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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D490869 | Wood type head for a golf club | 06/01/2004 |
| 6727466 | Adhesive attachment assembly with heat source An adhesive attachment assembly is provided for mounting an attachment member such as a threaded stud or the like onto a substrate, wherein the attachment assembly includes a heat source for rapidly curing a selected adhesive bonding agent. The adhesive attachment a... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6705787 | Protective keyboard cover A shield for protecting a keyboard assembly includes a one-piece resiliently flexible membrane having a generally planar base overlaying a deck portion of the keyboard assembly, and one or more raised bubbles formed in the membrane and configured to envelope an enti... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6616983 | Process for making a decorative metal slot machine token An improved decorated metal slot machine token produced by coating a metal base with a sublimative dye receptive coating, then infusing sublimative decorative dye into the coating under heat and pressure.... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6571804 | Dental floss applicator An improved dental floss applicator is provided in the form of a compact case for receiving and storing a spool of dental floss together with an applicator fork for use in manipulating a length of dental floss for cleaning a person's teeth. The applicator... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6533438 | Bicycle or scooter safety light A bicycle of scooter safety light mountable to the scooter or bicycle, includes light emitting diodes conductively coupled with a battery-operated power circuit. A plurality of elongated segments are pivotally attached to one another and form a generally ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6409725 | Electrosurgical knife An electrosurgical knife is provided with an improved surface coating designed for substantially non-stick hemostatic cutting of soft patient tissue. The electrosurgical knife includes a conductive knife blade adapted for connection to a suitable high fre... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397408 | Ramped cap unit for a main pool drain cover plate A ramped cap unit is provided for installation into a swimming pool in a position covering a main pool drain equipped with an upstanding antivortex safety drain cover plate, wherein the ramped cap unit has a smoothly contoured shape to permit a pool clean... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6314983 | Flow controller for a pool cleaner A flow controller is provided for use with a pool cleaner, particularly of the type powered by a suction or vacuum source via a flexible vacuum hose or the like connected to the suction side of conventional pool water filtration equipment, wherein the flo... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6132312 | Process for generating gaming card arrays and developing a skip file therefor Gaming card arrays each formed of a plurality of symbols positioned in predetermined symbol display locations, are generated in a plurality of remote devices connected to a main station. The process includes the steps of developing seeds or a seed list to... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6060312 | Method for in vitro culturing of potato clones resistant to blackspot bruising and the potatoes produced therefrom A first method is provided for in vitro selection of Lemhi and Russet Burbank potatoes for blackspot resistance using plant tissue culturing techniques. A second method is provided using at least one melanin precursor added to the tissue culturing media. ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6027419 | Method of tensioning the strings in a racquet A method of stringing a racquet includes independently tensioning a plurality of strings in the racquet and maintaining the independent tensioning. Individual strings are held and their tensioning maintained using cleats and grommets. In this fashion, the... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6012582 | Stackable packaging and display system A stackable packaging and display system is provided for containing items for display and/or sale, such as printer ink cartridges and the like. The packaging and display system includes a plurality of stackable modules formed from paperboard or the like, ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5966842 | Foot strap assembly for wader boots A foot strap assembly for wader boots is provided whereby a foot and leg may be more securely held within the wader boot preventing the boot from becoming stuck between rocks or mud which may cause injury to a boot wearer. The foot strap assembly includes... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5951573 | Manual depilatory device A depilatory device includes a pair of base members pivotally connected to one another and which support, at opposite ends of each base member, a pair of anchors that extend generally perpendicularly from the base members. A pair of string-like elongated ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5876311 | Sit and bounce exercise device A rebound-type exercise device is provided which allows an individual to perform a sit and bounce exercises that, among other things, stimulate the lymphatic circulation. The exercise device includes a support frame which supports a seat assembly by means... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871156 | Sprinkler with removable valve seat An irrigation sprinkler of the type having an inlet control valve is provided with a removable valve seat formed integrally with an inlet filter screen. The valve seat is positioned to engage a valve head to normally prevent water inflow to a sprinkler ca... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5848494 | Self-watering apparatus for plant A fluid control apparatus is for controlling water supply to a potted plant and has a main valve responsive to weight of the potted plant. The apparatus comprises a main body to support the load of the plant, a valve body adapted to be suspended from a su... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5820029 | Drip irrigation emitter An improved drip irrigation emitter is provided for low volume supply of water at a trickle or drip flow rate. The emitter comprises a housing adapted for connection to a water supply hose, and includes a water inlet and a water outlet with an elongated p... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5807176 | Station for providing remote interactivity with a multimedia source An interactive game board or pages of interactive paper are attached to a platform designed to channel power to the game board/interactive paper and to receive signals therefrom. A transmitter unit that is removably attached to the platform provides power... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5791082 | Universal christmas tree water delivery system using gravity regulated flow A simple, decorative design for a continuous flow gravity regulated water delivery system. The system uses no moving parts or electrical components. The system will automatically fill and then maintain the water level in any Christmas tree stand water pan... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765821 | Portable bicycle repair stand A bicycle repair stand is disclosed which can be used in conjunction with a conventional sports rack attached to the roof of an automobile. The bicycle repair stand includes a generally vertical ground-engaging support post, a repair stand supporting arm ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5704747 | Adhesive bonded nutplate assembly with integral liner sleeve An adhesive bonded nutplate assembly is provided for mounting onto a substrate, particularly such as a composite substrate having an opening therein for passage of a fastener such as a bolt or screw. The nutplate assembly includes an integral liner sleeve... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5698073 | Automatic sectional door opener An automatic opener for a sectional door includes a drive unit mounted adjacent to a door drive shaft and having a reversible motor, a gear linkage for translating rotation of the motor drive shaft into rotation of the sectional door drive shaft, and a cl... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5668460 | Battery recharger turntable A turntable is provided for use in recharging batteries of the type used in battery powered forklift trucks and the like. The turntable includes a peripheral array of charging stations each including a support platform and a battery charger for connection... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5662600 | Burr-hole flow control device A surgically implantable flow control device positionable over a burr-hole through a patient's skull is provided for use in shunt systems for controlling the release of entrapped body fluids. The device includes a rigid base including an inlet port and a ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5645046 | Breathing equipment A nostril blocker adapted for retained mounting upon the mouthpiece of breathing equipment and comprising a bifurcated resilient element that in use is disposed generally parallel with the mouthpiece gas passage and spaced therefrom by a distance such as ... | 07/08/1997 |
