Wood; Kenneth B. - US Patent Attorneys and Agents

Attorney: Wood; Kenneth B.

Number of patents: 61
Last date: May 22, 2012

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Number	Title	Issue Date
D660415	Respirator head harness	05/22/2012
8178470	Adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and filter media comprising such adducts Herein are disclosed adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and methods of making such adducts. Such adducts can be used to remove cyanogen chloride. Also disclosed are methods of providing such adducts on supports to form filter media. Also disclosed are metho...	05/15/2012
8178177	Duct wrap and method for fire protecting a duct An article for fire protecting a duct includes a first layer of a first material including a noncombustible fibrous material and a second layer of a second material including an intumescent material. The first layer is adjacent the second layer. The article is non-s...	05/15/2012
8162153	High loft spunbonded web Herein are disclosed high loft spunbonded webs that are substantially free of crimped fibers and gap-formed fibers. The webs exhibit a solidity of from less than 8.0% to about 4.0% and a ratio of Effective Fiber Diameter to Actual Fiber Diameter of at least 1.40. Al...	04/24/2012
8161696	Sleeve system and method of using Herein is disclosed a sleeve system and methods of using the system. The system uses an elongated open-ended sleeve, and mounting plate parts which mate with each other to form a mounting plate and which are securable to each other and to a wall. The mounting plate ...	04/24/2012
8146305	Pass-through firestop apparatus and methods Herein are disclosed are apparatus and methods for forming firestopped through-penetrations in poured concrete partitions. The apparatus and methods use an intumescent firestop ring that can be used in combination with a removable sleeve. The firestop ring is detach...	04/03/2012
8142538	Pleated aligned web filter A filter element in the form of a nonwoven self-supporting filtration web having rows of folded or corrugated spaced-apart pleats, the web containing continuous thermoplastic fibers a majority of which are aligned at 90°±20° with respect to the row direction. The...	03/27/2012
8137750	Catalytically active gold supported on thermally treated nanoporous supports The present invention provides technology for controlling, or tuning, the catalytic activity of gold provided upon nanoporous supports such as those derived from nanoparticulate titania. It has been discovered that the nature of the surfaces of the nanoparticles use...	03/20/2012
8137041	Vibration-isolating fastening assembly Herein is disclosed a fastening assembly that may be used for securing first and second workpieces to each other in such manner as to provide vibration isolation between the first and second workpieces. The fastening assembly comprises an elongated, rigid fastener, ...	03/20/2012
8097310	Firestop article with attachment surface A firestop article for fire stopping an opening in a floor or wall includes a firestop material, an enclosure surrounding the firestop material, and an attachment surface provided on the outer surface of the enclosure that allows the article to be repeatably connect...	01/17/2012
8097067	Runtime sensor for small forced air handling units Herein are disclosed devices and methods that can be used to provide an indication of the need to change a filter in a small forced air handling unit, based on the actual operating time (runtime) of the unit. The methods rely on the use of at least one vibration sen...	01/17/2012
8074660	Expandable face mask with engageable stiffening element Face masks that are provided in a generally flat configuration and are capable of being expanded to a cup-shaped configuration. Such masks include at least one porous layer that includes at least one pleat and that is capable of being expanded by at least partially ...	12/13/2011
8069623	Sleeve system and method of using Herein is disclosed a sleeve system and methods of using the system. The system uses an elongated open-ended sleeve, and mounting plate parts which mate with each other to form a mounting plate and which are securable to each other and to a wall. The mounting plate ...	12/06/2011
8058202	Heterogeneous, composite, carbonaceous catalyst system and methods that use catalytically active gold Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a por...	11/15/2011
8034431	Intermittently bonded fibrous web laminate There is provided a laminate of a thermoplastic backing to a fibrous web. This laminate, for example, could be used as a loop laminate for use in a hook and loop fastening system or an intermittently bonded elastic fibrous laminate. The laminate comprises a thermopl...	10/11/2011
8029723	Method for making shaped filtration articles Shaped filtration articles are made from a monocomponent nonwoven web formed by flowing first and second fiber-forming materials of the same polymeric composition through first and second die cavities in respective fluid communication with first and second sets of o...	10/04/2011
8024900	Pass-through firestop apparatus and methods Herein are disclosed are apparatus and methods for forming firestopped through-penetrations in poured concrete partitions. The apparatus and methods use an intumescent firestop ring that can be used in combination with a removable sleeve. The firestop ring is detach...	09/27/2011
8020820	Methods, assemblies and kits for mounting articles to walls Herein are disclosed methods and assemblies for adhesively mounting an article to two walls that meet at an angle (e.g., a corner). The methods and assemblies use first and second mounting plates that are deflectably and removably attachable to the article, with the...	09/20/2011
7989384	Catalysts, activating agents, support media, and related methodologies useful for making catalyst systems especially when the catalyst is deposited onto the support media using physical vapor deposition Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-base...	08/02/2011
7989372	Molded respirator comprising meltblown fiber web with staple fibers A molded respirator and method of making are disclosed, wherein the molded respirator is made from a porous nonwoven web containing meltblown fibers and staple fibers. The meltblown fibers may be present as a bimodal mixture of microfibers and mesofibers, and compri...	08/02/2011
7989371	Meltblown fiber web with staple fibers A porous nonwoven web and method of making are disclosed, wherein the web contains meltblown fibers and staple fibers. The meltblown fibers may be present as a bimodal mixture of microfibers and mesofibers, and comprise an intermingled mixture with staple fibers fur...	08/02/2011
