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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110041472 | AUGER STRIPPER ARRANGEMENT FOR CORN HEAD A corn head includes plural pairs of first and second laterally spaced rotating stalk rolls each having outer fluting and plural outer arrays of spaced knife members extending along the length of each stalk roll. Corn stalks are directed by rotating pick-up cones each d... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110029169 | CONTROLLER AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING A PERSONAL ELECTRIC MOTORIZED VEHICLE BASED ON A WEIGHT OF AN OPERATOR A personal electric motorized vehicle, a controller for controlling operation of the vehicle, and methods of controlling the vehicle are provided. The vehicle may include a weight determination device for determining a weight of an operator and a controller for controll... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023770 | INTELLIGENT BOAT LIFT SYSTEM System and method of controlling a platform adapted for movement relative to a boat. At least one criterion is selected to use in determining a response to movement of the platform or the boat. A position of the platform relative to the boat is identified. It is detecte... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023698 | ROTATABLE TARGETING ASSEMBLY HAVING WEAPONS INTEGRATED DIRECTION AND RATE CONTROL A weapons system includes a frame having an axis. A targeting assembly is arranged and operational to move rotationally the frame axis. The targeting assembly includes a weapon. A user interface is attached to the weapon and is operable actuate movement of the targeting... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110000409 | AIR PRESSURE DISSIPATOR FOR AIR SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM In an air pressurized system for use in delivering seeds in an agricultural planter from a main hopper to plural remote bins each associated with a respective seed discharge unit, an air/seed mixture is provided to a seed discharge unit via an air pressure dissipator wh... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326227 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING STIFFNESS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STIFFNESS AND JOINT OF ROBOT MANIPULATOR COMPRISING THE SAME The present invention relates to a device for generating stiffness and a method for controlling stiffness, which can generate stiffness by using elastic members and can control the stiffness, and a joint of a robot manipulator to which the device and method can be appli... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100297918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINISHING THE SURFACE OF RUBBER COVERED ROLLERS A method and apparatus for finishing the surface of rubber or synthetic covered rollers (10) is disclosed. As seen in FIG. 3, a rotating hub (16) having a circumferential abrasion band (47) and an adjacent set of rasp blades (20) arran... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100290587 | LASER-BASED ACCELERATOR FOR INTERROGATION OF REMOTE CONTAINERS A method and apparatus for generating high-energy beams of electrons or x-rays through laser wakefield acceleration to remotely examine containers is disclosed. By scanning the beam of electrons or x-rays across a container, an inspector can remotely determine whether t... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100279395 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CULTIVATING MICROORGANISMS AND MITIGATION OF GASES Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for cultivating microorganisms. In one example, a system may include a plurality of containers for cultivating microorganisms therein. Each container may be adapted to contain water and may include media disposed therein an... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276570 | LIGHT SOURCE TRACKER A tracking device for automatically following a moving light source that is detectable in the presence of ambient light. A carrier platform including one or more radiant energy conversion devices and a sensor array is mounted to an upright support column with a universa... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100254792 | GRAIN WAGON WITH EXTERNAL LIFT AUGER A mobile cart having a bin attached to a support frame with wheels for transport includes front, rear and left and right panels and is open at the top for receiving particulate material, with the panels having inwardly tapered lower portions terminating in a bottom pane... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100186879 | APPARATUS FOR SPLICING WEBS A continuous splicer includes first and second closely spaced rotating cylinders each having a respective cutting element and tape retaining arrangement disposed on its outer periphery. With a depleting web fed by the first cylinder and a replenishing web fed by the sec... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100167852 | DRIVEN PULLEY FOR A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION The driven pulley is part of a continuously-variable transmission (CVT). The driven pulley comprises two coaxially-disposed sheaves defining between them a belt-receiving groove. It also has at least two axisymmetric ramp surfaces attached to one of the sheaves and at l... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100154824 | ROTATING CLEANING DEVICE A cleaning implement comprising a base member having opposing top and bottom surfaces and at least one side surface. A handle is connected to the top surface of the base member and a first cleaning material is attached to the bottom surface of the base member. A cleanin... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100140836 | MOLDED CLEANING DEVICE WITH A SQUEEGEE A cleaning device and a method of manufacturing a cleaning device are provided. The method may include molding a squeegee blade out of a first material, providing a mold insert including a slot, providing a mold including a mold cavity, placing a first portion of the mo... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100140117 | TOILET BRUSH CADDY A toilet brush caddy is provided, includes a unitary one-piece housing, and is capable of supporting a toilet brush. The housing includes a brush receptacle and the toilet brush includes a handle and a cleaning head having a plurality of bristles. The caddy is capable o... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100105125 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CULTIVATING MICROORGANISMS AND MITIGATION OF GASES Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for cultivating microorganisms. In one example, a system may include a plurality of containers for cultivating microorganisms therein. Each container may be adapted to contain water and may include media disposed therein an... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100086350 | BOLLARD ASSEMBLY A bollard assembly having a post and a sleeve. The post has a cylindrical post wall forming a cavity and a passage in the post wall. The passage has a first section that extends longitudinally along the post wall and a second section that intersects the first section an... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100084362 | DRINKING BOTTLE ASSEMBLY A drinking container including a bottom, a sidewall and a neck which define an interior of the container, wherein the bottom defines an opening and the bottom comprises a panel adapted to cover the opening and be removable from the opening such that with the panel remov... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100071118 | COVER FOR AN EYEWEAR STRAP A cover for an eyewear strap is provided. The cover may include a first member, a second member associated with the first member and movable toward and away from the first member, and a fastener connected to the first member and the second member for removably connectin... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100066484 | REMOTE MONITOR/CONTROL FOR BILLBOARD LIGHTING OR STANDBY POWER SYSTEM A lighting monitor/control system for remote billboards uses a cellular network to provide utility power and light status information to a central controller, which in response provides control signals to individual remote billboard lighting controllers for setting oper... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100032517 | Torque Counter-Action Device A torque resisting device for a helicopter which comprises a body, a first rotor and a tail rotor wherein the device comprises a deflector secured to and moveable relative to the body, wherein the deflector is positioned between the main rotor and the tail rotor and whe... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100026094 | DC POWER SYSTEM There is provided a system that includes a power feed that distributes a direct current (DC) voltage in a building. The DC voltage is In a range of about 300-600 volts DC. The system also includes a motor, and a motor drive. The motor drive receives the DC voltage via t... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100010841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING TRAVEL PRODUCT PRICE REBATES A computer-implemented system and method are provided for automatically determining rebate eligibility for purchased products. In one example, the purchased products may be travel-rebated products such as booked air travel itineraries. A database stores purchase informa... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100006016 | AGRICULTURAL PLANTER An agricultural implement pulled by a traction vehicle is convertible between use and transport configurations. The implement includes a carrier frame coupled to the vehicle via the combination of a hitch and a draft tongue having an aft portion pivotally coupled to the... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100000559 | COMB A comb (100) includes a spine (4) and, extending from the spine in adjacent, substantially parallel planes, a first outer row of teeth (31), a central row of teeth (33) and a second outer row of teeth (32) opposed to the first outer ro... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090309395 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR A CHAIR A storage compartment and method of locking the storage compartment to an arm rest of a chair are provided. The storage compartment may include a housing having a cavity for receiving articles and a cover movable relative to the housing between a closed position and an ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090308570 | RADIATOR A radiator, particularly a skirting radiator for heating a room space is mounted just above level. An elongate panel (10) for mounting on a wall (112, 113) has a first surface (11) for facing away from the wall (112, 113) and an opposed secon... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090300996 | SYSTEM FOR REINFORCING TOWERS AND THE LIKE A system for reinforcing a tower is disclosed. The system includes a number of vertically elongated primary support risers. Each riser is attached to the tower at a series of spaced apart locations.... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090294318 | BUCKET A bucket and a method of using a bucket are provided. In one example, the bucket may include a side wall and bottom wall together defining a cavity for receiving contents such as solids and liquids. The bucket also includes a pour handle coupled to the side wall, a pour... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090294214 | FOLDING STEP STOOL A step stool having a step and a handle pivotably connected to the step. The step has a top surface and a wall extending therefrom, the top surface and the wall defining a cavity. A pair of slots is formed through the step, each slot extending from a first end formed th... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090292745 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A database management system and method is provided. In one example, the database management system may include a first type of source database, a second type of source database, a target database, and a replication system operable to replicate at least one of structure... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090292740 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A database management system and method are provided. In one example, the database management system may include a source database, a target database, and a replication system operable to identify a difference in structure between the source database and the target data... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090287701 | System and Method for Receiving and Displaying User Inputted Travel-Related Messages A computer-implemented system and method that provides travel-related information to communication devices through a communication network. Travel-related messages are transmitted by users such as travelers at communication devices and are received at a travel update sy... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090260235 | KNIFE The invention relates, among other things, to a knife with a housing (H, 11, 12) and a blade carrier (13) supported within the housing (H, 11, 12), with an actuating device (V) comprising at least one actuating element (14) and at least one h... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090246026 | Reinforced Impeller and Method An impeller is provided having a first plate, a second plate, a plurality of blades being positioned between and connected to the first and second plates, and at least one brace member having first and second planes positioned between and connected to two blades such th... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090236536 | RADIOACTIVITY DOSE CALIBRATOR A radioactivity dose calibrator system measures the quantity of radioactive material contained in a sample-vial or syringe without removing the vial or syringe from its primary radiation shield. The system comprises a first radiation detector, a second radiation detecto... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090235481 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE WITH A WATER SOFTENING DEVICE Shown and described is a floor cleaning machine with a housing on which a carriage is provided for moving the machine over a floor surface to be cleaned, a fresh-water tank, which is accommodated in the housing, and a cleaning unit, which is attached to the housing and ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090211935 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTS WITH HANDLES AND WORKING ENDS An apparatus for carrying an implement comprising a handle and a working end comprises an engagement member for releasably securing a handle to the apparatus and a receptacle positioned in substantial alignment with the engagement member. The engagement member may be a ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090205269 | MAT RAMP SECUREMENT AND METHOD A ramp member is provided for attachment with an edge of a floor mat to facilitate transportation of an object from a floor to an upper surface of the mat. A tab is provided which extends from the ramp member and defines a plane. Two projections extend from the plane of... | 08/20/2009 |
