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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153416 | Process for manufacture of optically active 2-(acyloxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolanes using enzymatic resolution There is provided a process for manufacture of optically-active, 2-(acyloxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolanes of Formula I comprising a preparation of a racemic compound and an enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution of the enantiomers. The invention may further provide for the e... | 04/10/2012 |
| D656793 | Tilted plate | 04/03/2012 |
| D642638 | Exercise riser | 08/02/2011 |
| 7954398 | Pedal device A common use pedal device for automotive vehicles comprises a base plate and a pedal pivotably attached to the base plate and having a push rod extending downwards from an underneath surface of the pedal. A rotating member is mounted to the base plate in such a mann... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7861831 | Front wheel brake device for forklifts A front wheel brake device for forklifts is used in applying brake to a front wheel attached to opposite lateral bottom sides of a mast assembly. The device includes a support bracket provided at the bottom sides of the mast assembly, a brake housing fixed to the su... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7826933 | Adaptive relaying controlled by autonomous event detection An adaptive relaying control system and method is disclosed for adapting coordination of protective measures provided to an electric-energy distribution system as a function of at least an ambient weather condition. A weather sensor senses the ambient weather condit... | 11/02/2010 |
| D620540 | Exercise device | 07/27/2010 |
| D609628 | Tire tread | 02/09/2010 |
| 7551984 | Method of tracking power outages A method for analyzing historical outages at the customer level for the purposes of determining root-cause and possible corrective actions is described herein. The present invention enables a utility to identify problem areas and prevent future outages from occurrin... | 06/23/2009 |
| D589573 | Exercise device | 03/31/2009 |
| 7458918 | Back support for an exercise device A support for an exercise device includes a frame having a top, a bottom, and two lateral sides extending between the top and the bottom. The frame has a channel defined about an interior perimeter. The top, the bottom and the two lateral sides define an opening. Th... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7451953 | Adjustable furnace legs A new and improved adjustable furnace leg assembly is described herein. The furnace leg assembly is adjustable once the furnace has been set on the assembly. The furnace leg assembly has a carriage bolt with a rounded head, which allows the assembly to support the f... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7433893 | Method and system for compression indexing and efficient proximity search of text data A system and method of compression indexing and efficient proximity search of text data permits high speed search featuring ranking the relevance of search results according to closeness of desired terms within each portion of text found. The system includes (a) pre... | 10/07/2008 |
| D572321 | Reversible foot pedal | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367926 | Exercise treadmill A new and improved exercise treadmill may include a frame having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is parallel to the first end. Two sidewalls interconnect the first and second end. The treadmill may further comprise a motor in order to drive a be... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7228823 | Engine-driven vehicle cooling device An engine-driven vehicle cooling device includes an engine room for reception of an engine, a radiator provided within the engine room for cooling down a cooling water circulating through the engine, a cooling fan positioned between the engine and the radiator for b... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7189298 | Hot forming system to produce pre-cured innerliners Method for providing precured innerliners (50) having a predetermined cross sectional profile for use as part of a pneumatic tire assembly used in a bladder-less shaping and vulcanizing mold. The innerliner (50) is formed from a continuous strip of ela... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7137934 | Exercise apparatus and method An exercise apparatus includes a pressing bar assembly interconnected to a lifting assembly. As the pressing bar assembly is pivoted, the lifting assembly also pivots and angularly raises a seat assembly on which a user is positioned. Resistance bands and the user's... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7094456 | Hybrid liners having reduced adhesion to an unvulcanized rubber material A hybrid liner (40) and system for using a hybrid liner includes a first portion (42) being made of one material and a second portion (44) being made of a separate material. The two materials have a different propensity for sticking to the unvul... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083925 | Method of parentage testing in North American bison, and domestic cattle using microsatellite loci A method for determining parentage of North American bison or domestic cattle offspring. In the method an offspring is tested to determine the alleles present in that offspring for selected loci. A pool of potential parents is also tested to determine which alleles ... | 08/01/2006 |
| D524883 | Grip for an exercise device | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040870 | Gear pump with gears having curved teeth and method of feeding elastomeric material A gear pump and method for pumping elastomeric material having two gears with meshing herringbone gear teeth. Each of the gear teeth has helical side portions and a curved central portion which extends circumferentially of the gear a distance equal to at least one h... | 05/09/2006 |
