suspending the bag from a golf cart or the like. Another grommet in the wall of the bag allows passage of a towel suspension cord. The exterior part of the cord is...	05/30/1995
5416936	Rolling-massaging mattress or cushion Mattresses and cushions, which have a rolling-massaging function and magnetic-therapeutic effect are described. The rolling-massaging magnetic-therapeutic mattress or cushion comprises an upper covering, an intermediate layer, an interior layer, a compoun...	05/23/1995
5385054	Fastener tension monitor A device to monitor tension in a fastener assembly such as a stationary bolt and a moveable nut for securing elements therebetween. The device is in the form of a washer for use in the assembly between the nut and the elements or the bolt head and the ele...	01/31/1995
5371207	Pressure pretreatment for improving the acetylation of cellulose A novel method has been discovered for the pretreatment of cellulose with acetic acid and acetic anhydride under pressure, resulting in uniformly activated cellulose fibers. The improved process for producing cellulose diacetate comprises the steps of: (1...	12/06/1994
5368742	Method of removing toxic resin acids and fatty acids from pulp and paper effluent and other streams A method is described for improving the removal of toxic resin acids and fatty acids from pulp and paper effluent and from other streams containing resins and fatty acids. The addition of an anionic material, such as albumin, gelatin, alginate or alginic ...	11/29/1994
5365621	Invalid lift This invention relates to a lift to assist persons to stand or walk, where they have insufficient strength in their legs. The lift includes a supporting frame having a front portion extending in front of the person and side portions on each side. There ar...	11/22/1994
5353442	Rapid action plunger A plunger is described which utilizes the suction cup principle to its fullest potential. The suction cup action is actuated by a lever arm which is operatively connected to the suction cup rod. This device can further contain a splash guard which will el...	10/11/1994
5344115	Clamping and holding device This invention relates to a clamping device and more particularly to a clamping device which can be attached to articles such as patio chairs to mount a holder for umbrellas and the like in a variety of positions. The device comprises a main body includin...	09/06/1994
5255867	Bale ripper and conveyor The present invention provides a bale ripper and conveyor which disintegrates round bales of forage material. The bales can be loaded into the device without regard to the direction in which they are wrapped. The present invention further comprises a cont...	10/26/1993
5243892	Portable saw mill frame A portable saw mill frame is disclosed which has a frame base of a generally rectangular, elongated configuration. It is comprised of preferably three subsections bolted to each other and easily disconnected. An inverted U-shaped frame is supported by a c...	09/14/1993
5239166	Secure data interchange system erasing a card memory upon an invalid response Systems for interchanging information, for example, obtaining cash from a terminal by use of a portable device such as a credit card are well-known but suffer from being vulnerable to fraud. In the invention a highly secure information interchange system ...	08/24/1993
5157863	Humane leghold coiled spring trap The present invention relates to a new, useful and humane foot-snare trap for trapping of fur-bearing animals. More particularly the invention relates to a unique snare trap design which utilizes a vertically oriented coiled spring which, when triggered, ...	10/27/1992
5133378	Ice fishing shelter The frame of a portable shelter is disclosed, particularly for use in ice fishing, wherein two planar, usually rectangular, top and bottom frame sections (10, 33) are held apart by an over-the-center linkage mechanism assisted by cable retainer arrangemen...	07/28/1992
5108326	Flexible surface drogue/stabilizer for drifter buoys The invention relates generally to the stabilization of drifter buoys and the like and more particularly to surface or near surface Lagrangian Drifter Buoys launched from aircraft or surface vehicles and to an underwater suspension system adapted for stab...	04/28/1992
5105832	Ashtray An ashtray is disclosed of the kind including a container with extinguishing liquid or particulate material. The top of the container has a grid of a series of inclined ribs forming a venetian blind like structure. The rim of the grid has specially design...	04/21/1992
5040878	Illumination for transmissive displays Illumination is provided for transmissive displays by the combination of (a) a light source which emits a thin, straight line of light, (b) cylindrical lens in front of the line of light and (c) a reflecting panel having (i) a first transparent layer whic...	08/20/1991
5036385	Autostereoscopic display with multiple sets of blinking illuminating lines and light valve A video display employs a flat surface upon which is displayed more than one set of thin, blinking light emitting sites. A transmissive light valve in front of the surface is capable of displaying images by means of varying the transparency of individual ...	07/30/1991
