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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161871 | Puffing apparatus for producing cereal crackers and methods thereof An apparatus for making puffed food products from starch-containing raw materials. The apparatus has a baking and molding chamber defined by several heatable mold elements. The mold elements are individually actuated by direct hydraulic drive systems. The hydraulic ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157054 | Aquatic ladder for marine applications The aquatic ladder was designed for ease of use, rather than ease of storage. It has wide, deep treads, arranged like a staircase, with side and upper railings which make it easy to enter or exit the water, even by elderly people, tired individuals, those carrying a... | 04/17/2012 |
| D655193 | Earring envelope with bow | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125371 | System and method for reducing incidences of friendly fire The invention provides a system and method for reducing the instance of friendly fire by having the weapon aiming system include means for emitting an optical signal encoded with the identity of the targeting soldier. The encoded optical signal is received by an opt... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8088418 | Method for environmental remediating to reduce incidence of sinusitis The invention provides a method for remediating environmental fungal sites in an environment to which a patient experiencing sinusitis and chronic rhinosinusitis brought on by fungal antigens is exposed. The formulation includes grapefruit seed extract, together wit... | 01/03/2012 |
| D634214 | Earring envelope with toggle | 03/15/2011 |
| 7796027 | System for providing location based human logistics Articles of footwear, such as shoes, are worn by personnel whose movements are the subject of a location based human logistics study. The articles of footwear each contain a location determining apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, and a communications module, such as... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7770513 | Puffing apparatus for producing cereal crackers An apparatus for making an expanded food product from a starch-containing raw material includes a heatable pressure-baking and expansion mold and a raw material supply system. The heatable pressure-baking and expansion mold comprises at least one movable mold elemen... | 08/10/2010 |
| D621281 | Earring envelope with buckle | 08/10/2010 |
| D621279 | Earring envelope | 08/10/2010 |
| 7748161 | Method and apparatus for perimeter pest control The method and apparatus include an elongated pesticide administration system is designed to fit between the foundation wall of a structure and the lowest portion of an exterior wall system, such as aluminum siding, vinyl siding, real or artificial stucco, or stone.... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748160 | Perimeter pest control system for use on brick structures An elongated tubular pesticide dispersion tube is fixed in place in the outer brick wall of a building having an inner structural wall. The dispersion tube can be installed in the mortar between courses of brick during construction or added to an existing structure ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7724132 | Covert alarm and locator apparatus for miners An article of footwear, such as a work shoe, is worn by miners. The footwear includes a location determining module which is able to locate its position by means of the timing and data contained in signals sent by it to locator devices which are placed at known loca... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7464792 | Aquatic ladder adapted for marine applications The aquatic ladder was designed for ease of use, rather than ease of storage. It has wide, deep treads, arranged like a staircase, with side and upper railings which make it easy to enter or exit the water, even by elderly people, tired individuals, those carrying a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464499 | Perimeter pest control system The elongated tubular pesticide administration system is designed to fit between the foundation wall of a structure and the lowest board in a lapped exterior wall system, such as wood, composites, cement-fiber board, vinyl, or aluminum siding. The pesticide dispersi... | 12/16/2008 |
| D569282 | GPS and cell phone module | 05/20/2008 |
| 7311549 | Narrow base socket meter for use in switchboard applications The configurable adapter uses a relatively few components which allow it to be configured to have different heights to fit different switchboard cases. It includes a bracket designed to hold a particular type of meter or power monitor, with different brackets availa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7265666 | Footwear covert alarm and locator apparatus An alarm apparatus for footwear wherein the footwear includes a sole and a boot connected to the sole thereof. An alarm circuit for generating an alarm signal is positioned within and concealed by the sole of the footwear. An activation switch is positioned on an ex... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7127757 | Adjustable traction table The adjustable traction table has a pair of patient supports, one of which is longer than the other. The patient supports are mounted to a base having a fixed portion and a sliding portion. A pair of screw jacks attaches each of the patient supports to the fixed por... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090049 | Aquatic ladder adapted for marine applications The aquatic ladder was designed for ease of use, rather than ease of storage. It has wide, deep treads, arranged like a staircase, with side and upper railings which make it easy to enter or exit the water, even by elderly people, tired individuals, those carrying a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059896 | Configurable adapter for use with narrow base socket meter in switchboard applications The configurable adapter uses a relatively few components which allow it to be configured to have different heights to fit different switchboard cases. It includes a bracket designed to hold a particular type of meter or power monitor, with different brackets availa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6833829 | Method of making a hidden image game piece A hidden image game piece and a method by which a hidden image game piece is produced and used. A first hidden image game piece is formed on a transparent or translucent substrate. A second hidden image game piece is formed electronically, and optionally printed or,... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6498717 | Surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter A surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter allows a socket mounted electricity meter to be installed on a switchboard. The surface mounted panel adapter is designed to attach to the back of a switchboard, and to expose a meter ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6421230 | Adapter for converting a switchboard case for use with a socket mounted electricity meter An adapter for converting a switchboard case for use with a socket mounted electricity meter uses a switchboard cradle which fits into a switchboard case, along with a meter socket which has been adapted so that it will fit into the front opening in the s... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6406062 | Hidden image game piece A hidden image game piece and a method by which a hidden image game piece is produced and used. A first hidden image game piece is formed on a transparent or translucent substrate. A second hidden image game piece is formed electronically, and optionally ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401081 | Modular object-based architecture for extensible master station software Conventional AMR and DA/DSM systems typically suffer from a lack of extensibility due to the monolithic nature of the master station software. In contrast, this patent describes a system that is comprised of small modules connected using a component objec... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6296900 | Method of making hidden image game piece A hidden image game piece and a method by which a hidden image game piece is produced. A first pattern of colored ink is deposited on a transparent or highly translucent substrate at 110-180 density, forming the image which is to be hidden. Then a second ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6283320 | Conductive plastic container for volatile liquids A container for volatile liquids, such a gasoline, is made of a conductive plastic material. An electrical connection is made to the container, such as by using a metal hose clamp around the neck of the container (or a threaded stud which is molded into t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6284227 | Water resistant sunscreen and insect repellent composition An improved sunscreen protection and insect repellent combination composition having an SPF factor of about 2 to about 50 and further having an unexpected, unusually long efficacy period when used in rainy conditions or prolonged periods of high humidity,... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279164 | Interlocking batting gloves employing hook and loop fasteners A pair of interlocking batting gloves which may be worn by a batter during practice and during play in which each glove has a portion of hook and loop material attached to the outer peripheral edge of the index finer and a cooperating portion of hook and ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6259596 | Surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter A surface mounted panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter allows a socket mounted electricity meter to be installed on a switchboard. The surface mounted panel adapter is designed to attach to the back of a switchboard, and to expose a meter ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6197281 | Wet appliable, instant protection sunscreen and makeup and method of use The sunscreen or makeup may be applied to a person who is wet, or even underwater, yet it will provide the fill efficacy which it would have had had it been applied to the person when their skin was dry. In addition, it will be effective from the time tha... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6159452 | Water resistant sunscreen and insect repellent composition An improved sunscreen protection and insect repellent combination composition having an SPF factor of about 2 to about 50 and further having an unexpected, unusually long efficacy period when used in rainy conditions or prolonged periods of high humidity,... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6104601 | Panel adapter for a socket mounted electricity meter A panel adapter for a socket meter allows a socket mounted electricity meter to be installed in a switchboard. The adapter is designed to attach to the back of the front of a switchboard, and it is substantially in the shape of a rectangular cube having a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6090369 | Sunscreen formulation with avobenzone and method for stabilizing sunscreen formulation which contains avobenzone The invention relates to a photostable screening cosmetic composition for protecting human skin against UV rays, comprising, comprising avobenzone, octyl-methoxycinnamate, and an additional constituent, R, where R is selected from the group consisting of ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5916541 | Water resistant sunscreen and insect repellent composition An improved sunscreen protection and insect repellent combination composition having an SPF factor of about 2 to about 50 and further having an unexpected, unusually long efficacy period when used in rainy conditions or prolonged periods of high humidity,... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5896097 | System for utility meter communications using a single RF frequency The system provides a way to use a single RF channel in a cellular, RF meter reading system. In order to avoid adjacent cell concentrator interference while reducing the overall time required to perform repetitive tasks such as meter reading and performin... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5886883 | Alternative power supply system for replacement of nickel-cadmium battery packs The alternative power system provides microprocessor grade, filtered output power capable of replacing standard NiCad battery packs in portable electronic devices. The invention makes use of capacitor banks comprised of capacitors having different values,... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5823839 | Personal flotation device having elastic armhole periphery A U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device for persons engaged in sport activities. The personal flotation device includes a body formed from a series of body panels, or sections, formed from a fabric covered soft foam flotation material. Elast... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5819957 | Point of sale eyeglass display fixture An improved display fixture having removable retaining arms is provided. The fixture allows the user to quickly and easily replenish the fixture with display items, such as eyeglasses, while also providing the user with the ability to readily alter the lo... | 10/13/1998 |
