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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110040412 | Window Fan Control System and Method of Controlling a Fan Unit In the specification and drawings a window fan control system and a method of controlling a fan unit are described and shown. The window fan control system may comprise an electronic controller, an indoor sensor responsive to at least one characteristic of interior air,... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039490 | Window Fan In the specification and drawings a window fan is described and shown. The window fan cools a room using outside air when the room air meets certain criteria relative to a set point and the outside air meets certain preselected criteria relative to the indoor air. The w... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031182 | Effluent Filter Cartridge with Progressive Filtration A gas baffle for a waste water treatment plant filter housing that includes a first and second deflecting plate. The gas baffle has at least one flow-through opening defined by the first and second deflecting plates. The combination of the first and second deflecting pl... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031175 | Wastewater Effluent Filter Case with Gas Baffle A gas baffle for a waste water treatment plant filter housing that includes a first and second deflecting plate. The gas baffle has at least one flow-through opening defined by the first and second deflecting plates. The combination of the first and second deflecting pl... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110009970 | Inter-Body Implant A system for implanting an inter-body device between adjacent vertebrae comprises an inter-body device having a plurality of cans secured to a flexible bridge and having a relief portion therebetween. An inserter tube and complementary bullnoses are advantageously secur... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009969 | Inter-Body Implantation System and Method A system for implanting an inter-body device between adjacent vertebrae comprises an inter-body device having a plurality of cans secured to a flexible bridge and having a relief portion therebetween. An inserter tube and complementary bullnoses are advantageously secur... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100319718 | Ventilated smoking article The invention concerns a smoking article filter plug (16) for a cigarette, the filter plug being cylindrical and having a plug wrap (18), grooves (20) being impressed into the plug wrap, and a tipping paper (22) for the attachment of the filt... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100300052 | Air Filter with Improved Structural Support An air filter having an improved structural support. A pleated air filter having a plurality of truncated pleat tips and sloping side surfaces along a front face and rear face. The truncated pleat tips are orientated perpendicular to the direction of pleating. A reinfor... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100294291 | Smokeless Tobacco A smokeless tobacco formulation includes particles or pieces of tobacco, and may include other ingredients, such as salts, sweeteners, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, fillers, flavoring agents, disintegration aids, antioxidants, humectants, and preservatives. The mois... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100291335 | Method for Manufacturing a Three-Dimensionally Deformable, Sheet-Like Refinforcing Structure A method for manufacturing a three-dimensionally deformable, sheet-like reinforcing structure, wherein material attenuations (3) are incorporated into a sheet-like, cellular base material, distributed over an area of the base material, by means of cutting or sawi... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100237783 | WIRELESS CONVENIENCE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A wireless convenience lighting system, comprises a base unit, the base unit connectable to an AC power supply, the base unit having a transmitter structure emitting at least one signal indicating one of an AC power loss or the AC power on, a remote lighting unit having... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100237781 | WIRELESS CONVENIENCE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A wireless convenience lighting system, comprises a base unit, the base unit connectable to an AC power supply, the base unit having a transmitter structure emitting at least one signal indicating one of an AC power loss or the AC power on, a remote lighting unit having... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100236991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING BITUMEN FROM TAR SAND An improved system for removing bitumen from tar sands comprises a pre-treatment system utilizing a vibratory load hopper for classifying and sizing said tar sand particles communicating with a dryer for heating and drying said tar sand particles to a predetermined temp... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100224569 | Wastewater Treatment System The present invention is a system and method for treating a wastewater stream to produce an effluent having an acceptable level of turbidity. The invention comprises a controller operatively coupled to at least one turbidity meter for monitoring turbidity of the effluen... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100221059 | Cosmetic Container with Mirrored Element A cosmetic container for retaining and dispensing a cosmetic material is provided. The cosmetic container includes a first portion including an applicator, a second portion releasably coupled to the first portion and configured to move between a first position in which ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100214789 | REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A luminaire reflector assembly comprises a top pan having a light socket connected to one of an upper or lower surface of the top pan, the top pan having a plurality of spaced slits about the periphery of the top pan, a lower pan spaced from the top pan, the lower pan c... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100206878 | Closure Having a Segmented Locking Ring A closure (100) having a hub (102) and pivotally connected head (104). The head is locked in a closed position within the hub by a locking ring (106). The locking ring is polygonal in shape and includes a substantially cylindrical surface and... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100196214 | AIR PURIFYING LUMINAIRE A luminaire system having a lamp compartment and sterilization compartment permitting both illumination and the sterilizing of airborne bacteria. The sterilization compartment has one or more germicidal lamps to sterilize airborne bacteria when air is circulated through... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100195333 | LED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY An LED optical assembly is provided having a heatsink, a support surface having a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of reflectors, and a plurality of optical lenses. The heatsink is in thermal connectivity with the support surface. Each reflector is positi... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100195330 | REFLECTOR ALIGNMENT RECESS A reflector with an alignment recess is provided. The reflector has a recess portion that receives the base of a light emitting diode. At least a portion of an outer periphery of the base of the light emitting diode is adjacent at least portions of the recess portion of... