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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6324809 | Article with interlocking edges and covering product prepared therefrom An article suitable for use in surface coverings such as laminate floorings, such articles having an upper planar decorative surface and a lower planar surface, and at least one male edge and at least one female edge. The male and female edges will interl... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6233344 | Ear-hook boom microphone An ear-hook microphone headset device including a distinct microphone housing, an extension boom and ear-hook member for replacing handheld microphone systems. The microphone housing is designed to provide better sound quality and is rotatably secured to ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6226827 | Golfer's personal cleaning device A golf towel for cleaning a golfer's hands, golf ball, and equipment for attachment to the clothing of the golfer, having a first dry cleaning surface; a second moisturized cleaning element in the form of a moisture retaining region located inwardly of th... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224497 | Golf club head with improved frequency matched ball striking face characteristics The present invention relates to an improved golf club head having a ball striking face with vertical grooves and intermediate vertical land areas between the grooves. The club head includes a resonator system having specific resonant frequencies which ar... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6208037 | Waterwheel-driven generating assembly An electric power-generating assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a sill wall constructed within the bed of the waterway and at least one waterwheel-driven generating unit supported directly downstream of the sill wall. The waterwheel generating u... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206070 | Hole punch reinforcer A reinforcing hole punch including a reciprocating punch member supported for movement toward a base is disclosed. The reciprocating punch member is actuated to form a hole within a sheet of paper positioned on the base. The hole punch also includes a dis... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205323 | Jury paging system A jury paging notification system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of juror pagers to be carried by potential jurors and a pager control panel monitoring each of the plurality of juror pagers. In use, potential jurors carrying a juror pager a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6196104 | Apparatus for producing sheets of solid surfacing The invention relates to a method for producing sheets of polymeric surfacing, the sheets produced thereby, and the apparatus used to produce the sheets. The method includes providing a solid polymeric slab, and slicing the slab into sheets of surfacing. ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6186605 | Countertop and backsplash integration/assembly An installation system for installing a backsplash and countertop upon a horizontal support member. The system includes an elongated mounting bracket shaped for selective attachment to a vertical support surface. The elongated mounting bracket includes a ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182322 | Brush with rotary head A rotary brush including an elongated handle and brush head and a rotary swivel joint between the handle and brush head allowing the brush to rotate to reach hard to access places when used for cleaning.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6182428 | Fence line mower The mowing apparatus includes a frame supported by a plurality of wheels enabling ready movement of the frame over a support surface and a cutting assembly secured to the frame. The cutting assembly includes a laterally extending housing rotatably support... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6183109 | Illuminated moldings and method for illuminating therewith Disclosed is a molding with a built-in illumination member. The illumination member may be an ordinary light or series of lights, or a repeating message board made of light emitting diodes, or a compound that glows under ultraviolet light, or a compound t... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6176672 | Telescoping personal motorcycle support structure An apparatus for loading and unloading a motorcycle into the bed of a conventional pick-up truck which only requires a single operator. The device includes a support frame mountable to the bed of a pick-up truck which supports at least one telescoping, pi... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168762 | Apparatus and method for producing porous superabsorbent materials A method and apparatus for producing a superabsorbent foam is provided. The method includes forming a reaction mixture comprising at least one compound capable of forming a superabsorbent foam, stirring the reaction mixture, applying mechanical waves to t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168535 | Bio-rhythm balanced putter A method of making a truly balanced golf putter that is normally swung in a parabolic path during the execution of a putting stroke. The putter shaft is attached to a golf putter head. The exact center of gravity of the putter head is determined and the g... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6145838 | Luminescent playing cards A set of playing cards is disclosed including a plurality of cards, wherein each card includes distinct indicia printed thereon such that a first image is revealed under lighted conditions and a second image is revealed under non-lighted conditions.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6145134 | Custom fitted body part protector and method A body protector for being custom fitted to a body part to be protected formed of a flexible garment member shaped to lie over the body part to be protected. The garment member is made with two spaced, inner and outer sheets of material forming an inner p... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139122 | Warning cone dispenser apparatus A dispensing apparatus which is used for conveniently storing and retrieving warning cones. The apparatus includes a housing having a storage chamber with at least one sleeve for storing a warning cone and a structure for mounting the housing to a support... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135423 | Cart sign and/or barrier A portable barrier in combination with a shopping cart is disclosed. The combination includes a shopping cart having a base supporting a basket adapted for temporarily carrier goods and a plurality of wheels secured to the base facilitating easy movement ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135475 | Portable wheelchair A collapsible wheelchair is disclosed. The wheelchair includes a first wheel and a second wheel secured on opposites sides of a central support frame designed to support a seat member. The first wheel and the second wheel define a space within the circumf... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132345 | Lighted weight An exercise dumbbell includes a handle having a first weight member releasably coupled thereto. In addition, a first light structure is releasably coupled to the handle adjacent the first weight member such that the light member securely couples the weigh... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131521 | Modular worktops, method of assembly and method of use therefore A modular worktop, and method of assembly, including a surface member, a front edge, and a backsplash, the components preferably being removably attached to each other. Each of the surface member, front edge, and backsplash may be selected from a predeter... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6124541 | Electronic sound generator with mechanical movement feature A modular apparatus is provided for imparting movement and selected sound to an ornament. The apparatus includes an electronic and melody module, a mechanic transmission and power module, a base module, a power supply module, a visual module, and a melody... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123627 | Golf club head with reinforcing outer support system having weight inserts A metalwood type golf club head is disclosed including an reinforcing outer support band which provides additional strength and mass on outer surfaces of the club head and further includes an elongated weighted insert formed with said reinforcing band to ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119621 | Barrier and/or modular cone The present invention relates to a modular cone. The modular cone includes a tubular member and a selectively collapsible base member coupled to the tubular member, wherein the base member may be selectively collapsed and stored within the tubular member.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113500 | 3-D simulator ride A 3-D simulator amusement ride is disclosed. The ride includes a motion base formed in a hexagonal pattern with up to six degrees of freedom of movement, a passenger enclosure supported upon the motion base, a 3-D video image system attached to the enclos... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106411 | Golf club design and construction The present invention relates to still another improvement in golf club design. In accordance with the present invention, the laws of statics and dynamics are applied to create a precisely and efficiently balanced gold club head. The golf club of the pres... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6097287 | Helmet safety system The vehicle safety system produces a supplemental warning signal when a braking system of an associated vehicle is actuated. The system includes a warning signal coupled to a wire loop and a flux generator adapted to be coupled to the braking system of th... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6093115 | Golf club head with a ball striking face having a directional tendency A golf club head for hitting a golf ball toward a target has a directional tendency to launch the golf ball in a selected direction. Basic embodiments include a club head having an asymmetric ball striking face such that one side of the face, as measured ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6080473 | ABS substrate extrusion process The process for manufacturing extruded ABS products includes recycling used ABS to produce a recycled ABS exhibiting predetermined characteristics and extruding the recycled ABS to produce an ABS product.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6067674 | Energy transferring toilet seat A toilet seat provides a lifting operation to assist a user to safely engage and disengage a toilet. A toilet seat is pivotally arranged to swing between two positions, an incline position and a horizontal position. While the seat is in the incline positi... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6024992 | Enhanced kimchi mix composition A Kimchi mix composition having a spice mix, vitamin C at an organic acid. The vitamin continue is either ascorbic acid, calcium ascorbic or sodium ascorbic. The organic acid is either malic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, stannic acid, succinic acid or ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6017026 | Machining vise A machining vise which includes a main body having a recess for guiding movable vise jaws therein is disclosed. The vise also includes a stationary jaw removably mounted at a mid-point on the main body, a first movable slide and a second movable slide. Th... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017308 | Blood alcohol content monitoring device A blood alcohol content monitoring device is disclosed. The device includes a microcontroller storing body characteristic information of an individual and alcoholic beverage information, a clock for measuring the passage of time and a user interface coupl... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007005 | ABS recycling process The present recycling process is accomplished by first shredding used plastics to produce shredded plastics, separating metals and undesirable plastics from the shredded plastics to produce separated plastics, analyzing the material composition of the sep... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5989134 | Metalwood type club head with reinforced outer support system A metalwood type golf club head is disclosed having a reinforced outer support system formed of elongated support bands providing additional strength and mass on the outer side walls, rear, bottom and crown areas for added overall club head strength, incr... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979038 | High-accuracy processing machine A machine for processing a workpiece is provided wherein the machine has a movable continuous belt rotatably mounted around a slider bed mounted on a frame, wherein the movable belt feeds the workpiece into and through the machine and allows for the proce... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5968032 | Smoke evacuator for a surgical laser or cautery plume A surgical smoke evacuator for a surgical laser or cautery plume is disclosed. The evacuator includes collection tubing through which surgical smoke is drawn. The collection tubing has a distal end nozzle where the surgical smoke enters the evacuator. The... | 10/19/1999 |