7985313	Methods and kits for attaching articles to surfaces Herein are disclosed methods and assemblies for mounting an article to a surface by a double-faced adhesive. At least one spacer is used that is deflectable upon the application of sufficient force. When in a first, undeflected condition, the spacer provides suffici...	07/26/2011
7980849	Apparatus and method for flame-perforating films An apparatus and methods for flame-perforating films. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes a frame, support surface attached to the frame, where the support surface includes a plurality of lowered portions, a burner attached to the frame opposite the sup...	07/19/2011
7980286	Device for applying a protruding tab to double-sided adhesive tape, and method of using Herein is disclosed a device and method for attaching a tab to an elongate length of double-sided adhesive tape, the tab protruding beyond a terminal end of the elongate length of tape and being attached to both surfaces of the adhesive tape. ...	07/19/2011
7971737	Adhesively mountable angled wall shelf A wall mountable shelf for storing items in a shower or bath enclosure includes a frame, a base member connected with the frame, a back plate connected with the frame and arranged to support the frame on the wall, and adhesive arranged between the back plate and the...	07/05/2011
7955570	Low pressure drop, highly active catalyst systems using catalytically active gold Highly active, low pressure drop catalyst systems. Catalytically active material is provided on at least a portion of the channel sidewalls of a body comprising one or more flow-through channels. The channel sidewalls preferably bear a charge, e.g., an electrostatic...	06/07/2011
7947142	Pleated filter with monolayer monocomponent meltspun media A pleated filter is made from a monocomponent monolayer nonwoven web of continuous monocomponent meltspun partially crystalline and partially amorphous oriented fibers of the same polymeric composition that are bonded to form a coherent and handleable web having a G...	05/24/2011
7931161	Wall mountable wire grid organizer system with removable accessories A wall mountable wire grid organizer rack assembly includes a support grid structure including a perimeter frame and a plurality of transverse support members connected with the perimeter frame. A plurality of accessories are removably connected with the support mem...	04/26/2011
7931160	Vertically mounted shelf assembly and accessories therefor A wall mountable shelf assembly includes an elongated support rail, at least one accessory slidably connected with the support rail, and at least one stretch releasing adhesive strip arranged between the support rail and the wall for securing the shelf assembly to t...	04/26/2011
7922844	Adhesive masking article for corners and door hinges An adhesive tape masking article that can be used to mask both a door hinge or a corner includes a thin flexible sheet of material having opposed first and second major surfaces, first and second side edges, first and second end edges, and arcuate corners extending ...	04/12/2011
7914167	Surface modifying apparatus having illumination system and method thereof Disclosed are surface modifying apparatus, such as non-motorized and motorized sanding tools, with an illumination system providing an intensity and incidence angle on the working surface that facilitates visual inspection of defects and blemishes on the surface bei...	03/29/2011
7902115	Adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and filter media comprising such adducts Herein are disclosed adducts of amines and polycarboxylic acids, and methods of making such adducts. Such adducts can be used to remove cyanogen chloride. Also disclosed are methods of providing such adducts on supports to form filter media. Also disclosed are metho...	03/08/2011
7902096	Monocomponent monolayer meltblown web and meltblowing apparatus A porous monocomponent nonwoven web contains a bimodal mass fraction/fiber size mixture of intermingled continuous microfibers and larger size fibers of the same polymeric composition. There are at least five times as many microfibers as larger size fibers, and a hi...	03/08/2011
7892384	Removable adhesive tape and pull tab, and method of forming A stretch releasing adhesive tape with an improved pull tab is disclosed. Methods are provided by which a single tab film may be adhered to an elongated strip of stretch releasing adhesive tape to form a manually engageable pull tab at a selected location. Such a pu...	02/22/2011
7891305	Wall mountable shelving system with rectangular frame and removable trays A wall mountable shelving system includes a pair of support members, a storage tray extending between the support members, and stretch releasing adhesive strips arranged to secure the shelving system to the wall. Each support member includes a back plate and a frame...	02/22/2011
7891041	Device for applying a uniform coating of floor finish A device that can be used to spread a thin, even coating of liquid material on a surface is provided. In one embodiment the device is adapted to be used to apply floor coating on a floor surface. The device is configured such that the applicator portion of the devic...	02/22/2011
7888129	Surface-enhanced spectroscopic method, flexible structured substrate, and method of making the same A method of obtaining a surface-enhanced optical property of an analyte using a flexible structured substrate having a metal layer conformably disposed on nanostructure, a flexible structured substrate, and a method of making the same. ...	02/15/2011
7858163	Molded monocomponent monolayer respirator with bimodal monolayer monocomponent media A molded respirator is made from a monocomponent monolayer nonwoven web containing a bimodal mass fraction/fiber size mixture of intermingled continuous monocomponent polymeric microfibers and larger size fibers of the same polymeric composition. The respirator is a...	12/28/2010
7857130	Removable adhesive tape and pull tab film, and kits Kits are described wherefrom a single tab film may be adhered to an elongated strip of stretch releasing adhesive tape to form a manually engageable pull tab at a selected location. Such a pull tab may be foldable so as to comprise an unobtrusive visual appearance, ...	12/28/2010
7854848	Portable water treatment apparatus and methods Herein are disclosed apparatus and methods that can be used to receive a volume of potable water from a source and to treat the volume of water so as to improve the perceived or actual aesthetic quality of the water, and to thereafter contain the treated water such ...	12/21/2010

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