Fluid handling inventions 05/07

20070119500 - Meter proving method and system: A meter proving method and system. At lease some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising establishing a prover time by a prover device, measuring a flow rate of a fluid with a flow meter that uses multiple measurements taken over a period of time to produce each individual flow... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070119501 - Pressure balance valve: A valve assembly including a sleeve molded from a polymer and a spool molded from a polymer and slidably received within the sleeve.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070119502 - Device for purging deposit from an engine: There is disclosed a device for purging filth from an engine. The device includes a closing element for closing a tank. The closing element defines a first channel through which a purging agent goes to the engine from the tank and a second channel through which pressurized air goes to... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070119503 - Method and apparatus for preventing drain line clogging over an extended time using liquid or solid biocides: An improved method and apparatus to prevent clogging of condensate drain lines with a biocide delivery system that prevents the growth of bioorganic growth in the liquid trap using time release biocide tablets or liquid biocide. When using solid biocide tablets erosion and dissolution of the tables is reduced. When... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070119504 - Heat dissipating apparatus for cylinders of injection molding machines: A heat dissipating apparatus for cylinders of injection molding machines is disclosed. The heat dissipating apparatus includes a piston having a valve pin locking hole installed in a cylinder. A valve pin is coupled to the pin locking hole of the piston, with a piston bushing fitted around the upper... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070119505 - Piezoelectric valve: A motorized valve has a hollow case having an input and output tubes, a saddle connected with the hollow case, a turn plug cooperating with the saddle, and a piezoelectric drive to turn the turn plug, the piezoelectric drive including a piezoelectric generator of radially directed standing acoustic waves, which... Agent: United States Department Of Energy

20070119506 - Decorative faucet assembly formed of plastic molded onto metal parts: A faucet assembly is provided having a cylindrical body with a base, a rotatable top, a housing and hot and cold tubes entering the housing. Two plates are positioned in the housing, a stationery plate and a top rotatable plates, the stationery plate having one aperture for cold water, a... Agent: James W. Badie, Esq. Stoll, Miskin & Badie

20070119507 - Mixing faucet assembly: Disclosed is a mixing faucet assembly (1), which comprises: a mixing valve unit (8) having at least two valve inlet ports (32b), a operating rod (24) and a valve outlet port (28); a faucet body (2) having at least two water-feed passages (2b), and a valve unit-receiving recess (2a) containing... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070119508 - Fluid flow diversion valve and blood collection system employing same: Valves are provided for interconnecting a fluid source to two separate collection zones. The valves include a valve body having an inlet port communicating with the source and two outlet ports, each communicating with one of the collection zones. A valve element received within the valve body selectively establishes fluid... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20070119509 - Spout plumbing device: A spout plumbing device includes a spout having an externally threaded water inlet on the bottom for engaging sequentially with a hexagonal nut, an expansion tube and a swivel cap which has a hexagonal central bore in upper portion engaged with the hexagonal nut, a less diameter circular central bore... Agent: Tung-po Lin

20070119510 - Microfluidic autoregulator devices and arrays for operation with newtonian fluids: By use of the vias a microfluidic autoregulator is fabricated comprising an origin of a fluid, a sink for the fluid, a main flow channel coupling the origin and the sink, a valve communicated to the main flow channel to selectively control flow of fluid therethrough, and means dependent on... Agent: Daniel L. Dawes Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20070113890 - Leak detector sleeve: A leak detector sleeve allows performing leak detection at a flanged joint. The leak detector sleeve is made of elastomeric material that allows achieving a gas-tight seal when the leak detector sleeve encircles a flanged joint. The leak detector sleeve includes a hole that communicates with a gap in the... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20070113891 - Safety shut-off device: A safety shut-off device for sections of fluid circuits, which in case of damage or the like, have to shut off from each other on safety considerations. The safety shut-off device includes at least two valves connected to each other via a control chamber. A first pressure differential with the... Agent: Visteon

20070113892 - Methods and apparatus for introducing additives into a fluid flow: Disclosed are an apparatus and methods for introducing additives into a fluid flow. An additive vessel, with chambers for one or more additives, is attached to a primary flow fixture in a configuration that permits a diversion of part of the primary flow through the additive vessel then back to... Agent: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C

