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One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997056 | Shackle apparatus A shackle apparatus including a generally U-shaped shackle body having an arcuate end, a pair of parallel arms, and a retaining member spanning a gap defined between the shackle arms. The retaining member cooperates with the shackle body to define a closed loop whic... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7964013 | FeRh-FePt core shell nanostructure for ultra-high density storage media Disclosed herein are methods and processes for making FeRh/FePt nanostructures and the use of these FeRh—FePt nanostructures as a magnetic recording media. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7635518 | Dendritic magnetic nanostructures and method for making same Magnetic nanostructures comprised of an assembly of magnetic nanorods held together by dipole forces in a dendritic pattern and their method of manufacture. The dendritic magnetic nanostructures are prepared at room temperature by applying a magnetic field to a reve... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7618214 | Containment boom guide system and method A containment boom guide system for guiding and containing a floating containment boom to a fixed structure such as a pier, ship, column, dock, sea wall, or other like structure. The guide system is made up of one or more boom guide(s) and allows lateral and vertica... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7492064 | Luminaire safety system A safety system for powering an outdoor light is provided. The system includes a breakaway cable which runs from the luminaire pole to the junction box. The breakaway is connected to a switch which is opened when the breakaway cable is pulled, for example when the l... | 02/17/2009 |
