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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070187895 | Card game The card game provides additional interest by having the players form two separate hands from the original five cards dealt to them. Players place initial wagers to ante and on a three-card hand and two-card suited hand. The three-card hand is treated as a poker hand, w... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070189002 | Illuminated umbrella The illuminated umbrella includes a substantially translucent canopy supported by a plurality of ribs pivotally swingable towards and away from a shaft. Each of the ribs has attached intermediately of its length to one end of a spoke. The other spoke end is pivotally at... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070085412 | Tire rim protector The wheel rim protector is a concave-convex disk for covering a vehicle wheel rim to protect the wheel rim from the application of fluids that may stain or corrode the wheel rim during detailing of the tires. The wheel rim protector has a pair of crossed ribs forming a ... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070085067 | Gated parking corral The gated parking corral is a protected parking area designed to be set up in parking lots or fields to protect a vehicle from damage. The gated corral has a fence with vertical posts and horizontal beams attached between the vertical posts to form an enclosure. At the ... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070086868 | Vacuum clamp for supporting a tool The vacuum clamp for supporting a tool is a releasable support for holding a tool against a workpiece or work surface. A gasket is secured to a lower surface of a vacuum plate, and the gasket is adapted for forming a releasable vacuum seal with the work surface. The vac... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070087856 | Golf swing training device The golf swing training device provides tactile feedback to golf players practicing their swings. The golf swing trainer provides a first, generally horizontal guide arm positioned at a height above the ground so that in the lower portion of the arc of a proper golf swi... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070084491 | Portable collapsible awning The portable collapsible awning provides a main collapsible frame structure for supporting a canopy, which is easily collapsible and portable, providing transportable protection from the elements. The main collapsible frame structure includes a plurality of vertical sup... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070079563 | Window shadow and skirting system for manufactured and mobile homes A system for inexpensively updating manufactured mobile homes with decorative window shadows and skirting. Decorative panels are attached to the home by circular metal snaps. The panels may be of vinyl plastic or other suitable material of sufficient thickness to withst... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070080247 | Walk behind sprayer The walk behind sprayer is a manually propelled sprayer for treating golf course greens, fairways, lawns and farmland with chemical agents. The sprayer avoids the need to ride through its own freshly deposited chemical spray. The boom of the sprayer is designed to distr... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070081817 | Camera support base The camera support base of the invention is designed to meet the need for a stable, lightweight, compact, economical fixture that can be removably affixed to a photographic camera to safely support the camera when it is set down out-of-hand. A preferred basic design of ... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070079644 | Ripe melon detector The ripe melon detector determines the ripeness of opaque fruit including melons by determining the resonant frequency of the melon and correlating the resonant frequency with information of expected frequency for ripe melons. The detector includes a sound transmitting ... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070080551 | Tandem trailer lock release mechanism The tandem trailer lock release mechanism has an elongated inflexible rigid member having a proximal end and a distal end. A handgrip is provided at the distal end. A hook for engaging a locking pin release lever is provided at the proximal end. A release lever tensione... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070083559 | Media/data card The media/data card is a computer readable medium for storing data files, and in particular, media files. The device may be a flash media memory card or other conveniently sized, portable storage device. The media/data card stores a data structure for controlling access... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070074767 | Self-charging programmable water valve The self-charging programmable water valve provides programmed watering control to a portion of an irrigation zone. A rechargeable battery provides electrical power to control the valve, which includes a pulse charger activated by water flow through the valve for rechar... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070071225 | Remote time based accountability system The present invention is a method for operating a remote time based accountability system comprising the steps of receiving and storing information from a non-automated communication from a user, determining an emergency services contact telephone number based on receiv... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070068112 | Extruded aluminum building materials Extruded aluminum building materials are provided for the construction of a house or building. The extruded aluminum building materials include a plurality of I-beams, C-shaped beams, angled beams and interlocking shingles. The plurality of C-shaped beams provide a hori... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070068634 | Cantilever cover The cantilever cover is suspended from one side over an article to be protected from the elements. The cover has a canopy frame and flexible, weatherproof canopy or cover secured thereover. A pair of canopy frame support arms extends from corresponding closed sleeves, w... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070064522 | Polish bottle spinner The polish bottle spinner is a spinning device to mix a liquid container of nail polish or other liquid. The polish bottle spinner has a base having a motor inside. The motor has a power connection that includes a user operable motor control. A drive shaft connected to ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062147 | Portable folding floor unit The portable folding floor unit has two or more sections, each of the sections being essentially identical rectangular planar sections. The sections are connected to one another along their lengths with the use of hinges, providing a flooring unit that can fold up in an... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070063458 | Inline skate A frame for an inline skate, having two spaced apart sidewalls connected by an upper horizontal interconnection structure, the sidewalls adapted to support a plurality of wheels in an inline configuration, characterized in that the upper horizontal interconnection struc... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070063851 | Personal advance warning system A personal advance warning system in the form of a portable, wearable device, the system being adapted to detect and alert the wearer of a possible threat to his/her safety. The system employs an array of infrared sensors to detect body heat from humans or animals at a ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062063 | Mobile mattress sanitizer The mobile mattress sanitizer is a mobile unit, such as a truck, van, trailer or the like, having a mobile cargo space that includes a heater and heater fan mounted in an upper region of the cargo space. Heating fuel is supplied by an external fuel tank. An operator has... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070061940 | Hooded changing garment The changing garment protects the privacy of a wearer while removing or donning attire. The garment provides privacy by covering the wearer's body from view while the wearer changes his or her clothes underneath the garment. The garment includes a torso-covering portion... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070066386 | Gaming system with phone card payout The gaming system with phone card payout is a system for playing a video game using a smart card. A dispensing station includes a smart card reader, a bill acceptor and a phone card dispenser. The bill acceptor reads the monetary value of currency inserted in the machin... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070056168 | Chain saw tool holder The chain saw tool holder is a device for attaching a conventional chain saw adjustment tool to the chain guide bar attachment points of a chain saw for convenient access to the tool. The holder includes a chain guide bar fitting attachment plate and a tool shank holder... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070056695 | Perforated metal shutters A shutter assembly for protecting windows from damage especially during severe weather. The shutters are of the folding accordion style having hinged panels. Each panel includes front and rear spaced-apart sheets. Reinforcing structure is sandwiched between the front an... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070059677 | Whiteboard scoreboard The whiteboard scoreboard is a dry erase marking surface laminated onto a backboard or other substrate. The whiteboard has rounded corners to prevent injury of an end user or anyone else coming into contact with the device. Permanent indicia forming a template of baseli... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070060901 | Disposable incontinence napkin for men The disposable incontinence napkin for men is an elongated sanitary napkin having a liquid permeable top layer that faces the pubic area in use, a liquid impermeable bottom layer that faces the undergarment in use, and an absorbent middle layer disposed between the top ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070056519 | Hanging birdfeeder, birdbath and planter A hanging birdfeeder, birdbath and planter includes a lower container adapted to house a plant(s). An intermediate tray contains water and functions as a birdbath. An upper tray contains birdseed and functions as a feeder. A system of chains and hooks is employed to sus... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070056408 | TORQUE WRENCH WITH QUICK-RELEASE GEAR SET The torque wrench with quick release gear set is a system having a rotary actuator drive unit, which is attachable to a planetary drive gear set by a quick-release cylindrical adapter and collar so as to provide quick interchangeability of gear sets without the use of t... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070054593 | Therapeutic toy and method of using the same The therapeutic toy includes a main body portion and a plurality of limbs, simulating an animal, such as an octopus. The plurality of limbs are selectively and releasably attached to the main body portion through the use of hook and loop fasteners in order to provide mo... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070051611 | Salt water distillation system The salt water distillation system includes a sprinkler to form a mist of salt water over a distillation plate. The distillation plate is heated by applying electrical current to a heating coil. The steam is transferred to a condensation chamber and condensed fresh wate... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070052274 | Car seat pillow The car seat pillow is in the form of an elongated, generally cylindrically shaped pillow casing filled with pillow stuffing. Each end face of the pillow is provided with an attaching element to adjustably attach the pillow to the support frame of a car seat. Each attac... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070053616 | Bag attachment for cooler The bag attachment for a cooler includes a pouch defining a bag having a frame disposed about the mouth of the bag. The frame is releasably attached to an external wall of a cooler and maintains the mouth of the pouch in an open state, allowing for the storage of waste,... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070044227 | Shower stall The shower stall is for use with a water source and includes an enclosure, a water distribution manifold, and a water pipe. The enclosure defines a shower space and includes a front entrance wall with a frontal access opening and a ceiling, the ceiling having a pluralit... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044419 | Truss setting bracket The truss setting bracket has an elongated body member, a first cradle, and a second cradle. Each cradle is provided with a vertical first and second finger that define a horizontal cradle face therebetween. The second cradle is designed to be secured, at ground level, ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044751 | ROTARY PISTON POWER SYSTEM The rotary piston power system includes a housing having a drum and a cover rotatably mounted on the drum. The drum has high pressure and low pressure ports defined in its peripheral wall and a central separator wall having arcuate end faces and a pair of semicylindrica... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070046057 | Secure storage for golf bag in pickup A storage container adapted to be mounted to the bed of a pick-up truck. The container is designed to house golf paraphernalia, especially a golf bag (including a full array of clubs) and other golf equipment such as shoes. The container is securely mounted to the bed o... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044418 | Truss setting bracket The truss setting bracket has an elongated body member, a first cradle, and a second cradle. Each cradle is provided with a first and second finger that define a cradle face therebetween. The second cradle is designed to be secured, at ground level, to a truss that is t... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044209 | Genital support device The genital support device is a device for comfortably supporting male genitalia. The device may be incorporated in briefs or may be worn as a separate piece. The device includes a hammock-like structure having pouches to house the testicles therein. A front wall of the... | 03/01/2007 |