20070113893 - Pressurizing liquid delivery device: The current invention provides a pressurizing liquid delivery device comprising of: a cover used to screw tight and connect a sealed container to form a sealed shape, or to loosen or release the sealed container to form a released shape so that liquid can be inputted or the pressure can... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070113894 - Methods and systems for performing, monitoring and analyzing multiple machine fluid processes: In one embodiment, a method is provided for performing a fluid process within a machine having a fluid system including at least two reservoirs of different types of fluids. The method includes the steps of identifying a first reservoir for use in performing a fluid process; (a) adjusting a configuration... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070113895 - Saddle tap: A saddle tap to be mounted on a resin pipe, includes a saddle, a branching barrel including a straight piping portion having an internally threaded hole longitudinally extending therealong, and a branch portion extended from the middle of the straight piping portion, the straight piping portion standing at one end... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070113896 - Method and apparatus for waste evacuation: A method and apparatus for waste evacuation using an extendible and retractable hose for transferring the waste have been described.... Agent: Heimlich Law

20070113897 - Method and apparatus for waste evacuation: A method and apparatus for waste evacuation using an extendible and retractable hose for transferring the waste have been described.... Agent: Alan Heimlich, Esq.

20070113898 - Method and apparatus for waste evacuation: A method and apparatus for waste evacuation using an extendible and retractable hose for transferring the waste have been described.... Agent: Heimlich Law

20070113899 - Compact manifolded fail safe hydraulic control system: A manifolded fail-safe hydraulic control system provides fail-safe operation of a pipeline valve using no more than a total of 45 proprietary parts in the system. The system controls the operation of a spring return actuator, which in turn strokes the pipeline valve from the normal operating position to the... Agent: Michael E. Sellers Gable Gotwals

20070113900 - Automatic shutoff valve: An automatic shutoff valve is provided. The valve is preferably constructed of a check valve (which is normally shut) and a shutoff valve which is open during static, no-flow, operation. Upon initiation of flow, even a drip flow, the check valve opens, and the pressure differential from the inlet to... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20070113901 - Cooling apparatus: In a cooling apparatus, the amount of coolant flowing into an inlet and exhausted outlet is equalized, so cooling performance is not deteriorated.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070113902 - Relief valve assembly: The present invention has completely broken from the unreasonable construction of conventional type of relief valve which places weight and lifting disc inside of upper body or lower body. In other words, lifting disc and weight are placed outside of upper body. It is brand-new construction that adopts casket-shaped housing... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070113903 - Twin duckbill valve assembly: The duckbill valve assembly includes at least two duckbill valve members (12,14) and a flexible, flat flange member (16) which joins the two duckbill valve members (12,16) together. The flange (16) connects the duckbill valve members (12,14) together at their respective bases, thereby maintaining the two duckbill valve members (12,14)... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070113904 - High-pressure fuel pump: A discharge valve is provided in a discharge section integrally formed with a housing main body. A spring seat member of the discharge valve is accommodated inside a discharge passage defined by the discharge section. Movement of the spring seat member accommodated in the housing main body is restricted by... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070113905 - Fluid controller: The invention provides a fluid controller, e.g. for a hydrostatic power steering. The controller comprises a cylindrical valve member cooperating with a housing to define at least one fluid path from a pressure source to a steering cylinder. The valve member is rotatable in the housing and comprises a sleeve... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070113906 - Pressure balanced spool poppet valves with printed actuator coils: Pressure balanced spool poppet valves with printed actuator coils minimize valve leakage and facilitate efficient manufacturing and reliable operation. The spool poppet valves may be configured like a conventional spool valve, but further include a poppet valve at one end of the spool to proved much better sealing when the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070113907 - Devices and methods using fluid-transporting features of differing dwell times: A fluidic device is provided that includes a plurality of fluid-transporting features extending from a common inlet to a common outlet and a means for effecting fluid flow through the fluid-transporting features. The features are associated with differing fluid dwell times. The means for effecting fluid flow cooperates with the... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070113908 - Valve for microfluidic chips: A valve is provided for use in a microfluidic platform. The valve is preferably a superhydrophobic fishbone valve that comprises a channel and at least one branch in continuous contact with the channel. The channel has two sidewalls, an inlet, and an outlet. The branch extends outwardly and substantially perpendicularly... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070113909 - Modular manifold: A modular manifold includes a first pair of adjoining port modules configured with a first internal channel adapted for fluid flow and two side ports arranged on top of each other. A front cap is operatively coupled to one side of the first pair of adjoining port modules. The front... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070107777 - Sound pressure level feedback control: Methods and systems are provided for predicting internal sound pressure within a flow passage, by measuring a vibration velocity response of a wall of the flow passage, for example, using accelerometers. A radiation model may then be used for predicting externally radiated sound pressure to provide feedback to control a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070107778 - Active controlled energy absorber using responsive fluids: An impact absorber employs dilatant (shear responsive) fluid that is subjected to a controlled, low amplitude, high frequency oscillatory stress which controls the stiffness of the fluid. Piezoelectric transducers, voice coils, and other forms of transducers may be used to apply controlled vibratory stress to the fluid. The energy absorber... Agent: Charles G. Call

