U.S. Patent No. 7,753,280 for Personal Bank Card Storage Device and Method of Use.
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Patent Grant / Marcus Howard & Donna Harvey, Philadelphia, PA
July 15th, 2010Riddle Patent Law Acts as Local Counsel for Jack Thorpe in Thorpe V. Borough of Jim Thorpe, Pending Before the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Patent Grant / University of Scranton
June 30th, 2010U.S. Patent No. 7,681,672 for cryogenic pulsejet and method of use.
A cryogenic system is described for boring a small-diameter hole through various materials including rock, soil and stone. It employs a valveless technique in a borehead [3000] where cryogenic fluid [7] fills at least one pulsejet [3100] which has proximal [3001] and distal [3003] ends. The cryogenic fluid [7] is frozen into a plug [8] near the distal end [3003], acting as a valve. Cryogenic fluid [7] just distal to the frozen plug [8] is rapidly heated by thermal units [3510, 3530] causing it to become a rapidly-expanding gas bubble. The rapidly-expanding gas bubble forces any liquid [7] distal to the expanding gas out of the distal end [3003] of each pulsejet [3100] causing it to impact the material [I]. Rapidly repeating this process causes the system to bore a hole through the material [I].
Patent Grant / Liquid Precision
April 6th, 2010U.S. Patent No. 7,556,056 for single point battery watering system with pivot float and ball valve.
The present invention relates to single point fluid supply systems for replenishing a liquid electrolyte in a plurality of battery cells simultaneously and in particular to a series of cell fill valves interconnected by a series of hoses and T-connections, one to each cell, each cell fill valve controlled by a ball in a seat in a single fill opening, the ball controlled by a float on a pivotable lever arm with an end finger which holds the ball up to admit water with the float down and allows the ball to lower onto the seat as the cell fills causing the float to rise to a shutoff level when the cell is filled to a desired level.
Client Perspective: Aaron Burns, CFO Upper Playground
January 19th, 2010Fine art and fashion converge at Upper Playground, a California based apparel company that operates galleries and retail stores throughout the world. San Francisco is home to Upper Playground’s headquarters and flagship FIFTY24SF Gallery, but the product is sold in various national and international locations. Examples of company operated retail locations are here. For many businesses, securing trademark protection is an afterthought, but Upper Playground CFO Aaron Burns actively addresses brand protection along with the various other operational issues involved with this multifaceted business. If Upper Playground is considering sales in Turkey, for example, we will get an email or a call inquiring into the status or availability of a trademark in that country. Although IP protection is a very small aspect of running an international fine art and apparel business, it still gets diligently addressed.
Patent Grant / University of Scranton
November 18th, 2009U.S. Patent No. 7,584,807 for Multiple Pulsejet Boring Device for rapidly boring through the ground having directional boring capabilities.
ABSTRACT:
A method and device for boring a hole through a material along a desired path includes an umbilical subsystem [2000] connected to a boring subsystem [3000] having a plurality of pulsejets [3100]. These pulsejets [3100] repeatedly receive and ignite a combustible fluid [7] in a combustion chamber [3230] causing a portion of the fluid [7] to be forced out of a nozzle [3260] at high speeds as a fluid slug [10] that impacts materials ahead of the pulsejet [3100].
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Coming to America / Trademarks
November 12th, 2009In the movie Coming to America Mr. McDowell said look… me and the McDonald’s people got this little misunderstanding. See, they’re McDonald’s… I’m McDowell’s. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds.
Recent Trademark Cases in the Eastern District in Allentown
On October 26, 2009, a complaint for trademark infringement and unfair competition was filed by Tilted Kilt Franchise, LLC in the Allentown Office seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction and damages for use of the trademark TILTED KILT. The Complaint (hyperlink to attached file) states the plaintiff is a franchise company for Tilted Kilt Pubs and defendant operates a pub named The Tilted Kilt in Mount Joy PA. If you are going to build a franchise on a trademark and then license franchisees to use that mark, you must enforce your trademark rights or your franchise has little value.
The 2009 Greenovation Compeition Comes to a Close
September 24th, 2009Another exciting Greenovation Competition has come to a close, and what a year it was. All of the participants had some great products and ideas, and the Williamsport/Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone did a great job of coordinating this event.
We wish to say congratulations to all of the participants and finalists. This years runner up was Equinox Ltd. who won the Runner Up Prize valued at $2,300 for their reusable Fruit, Nut & Veggie Bags.
Ralph Agnoni, was the winner of the 2009 Greenovation Competition grand prize package. His invention is a water saving device for use with toilets. The device is very innovative, and we here at Riddle Patent Law look forward to working with him to protect is valuable intellectual property.
Congratulations again to all!