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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110035985 | LINE TENSION MEASURING DEVICE One exemplary embodiment of the invention is a translation stage adapted for use with a fishing pole and reel, the translation stage including a receiving portion adapted to receive a fishing reel, a mounting portion adapted for mounting to a fishing pole, wherein the r... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110019983 | BATHING INSTALLATION HEATER ASSEMBLY An exemplary embodiment of a heater assembly includes a heater housing structure defining an elongated heater chamber having a first port and a second port and defining a wetted side on the interior of the heater chamber and a non-wetted side on the exterior of the heat... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019714 | OVERMOLDED TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR An exemplary embodiment of a temperature sensor includes housing, and a solid state temperature sensing device disposed within the housing. A first wiring conductor makes electrical connection from outside the housing to a first terminal of the sensing device. A second ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110008558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING WELDED PLASTIC TUBE AND PIPE ASSEMBLIES Methods and apparatus are described for producing welded assemblies of plastic parts for use in fluid flow applications. A unit cell structure is disclosed for use in an assembly.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326442 | RESUSCITATION/RESPIRATION SYSTEM A patient resuscitation/respiratory system includes a system control unit with a timer module controlling a plurality of air pressure modules. In an exemplary embodiment, the air pressure modules include a first air pressure module for controlling a first flow of pressu... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100320066 | ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED INDUCTIVE SENSOR ASSEMBLY An exemplary embodiment of an inductive electrical sensor assembly includes a hollow housing structure defining an open space within the housing structure and a circuit board mounted in the open space. The circuit board includes an inductive sense area. A flexible metal... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100230194 | DIRECT DRIVE ELECTRIC TRACTION MOTOR A direct drive traction vehicle motor system for a wheeled vehicle includes an electric motor rotor for mechanically attachment to a vehicle wheel for rotational movement with the vehicle wheel. An attachment structure is concentrically mounting the rotor to the vehicle... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100146696 | SUCTION FITTING FOR BATHING INSTALLATIONS A suction fitting assembly for a bathing installation includes a cover with a pattern of orifices, a wall fitting, and an adapter structure. The wall fitting is configured for insertion through a hole in a wall of a bathing water receptacle, and may be secured in place ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100132106 | SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR POOL OR SPA A control system for a bathing installation which has one or more electrically powered devices. A line voltage service is connected through a GFCI to power the electrically powered devices, the GFCI adapted to interrupt the service upon detection of a ground fault. A tr... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100126613 | DIVERTER VALVE An exemplary embodiment of a diverter valve system includes a valve body defining an internal chamber having at least first, second and third ports, and a first valve seat associated with the first port and a second valve seat associated with the second port. A valve sh... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100110465 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING FILES FOR MFPS UTILIZING EXTERNAL SERVICES An exemplary embodiment of a system and method provides a determination of when a file/document format native to a device such as a multifunction peripheral (MFP) device should be handled natively by the MFP (default behavior) or preprocessed by an external service.... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100109377 | RETRACTABLE WIND DEFLECTOR FOR VEHICLE WINDOW A retractable wind deflector for a vehicle is configured to deploy a deflector body from a stowed position to a deployed position extending outside the vehicle compartment when a window is opened, and to return the deflector body from the deployed position to the stowed... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100090072 | Sink Support Systems Exemplary embodiments of sink support systems are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment includes a cross-member having respective first and second cross-member attachment structures attached at respective ends. First and second mount brackets are configured for attachment ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100084039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING FLARED TUBE ENDS A method for forming a flare in the end of a flexible tube comprises heating the end of the flexible tube to a near-melted state, inserting the end of the flexible tube into a flare-forming die with a flare forming portion, and pressing a mandrel into the end of the fle... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100048134 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD WITH WIRELESS HEADSET An exemplary embodiment of a wireless headset system is described, and includes a headset equipped with a speaker system and microphone, and wireless communication capability using a wireless module such as a Bluetooth™ module. A wireless adapter or dongle is configur... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100030504 | DATA MEASUREMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Methods are described for measuring data in a test setup including an impedance tuner. In an exemplary embodiment, the data is data for measuring noise parameters. The data is measured versus a sweep parameter for one tuner state at a time.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100026315 | SIGNAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Signal measuring systems, and measurement methods are disclosed.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100000143 | REEL SYSTEM WITH LINE TENSION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY An exemplary embodiment of a fishing reel includes a reel frame for supporting a line spool with a spool rotation axis, the line spool rotatably mounted one the reel frame. A reel foot is adapted for mounting to a fishing rod, wherein the reel foot is attached to the fr... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090322443 | IMPEDANCE TUNER SYSTEMS AND PROBES An impedance tuner may include a transmission media for propagating RF signals, a reflection magnitude control device mounted in a fixed position relative to a direction of signal propagation along said transmission media, and a phase shifter to control a reflection pha... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090314843 | DATA STORAGE CARD AND INSERT STRUCTURE A data storage card has an optical data storage region and a magnetic data storage region, and is adapted to cooperatively engage both a drive mechanism of a magnetic stripe reader and a rotatable drive mechanism of an optical data reader. An exemplary embodiment of the... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090255049 | BATHING INSTALLATION CONTROL WITH RFID/CARD READER/BIOMETRIC SCANNER A bathing installation system includes a water receptacle, a plurality of electrically powered devices, and an electronic control system adapted to control operation of the devices. A sensor senses the presence of a personalized mobile information bearing device, the se... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090219708 | LIGHTED FITTINGS FOR BATHING INSTALLATIONS A fixture for through hole mounting to a panel includes a flange structure fabricated of a translucent material. The flange structure includes a body portion adapted to extend through a mount hole in the panel and having a outer peripheral portion, and a transverse flan... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090204028 | Calibration and measurement system The present invention is a calibration and measurement system designed primarily for use in the rapid evaluation and characterization of open or visible wounds in patients. The invention in a preferred embodiment comprises a set of colored concentric rings, constructed ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090190157 | METHODS FOR OPERATING USER INTERFACES OF A DEVICE CONTROLLABLE AT A PLURALITY OF ACCESS POINTS Methods for operating the user interfaces (UIs) of a device such as an MFP device while the device is under simultaneous user operations from different access points.... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090162226 | AIR BLOWER ASSEMBLY An exemplary embodiment of an air blower includes an electrically powered motor including a motor housing. A blower housing has first and second housing structures, each having inwardly facing, spaced ribs, and configured to surround the motor assembly in an assembled c... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090109039 | REMOTE STARTER SYSTEM WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED CRANK TIME An automated engine starter system is described for a vehicle with an engine and a starter system for starting the engine. A temperature sensor provides an electronic temperature signal indicative of an ambient or engine temperature at the vehicle. A starter controller ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090106890 | BATHING INSTALLATION CONTROL PANEL AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION An exemplary embodiment of a control panel for a bathing installation includes a housing with a peripheral wall defined by a plurality of overlapping arc-shaped wall portions, and a top cover portion attached to the top edge of the peripheral wall and including a flange... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090067102 | SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR POOL OR SPA A control system for a bathing installation which has one or more electrically powered devices. A line voltage service is connected through a GFCI to power the electrically powered devices, the GFCI adapted to interrupt the service upon detection of a ground fault. A tr... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090066058 | Trailer mounted boat guiding system An exemplary embodiment of a boat bow guide system includes a cross-bracket structure adapted for mounting to a boat trailer at a bow location on the trailer, the cross-bracket structure having opposed first and second arm mounting portions. First and second arm support... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090060246 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROTECTION OF ACOUSTIC DEVICES An exemplary embodiment of an acoustic sensor system includes a housing structure, and a miniaturized acoustic transducer mounted in the housing structure. A flame arrestor structure is mounted on or within the housing structure between the acoustic transducer and the e... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090008284 | Container/Lid Combination For Storing Food and other Articles A system for aiding the visual matching of containers having diverse openings with matching lids includes affixing, such as by molding or embossing, geometric planar patterns on the bottom walls of a plurality of rectangular containers having different sized openings an... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080320110 | FIRMWARE ROLLBACK AND CONFIGURATION RESTORATION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Techniques are described for managing one or more electronic devices connected on a network. A central management system may be configured to control firmware rollback activity for the devices. The central management system may in some embodiments also rollback configur... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080302387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOLDING ADHESIVE COATED ROLLER CLEANING SUBSTRATES An exemplary embodiment of a substrate cleaning apparatus includes a hand held hand roller including a roller cleaning member rotationally mounted in a handle and having a tacky peripheral contact surface, the tacky peripheral contact surface adapted to transfer foreign... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080282459 | ENERGY EFFICIENT CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR SPAS AND HOT TUBS A method and apparatus for circulating water in a bathing installation with a water circulation flow path and a tub for holding bathing water is described. A pump is submerged in a chamber in the circulation flow path so that the pump when operated provides a positive p... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080271526 | LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR A liquid level sensor system actuated by a column pressure includes a hollow member having a distal open end adapted to be positioned into a liquid reservoir to a depth below a liquid surface level, and a sensor head unit. The sensor head unit is responsive to the colum... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080271527 | LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR WITH LEVEL ALARM A liquid level sensor system actuated by a column pressure includes a hollow member having a distal open end adapted to be positioned into a liquid reservoir to a depth below a liquid surface level, and a sensor head unit. The sensor head unit is responsive to the colum... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080271516 | LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR A liquid level sensor system actuated by a column pressure includes a hollow member having a distal open end adapted to be positioned into a liquid reservoir to a depth below a liquid surface level, and a sensor head unit. The sensor head unit is responsive to the colum... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080251724 | GAS AND/OR FLAME IMAGING SYSTEM A gas imaging system for remotely detecting gas emissions by passive images of infrared radiation includes an optical system having a field of view. The optical system has a lens, an optical filter system for filtering light passed through the lens, and a photosensitive... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080243862 | FIRMWARE REPOSITORY FOR MFP DEVICES A firmware repository includes an Extensible Markup Language (XML) description file. A system and method for managing the repository is described.... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080196158 | SINK SETTING SYSTEMS FOR OFFSET AND OTHER SINKS A sink setting cross-member supports a non-linear sink support surface relative to a support structure. In an exemplary embodiment, the cross-member includes a first bracket portion at a first bracket end, and a second bracket portion at a second bracket end. A support ... | 08/21/2008 |