20070107779 - Weldable mount for fuel system component: A vent apparatus is adapted to be mounted in an aperture formed in a fuel tank. The vent apparatus includes a vent controller sized to extend through the fuel tank aperture and an outer cover coupled to the vent controller and welded to the fuel tank to support the vent... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070107780 - Fluid handling device: A fluid handling device and a method for implementing the fluid handling device is provided, wherein the fluid handling device includes a pressure control device configurable to generate at least one of a positive pressure and a negative pressure; and a flow control device having a flow control device output,... Agent: Louis J. Wille Bristol-myers Squibb Company

20070107781 - Lock valve in particular for a strip processing unit: An air-lock valve (1), especially for a band processing plant, provided for closing a gap-like opening (3), traversed by a flexible band substrate (4), between two different plant sections, featuring at least one moveable sealing body (7), cooperating with a sealing surface (5), when it closes said opening (3), and... Agent: Marcus P Dolce Price Heneveld Cooper De Witt & Litton

20070107782 - Electromechanically-assisted regulator control assembly: An electromechanically-assisted control system for use in a second-stage regulator. Regulator control assembly (20′), also referred to as all-electronic (AE) assembly (20′), includes an electromechanical actuator (EMA) sub-assembly (22) for controlling airflow through single air supply line (23). EMA sub-assembly (22) includes electronically controllable actuator (ECA) (34), which removably seals... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20070107783 - Method and apparatus for providing a determined ratio of process fluids: A fluid flow control system that includes a fluid inlet to receive a flow of process fluid and a plurality of fluid outlets. The plurality of fluid outlets include a first fluid outlet and at least one second fluid outlet. The first fluid outlet provides a first predetermined portion of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070107784 - Pressure control valve: A pressure control valve includes a housing, a piston within the housing, a biasing means within the housing for biasing the piston to seat in a first position for limiting fluid communication between an inlet port of the housing and an outlet port of the housing, and an insert cooperating... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070107785 - Pressure control valve: A pressure control valve has a non-uniformly tapered valve bore that has an increasing diameter as it extends downstream. An interface angle, defined in part between a valve ball and the valve bore in the area of the smallest gap between them, increases as the valve ball is increasingly displaced... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070107786 - Valve assembly with overfill protection device and capacitive liquid level gauge: A valve assembly, such as a tap for a liquefied gas cylinder, includes an overfill protection device and a liquid level gauge having an electrode assembly comprising a pair of lamellar electrodes mounted closely adjacent a housing member of the overfill protection device and deflectable into close proximity with a... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070107787 - Rotary shift valve for automatic transmission systems: The specification discloses a valve for selectively porting a fluid through one or more outlets, the valve comprising: a housing having an exterior, an interior cavity, and at least one outlet passageway defined through the housing, the outlet passageway communicating the interior cavity to the exterior of the housing through... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070107788 - Control device for a fluid flow rate: The control device for a fluid flow rate comprises a body defining at least one first chamber housing a piston and connected to the outside via fluid transfer conduits. The body comprises a first portion connectable to a delivery line for said fluid and provided with first transfer conduits connectable... Agent: C/o Ladas & Parry Suite 2100

20070107789 - Isolation valve with integral pressure relief: A fluid isolation valve having a valve body with a first fluid flow port, a second fluid flow port and a fluid drain port with a valve in the fluid drain port. The valve body also defines a fluid flow channel, a drain flow channel and a valve portion, wherein... Agent: Brian L. Michaelis Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP

20070102041 - Valve: A valve for use in controlling the flow of liquid out of a container, the valve comprising a valve body (14) having an inlet (15) and an outlet (16) for liquid, a valve seat (17) and a valve member (18) movable onto the valve seat (17) to close the valve,... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070102042 - Chatter resistant shuttle valve: A chatter resistant shuttle valve is provided to direct fluid flow from at least two sources of pressurized fluid to a downstream apparatus. The shuttle valve includes a valve body with a shuttle valve member movably mounted inside. A dampening chamber is provided which dampen opening movement of the shuttle... Agent: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP

20070102043 - Roll over vent valve: A roll-over vent valve comprising a housing formed with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a valve seating bounding an outlet aperture of the housing, a float member received within the housing and axially displaceable between a sealed position wherein a sealing member thereof sealingly bears against the valve... Agent: Nath & Associaies, PLLC Sixth Floor