| D519635 | Endodontic adapter for a sonic scaler | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007414 | Vertical underground stump grinding apparatus A vertical underground stump grinding apparatus having an elongated stump grinding tool rotatable about a vertical axis with cutting blades on the surface and a drilling end rotatably mounted on a vehicle such as a hydraulic excavator, skid steer loader, self propel... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000358 | System support assembly A system support assembly comprises a pair of substantially parallel footer forms, insulated concrete forms, footer form base saddles, a poly form saddle assembly and first and second vertical stabilizers. The footer form base saddle may be generally u-shaped and is... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981857 | Apparatus and method for locking a tire vulcanizing press A tire press has an upper mold fixedly attached to a top plate. A bottom mold is fixedly attached to a bottom plate. The tire press has a plurality of guide posts adapted to maintain proper alignment of the upper mold and the lower mold as the tire press opens and c... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966871 | Multifunction exercise device A home exercise device is of greater value when it is capable of multiple functions and can be easily stored when not in use. Lightweight springs are used in place of heavy weight plates to reduce shipping costs and simplify storage. The device also includes a frame... | 11/22/2005 |
| D510965 | Reversible pedal for an exercise apparatus | 10/25/2005 |
| 6944963 | Pattern-profile measuring device This invention pertains to the art of methods and apparatuses associated with measuring and profile tools utilized in crafts, particularly in the design of quilts. More specifically, the invention provides an improved measuring tool that incorporates a variety of un... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942476 | Method and apparatus for changing tire identification means via magnetic inserts The present invention comprises a mold having a wall with a recess defined therein and magnetic means, wherein an associated insert is adapted to be selectively held within the recess via the magnetic means, such that the insert is substantially flush with the wall.... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942477 | Self-leveling high heat transfer mold A mold for sequentially curing sections of a belt includes two end zones, a center zone, and transition zones between each end zone and the center zone. The mold is heated and/or cooled by heat transfer fluid flowing from intake manifolds through heat transfer cavit... | 09/13/2005 |
| D508994 | Ostomy bag harness | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928911 | Method and apparatus for cutting tire ply stock Method and apparatus for severing tire ply stock (S) wherein the apparatus includes a knife assembly (14) utilizing a blade (50) having a curved leading edge (58) and a straight trailing edge (62) which meet at a leading point (66)... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926526 | Endodontic adapter for a sonic scaler The invention is an improved endodontic adapter for a sonic scaler consisting of a talon having a threaded end for insertion into the handle of the sonic scaler. A pair of downwardly pointed barbs protrudes radially from the side of the adapter for receiving an elas... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921447 | Dynamic pitch correction in press cured power transmission belts A method for manufacturing a cured, toothed belt is carried out upon a on a belt-making machine. The method includes incrementally molding sections of the belt with tooth spacing based on an estimated pitch circumference derived from a measured inside circumference,... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908584 | Apparatus and method for locking a tire vulcanizing press A tire press has an upper mold fixedly attached to a top plate. A bottom mold is fixedly attached to a bottom plate. The tire press has a plurality of guide posts adapted to maintain proper alignment of the upper mold and the lower mold as the tire press opens and c... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6887062 | Extruder screw tip and associated flow channel A screw nose for a rubber extruder screw has an upstream portion of increasing diameter providing working engagement of the rubber flowing from the screw with the extruder barrel and a downstream portion of decreasing diameter providing working engagement of the rub... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6857844 | Method and apparatus for removing tire treads from storage device An apparatus and method for removing an unvulcanized are tread from a storage device (14) includes the step of inverting the tread (12) and transporting it to a roller conveyor in a single step. The tread (12) is picked up by a vacuum bar (80... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6850172 | Damage alert device A portable vehicle parking assistance device has a base and a vertical shaft to which is coupled a motion detecting sensor and an alerting mechanism; namely, a light or horn. The device also has a combination carbon monoxide and smoke detector, which is linked to th... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6846150 | Pivoting trailer hitch A trailer hitch assembly adapted for use with a foldable liftgate assembly on a truck. The trailer hitch assembly is able to be pivoted out of the way of the liftgate assembly as the liftgate is deployed from a stowed position beneath the truck chassis. The liftgate... | 01/25/2005 |
