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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7867412 | Composition and method for suppressing water evaporation and heat loss A composition for retarding water loss and/or heat loss from a body of water comprises a polyoxyethylene ether having the general structure of R—(OCH2CH2)nOH where R is an alkyl group or mixture of alkyl groups, and n is the averag... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7803204 | Foreign object deflector for jet engine A deflector for an aircraft engine comprises a screen attached to a base, a connector connecting the base and the engine, a mechanism to limit the movement of the connector and base, a spring that has two ends, one end being attached to the base inside surface, the ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801788 | Securities analysis method and system A financial data analysis system comprises a computer having a communication means for obtaining data related to a security; means for storing the data in memory; means for obtaining a second data point and means for storing the second data point in memory; means fo... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7776928 | Wax emulsion coating applications Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as castor, palm, and soybean, are used to prepare water based emulsions. The inventive waxes, obtained from naturally derived, renewable resources, were emulsified under anionic, cationic and nonionic conditions, pro... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7572083 | Floating breakwater system and method for dissipating wave energy A floating breakwater system comprises a plurality of modules that are flexibly affixed together. The modules are affixed together to make up a plurality of vertical panels made up of the modules and the vertical panels themselves are flexibly affixed together in ge... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7346934 | Device and method for securing a necktie A device for securing a necktie to the front of a wearer's garment comprises a bar, sized to pass through a button hole and be retained behind it; a ring sized to allow the bar to pass therethrough; and a flexible connecting means joining the ring and the bar, the c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314112 | Method and device for utilization of a stethoscope as a neurological diagnostic tool and percussion tool A tool for neurological and diagnostic testing comprises the combination of a stethoscope with a reflex hammer including a light. When mounted on the stethoscope head the reflex hammer extends beyond the head, without interfering with the normal use of the stethosco... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7267743 | Wax emulsion coating applications Waxes prepared from hydrogenated plant oils, such as castor, palm, and soybean, are used to prepare water based emulsions. The inventive waxes, obtained from naturally derived, renewable resources, were emulsified under anionic, cationic and nonionic conditions, pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250543 | Preparation of catalyst and use for high yield conversion of methane to ethylene A perovskite catalyst is prepared using a ceramic sol-sol methodology comprising preparing slurry in water of an alkaline earth metal salt, a powdered metal salt and a powdered transition metal oxide, adding a polymeric binder to form a paste, drying and comminuting... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7048477 | Drill measurement stops A depth stop for use with a drill bit comprises a tubular body having an opening therethrough. Used with a drill bit whose bit portion includes a cutting end, and a shank portion, the depth stop is frictionally positionable on the bit portion at a specified point fr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6990767 | Mouse trap An animal trap comprises a trap body with a sliding trap door at one end. A bait holder is pivotably mounted on the top of the trap body, the top including an opening through which the bait holder is inserted into the trap body. The bait holder is connected to a tri... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966400 | Method and device for utilization of a stethoscope as a neurological diagnostic tool and percussion tool A tool for neurological and diagnostic testing comprises the combination of a stethoscope with a reflex hammer. When mounted on the stethoscope head the reflex hammer extends beyond the head, without interfering with the normal use of the stethoscope. A handle, whic... | 11/22/2005 |
| D502425 | Modular planter | 03/01/2005 |
| 6471096 | Method and apparatus for magnetically mediated controlled powder discharge A process and apparatus for promoting controlled flow of solid material generally comprises a container for holding the solid material and a number of magnetically hard permanent magnet particles within the solid material near the container outlet. The pa... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6397403 | Neck garment A neck garment comprises a body having two ends, a zipper attached to the body near the ends, thereby forming two flaps which are positioned beneath the zipper. The zipper is not as long as the ends, and the remainder of the ends are stitched together. Th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6246323 | Method and system for tracking a vehicle A tagging system for tagging a target vehicle consists of a tracking device, a launching device, a receiving device and a monitor to display the position of the target vehicle. The tracking device includes a tracking chip contained in a pliable carrier, a... | 06/12/2001 |