20070102044 - Disinfectant transfer system: A disinfectant transfer system, which is essentially vapor tight, for transferring toxic and/or noxious fluid from a container to a reservoir without releasing fumes including: a transfer cap for securing onto a mouth of a container containing toxic and/or noxious fluid, the transfer cap having a first opening for letting... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070102045 - Portable chemical transfer/neutralizing containment system: A portable disinfectant transfer system for transferring a toxic and/or noxious fluid between a container and a reprocessor reservoir includes a container for containing the fluid, a pump having a conduit for drawing the fluid from the reservoir and expelling the fluid through an opening of the conduit into the... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070102046 - Flow control device: A flow control device having a power saving effect in addition to a water saving effect. Further, another object is to provide a flow control device easy to install, maintain and manage. The flow control device of the invention comprises a flush valve device having a main control valve in... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070102047 - Device to reduce noise in pressure regulators: A pressure regulator comprising a body portion having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a flow passage positioned therebetween is provided. A valve member and a valve seat are positioned in the flow passage. A spring is coupled to the valve member to urge the valve member along an... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070102048 - Block coaxial valve for use in compressed air systems: The invention concerns a block coaxial valve, especially for compressed air systems. The valve includes a valve body having an aligned fluid input and output ports and, between the ports, a central chamber in which an block piston is housed, functioning as a shutter, formed with an axial hole and... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070102049 - Valve actuator assembly: A valve actuator is provided that comprises a unitary housing and a piston translatably mounted within the housing. The piston comprises a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. A position sensor having a third diameter... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070102050 - Coaxial quick disconnect coupling: A method of fluidly connecting coaxially aligned first and second couplings (50, 130), wherein the both couplings (50, 130) have an inner high pressure passage (26) and a coaxial outer lower pressure passage (53). Initially the first coupling inner high pressure passage (26) is fluidly connected with the first outer... Agent: Parker-hannifin Corporation Hunter Molnar Baker Morgan

20070102051 - Threaded coupling with flow shutoff: A thread to connect coupling comprising a female coupling half and a male coupling half is disclosed and claimed wherein the male coupling half includes a recess in the exterior of the male body which extends circumferentially therearound. The female coupling half includes a valve, a female body, and a... Agent: Kenneth L. Mitchell Woodling, Krost And Rust

20070095392 - Accident pressure relief system for automobile gaseous fuel tank: A modified compressed gas cylinder for use in hydrogen powered vehicles which lessens the explosive danger from accidental collisions by using an electronic signal from the airbag system to open a normally closed pressure relief valve. The released hydrogen gas releases through a vent pipe which exits either through the... Agent: David Robert Billings

20070095393 - Devices and methods for programmable microscale manipulation of fluids: The present invention is directed generally to devices and methods for controlling fluid flow in meso-scale fluidic components in a programmable manner. Specifically, the present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for placing two microfluidic components in fluid communication at an arbitrary position and time, both of which... Agent: John C. Serio Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP

20070095394 - Spout assembly for endoscope reprocessor: Apparatus to prevent pollution of potable water by preventing backflow in an endoscope reprocessor including a spout a spout discharging water vertically downward and a flow diverter positioned under and aligned with the spout redirecting the water off of vertical. The apparatus may also include one or more passageways either... Agent: Faegre & Benson Attn: Patent Docketing

