"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660492 | Solar light | 05/22/2012 |
| D660196 | Planter | 05/22/2012 |
| D660186 | Measuring cup | 05/22/2012 |
| D660040 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| D660039 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| D660038 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| D660037 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| D660036 | Sofa | 05/22/2012 |
| D660035 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| D659401 | Basket | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172094 | Product display system Some embodiments of a product display system can be employed in a retail store or other product storage environment to maintain one or more rows of products in an organized manner on a shelf. In some circumstances, the display system can be readily assembled to the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171663 | In-store marketing sign A marketing sign is constructed of a sheet material. The sheet material includes a free portion, a base portion and a connecting portion that couples the base portion to the free portion. The base portion is configured to engage with a product display structure, whi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170909 | System and method for monitoring retail store performance A system for monitoring the performance of at least one task associated with operation of a retail store. The system includes at least one monitoring device positioned and adapted to provide images of at least one location within the retail store, with each image sh... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658412 | Chaise | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162331 | Utility cart assembly A utility cart assembly comprises a shopping cart, a storage unit, and at least one coupling strap. The shopping cart includes a basket and wheels positioned below the basket. The storage unit is coupled to and extends substantially entirely outside the basket. The ... | 04/24/2012 |
| D657818 | Transaction product | 04/17/2012 |
| D657711 | Planter | 04/17/2012 |
| D657689 | Container | 04/17/2012 |
| D657623 | Material with flower pattern | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152058 | Transaction product assembly with mechanical product A transaction product assembly includes a transaction product, a mechanical article, and a coupling member. The transaction product includes an account identifier statically connected thereto. The account identifier links the transaction product to at least one of a... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657207 | Toaster fork | 04/10/2012 |
| D657193 | Material with medallion pattern | 04/10/2012 |
| D657150 | Chaise lounge | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151200 | Sensitive information handling on a collaboration system On a document collaboration system, such as a wiki, the content of postings to the collaboration system is monitored for sensitive information. Under some embodiments, when instances of such sensitive information are detected, an e-mail is sent to the user that post... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146827 | Stored-value card with light A stored-value card includes a housing, a light circuit and an account identifier. The housing includes a cover and a base. The cover and the base each define a respective primary panel and a plurality of side walls extending from the respective primary panel. The p... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145531 | Product specific queries to determine presence of bottom-of-basket items In one implementation, products in a shopping cart are provided to a point of sale system. The products are removed from the shopping cart and scanned with a transducer system. A database association system queries a database and determines the likelihood that the s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145515 | On-demand performance reports A method is provided for rendering performance reports on a client device in a retail establishment. A request is received to render a summary performance report on the client device. Shift information for the user is retrieved. At least one summarized performance m... | 03/27/2012 |
| D655953 | Chair | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132734 | Financial transaction card with storage chamber A financial transaction card includes a housing and an account identifier. The housing includes a soft and pliable material and defines a chamber configured to maintain at least one item. The account identifier is disposed on an exterior surface of the housing. The ... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655563 | Pitcher | 03/13/2012 |
| D655533 | Merchandise display unit | 03/13/2012 |
| D655530 | Merchandise display rack | 03/13/2012 |
| D655525 | Chair | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131584 | Gateway balancing A gateway balancing module for balancing shipments of a plurality of containers between a plurality of associated gateways includes a determine demand subcomponent, a calculate containers subcomponent, a determine capacity subcomponent, and a generate balance recomm... | 03/06/2012 |
| D655087 | Bin | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123052 | Display apparatus and method Some embodiments of a product display apparatus may include a plurality of product shelves and a product display sign coupled to a support arm in an elevated position above the product shelves so as to define a viewing gap at a selected height. The viewing gap can p... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123051 | Display apparatus for securely displaying a product Some embodiments of a display fixture may include an articulable arm assembly that can be adjusted so as to retain items in a vertical orientation. In one implementation, the arm assembly may be mounted to a horizontal cross-member of a retail display fixture and ma... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654719 | Display fixture | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118514 | Combination flipbook and pull-up focal header A display system includes a binder, a header, a retaining bracket and an extension assembly. The binder includes a plate, a plurality of sheets and an attachment assembly. The plate has a front surface, a rear surface and an edge. The attachment assembly secure the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117118 | Retailer debit card system Methods for soliciting and enrolling customers for a retailer payment instrument are disclosed. For example, a method is disclosed for enrolling a customer for a retailer debit card which includes receiving enrollment data from the customer, establishing a check wri... | 02/14/2012 |