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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110042959 | Wind Energy Conversion Apparatus An apparatus and method to efficiently convert erratic wind energy to a source of reliable standard AC electrical power by means of a complex tower-mounted windmill operatively engaged to power a pump. The pump in a sealed communication with a chamber evacuates air from... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038661 | Eraser for Dry Erase Markers An eraser for a dry marker is provided allowing for employment by the user to erase markings from a whiteboard while still holding the marker in a writing position. The eraser features a member positioning the eraser material adjacent to the whiteboard during use of the... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110025040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFICATION OF GUARDIANS OF LOCATION OF LOST PERSONS A method and apparatus for identifying a lost person and providing contact information for a third part to directly communicate with their guardian. The method and apparatus provided an imparting of indica bearing the cellular phone number of the guardian to the potenti... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023334 | Barrier for Open Heeled Footwear A clothing protector providing a projecting barrier to prevent clothing from becoming positioned between a heel of a foot and footwear being worn by a user. The protector has a planar body having an as-used position folded and within the gap between the heel of the foot... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022012 | Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Pleural Effusion A device for the drainage of a pleural effusion through an operatively engaged chest tube in the chest wall. The device employs a check valve situated between a vacuum source communicating with the chest tube to prevent reversal of the fluid flow out of the patient's bo... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016683 | Engageable Handle for Garbage Disposal A tool employable to install a garbage disposal supported in an elevated position by a mounting ring rotationally engaged to a sink flange extending from a drain. The device provides one or a plurality of handles extending from a supporting member adapted to cradle or e... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100327639 | Chair Providing Ballistic Defense Shield A protective chair having a base with a support platform having supporting legs extending therefrom to hold the platform and an engaged seat cushion elevated from a support surface. A seatback, and seat cushion and secondary cushions extending away from the seat cushion... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324933 | Sequential Timing and Alarm System for Tracking Operating Room Procedures in Prevention of Wrong Site Surgery An operating room procedure tracking device for tracking patients in surgery. The device employs a processor and user activated sequential switches to track the progress of the patient from their entry into the operating room to their departure. A time out protocol is t... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320687 | Board Game Apparatus and method A game having a board and playing positions occupied by playing pieces of individual players. Upon accomplishing a designated criteria for covering different playing positions a player may win the game by crowning another player.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313900 | Smoking Article Warning Device A user engageable device disposed within the tobacco burning path of a smoking article's ember at a pre-selected point. The device may include a visual and/or audible and/or olfactory warning component which alerts the user in response to a proximate ember. This provide... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100300951 | Gray Water Recycling System A gray water reclamation system having a holding tank configured to engage between the drain trap of a conventional sink and the drain conduit leading to the sewer or septic tank. The tank so engaged functions to both capture gray water and to prevent sewer gases from m... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100289714 | WIDEBAND HIGH GAIN 3G or 4G ANTENNA A broadband antenna element for RF transmission and reception over cellular frequencies. The antenna element is formed of conductive material on a substrate surface of conductive material in the form of a pair of half portions extending in opposite directions to distal ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100266167 | Method and Apparatus for Encouraging Social Networking Through Employment of Facial Feature Comparison and Matching A social networking site providing facial similarity matching services to subscribers to the social networking site. A subscriber may upload a digital image of himself and have it compared to digital images of other member subscribers using software to interpret points ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100258490 | Removably Engageable Storm Drain Inlet Screen A storm drain inlet filter for preventing passage of particulate and solids in storm water entering a storm drainage system through an entry aperture. The device features a filter element held in place by a ring compressed against the sidewalls forming the entry apertur... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100253787 | Method for Object Recognition and Communication of Associated Label and Other Information A method for providing information to a user concerning an object, which requires no user input to initiate. The method employs digital imaging equipment to capture a digital image of an object placed in a determined field of view. The digital image is communicated to a... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100252410 | Water Purification Device and Method A water purification system for saltwater or otherwise polluted water. The system employs one or a plurality of tower like structures formed of a plurality of engaged modular individual boilers. Increased energy efficiency is obtained using rising heat from lower situat... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100241504 | Method of Rewarding On Time Bill Payment A rewards system for bill paying users which provides rewards for paying their bills on time or early to product vendors and service providers. The system tracks payments of subscribing users to subscribing vendors and service providers and issues rewards to users payin... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100234148 | Racket String Alignment Tool A racket string alignment device for aligning crisscrossed strings forming the face of a sports racket. The device features a body in a cup or hemispheric shape adapted for easy gripping by the palm and hand of a user. Projections extending from an axle engaged roller h... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100229692 | Multi-Engageable Tubing Wrench A tubing connector wrench having a rotating hub held by two independent pawls. An open end of the hub and casing of the wrench allows it to engage over a piece of tubing and thereafter be engaged on a tubing connector. The wrench may be employed to turn tubing connector... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100226774 | Wind turbine control system and apparatus A wind turbine and system related to the control of wind turbines. The wind turbine device is comprised of a plurality of blades arranged for rotation about an axis. During use the blades are moveable between different incline positions relative to a plane substantially... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100226772 | Blade control system A wind turbine system for blade control which employs means for adjusting the pitch and yaw of the blades rotating about an axis and the resulting speed of the blades powering a wind turbine. The control system selectively resists movement of said blades to a different ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100200789 | Remote Control Water Valving System for Shower or Sink A remote controlled valve for cessation of water flow from an outflow component such as a showerhead or faucet during periods where water flow is not required by the user to provide for water conservation. The device features a remote control, having a large contact are... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100199513 | Combination Air Purifier and Clothes Dryer A combination clothes dryer and air filter. The device is adapted for reversal of airflow through a housing to allow a horizontal position and a vertical position for operation. The device is adapted for easy storage in the horizontal position.... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100198057 | X-Ray Discernable Marker for Power Injectable Vascular Access Port An improved injection port for implantation within a patient having an x-ray discernable marker allowing for the determination of a pressure rating for the injection port when so implanted.... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100193709 | Apparatus and Method for Sanitizing Feet and the External Surfaces of Footwear A disinfecting device for objects such as shoes or human body parts such as feet. The device employs light radiating from a cavity below a transparent platform, to contact and disinfect surfaces on objects placed on a top surface of the platform. The spectral range of t... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100177515 | MODULAR LED LIGHT SYSTEM AND METHOD A modular device and system for formation of an LED based light bulb. The formed bulb is assembled from interchangeable components which adapted it for engagement to any of a plurality of conventional bulb light fixture connectors. Diffusors and hoods are also attachabl... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100177039 | Finger Indicia Input Device for Computer A device for controlling a computer to input commands using only hand motion. The device employs visually distinct indicia upon the thumb and at least one other finger of a user's hand. Using cameras or other means to capture movement of the user's hand, any contact bet... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100153457 | Gestural Interface Device and Method A method for eliciting a computer generated reaction based upon an electronic image of a field of view communicated to said computer. Based on communicated images of objects by users, actions are taken based upon a user's determined choice of an object in the field of v... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100147588 | Device and Method Providing Redundant Automatic Clutch Release and Engine Shut Down on a Drilling or Production Rig A drilling rig control system adapted for easy interface between a compressed air supply and a drilling rig clutch and brake. Both manual and automatic controls are provided to initiate the device to interrupt and vent the compressed air supply to the clutch and concurr... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100145158 | Pod Connected Data Monitoring System In a perfect world, citizens would have all of the sensing equipment and analysis capability with no concern about costs. Unfortunately, the costs are an impediment to most people and their health and well-being may be compromised as a result. By leveraging popular cons... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100141551 | Wideband High Gain Antenna A radiator element for RF transmission and reception over a wide band of frequencies. The radiator element is formed of conductive material on a substrate surface of conductive material in the form of a pair of horns extending in opposite directions to distal tips defin... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100127509 | Gravity Engine An energy capturing apparatus for capturing energy from gravity and buoyancy acting on a plurality of spheres circulating through the system. In a first phase gravity acts to accelerate the spheres on a conveyor belt imparting rotational force to the belt which may be h... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100125255 | Stye Care Kit and Method A stye treatment device for concurrent application of temperature and moisture to a stye. The device features a moisture component positioned in a central cavity formed in a sealing edge extending from the rear surface of an eyecup. A temperature component is positioned... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100113175 | Multipurpose Golf Divot Tool A multi purpose golf tool adapted for repair for pitch mark type depressions in turf of a golf course. The tool employs an angled engagement of a handle and forks to a body to obtain mechanical advantage for forcing turf upward to repair turf depressions. A bottle opene... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100108247 | Method and Apparatus for a Retro-reflective Material A process of making a micro glass beaded retro-reflective material comprising micro glass beads lenses, which are partially embedded in graphic matrixes of binding material. The pre-fixed rotating axes of the micro glass beads lenses lie at varying angles to the general... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100098868 | Silicone infused fabric and method A method for making coated fabric using a mixture of silicone particles and solvent to infuse the silicone particles into voids between thread fibers forming a woven or knitted fabric material. The fabric is formed using solvent and nano-sized silicone chosen in a size ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100076257 | Sexual Aid System A sexual aid device formed of a substantially U-shaped, member having a proximal end adapted for engagement within the vagina of a user distal end positioned to oppose the proximal end in a biased engagement with intra vaginal and external sexually sensitive surfaces of... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100072818 | Electrical Energy Storage and Retrieval System A system and method to efficiently store and convert erratic wind and solar electrical energy production to a source of reliable standard AC electrical power by means of an electric motor operatively engaged to power a pump. The pump in a sealed communication with a res... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100066017 | Planar Sided Case with Multiple Magnetically Engageable Activities A portable activity device for playing entertaining and educational games and activities. The activities may also be adapted for provision of physical therapy and occupational therapy. The device features a case having an accessible cavity for storage of activity compon... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100065081 | Method and Apparatus of Paraffin Treatment of the Skin A device and method for the sanitary provision of wax to the skin of patrons. Paraffin wax containers shaped to conform to the patrons face, hands, and feet provide individual reservoirs of paraffin which are heated and subsequently applied to the patron's body. Exother... | 03/18/2010 |