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100195323 | LED OPTICAL ASSEMBLY An LED optical assembly is provided having a support surface having a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of reflectors, and a plurality of optical lenses. Each reflector is positioned over a corresponding light emitting diode and at least one optical lens i... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100187194 | Locking System for Telescopic Crane Jib with Movable Locking Unit The invention relates to a locking system for a telescopic crane jib, in particular for a mobile crane, in which a lock is established between a telescoping cylinder (10, 20) and a telescopic part (1-4) by means of a locking unit (21) in orde... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100175162 | Glove A batting glove includes a plurality of finger elements, a thumb element, a top portion, and a lower portion. The finger elements cover fingers, the thumb element covers a thumb, the top portion covers a back side of the hand, and the lower portion covers a palm of the ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100170191 | Removable Arch Form Assembly and Method of Installing A removable arch form assembly for use in forming a masonry arch of a plurality of masonry elements on a substructure comprises a flexible arch form having a substantially rectangular shape, first and second end clips engaging an arched structure about which the masonry... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100146814 | Vibratory Flash Dryer An apparatus for drying and conveying a material includes a vibratory fluid bed dryer having a perforated drying deck on which material is deposited, said fluid bed dryer including a vibratory drive system capable of imparting a variable angle vibratory force to the dec... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100134027 | MULTI-LAMP HID LUMINAIRE WITH CYCLING SWITCH A multi-lamp HID luminaire is provided with a HID ballast. An ignitor that produces a high voltage ignition pulse is coupled to the HID ballast and is also coupled to a plurality of HID lamp sockets that receive HID lamps. A cycling switch is also electrically coupled t... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100126109 | Recessed Wall-Wash Staggered Mounting System The invention comprises a completely recessed wall-wash lighting fixture capable of being installed within a ceiling. The lighting fixture comprises a housing, which contains a lamp. The invention may comprise a lighting fixture further comprises a reflector disposed wi... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100126098 | Recessed Wall-Wash Staggered Mounting System The invention comprises a completely recessed wall-wash lighting fixture capable of being installed within a ceiling. The lighting fixture comprises a housing, which contains a lamp. The invention may comprise a lighting fixture further comprises a reflector disposed wi... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100108288 | AIR-HANDLING LUMINAIRE An air-handling luminaire comprises a recessed troffer housing having a first pair of opposed walls and a second pair of opposed walls, the housing having a light output opening and a lens extending across the light output opening, at least one of the walls of the first... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100074980 | Tablet Press Assembly An apparatus is provided with a tablet insert chute proximal to a bowl top inner periphery. The bowl top is provided with a series of notches in communication with the inner periphery. A rotatable press turntable is also provided. The press turn table is provided with a... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100063547 | DYNAMIC MOTION SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE A dynamic motion component for a spinal implant is provided, comprising a first rod coupled to an enclosure and a second end of a second rod captured in a cavity of the enclosure. A dampener unit surrounds a captured portion of the second end and is positioned between t... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100062868 | AMUSEMENT ATTRACTION The invention relates to an entertainment device with a main construction (1) designed as a character which has displaceable limbs (2), and a passenger unit (3) which is attached to the limbs (2), and the passenger unit (3) can be move... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100059519 | Closure with Stopping Mechanism A closure having a stopping mechanism whereby a stop lug is positionable between a flexed and unflexed position relative to a spring gap. The stop lug may project from a skirt of the closure top wall. The spring gap is positioned adjacent the stop lug to provide an area... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100059518 | Closure with Stopping Mechanism A closure having a stopping mechanism whereby a stop lug is positionable between a flexed and unflexed position relative to a spring gap. The stop lug may project from a skirt of the closure top wall. The spring gap is positioned adjacent the stop lug to provide an area... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100000188 | Filter Cassette Rack A filter cassette rack and tracks wherein the rack is a three dimensional rectangular rack having at least two opposing open sides, sealing and non-sealing support tracks span the rack providing filter cassette guides and sealing means for a plurality of filter cassette... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090314732 | Crane-Luffing Cylinder Bearing with a Spherical Calotte The invention relates to the bearing system of a luffing cylinder (1) of a crane, in particular a mobile crane, and the luffing cylinder (1) is connected to a bearing point on the crane by at least one of its ends by means of a spherical calotte-shaped bea... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090310356 | ORIENTABLE LENS FOR AN LED FIXTURE A mounting surface for mounting a plurality of LEDs has a plurality of orientable lenses each individually affixed about a single LED. Each orientable lens has a primary reflector and a refracting lens that direct light emitted from a single LED to a reflective surface ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090294746 | Electrohydraulic Leak Compensation The invention relates to an electro-hydraulic leak compensating device for a mobile crane lowering brake system in an open hydraulic circuit with a hydraulic motor (5) coupled with a lifting unit (6,7), a lowering brake valve (4) and a mechanical br... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090287381 | Determining and Reconstructing Changes in Load on Lifting Gear The invention relates to a method of determining changes in loads on lifting gear, whereby a change in load is determined within load curve data at a transition point of the load curve gradient, and whereby the load curve is broken down into discrete-time observation in... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090279298 | MOVABLE LED TRACK LUMINAIRE A magnetic track and lighting system is described. The present magnetic luminaire attaches to a track through magnetic connectors and provides easy mobility of the luminaires on the track without necessary mechanical attachment mechanisms. The magnetic luminaire incorpo... | 11/12/2009 |
