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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5564433 | Method for the display, analysis, classification, and correlation of electrical brain function potentials An actuarial method for statistically determining the probable truth or falsity of a statement concerning a human subject and whether responses or statements made by the subject precede either a knowing representation by the subject of a truth or a lie. T... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5513583 | Coal water slurry burner assembly In a conventional air burner for combustion of pulverized coal having a back and a front, and a coal feeding tube for the pulverized coal extending from the back to the front, an oil igniter connected to the front of the burner, an oil feeding tube connec... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5499645 | Dual stair step walker with assist bar An integral stair climber, lifter, bracer and walker includes a frame which has a pair of spaced apart upright struts or members. A cross piece extends between the upright members two-thirds of the distance up the upright members. A handle portion is atta... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5462392 | Magnetically attachable, portable, adjustable, and collapsible safe drilling mount for steel safes A magnetically attachable, portable, adjustable, and collapsible safe drill mounting device to be used to align and hold a power drill in precise position against a steel safe in a predetermined manner so that the safe can be drilled open. The device can ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5424712 | Carjacking defense system A motor vehicle carjacking defense apparatus comprises a double pole switch which actuates at least one solenoid controlling at least one valve which interconnects a nozzle to a pump connected to a pressurized tank containing a non-toxic and non-corrosive... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5380342 | Method for continuously co-firing pulverized coal and a coal-water slurry A process is provided for burning a coal water slurry comprising providing clean coal fines of less than 100 mesh at about 50 weight % and water at about 50 weight % by co-firing the coal water slurry in a continuous stream with a separate stream of pulve... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5361587 | Vapor-compression-cycle refrigeration system having a thermoelectric condenser A vapor-compression-cycle refrigeration system that utilizes Peltier cooling to condense high-pressure gaseous refrigerant. The Peltier condenser of the present invention includes a thermoelectric module which contacts at its cold side the gaseous refrige... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5355622 | Plant pouch A transportable, long-term growth pouch for a plant. The plant pouch is a polypropylene enclosure having an opening in its top wall for extension of the growing plant and is formed having a low height so that it can lay close to the ground in use. In a fu... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5324245 | Knee bending machine A knee stretching machine for physical therapy of the knee is set forth wherein a padded thigh seat is adjustably attached aft on a body length shaft oriented on the floor. Attached across the body length shaft is a transverse member with an eyelet at eac... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5320246 | Truncated kettle adapted for use as a steamer A kettle is adapted for use on a narrow ledge of a wood, pellet, or coal burning stove or the like by flattening one side and providing substantially greater weight per unit area to the flattened side and bottom such that the center of gravity of the kett... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5312666 | Disinfectable three piece wall mounted back scrubber using detachable cloth surface A backwasher is provided and consists of three essential elements. A back element for retaining a resilient nonabsorbent pillow-like member in conjunction with a front engaging member which attaches to the rear member by means of frictionally engaging a c... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5310195 | Boardgame and method of measuring brain activity utilizing a board-game A boardgame apparatus and method of attenuating brain activity measurements by comparing representational systems for evoked responses generated while playing a game utilizing the boardgame apparatus resulting from stimuli of different form for the same c... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5303941 | Mobile tripod support device A mobile tripod support device for stable and secure engagement of a tripod for video cameras and auxiliary equipment. The device includes a triangular base component having ground-engaging wheels and tripod leg supports. A lidded storage compartment is d... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5289945 | Sealing and dispensing cap A sealing and dispensing cap for a carbonated drink container permits the container to be inverted with the cap disposed in a closed position to trap carbonating gases, whereupon the cap is disposed in an open position to dispense the carbonated drink. Th... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289839 | Wind-resistant umbrella A wind-resistant umbrella to prevent air gusts from turning the fabric body of the umbrella inside out. The umbrella includes a central air vent formed at the upper end of the central rod of the umbrella that vents air downwardly and laterally adjacent to... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5286241 | Tethered punching bag support device A punching bag support device including a lower frame assembly, an upper frame assembly, a height adjustment pole assembly selectively attachable at an upper end to the upper frame assembly and at a lower end to the lower frame assembly, a punching bag su... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280933 | Tip over resistant, debris retaining omni directionally mobilized rack for wood logs A fireplace implement for receiving, omni-directionally mobilizing and storing wood logs in a horizontally elongated stack, the stack being a horizontally directed array of alligned pieces of wood logs of substantially equal length such that the implement... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5266772 | Flexible portable container for carrying and maintaining arc welding electrodes at use temperature and method for maintaining arc welding electrodes at use temperature A combination of a layered leather pouch and a flat flexible unified structure of a heater utilizing an exothermic composition for the purpose of creating and maintaining an arc welding rod inside the pouch at a temperature range between about 28 degrees ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5259584 | Camera mount for taking panoramic pictures having an electronic protractor A camera mount for taking panoramic pictures. A camera mounting plate is rotatably attached to a tripod mounting plate in a manner permitting the camera mounting plate to sweep an arc of rotation along the top surface of the tripod mounting plate. The tri... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259125 | Non-skid attachment for roofer's shoe A roofer's attachment for shoes to provide secure footing while working on a sloping roof and the like. The attachment preferably includes a rigid half sole having a slip-resistant material on the bottom surface, an instep strap attached to the sides of t... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5258893 | Rigidly mounted cab guard with lights adapted with shock absorbing light cavity cups A cab guard for the rear window of a pickup truck is provided with electrically activated brake lights which illuminate rearwardly and being further adapted with a means for insulating the lights from vibration and physical shock, the cab guard being moun... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5256962 | Method of troubleshooting electrical circuits using twist-on light A lighted wire nut made operable by connection of the ends of an energized wire conductor is used to troubleshoot circuits by detecting a voltage drop with respect to ground when present in the circuit.... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5254970 | Programmable personal alarm A personal alarm device having programmable deactivating, apparatus. The device includes a keypad by which a personal numerical code can be entered. This code is the only manner by which the alarm of the device can be shut off once activated. The code can... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5240452 | Apparatus for tossing confetti and expressing a celebratory greeting A confetti tossing apparatus. Lengths of folded paper are fixedly attached between end panels and a body of confetti is disposed within the lengths of folded paper. The apparatus opens to a first position to display a first part of a celebratory greeting,... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5240107 | Razor holder with shave counter A razor holder having an automatic shave counter responsive to each use of a razor. The razor holder includes a delay circuit to permit short term use of a razor without advancing the counter.... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5221092 | Projectile-target game apparatus A ball game apparatus including a ball-projecting gun, at least one ball, and a coat-type garment having a plurality of ball adhering portions to which the ball adheres to when projected by the gun. The coat type garment includes scoring indicia for each ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5217752 | F.P. system for manual restoration A restoration method and apparatus whereby a paper fiber dispenser with a vibrating motor causes paper fibers in a dry state to fall onto a disposable filter and within missing part or parts of paper being restored thereon. Paper fibers are collected and ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5210366 | Method and device for detecting and separating voices in a complex musical composition A system and method for detecting, separating and recording the individual voices in a musical composition performed by a plurality of instruments. The electrical waveform signal for the multi-voiced musical composition is fed to a waveform signal convert... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5207334 | Pot lid organizer and storage device A pot lid organizer and storage device for selective and stable storage of a plurality of cooking pot lids and the like. The device generally includes a base member and a plurality of pot lid holder modules having pot lid clasps which hold a pot lid by sc... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5205144 | Door lock message holder A door lock message holder is disclosed which includes a holder head having alternative means to securely attach a message to a door, and a message board attached to the holder head. The holder head includes door lock keyhole attachment means and door loc... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5203183 | Rotatable earring and method for making the same An earring of unitary construction having a rotatable element and a method of making the same. The earring includes a first ornamental portion which freely rotates about a ball bearing assembly fixedly attached to the first ornamental portion, a second or... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5201656 | Method and apparatus for repairing dental implants A trephine-type dental drill for polishing the external cylindrical surface of a dental implant in a mouth. The drill includes a shank for mounting upon a dental drill drive, and a mount affixed the shank for mounting an abrasive element. The abrasive ele... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5199114 | Drain clearing device A drain clearing device having a transparent and hollow cylindrical body, a piston plunger assembly partially disposed in the cylindrical body, piston plunger assembly support attached to an upper end of the cylindrical body, and a drain seal attached to ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5195278 | Abrading tool A manually-controllable tool for abrading close spaces when preparing a surface for receipt of varnishes, paint and the like. In one embodiment of the abrading tool abrasive materials of different coarseness grades are fixedly attached to the respective e... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5193486 | Convertible pet carrier A pet carrier that can be selectively converted to a pet jacket. The pet carrier includes a flexible bag-like body member having a neck brace at a forward end, a torso support portion and a hind leg support portion at a rearward end. A pair of strap handl... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5181548 | Emergency exit security window blinds A decorative venetian blind window security system that can be readily removed for emergency exit is disclosed. The security system includes a plurality of blind slats disposed within a frame assembly that receive locking rods through elongated openings f... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5179253 | Twist-on wire connector light for troubleshooting electrical circuits A lighted wire nut made operable by connection of the ends of an energized wire conductor.... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5169319 | Method for improving a person's skill for playing an interactive video game requiring eye-hand coordination and operation of manual activation means A method for improving a person's skill in playing a known one player adventure video game in which a television screen is used to display a video tape of a player or computer, for example, playing through all levels of the video game. By stress reduction... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5165724 | Expandable information binder An information binder provides secure attachment of pages in an expandable binder. The information binder has a top cover, a bottom cover and a rigid spine portion. A plurality of V-shaped members are attached to the rigid spine portion and selectively re... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163724 | Vehicle trunk compartment lid holder A vehicle trunk compartment lid holder to retain the trunk lid in selective partially-opened positions. The trunk lid holder includes an L-shaped central bar member, a first clamp slidably and rotatably attached to the vertical leg of the central bar memb... | 11/17/1992 |
