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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070256326 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH SUPPORT ASSEMBLY HAVING PLATE AND INDENTATIONS FORMED THEREIN An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly includes a top plate and a bottom plate spaced from the top plate. A central member is positioned between the top plate and bottom plate and includes a plurality of elas... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256327 | Method For The Production Of A Shock Absorbing Heel For Footwear And The Heel Produced Thereby A shock absorbing heel for footwear, made of leather, or a material visually similar to leather, and formed by a rubber underheel (1) with at least one opening (7) from which there projects an appendix (2) of a core (3) made of a resilient pl... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256328 | Skateboard Shoe With Textured Surface Footwear having a textured surface. The footwear may have an upper, where at least a portion of the footwear upper has a textured surface. The textured surface may be formed, at least in part, by contoured structures. These contoured structures may define a group of alt... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256329 | Sole element for a shoe The invention relates to a shoe having a sole element. The sole element includes a sole area extending below a wearer's foot and a heel cup three-dimensionally encompassing a heel of the wearer's foot. The heel cup alone forms at least a portion of a sidewall of the sho... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256330 | Shoes A sub-assembly or kit for forming a shoe comprises a flexible member for incorporation in the base of a shoe. The flexible member is capable of a plurality of foot supporting shapes to adapt to heels of different heights. A removable heel and shaping member has a heel p... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256331 | SKI BOOT One embodiment of the present invention is a ski boot system including a shell and an elongated hollow region disposed substantially sagitally within the base or bottom of the shell. The elongated hollow region is rigidly coupled at the proximal and distal ends to a sec... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256332 | Slip on athleisure shoe A construction of an oxford type, lace up athleisure shoe enables the shoe to be slipped on the wearers foot and held securely on the foot without the need for lacing on the shoe. This provides the shoe with the appearance of a lace up shoe that is worn without lacing. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256333 | Therapeutic appliance for stress relief Massage foot gear enabling wearer to have relaxation and theraputic massage while performing normal walking motion. Continuation of research (medical and technical) to incorporate automatic, non invasive stimulation of atrophied limbs and trunk areas through impulse nod... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256334 | SNOW PLOW HAVING INTERNALLY REINFORCED MOLD BOARD A snow plow for attachment to a vehicle, the snow plow including a mounting apparatus having a mounting frame, the mounting frame including at least one mounting upright. The snow plow further including a plow blade including a retention apparatus constructed and arrang... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256335 | Tooth for an Excavator Bucket A tooth for a bucket of excavators, or similar equipment, comprising a work element able to be associated with a relative support element, wherein said support element has a main body by means of which the support element is able to be fixed to the bucket, and a front p... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256336 | INDUCTION IRONING APPARATUS AND METHOD A cordless ironing apparatus includes an iron and an ironing board adapted to be used with the iron. The iron includes a soleplate. The ironing board includes an ironing surface on which fabric is placed and an electromagnetic generator. The electromagnetic generator is... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256337 | User interactive greeting card A greeting card having a first card panel, a door connected to the first card panel and movable between a closed position where the door substantially covers a section of the first card panel and an open position where the door uncovers the section of the first card pan... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256338 | Multimedia greeting card and method of assembly The Invention is directed to a multimedia greeting card which comprises a housing made up of a first panel hingedly connected to a second panel, A DVD or other storage device embodying one or more selected media content removably connected to one of the panels, a themed... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256339 | Ambient Light Sensor A light-emitting display having display areas (14), which may be lit or unlit, comprising a sensor (13) for ambient light, in which the display is arranged to use an output of the sensor (13) to modify the brightness of the display areas (14)... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256340 | Light-emitting diode shelf A light-emitting diode shelf includes a light guide panel, a reflector covering a first side of the light guide panel, a first diffuser covering a second side of the light guide panel, a second diffuser covering the reflector, a light-emitting diode strip at an edge of ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256341 | Post-mountable media display system The present invention relates to display systems mountable on posts, and more particularly to media display systems mountable on posts in general, and on posts including mailboxes as part of or attached to posts. A modular mounting system is provided which enables the f... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256342 | High image resolution printed magnetic material package and method of use The present invention relates to a package intended for use in small or home offices to enable preparation of personalized magnetic materials. The magnetic material is provided with at least a portion of one surface printed or a material that may be applied to a surface... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256343 | Frame for holding pictures or prints A wall-mountable frame for holding and displaying pictures or other information, comprises: a first panel of transparent plastic material; a second panel of transparent plastic material, a lower end portion of the second panel foldably connected with a lower end portion... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256344 | Pistol with Semi-Rigid Locking A pistol including a grip, a barrel slide movable on the former in firing direction, and a barrel capable of being interlocked with the barrel slide. A first locking means is a projection provided on the outer contour of the barrel and having a forward-facing first incl... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256345 | A Rigid Composite Structure with a Superhard Interior Surface A rigid composite structure has a first bore formed in a metallic material and a second bore formed by a super hard interior segment or segments disposed within the first bore. Each segment may be lined adjacent to one another and held under compression within the first... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256346 | Shooting rests for supporting firearms and methods for manufacturing shooting rests Shooting rests for supporting firearms and methods for manufacturing shooting rests are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a base and a support assembly pivotably coupled to the base. The support assembly is configured to carry the firearm suc... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256347 | MODULAR HANDGRIP The present invention is a modular handgrip for rifles and other long guns. The handgrip features a base with a locking dovetail rail on a first side and a second opposite side configured to receive a rail. Back strap additions are provided capable of receiving the rail... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256348 | Ice fishing tackle storage apparatus An ice fishing tackle storage apparatus that includes a pair of elongate shells, the elongate shells each having an interior surface that defines an elongate cavity, and ice fishing tackle capable of being positioned within the elongate cavity of each elongate shell, a ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256349 | Apparatus for holding a fishhook and method of use A fishhook holder has a first engagement arm having a first jaw and a first handle end; and a second engagement arm having a second jaw and a second handle end. A pivot couples the first engagement arm with the second engagement arm and a spring interposed between the f... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256350 | Apparatus and method to intercept and interdict subterranean termites using miscible tasks Herein is disclosed an apparatus for intercepting and interdicting target organisms such as subterranean termites, which apparatus is comprised of an outer shell fitted with a port for organism ingress and egress and a dorsal cover fitted with a signal port for visual i... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256351 | Device and method for converting a container into an insect trapping device An insect trapping device that utilizes an air, water, and light tight container, a centrifugal blower, an insect attractant including, but not limited to, a prism which diffracts light from a translucent light source and a supply of compressed carbon dioxide gas possib... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256352 | Substituted hexahydro-1,4-diazepin-5-ones and compositions stabilized therewith The instant invention pertains to white, dyed, dipped, unscented and/or scented candle wax which is effectively stabilized against discoloration and fading by the incorporation therein of a substituted hexahydro-1,4-diazepin-5-ones in combination with a UV absorber and/... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256353 | Method for Dewatering a Water-Containing Combustible Solid A method for dewatering a water-containing combustible solid excluding coal, comprising heating, in a sealed vessel, the water-containing combustible solid at a temperature of 100° C. to 300° C. under a pressure not less than a saturated steam pressure at said heating... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256354 | E85 fuel composition and method An E85 fuel composition comprising ethanol, gasoline and isopentane present in amounts so that the fuel meets the applicable minimum vapor pressure limits of ASTM D 5798 is disclosed. A method for producing an E85 fuel composition comprising adding a sufficient quantity... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256355 | Fuel Additives This invention relates to novel compositions for use in fuels, gasoline, diesel, coal, ethanol fuels, and biodiesel, and processes for making the same. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256356 | System and Method for the Cultivation/Movement of Plants System (1) and method for removing plants from a cultivation area (2) or, alternatively, placing plants therein. Such plants are preferably pot plants, but can also be other plants, for example placed in trays. A feed/removal belt (4) extends along ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256357 | Methods for minimizing contamination of crops and products derived therefrom A method of minimizing contamination of processed grain and processed food products is disclosed. The method can include selecting seeds which are known to contain a desired variety, inspecting a grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256358 | CONTAINER WITH PLANT IDENTIFICATION TAG SLOT A plant container having a frustoconical sidewall extending outwardly and vertically from a bottom of the container to a top of the container, a lip positioned near the top of the container, and a tag-accepting slot formed in the lip. The container may also include a fi... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256359 | Process for recovery of hydrogen from coal gasification products A process for recovering hydrogen from coal gasification products is provided. The process comprises contacting the coal gasification products with a metal-based Boudouard catalyst to produce a first product stream comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide; and contacting ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256360 | METHOD FOR THE GASIFICATION OF MOISTURE-CONTAINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS A method for the gasification of a hydrocarbon feedstock that has a high moisture content to produce useful co-products such as high-value hydrocarbon fuels, pure H2, electricity, and/or ammonia. The method advantageously gasifies the carbon in the feedstock ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256361 | METHOD FOR THE GASIFICATION OF HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS A method for the gasification of a hydrocarbon-bearing feedstock to produce useful co-products such as high-value hydrocarbon fuels, pure H2, electricity, and/or ammonia. The method advantageously gasifies the carbon in the feedstock to carbon monoxide (CO) w... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256362 | Assembly and method for automated operation of a restroom door Some embodiments are directed to an automated exit apparatus for a lockable privacy restroom comprising: a door operator, an electronically activatable motorized strike system, and a door actuator operable without physical contact by a user's hand that is mounted on an ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256363 | Access door A structural member is provided for constructing a door. The structural member includes a first end portion, a second end portion disposed opposite the first end portion and a web disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion. A channel is disposed b... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256364 | MULTI-PIECE ACCESS GATE A multi-piece access gate kit and methods for packaging and assembling multi-piece access gates, such as driveway gates. An access gate having proximal and distal portions allowing for packaging, distribution, and retail display in a reduced footprint container. An exem... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256365 | Temporary closure for insulation facing or vapor retarder and method of producing the temporary closure An insulation apparatus is provided that may comprise an insulation member with an inner cavity and an elongated slit, a facing substantially covering the insulation member while permitting access to the slit, a closure member extending from the facing and traversing th... | 11/08/2007 |
