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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7159695 | Dampening for a dolly wheel within a steering system A dolly wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a dolly wheel and a dolly wheel spindle fixedly secured to the dolly wheel such that the dolly wheel and the dolly wheel spindle rotate together as a single unit. The dolly wheel spindle is in communication with a dampen... | 01/09/2007 |
| D547334 | Vehicle assembly with tracks | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226374 | Lacrosse head and method of forming same A lacrosse head with improved weight and handling characteristics includes a frame element having a base portion, a scoop portion, and a pair of opposing sidewall portions extending between the base portion and the scoop portion. The frame element includes one or mo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222910 | Multi-function armrest for automotive vehicle An interior armrest for an automotive vehicle includes upper and lower horizontal walls and a channel-shaped lateral impact contactor joined to the upper horizontal walls by the means of shear planes. The lateral impact contactor has a number of wedge-shaped vertica... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224269 | Method and system for resetting tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) includes a vehicle speed sensor (38, 98) that is used to generate a vehicle speed signal. A receiver (28) operates using a first protocol when the vehicle speed signal is below a f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222912 | Automotive vehicle body with hydroformed cowl An automotive vehicle body includes a generally tubular, hydroformed cowl with integral mounting flanges which are welded to an engine compartment structural member and a cowlside member. The cowl may be hydroformed from several different preforms having both symmet... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219945 | Power lift gate for automotive vehicle A powered lift gate for an automotive vehicle includes a lift gate door hinged to a vehicle body. A motor system which opens and closes the door is operated by a controller coupled to a primary obstacle detection system which senses operation of the motor itself, an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211009 | Lacrosse head netting with a shallow pocket A lacrosse head having a netting with a shallow pocket is provided for improving the handling and the retention of a lacrosse ball. The lacrosse head includes a frame element comprised of a pair of opposing sidewalls that each have a top end and a bottom end, a scoo... | 05/01/2007 |
| RE39402 | Inflatable hoop/basket/goal A free standing, upright sports goal structure (10) having a plurality of inflatable bladders to form the framework (19) of a standing goal structure, together with an outer casing (25) of non-elastic material which encloses the inflatable frame... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114193 | Trigger finger protective glove A protective glove for protecting a wearer's hand includes a thumb pocket and an index finger pocket. The glove is designed to receive the wearer's thumb in the thumb pocket and the wearer's index finger in the index finger pocket, while leaving the user's other fin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108616 | Lacrosse stick with replaceable modular handle section A lacrosse stick with replaceable modular handle sections includes a sectional handle, an interlocking mechanism for the sectional handle, and a head. The sectional handle includes an upper elongate section having both a top end and a locking bottom end and a lower ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103924 | Protective athletic equipment A upper body protective garment for cushioning blows imparted upon the wearer's body includes a chest protector portion, a back protector portion, and a pair of telescopic shoulder protector portions. These protector portions preferably form a single integral unit. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7022035 | Lacrosse head pocket A pocket for a lacrosse head (10) includes a netting portion (20) attached to the lacrosse head (10). The netting portion (20) has a plurality of holes (22) therein. The netting portion (20) is characterized by a middle sect... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021414 | Birdcage bearing assembly and suspension connection for a high performance vehicle A birdcage assembly for a high performance vehicle includes a birdcage having an opening defined by an inner periphery. The birdcage is secured to a rear suspension of the vehicle and is maintained in a substantially vertical position. The opening is intended to rec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014327 | Releasable mounting arm for a vehicle mirror A vehicle mirror assembly includes a mounting bracket for attachment of the mirror assembly to a vehicle. The bracket is in communication with a mounting arm at a first end thereof. The mounting arm has a second end that is in communication with a mirror. The mirror... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015695 | Shielded TEM surface array for parallel imaging A MRI system having a scanning unit adapted to generate a parallel scan includes a substantially cylindrical member defining a scanning bore and a RF coil assembly mounted in the scanning bore. The RF coil assembly includes a TEM surface resonator. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009578 | Deployable antenna with foldable resilient members A framework for a deployable antenna is disclosed herein. The framework basically includes a plurality of elongate ribs, a matching plurality of foldable resilient members, and a hub. Each of the elongate ribs has both a proximal end and a distal end. The foldable r... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996972 | Method of ionizing a liquid propellant and an electric thruster implementing such a method A method of ionizing a liquid propellant is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of applying an electrical charge to a showerhead, delivering a liquid propellant under pressure into a chamber defined within the showerhead, and emitting the liquid propella... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6953412 | Reversible one-way clutch for planetary transmission A reversible one-way clutch (90) is positioned in parallel with a friction pack (62, 72) to drive a planetary transmission (10) in low gear and reverse. The clutch (90) has a biasing plate (96) secured to its surface to bias the cl... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948367 | Dual bridge angular and linear accelerometer An accelerometer includes an inertial platform maintaining an attitude in response to a platform stabilizing controller signal and defining a spin axis and a reference plane. An accelerometer, coupled to the inertial platform a distance from the spin axis, defines a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949019 | Flap-type rotary finishing device A rotary finishing device including a generally circular hub having an inner periphery and an outer periphery. The outer periphery includes a plurality of slots formed thereabout, which are defined by a pair of side portions. The plurality of slots are generally uni... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943625 | Gain and phase balanced amplifier redundancy system An amplifier redundancy system includes an amplifier receiving signals from a first input switch when the switch is in a side port position. The system further includes a first output switch, in a side port position, receiving signals from the amplifier. A second am... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6930441 | Spark checker-spark arc gage An arc gage (30) includes a non-electrically conductive housing (42) and a first electrically conductive pin (44) that is disposed therein. The first pin (44) has a first end (44A) disposed within the housing (42) and a seco... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928876 | Dual flexure plate angular accelerometer A dual capacitance accelerometer system includes two flexure plates coupled to the housing and defining a respective parallel flex axes. A fixed plate is adjacent to and in substantially parallel relation to the two flexure plates and is also coupled to the housing.... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926628 | Lacrosse stick head A lacrosse head for use with a lacrosse handle includes a frame element including an arcuate wall, a scoop opposing the arcuate wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls. The sidewalls generally extend between the arcuate wall and the scoop. The frame element has a soc... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921347 | Lacrosse goalie stick head A lacrosse goalie stick head (10) for attachment to a lacrosse stick. The lacrosse goalie stick head (10) comprises a traverse top wall (12) connected to a first sidewall (14) and a second sidewall (16). The first sidewall (14 | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919722 | Image quality improvement for SENSE with low signal regions An imaging method for an MRI system includes identifying a low signal region within a scanning volume. An overlap calculation of the scanning volume is generated. The low signal region is substantially eliminated from the overlap calculation thereby generating an ad... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910660 | Laser guidance system A guidance system includes a first laser device coupled to a mount, the first laser device adapted to generate a first laser signal having a first wavelength. A second laser device is also coupled to the mount and directed substantially parallel with the first laser... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902501 | Lacrosse stick head A lacrosse head for use with a lacrosse handle includes a frame element including an arcuate wall, a scoop opposing the arcuate wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls. The sidewalls generally extend between the arcuate wall and the scoop. The frame element has a soc... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901801 | Capacitance acceleration derivative detector A capacitance acceleration derivative detector includes a housing, and a first plate fixed within the housing. A second plate is also fixed within the housing and spaced apart from and in parallel relation to the first plate. A flexure plate is disposed between and ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6895825 | Ultrasonic transducer assembly for monitoring a fluid flowing through a duct An ultrasonic transducer assembly for helping monitor a fluid flowing through a duct is disclosed herein. The assembly includes: (1) a piezoelectric transducer element having a first contact surface electroplated with a first metallic film layer and an opposite seco... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895817 | Dual bridge angular accelerometer An accelerometer includes an inertial platform maintaining an attitude in response to a platform stabilizing controller signal and defining a spin axis and a reference plane. An accelerometer, coupled to the inertial platform a distance from the spin axis, defines a... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6895321 | Angular and linear flexure plate accelerometer An accelerometer system includes a rigid plate system coupled to an inertial platform. A first flexure plate defines a first flex axis and is adjacent to the rigid plate system a first distance from the spin axis. The first flexure plate generates a first frequency ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893184 | Positive lock pin A positive lock pin for locking a plurality of objects together includes an upper housing in communication with a handle housing. The handle housing has a shaft member located therein. The shaft member is rotatable with respect to the handle housing and has a slot f... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6879657 | Computed tomography system with integrated scatter detectors An imaging system includes an x-ray source coupled to a gantry. The x-ray source generates an x-ray flux, wherein a portion of the x-ray flux becomes scatter radiation. A scatter detector is also coupled to the gantry to receive the scatter radiation. The scatter de... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872013 | Iris with integrated drive motor An iris includes a stator assembly having a frame coupled to an electrically wound, substantially annular magnetic core. The iris further includes a rotor, which is rotatably coupled to the magnetic core such that a channel is defined. A diaphragm, having a pluralit... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871820 | Aircraft engine mounting An aircraft engine mounting installation uses an overall partially focalized or convergent mount configuration with a combination of individual, or paired, axial mounts and individual, or paired, inclined mounts. When paired, the axial mount axes are parallel to the... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6865946 | Flexure plate dual capacitance accelerometer A flexure plate dual capacitance accelerometer system includes a flexure plate fixed having edges fixed to a housing structure. A first fixed plate is coupled to the housing structure a distance from one side of the flexure plate. A second fixed plate is coupled to ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867391 | Control system for electrostatic discharge mitigation A control circuit (20) for controlling electrostatic discharge in an electric component includes a heater (28) that is thermally coupled to the component. A sensor (30) is used for sensing a sensed condition. A controller is coupled to the heate... | 03/15/2005 |
