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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6697118 | Stabilizing holder for hand held camera A hand held stabilizer holder for hand held cameras comprises a first frame having a hand grip and a pivot mount spaced from the hand grip; a second frame pivotally mounted to the first frame at the pivot mount, and a camera mount on the second frame disp... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6685150 | Conductive speaker mounting system A speaker mounting system includes a first bracket member for attachment to a support structure, a first pair of conductor contacts on the first bracket member for connection to a pair of speaker conductors, a second bracket member for attachment to a spe... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685148 | Support for hand held video camera A hand held support for hand held cameras includes a first frame having a hand grip and a pivot mount spaced from the hand grip; a second frame pivotally mounted to the first frame at the pivot mount, and a camera mount on the second frame disposed below ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6523653 | Portable removable carrying case organizer A portable multi-pocket organizer for a carrying case of the type having a primary shell of pliable material formed of a pair of substantially identical primary half shells connected together for hinging along a common side and forming a primary receptacl... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6422950 | Putter sole plate insert system A golf putter having a replaceable sole insert for varying putter head weight distribution along the length of the face. The putter has relatively thin face and sole central regions, with much thicker and heavier heel and toe regions. The central region o... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6355066 | Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction hamstring tendon fixation system A system for securing a tendon to a bore hole surface in a femur and a tibia, the system including a bone anchor having a flexible body with a distal end having an aperture to receive the tendon, and two legs forming a concave relief extending from the ap... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347575 | Low emission piston and ring for internal combustion engine A piston and compression ring combination with a piston having a generally cylindrical configuration for mounting in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, an annular groove adjacent the top of the piston; and a piston ring having an upper inwardly ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6345873 | Arthroscopy organizer system An arthroscopy organizing apparatus comprises a generally rectangular box like housing having a front and a back and an upper surface defining a planar support surface, a line holder mounted on the support surface at the back and comprising a resilient el... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6324778 | Flexible vehicle license plate A flexible plastic license plate-like panel for bonding to a motor vehicle with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The panel has a main, approximately rectangular, area on which the conventional license numbers and letters are printed, with an area above or b... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6227855 | Instrument removal system An instrument removal tool includes a hollow tube defining a lumen having a bottom end, a top end, and a cutout spaced from the bottom end; the hollow tube having an outer diameter sized to be received in the root canal, an inner diameter sized to admit a... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224131 | Reactive seat system An apparatus configured to move a vehicle seat away from a vehicle dashboard during or immediately prior to a collision. The apparatus comprises a vehicle seat coupled to a slideable platform. A vehicle collision detector communicates with the slideable p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206224 | Shopping caddy and bag system A shopping caddy system including a multi-compartmented caddy and a plurality of collapsible bags that fit into the compartments of the caddy. The caddy is preferably collapsible so that its end panels and intermediate dividers form a stack. The end panel... | 03/27/2001 |
| 4482513 | Method of molding foam/aluminum flake microwave lenses A microwave lens is constructed of a homogeneous body of closed cell rigid polyurethane foam with aluminum flakes dispursed throughout and having a configuration defining an axis and opposed lens surfaces. The method of the invention includes selecting a ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4480336 | Orthogonal hybrid fin-line mixer A Ka-band orthogonal hybrid fin-line mixer includes a two-piece housing forming an orthogonal hybrid-T junction having a fin-line mounted within the waveguide E-plane at the output of the orthogonal hybrid-T junction with one-half of the fin-line substrat... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4474407 | Portable chair with insulated seat cooler There is disclosed an ingenious portable foldable chair, constructed of moulded plastic or the like, provided with a seat having therein a hollow thermally insulated compartment. Said compartment may be lined and may be provided with a locking seat compar... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4470336 | Armored missile launch/shipping container A missile launch system includes a missile launch support structure mounted on a launch platform and including a pair of spaced apart rails having longitudinal slots formed therein, and a cooperating missile launch container having a cylindrical bore for ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4452654 | Method of assembling a gyroscope gimbal fixture A highly accurate rapid gimbal assembly method utilizes two fixtures for establishing the critical gimbal assembly parameters of yield and axis of intersection and an adhesive for bonding each mating surface of the gimbal assembly for holding the componen... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4429611 | Airborne missile launcher An airborne missile launcher for air launching of man-portable, tube-launched missiles includes a central support frame with attachment means for detachable attachment to an aircraft or other launching platform, with a central frame member having a launch... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4412272 | Flexible printed circuit card assembly A flexible printed circuit card assembly includes an insulating sheet positioned over the foil of a flexible printed circuit card and adapted to accommodate the passage of electronic component leads therethrough for soldering to the printed circuit card. ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4396919 | Differential drive pedestal gimbal A pedestal gimbal drive assembly includes a yoke and a cross shaft mounted for movement about separate orthogonal axes for affording a sensing platform for being driven by differential drive mechanism for sweeping a hemispherical segment. One embodiment o... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4392140 | Dual cable drive rolling arc gimbal A gimbal assembly includes an outer arcuate yoke gimbal member mounted on rollers to rotate about its axis and an inner gimbal member includes a platform pivotally mounted in the yoke to rotate about a second axis. Two drive motors are separately and inde... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4351499 | Double fabric, retractable, self-erecting wing for missle A retractable, self-erecting wing for a low speed missile, having a double walled fabric body held in extended position by spring loaded struts, the fabric enclosing an air pocket which acts as a damper to prevent the wing from fluttering under certain ae... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4332426 | Recirculation bearing for rolling arc gimbal A rolling arc gimbal mount includes a base having means for attachment to a support structure and an arcuate yoke supported in the base by recirculating bearing means. The recirculating bearing including a raceway formed in opposite sides of the yoke and ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4322984 | Gyroscope cage system for high g environments A gyroscope caging system includes a clamping ring encircling a portion of the rotor of the gyro and adapted to engage an annular groove in the rotor simultaneously with engagement of a groove in a base support member, for clamping to and supporting the r... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4290838 | Method for vacuum lamination of flex circuits A vacuum laminating fixture includes a pair of opposed plates having opposed plane faces with a peripheral groove formed in each plate surrounding the face with the grooves matched for receiving a unitary band seal extending between the grooves for sealin... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4282077 | Uniform plasma etching system A uniform plasma etching system includes a plasma reaction chamber with a source of reactive gas communicating therewith and an RF generator connected to individual electrodes located in the plasma chamber, the electrodes arranged for defining separate pa... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4282527 | Multi-spectral detection system with common collecting means A multi-spectral detection system for detecting radiation within frequency bands that are in diverse portions of the electromagnetic spectrum is disclosed. The preferred embodiment is a Cassegrain system including a primary reflector for reflecting radian... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4240596 | Articulated eyeball radome An articulated radome for the front end of a missile or the like comprises a generally dome or spherical shaped articulated housing mounted for rotation about two separate transverse axes, with an infra-red window surrounded by a dielectric window so that... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4234373 | Method and apparatus for vacuum lamination of flex circuits A vacuum laminating fixture includes a pair of opposed plates having opposed plane faces with a peripheral groove formed in each plate surrounding the face with the grooves matched for receiving a unitary band seal extending between the grooves for sealin... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4226392 | Three dimensional fine focus detector mount A three axis fine focus mounting for supporting an optical component which must be positioned at a precise focal point. The mounting is adjustable along three orthogonal axes, each controlled by an adjustment screw having dual threads of unequal pitch. Pr... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4215630 | Anti-ship torpedo defense missile A ship anti-torpedo defense system includes a detecting device for detecting and locating an incoming threat, such as a torpedo, and an interrelated missile launching and control system for firing at least one warhead carrying missile into the path of the... | 08/05/1980 |
| 3980339 | Process for recovery of carbonaceous materials from subterranean deposits Subterranean mineral deposits, such as oil shale or the like, are prepared for in-situ retorting by selectively mining out an area at the base of the deposit leaving an overlying deposit supported in a suitable manner such as by a plurality of pillars. Th... | 09/14/1976 |
