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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100281632 | Tunable Load Sharing Arch Bridge A method and apparatus for adjusting the live and dead load balance between the arches of an arch bridge and the truss girder that supports the bridge deck. The method is achieved by providing hanger rods disposed between the arches and the top chords of the truss girde... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100263424 | Stretch Roll Forming A method of forming includes applying a stretching force along a linear axis of a work piece and forming the work piece while the stretching force is applied.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100224477 | Water Purification A water purification system has a copper-chlorine thermochemical water decomposition system, combustion, evaporation, and condensation chambers; hydrogen and oxygen channels; and a water vapor conduit. The copper-chlorine thermochemical water decomposition system genera... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100179388 | Apparatus And Method For Diagnostic Leverage Testing Of Equine Distal Limb The present invention includes a method and apparatus for diagnosing equine hoof and leg pathology. With the hoof to be diagnosed on the ground and in a load bearing position, sectors of the hoof are sequentially raised by application of a wedge to the bottom of the hoo... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100154429 | Water Purification A water purification system has a water electrolysis system, combustion water vapor production, and condensation chambers; hydrogen and oxygen channels; and a water vapor conduit. The water electrolysis system generates hydrogen and oxygen from water. The hydrogen and o... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100127225 | Card Puller A card puller is usable for retrieving a card from a card pocket. The card puller has an elongated handle and a gripping surface. The gripping surface is disposed near one end of the elongated handle. The gripping surface against the card has a sufficient coefficient of... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100126876 | Water Purification A water purification system has a water electrolysis system, combustion evaporation, and condensation chambers; hydrogen and oxygen channels; and a water vapor conduit. The water electrolysis system generates hydrogen and oxygen from water. The hydrogen and oxygen are t... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100126084 | Alignment Brace For Insulated Concrete Walls And Method Of Construction An alignment brace for multi-level insulated concrete form walls that utilizes a cured base level wall for anchoring the brace that will be used to brace and align a succeeding wall level comprising, a bracing beam having first and second sections that are pivotally int... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100077675 | DWELLING COMPLEX A dwelling complex includes lower and upper dwelling units and a flooring system. Lower and upper dwelling units have a circumference defined by one or more walls. The upper dwelling unit is above the lower dwelling unit. The flooring system forms a floor between the lo... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100064418 | HEADWEAR GARMENT A headwear garment is used for retaining a wearer's hair. The headwear garment has a head covering and a hair retaining sleeve. The head covering is open on one side for allowing a wearer to wear the head covering. The head covering has inner and outer surfaces with a c... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100032426 | Toilet Seat Warmer A warmer for warming a toilet seat having a lid is disclosed. The warmer has a heating pad and fastening means. The heating pad has a lower surface shaped to fit on top of a toilet seat and is configured to heat peripherally therearound. The fastening means is adapted t... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100025534 | Envelope For Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft An envelope is disclosed for holding gas in a lighter-than-air aircraft. The envelope includes a shell having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface and the lower surface each extend between the leading edge and the trai... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090294575 | Swivel Orientation System For Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft An orientation system is disclosed for a lighter-than-air aircraft having a lower stage suspended from an envelope. The orientation system includes a swivel and a plurality of thrust generators. The swivel is affixed between the envelope and the lower stage. The swivel ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090284107 | Project Management Desk A project management desk comprising a transparent working surface supported by spaced apart legs, below which are disposed a plurality of side by side document compartments, the contents of which are visible through the working surface.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090235757 | Conditioning Orifice Plate With Pipe Wall Passages An element of an averaging orifice plate fluid flow meter for measuring the volumetric rate of fluid flow in a conduit having an interior circumference for carrying a flow of fluid comprising, a planar flow impedance plate for disposition transversely across the interio... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090226857 | DENTAL IMPLANT A tooth implant assembly has a base plate, a base attachment fastener a collar a crown attachment fastener, cylindrical insert, and a tooth crown. The base plate has a central opening and a coronal surface. The base attachment fastener is adapted for insertion into and ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090175699 | Cobweb Cargo Restraint A cargo restraint apparatus comprising, multiple radially extending flexible straps each slidably attached at its proximal end to a common central flexible loop. The distal end of each strap is provided with a connector for attachment of the distal strap end to a cleat ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090120130 | Retractable Jewelry Fastener A fastener is provided for extendably holding ends of a piece of jewelry together. The fastener includes two fastener bodies and a cord. Each fastener body is affixable to one end of the piece of jewelry. One fastener body includes a housing and a spring biased cord ret... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090106651 | Rendering Data From A Server For Display In A Web Browser On A Client Computer Data from a server is rendered for display in a web browser on a client computer. At least one static page is retrieved from the server. Data instructions for rendering the data are requested from the server. In response to the request for data and instructions, data an... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090077751 | Therapeutic Movement Table Therapeutic apparatus for manipulating the limbs of the human body, comprising a platform having a longitudinal aspect for supporting, in a fixed position, a human body, an arch shaped track pivotally supported by and superimposed over the platform where the plane of th... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090056781 | Shelter System A shelter system comprising a flexible canopy supported by a plurality of cylindrical tubular poles where the poles comprise a novel assembly for attaching the canopy, ground straps and auxiliary cables to the top of the poles, including an expansion plug disposed in th... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090056505 | Shingle Separator Tool A shingle separator tool for slicing through the adhesive strips or spot welds that hold overlapping roof or side wall shingles in place against the force of wind comprising a rigid elongated body having distal and proximal ends and a pair of spaced apart gripping handl... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090045284 | Corded Orientation System For Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft An orientation system is disclosed for a lighter-than-air aircraft having a lower stage suspended from an envelope. The orientation system includes cords interconnecting the envelope and the lower stage and means for adjusting the length of at least one of the cords bet... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090041287 | Custom Earphone The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of fabricating a custom-fit earphone in which a durable flexible earpiece or retainer is molded by the user to the individual shape of their outer ear and cures to adhere and become a permanent integrated unit wit... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090032269 | Horseshoe And Balancing Method Apparatus and method for applying novel horseshoes to the hoof of a horse comprising the steps of, establishing the apex of the hoof wall curve that defines each lateral side of the hoof wall, and applying a horseshoe to the hoof by aligning the longitudinal mid line of... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031471 | Garment With Thoracic Access A garment for a person to wear includes a torso enclosure and a flap. The torso enclosure has a neck opening, a pair of arm openings, and a transverse chest opening. The transverse chest opening is formed in the torso enclosure so as to be positioned over the inferior t... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090026761 | Elliptical Flow Conditioning Pipe Elbow A pipe elbow for conditioning the flow of fluid through the elbow so that separate flow conditioners or a flow straightener need not be inserted between the elbow and a flow measurement device, comprising, a fluid carrying conduit elbow having first and second ends of c... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090019850 | Engine Process A pressure surface is propelled within an engine chamber. Air is introduced into the chamber. The air in the chamber is compressed with the pressure surface. The compressed air is charged with fuel. The fuel is combusted to propel the pressure surface within the chamber... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090018800 | City Arrangement A city is arranged within a terraced valley. An agricultural realm, suitable for farming, is located on the valley floor. A civic concourse is on a terrace above the agricultural realm. The civic concourse has public buildings and a terrace of industries. The terrace of... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080307896 | Locating Of Pressure Taps On Face Of Orifice Plate Device A process flow device that includes a self-averaging orifice plate type of primary flow element with a high pressure tap located on or incorporated into its upstream surface, and a low pressure tap located on or incorporated into its downstream surface, for measuring, b... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080303287 | Wind Driven Venturi Turbine A venturi tube wind turbine comprising a venturi tube having inlet and outlet openings, opposed side members and a constricted throat section, where two of the opposing side members comprise rotatable endless belts each having mounted thereon a plurality of wind catchin... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080272545 | Card Game A card game is played between a dealer and at least one player. Each player is required to ante a bet before receiving a hand of cards. Cards are dealt to the dealer and each player so that the dealer and each player each receive two cards with faces of the dealer's car... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080274791 | Card Game A card game is played between a dealer and at least one player. Each player is required to ante a bet before receiving a hand of cards. Cards are dealt to the dealer and each player so that the dealer and each player each receive two cards with at least one of the faces... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080265954 | Reduced Transition Time Ramp Waveform Generator A system and method for generating a reduced transition time ramp waveform signal are disclosed. Two offset, synchronized ramp waveform signals are generated. Each ramp waveform signal has a repeating sequence including a linear development segment, an upper transition ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080265960 | Pulse Stream Generator A system and method for generating a pulse stream are disclosed. A ramp signal is generated. The ramp signal is compared with a Time of Transition signal to produce a result indicative of the comparison. Responsive to the result of the comparison, the pulse stream signa... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080264952 | Envelope For Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft An envelope is disclosed for holding gas in a lighter-than-air aircraft. The envelope includes a shell having upper and lower hemispheres. The upper hemisphere has the shape of a hemisphere of a generally oblate spheroid defined by equatorial radii and a polar radius. T... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080238697 | Differential Pressure Measuring Probe With Bottoming Indicator A bottoming indication system indicates contact between an inner wall of a fluid conducting conduit and a tip of a differential pressure measuring probe. The system includes a piezoelectric device and an indicator. The piezoelectric device is affixed to the tip of the d... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080235636 | Identifying Radiation-Induced Inversions A semiconductor layout design analyzer alerts a user of areas in a semiconductor layout design that may be candidates for radiation induced inversion. The analyzer includes means for gathering information, means for identifying, and means for alerting the user. The mean... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080222987 | Wall Panel A wall panel includes a pair of plates and a plurality of vertical supports. The plates are spaced apart and parallel to one another. The vertical supports are affixed between the two plates. Each vertical support has a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axi... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080218377 | Cathodic Integrety Monitor A monitoring system monitors input levels. The monitoring system includes a meter, a local storage system, a processing system, and a transmitter. The meter is configured to periodically measure the input levels. The local storage system is configured to record the meas... | 09/11/2008 |