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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100123056 | Deployable stowable shotgun/rifle rest & fishing rod holder A deployable stowable shotgun/rifle rest & fishing rod holder includes a common lower section which may preferably be hollow tubular construction and having a pinched tip for resistance to any deformation upon being inserted into the soil, and two upper sections whi... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100107469 | Noise-emitting lure The lure of the present invention may include a main housing and one or more tumblers which may tumble and strike the inside walls of the main housing when the lure is rotated, resulting in emission of a fish-attractive clicking noise. The main housing may be fitted wit... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100088947 | Portable electronic lighted insect zapper An insect destroying device is battery operated and shaped somewhat like a squash or tennis racquet in order to provide a wide opening to enable insects to make contact with one of two outer grids and an inner grid. Both a manual and static technique is provided for ena... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100064524 | Vibrating peeler A vibrating peeler uses a vibrator in the form of a more powerful motor plus larger weight and within an inner housing. The inner housing is placed in an outer housing and a damper is placed between the outer handle and inner housing. Several embodiments are shown for b... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100042113 | Manual odor removal structure A volumetric stainless steel structure is provided by punch pressing a single blank and results in a volumetric presentation of alternating bands of stainless steel material. The spacing of the bands is sufficient to provide (1) an interruption in the surface to surface... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100024346 | Reinforcement bar support The proposed support is preferably constructed from high-compression concrete and may be custom-dimensioned according to project requirements. The support may have one or more bearing pads at one or more heights which may include one or more anchoring arms. The support ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100011972 | Thaw plate system A thaw plate has a separate, self support motor unit which has an air exhaust which can be brought into proximity of an inlet opening of a plate support tray to cause air to flow underneath a thermal conduction plate in a manner that will cause thawing to occur. In a fi... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090321462 | Container positive snap seal An easily closable and open able container system includes a number of features which facilitate easy opening and closing while maintaining a high seal, which will give a feedback to the user to let the user know that a seal is formed. A circumferentially inwardly dispo... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090309283 | Tilt machining device and method The support system and method enables exact and preferably machine assisted manual location and height placement of a vacuum operated hold down with rigid pre-set support on a conventional working table. A height adjustable jack screw support with angularly flexible hol... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090274651 | Therapeutic agent for infections, and treatment method using the same (Problems) To provide a therapeutic agent for infections comprising granulysin as an active ingredient which has little side effect and no cytotoxicity and to which bacteria can hardly acquire resistance, and a treatment method using the same. (Means for Solving P... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272338 | Wound disturbance protection device A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an ex... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272336 | Wound disturbance protection device A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an ex... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272335 | Wound disturbance protection device A wound disturbance protection device can utilize a small replaceable battery of about three volts, and utilizes a circuit board containing a micro-controller, a sensible voltage output circuit, which may have a direct current or an alternating current output, and an ex... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090188399 | Marking device A marking device comprises an outer shell in a cylindrical shape with a bottom surface attached to a molding device, a rotatable tube provided inside of the outer shell, an indicator connecting to the bottom of the outer shell and a support mechanism pushing up the rota... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090187194 | One step entry pedicular preparation device and disc access system A one step entry pedicular preparation device works well with Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) to facilitating such approach. A related intervertebral disc access system and pedicle screw compatible with the systems is also illustrated. The systems include a manipu... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090183929 | Writing system with camera A Micro Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) which is based on MEMS accelerometers and gyro sensors is developed for real-time recognition of human hand motions, especially as used in the context of writing on a surface. Motion is recorded by a motion/acceleration sensor, wh... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090065153 | Salt brine capillary crystallization This invention relates to a method of crystallization of salt from brine on top of any soil surface through airborne brine droplet crystallization, controlled moisture depth, capillary action and enhanced renewable energy to grow a layer of salt which can be collected. ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080308661 | Linear food processor A linear movement food processor may have a battery or power supply operation for portability and includes a set of reversible legs to enable it to be positioned over a plate or container. A series of blades are provided with an external mounting and storage area for qu... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080237380 | Spice mill A spice mill uses one touch button control and a common driven shaft to operate a pair of oppositely disposed grinding mills simultaneously. In environments which are more sophisticated and formal, the users will know which spice will be dispensed through the slightly s... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080236456 | Table topology and arrangement A seating table and arrangement includes a table which is preferable six sided, with two parallel sides and two main angled sides, along with two oppositely located abbreviated width sides and which provides a number of advantages including increased seating capacity an... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080086796 | Removable eyewear member Eyewear member includes a structure for fitting peripherally on or around or behind lens and structure of conventional eyewear. Interfitting structure ranges from sealing segments to eyewear members which may attachably engage or simply interfit behind conventional eyew... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070217209 | Modular decorative light system A sculptable, decorative light system includes a number of modules of differing lengths which can respond to commands either in parallel or time delay to create pre-selected light colors and sequences. Three miniature connectors are used to create a direct current fed s... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070175051 | MECHANISM FOR CAN OPENER There is provided a mechanism for use in a can opener comprising a body; rotationally mounting to said body about a first axis, a drive wheel for engaging the rim of the can; rotationally mounting to said body about a second axis and drivably rotatable by said drive whe... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070006371 | Toilet refill bypass diverter A flow diverter accepts a stream of water from a conventional toilet valve and diverts a portion of the flow into the toilet tank, outside the overflow tube. In a first, more rudimentary embodiment of the invention, a flow diverter accepts flow from the toilet tank fill... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20070006372 | Toilet refill bypass diverter A flow diverter accepts a stream of water from a conventional toilet valve and diverts a portion of the flow into the toilet tank, outside the overflow tube. In a first, more rudimentary embodiment of the invention, a flow diverter accepts flow from the toilet tank fill... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060268582 | Medical lamp assembly having liquid tight seal A subminiature lamp assembly utilizes a high temperature polymer which directly surrounds and is cemented to the glass envelope. The polymer may preferably derive support from a metal base. The polymeric material is somewhat rigid and can be manually handled and used to... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060262463 | Power supply A switching mode power supply uses two power source inputs, an alternating current input and a direct current input. A pulse width modulation controller is used to control current from two primary windings of a transformer. The secondary of the transformer has a rectifi... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060198133 | Multiple swivel flashlight A multiple swivel flashlight provides a stable housing with flat bottom for ready support on most surfaces, as well as a pair of lamp reflector arms which are either conducting or carry conductors to supply the reflectors with the voltage and current needed to drive the... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060181215 | Spacer bead geometry for controlled sealing stability A shaped bead structure provides a bottom sealing periphery adjacent a non-bonding portion which may include an upper portion which may provide upper envelope stability and may but will preferably not bond to the glass envelope. The provision of a section of the glass e... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060178693 | Minimal access lumbar diskectomy instrumentation and method A minimal incision maximal access system allows for maximum desirable exposure along with maximum access to the operative field utilizing a minimum incision as small as the METRx and Endius systems. Instead of multiple insertions of dilating tubes the design is a stream... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060167487 | Minimal access lumbar diskectomy instrumentation and method A minimal incision maximal access system allows for maximum desirable exposure along with maximum access to the operative field utilizing a minimum incision as small as the METRx and Endius systems. Instead of multiple insertions of dilating tubes the design is a stream... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060050504 | Faraday flashlight A light generating flashlight system device utilizes a large centrally located magnet which is mounted to slide past a magnet pickup or current induction wire which may be preferably mounted at a center point of travel in a tubular housing having a tubular chamber throu... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060032099 | Annular placard for cylindrical thermos A protective sheet/placard replacement system enables users of containers the ability to quickly replace and interchange protective sheets and placards at will. The system includes a pair of integrally provided, facing annular slots into which a protective sheet/placard... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20050279271 | MODULARIZED UNDERWATER MOTIVE DEVICE An underwater motive device provides an integrated and modular battery and motive housing which is carried within an outer housing and secured by a nose cone system. The nose cone system works against an “o” ring seal carried between a structure of the integrated an... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050263979 | PORTABLE FOLDING BICYCLE A folding bicycle presents a number of advantages over both conventional and other foldable bicycles. The folded size of 12×25×6 inches (305×635×153 millimeters) compares favorably to other folding bicycles, and its 11 lb (eleven pound, or 5 kilogram mass) weight is... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050247206 | Proximity link controller for equipment and product An identity and possibly integrity based communication system is disclosed as a broad conceptual realization of a system especially useful with a disposable product packaging and its machinery which enables receipt of identification data incorporated into the packaging,... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050245627 | Polyurethane foam having deodorization property or antibacterial effect The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polyurethane foam that is excellent in adsorption property of odor and humidity and antibacterial property. Further, the purpose of the present invention is to provide the polyurethane foam that a user can recognize c... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050237477 | Removable eyewear member Eyewear member includes a structure for fitting peripherally on or around or behind lens and structure of conventional eyewear. Interfitting structure ranges from sealing segments to eyewear members which may attachably engage or simply interfit behind conventional eyew... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050233143 | Packing material and gland packing using the material and process for packing material 6 The present invention relates to the versatile packing material that has enough lubricating property, durability and sealing ability even if they are used under high PV value (speed of rotating shaft is more than 25 m/sec) to a shaft seal part of a fluid machinery whe... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050217118 | Magnet based angular force control A scissors set includes magnetic elements to provide the force to open the scissor members, and are particularly useful for miniature, multi-tool use. The scissors disclosed herein use magnets to provide the force of separation. Opposing same-polarity magnets provide hi... | 10/06/2005 |