5025704	Cordless guitar transmitter An electronic device which, when connected to an electric guitar, or other similar stringed instrument, will effect wireless transmission over a selectable frequency of the FM broadcast band. The unit is compact as it uses the metal strings of the guitar ...	06/25/1991
5019275	Method of flocculation with cationic terpolymer flocculants Water soluble terpolymers based on (1) an acrylamide or acrylamide derivative, (2) a cationic vinyl monomer and (3) a hydrophilic vinyl monomer of the formula CH2 C(R)C(O)O(CH2 (CH2)m O)n E where R an...	05/28/1991
5008319	Homogeneous mixtures of solid organic acids and solid cationic ester-based polymer flocculants Homogeneous compositions of a solid, water soluble organic acid, e.g., glutaric acid, and a solid cationic ester-based copolymer flocculant are resistant to mechanical segregation and stratification caused by agitation. The compositions are prepared by co...	04/16/1991
5001790	Bed with disposable bedpan A bed for assisting bedridden patients in the excretory functions. The bed includes a frame, a patient platform disposed on the frame. The patient platform includes a passageway for allowing passage of excrement from the patient. A mattress is provided on...	03/26/1991
4988442	Process for dewatering of biological sludge The present invention provides an improved biological sludge dewatering process. The process comprises the steps of: (a) heating biological sludge to a temperature of about 90° to about 150° C. which corresponds to a pressure of about 0 to about 55 psig...	01/29/1991
4981936	Terpolymer of oxyalkyene acrylates, acrylamides and quaternary monomers Water soluble terpolymers based on (1) an acrylamide or acrylamide derivative, (2) a cationic vinyl monomer and (3) a hydrophilic vinyl monomer of the formula CH2 C(R)C(O)O(CH2 (CH2)m O)n E where R an...	01/01/1991
4977229	Polymeric compositions for optical devices Contact and intraocular lenses are formed from a polymer formed by polymerizing one or more siloxane monomers of the formula ##STR1## with monomeric crosslinking agents and optionally an acrylic or methacrylic acid ester of a monohydric alkanol. In t...	12/11/1990
4974270	Disposable bed pan A bed pan for use in patient care has a disposable plastic liner waste collector suspended from an open frame whose exterior dimensions encompass the plastic liner and retainers for keeping the plastic liner to the frame. The bed pan is advantageously use...	12/04/1990
4973093	Door jammer A device for securing a closed inward swinging door from the interior, consisting of a vertical shaft of which one end is secured near the door handle and the opposite end has a pad which rests on the floor. Embedded into or located in this pad may be a o...	11/27/1990
4951595	Temporary indicators An indicating device for use with x-rays and similar light transmitting substrates is constructed as a flat, rigid, translucent material coated on one side with a light transmitting temporary adhesive which will temporarily secure the indicator to the sub...	08/28/1990
4947710	Hair sculpturing razor Razors for care of hair are improved by providing the razor with a cutting edge having a series of uniformly spaced imperfections or dents extending across said cutting edge, the dents dulling from 20 to 75 percent of the normal cutting edge of the razor....	08/14/1990
4942044	Spaghetti sipper A device for sipping and consuming pasta products such as spaghetti is made possible by the inclusion of a pawl on the pathway of the pasta from the container to the consumer of the pasta....	07/17/1990
4901914	Mail box signal A mail box or similar container having a self cancelling signal indicator which is activated by the opening of the mail box door. The signal is a crankshaft which has on each end of the crankshaft a crank arm, each arm being perpendicular to said cranksha...	02/20/1990
4896729	Apparatus for collecting potatoes and other root vegetables An apparatus is described herein for gathering vegetables such as potatoes and other root vegetables from a plurality of rows into a central region for subsequent harvesting. The apparatus includes a support frame structure adapted to be secured to a trac...	01/30/1990
4892098	Tubular tissue welding device without moving parts Exoscopes for joining tubular like objects has a housing made in two sections which clamp around the objects to be welded together. The end of the objects are held in place by an internal stent which claps the ends of the object together. Optic fibers or ...	01/09/1990
4891234	Spaghetti sipper A device for sipping and consuming pasta products such as spaghetti is made possible by the inclusion of a pawl on the pathway of the pasta from the container to the consumer of the pasta....	01/02/1990
4888396	Novel cationic acrylamide polymers and processes for their preparation Novel cationic polymers are provided by reaction of high molecular weight polymers and copolymers of acrylamide with an alkyl epoxide compound such as glycidyldialkylamine or glycidyltrialkylammonium salt to form polymer chain units containing e.g. pendan...	12/19/1989

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