20070095395 - Method for monitoring an oil and gas lubricating device with the aid of a striae sensor: The invention relates to a method for monitoring an oil and gas lubricating device (1), with which an oil film, while forming striae, can be conveyed by an airflow along a wall of a supply line (4) to a lubrication point (2), in which the temporal change in the striae... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070095396 - Assembly to mount a hydrant to a roof: An assembly for mounting a hydrant to a roof. The assembly includes a housing that is adapted to fit about a standpipe that is disposed through a roof top. The assembly additionally has a sealing member that is positioned between the housing and the standpipe and a mounting plate that... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070095398 - Pipe tapping apparatuses and systems: Pipe tapping apparatuses, devices, methods, and systems are provided for hot-tapping a pipe or fluid conduit containing a pressurized fluid. According to an embodiment, a pipe-tapping device can comprise a machine lower portion, a machine feed portion, and a machine drive portion. The machine lower portion can be disposed proximate... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070095397 - Pressurized fluid line servicing tool: A pressurized fluid line servicing tool assembly consists of a tool insertion adaptor, a cap removal tool and a plug setting tool. The tool insertion adaptor connects to a pipe of a pressurized fluid line and enables tools to be inserted and removed without releasing pressurized fluids, such as natural... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070095399 - Valve system: An improved valve system is described that comprises a diaphragm (9) and a means (3,4) for transferring a fluid pressure from a head of fluid to the diaphragm. The valve system operates on the principle that the pressure associated with a head of fluid can be transferred to diaphragm and... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070095400 - Shut-off valve system: A shut-off valve system operative to shut-off flow through a pipe or other conduit in response to one or more fault conditions, including in particular high current that may cause damage to piping or other components downstream of the shut-off valve. The high current may result from a lightning strike... Agent: Don W. Bulson (parker Hannifin) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070095401 - Device, method and apparatus: A device and apparatus is disclosed for coupling to a conduit, and a method to prevent a pressure within at least a portion of the conduit from increasing above a predetermined value. The device comprises a vent having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The vent is selectively actuable... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070095402 - Pressure reducer: A pressure reducer assembly (10) with an inlet (26) and an outlet (78) adapted to be connected through a valve, having a fixed valve disc (42) and a valve seat body (62) cooperating with the valve disc (42), the valve seat body adapted to be set by a lifting member,... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070095403 - One way valve: The present invention is to provide one-way valve of a sealed bag to expel the dead air out from the bag with a preferred air-tight effect. The one-way valve comprises a valve seat, a diaphragm mounted inside the valve seat, the diaphragm is also in linear contact with a projected... Agent: Fu-long Su

20070095404 - Pressure limiting valve with a hydraulic seal ring: The invention relates to a pressure limiting valve with a hydraulic seal ring (12), characterised in that the sealing element (6), for securing the flow gap (10) between the consumer connection (3) and the pressurised fluid outlet (4), is embodied as a seal ring (12) with a limited flexibility. Said... Agent: James C Wray

20070095405 - Check valve: The invention relates to a check valve comprising a valve body (1) provided with a valve seat (2) formed in the valve body (1), a valve plunger (4) which is guided in a guiding borehole (3) of the valve body (1), and a valve disk (5) which is embodied on... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070095406 - Side-mounted position indicator for flapper check valve: The present invention is a side-mounted position indicator for use with a flapper check valve. The fully adjustable indicator is located outside the valve body and is attached to an internal roller with o-ring seals. This roller has a tripper rod extending from itself with a round non-marring plastic ball... Agent: Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP

20070095407 - Electrically controlled addressable multi-dimensional microfluidic device and method: A microfluidic device that includes one or more microchannels configured to transport fluid, and one or more microchambers configured to receive the fluid, wherein each of the one or more microchannels is coupled in fluid communication to at least one of the one or more microchambers. The microfluidic device also... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070095409 - Pneumatic wrench: A pneumatic wrench having a main body, a cylinder, an arresting device, a bearing, an air control hood and an adjusting knob, whereby the air control hood is screwed to a rear side of the cylinder receptacle of the main body, thereby fixing the cylinder, the arresting device and the... Agent: Kuo-hsiung Chiu

20070095410 - High pressure metering valve: A bi-directional metering valve assembly is provided to selectively direct hydraulic fluid under high pressure to a load. The assembly includes a valve block defining a first port that receives hydraulic fluid from a source, and a second port that directs hydraulic fluid toward a load. A rotatable valve member... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070095411 - Fast closing well choke: A well choke has a quick closure device quickly moving the choke element to a closed position. The closure device mounts between an actuator and a choke. The actuator has a stepper motor and gear train for incrementally moving an actuator rod and a choke element linearly. The quick closure... Agent: James E. Bradley

20070095408 - Shut-off valve having two seats providing pressure equalization: A shut-off valve that has particular application for opening and closing a compressed hydrogen storage tank. In one embodiment, the valve includes two valve sealing members where one side of one valve sealing member is on the high pressure side of the valve and an opposing side of the other... Agent: Warn Hoffmann Miller & Lalone, P.C. General Motors Corporation

20070095412 - Enhanced water valve tube stop: A fluid valve assembly and method for assembling the same includes a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet and a fluid passage communicating fluid therebetween. A control member is positioned within the fluid passage and includes a central passage through which the fluid advances. A flow seat component is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070095413 - Systems and methods for controlling the flow of a fluidic medium: Systems and method for controlling the flow of a fluidic medium are disclosed. One embodiment of such a system comprises a plurality of first valves logically arranged in an array, the first valves having a control port capable of enabling and disabling fluid flow through a first and second port.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP