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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174238 | Charging contact array for enabling parallel charging and series discharging of batteries A contact array arrangement which both receives charging current for charging batteries of a battery pack, and which also breaks the parallel charging contact position (contact configuration in which individual batteries of the battery pack are charged in parallel) ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165939 | Method of settling a real estate transaction and system implementing the method An automatic, web-based, integrated method and system for processing financial details of a real estate settlement or other similar transaction. The system incorporates modular functionality to avoid duplicate entry of data. The design philosophy is such that antici... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8112936 | Container-based plant husbandry apparatus and controlled horticultural environment for using same A container-based plant husbandry apparatus and a horticultural environment designed to optimize growth of plants therein. A liquid-tight container is filled to a first, predetermined height with a first media that, while providing support to an upper layer, is subs... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8091144 | Flameproof, heat resistant, one-piece escape suit A flameproof, heat resistant, lightweight, one-piece escape suit which includes attached integral mitts or gloves, covered footing, and a hood. The fire and heat resistant one piece suit is designed to be worn over a commercial smoke hood, is formed from a metalized... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8060248 | Robotic arm and method for using with an automatic pharmaceutical dispenser There is provided an automated prescription filling system using a robotic arm in combination with an automatic pharmaceutical dispenser having a plurality of individual pill-counting units, each under the control of its own microprocessor. The automatic pharmaceuti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7992232 | Toilet flush control device A device for controlling valve travel of the flush valve of a toilet operated by a rigid linkage rod and for forcibly returning the valve to the closed position. The device may comprise a spring contained within a sleeve. The sleeve has end caps bearing openings for... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984848 | Cash card system A cash card system having a pair of financial instruments: a cash instrument and a security instrument, each encoded with a common PIN. The cash instrument, once preloaded with a cash balance, is used to purchase goods and services in cooperation with the pin. The s... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7958591 | Cleaning tool with telescoping shaft and manipulateable, interchangeable cleaning surfaces A cleaning tool having a cleaning head disposed at the distal and of an elongated, extendable shaft. A handle at the proximal end contains a lever attached to a linkage. The cleaning head has an elbow joint and provides an attachment point for an upper support arm a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7912582 | Robotic prescription filling system A self-contained, fully automated system for dispensing medicants into vials. Prescriptions are entered using a built-in workstation. Vials of several sizes are each contained in preloaded cassettes. Upon command from a computer, a vial is released and labeled with ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908587 | IO update time based conditional statement evaluation A method for a system control to automatically provide highly reliable calculations and decisions based on information from sources of input whose timing is less than reliable. With application of the method in a familiar environment, the program optimally and autom... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899272 | Method of recognizing an object in an image using multi-sensor integration through conditionally optimal geoscene generation and registration A method of recognizing an object in an image is provided using multi-sensor integration through conditionally optimal geo-scene generation and registration. At least two images, one of which is a conditionally optimum, ortho-rectified base image, are input and used... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890574 | Internet operating system through embeddable applet-style application An Internet-based operating system providing data and application software stored on a server that may be selectively downloaded to a client device upon request, allowing server-based applications to be accessed and executed on the client device. The end user, opera... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7789664 | Capture of a planned vertical dimension of occlusion to facilitate simultaneous restoration of both maxillary and mandibular arches using implants Apparatus and method enabling implant supported dental prostheses to be fabricated for reconstruction of both maxillary and mandibular arches from a procedure requiring only one surgery. At least three pairs of reference points in the maxillary arch and in the mandi... | 09/07/2010 |
| D617233 | Sleeve for a strap | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726621 | Container restraining device There is provided a substantially planar, resilient base adapted for receiving the lower portion of a circular pail containing a material needing stirring or mixing. A raised annular wall on the upper surface of the planar base encircles the circumference of the low... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7654682 | Glove supporting a pom pom at a finger tip A glove having a pom pom freely attached to a tip of one or more of the glove fingers. The glove may bear indicia, for example, a team logo. The pom poms are typically multicolored, consisting of strands of the team, school, or organization colors. The gloves provid... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637439 | Safety drinking straw A safety drinking straw has an elongated, hollow body having a loop formed at its top end, the loop having an orifice through which liquid may pass. The size of the orifice controls the maximum liquid flow rate thereby preventing excessive liquid to be ingested. The... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7541538 | Multiconductor cable structures There are provided cable architectures useful for constructing high-performance audio interconnection cables. Multiple, parallel runs of multiconductor, shielded, twisted pair cable are used to construct both balanced and unbalanced interconnect cables, speaker cabl... | 06/02/2009 |
| D592371 | Container restraining device | 05/12/2009 |
| RE40698 | Hand-held trackball computer pointing device There is provided a hand-held pointing device which fits readily and comfortably in the hand of a user. The pointing device case shape is a pistol grip style designed to be ergonomically correct so that the device may be used for extended periods of time without use... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7446258 | Multiconductor cable structures There are provided cable architectures useful for constructing high-performance audio interconnection cables. Multiple, parallel runs of multiconductor, shielded, twisted pair cable are used to construct both balanced and unbalanced interconnect cables, speaker cabl... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7379052 | Hand-held computer control device A hand-held control device which fits interchangeably into a user's right or left hand. An ergonomically correct housing allows the device to fit snuggly into the grasp of the users hand and be used without creating user fatigue. The operative element in the control... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7355377 | Telescoping electrical tester A probe-type electrical tester having a lamp, a first pointed electrode connected to the lamp, and a second electrode comprising an alligator clip connected to the lamp. The pointed electrode occupies a sleeve which is telescopingly stored within the tester. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7274978 | Electrical power supply system for unmanned aircraft A miniature, unmanned aircraft for acquiring digitized data, transmitting digitized data, or both, having an electrical supply system capable of sustained operation. The aircraft has a fuselage, a wing, a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, a propeller,... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246540 | Nut and bolt holder and starter Three congruent prongs (16A, 16B, 16C) mounted on a shaft tube (12), converges simultaneously when an operating sleeve (14) moves forward. This action, along with their notches and shape provides a firm grip for holding and startin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232375 | System for custom fitting a golf club to a player A laser-based measurement system for accurately quantifying a golfer's stance and club position. The measurement system provides accurate linear and angular measurements. From data gathered by the measurement system, a golf club optimized for the golfer's natural st... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232056 | Secure mailbox There is provided a security mailbox for receiving mail and securely retaining the mail until removed by the mailbox owner. Outgoing mail may be placed in the mailbox and retained out of sight until accessed by the mail carrier. A visual indicator is provided to sig... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220693 | Fuel cell catalyst electrodes Acidic groups such as those in the sulfonic acid family have been successfully linked onto the surface of carbon used as catalyst support. Electrodes made using such sulfonated catalysts as used in electrochemical cells improve the performance of the cells, more so ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209587 | Amorphous region and boundary/chain topology for an object recognition system The present invention features a method for identifying objects in an image and automatically generating of object recognition code. First, an image is segmented and coded in a first plane in at least one segmentation domain to create a first set of uniform fields o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197770 | Rolling kneepad device A rolling kneepad having a weight transfer support assembly with swivel casters to support a user, a kneepad cushion provided above the support assembly to comfortably receive a user's knee, and a shin guard peripherally attached to the support assembly and extendin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7141322 | Alcohol fueled direct oxidation fuel cells A fuel cell using a neat alcohol such as neat 2-propanol, as its fuel is described. The fuel that is purposely not mixed with any amount of water is oxidized directly at the fuel cell anode. The fuel cell can support a higher current density than a fuel cell using 1... | 11/28/2006 |
| D532109 | Driver for an internally driven dental implant | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128657 | Apparatus and method for analyzing a golf swing There is provided an improved putting training apparatus and method wherein a golfer may observe, analyze, and record their putting swing. A putter supports two detachable, vertically aligned lasers, each adapted to selectively cast a beam towards a target disposed ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096862 | Slab pushing attachment for a stone slab saw A pusher mechanism for attachment to the carriage, saw guard, or other appropriate point of a rotary-blade stone slab saw. Using either signals from a controller of a modern slab saw or self-generated sensor information, the pusher is actuated at a precise time in t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097757 | Polymers having an ordered structural state A new class of polymers with a highly ordered state having unique electrical, electronic, optical, ferromagnetic, piezoelectric, ionic, or superconducting properties are achieved. The polymers are highly crystalline, exhibiting both long and short range order, and a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7085389 | Infinite slope loudspeaker crossover filter An improvement to inventor's prior art loudspeaker crossover filter invention is described. A substantially flat network input-impedance characteristic across the audible frequency range is provided by the addition of at least one series connected constant resistanc... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079643 | Automatic determination of dialing methods for stored uniformly formatted phone numbers The invention is a method for automatically determining the dialing sequence that is required for local, local long distance, ten digit local and long distance, long distance, and international dialing from an initial dialing database that contains no information ab... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7053021 | Core-shell synthesis of carbon-supported alloy nanoparticle catalysts There is provided a method of preparing carbon supported, ternary alloy composition core-shell PtVFe nanoparticles for use as fuel cell electrocatalysts. These catalysts have been found particularly useful for oxygen reduction reactions. The alloy nanoparticles can ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048422 | Light emitting signaling apparatus A signaling apparatus including a substantially transparent panel, a light emitting element attached to a surface of the transparent panel, substantially transparent means for delivering power to the light emitting elements, and means for selectively controlling ene... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049014 | Direct secondary alcohol fuel cells A fuel cell using a secondary alcohol such as 2-propanol as fuel is disclosed. The fuel is oxidized directly at the anode without any reforming. Such a direct secondary alcohol fuel cell (D2AFC) possesses a much higher performance than a direct methanol fuel cell, e... | 05/23/2006 |
