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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133121 | System and process for stacking electronic game tables A system and process for aggregating and displaying information about a plurality of gaming tables to a user comprising a stacking component and a console area. The console area displays one or more active tables, while the stacking component displays changing infor... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8114226 | Wall mountable holder A holder having a baseplate with a tang extending rearwardly therefrom, a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners and a plurality of legs extending from the baseplate, the tang being heat treated or work hardened to harden the tang and facilitate its detachmen... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108187 | Method and system for surface analysis and envelope generation A method and system of surface analysis or product design comprising using a plurality of input scans, commonly orienting the scans, establishing a common origin, creating a ray mesh having a plurality of rays extending from the origin, calculating intersections of ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096729 | Wheel adjustment apparatus An adjustable lift, such as a boat lift, or an adjustable apparatus mountable to a boat lift, comprising a frame supporting a keyway, a shaft and a screw along which a hub assembly travels. An axle may extend from the hub assembly and support a wheel, such that tran... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092308 | Networked gaming system A networked gaining system wherein a game client application connects a player to at least one game server having at least one game table. The game server provides game operations and displays for transmission to the game client application and a display including a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078491 | System for card activity-based residential crediting An electrical digital computer machine and a data processing system, methods of making and for using the machine, products produced thereby, as well as data structures and articles of manufacture pertaining thereto, and all necessary intermediates of that which is d... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067400 | Androgen treatment in females A method of improving cumulative embryo score may comprise administering an androgen to a human female for at least about four consecutive months followed by harvesting and fertilizing oocytes and forming embryos. A method of increasing the quantity of fertilized oo... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066130 | Storage system In one aspect, a storage system includes a base comprising a bottom channel, a top channel and a protrusion therebetween, at least one arm having an upturned tab and a rearwardly extending tab, wherein the upturned tab is configured to engage the top channel and the... | 11/29/2011 |
| D649578 | Sunglasses | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063626 | Method for the precise measurement of dependency on amplitude and phase of plurality of high frequency signals and device for carrying out said method The present invention refers to a method for the precise measurement of dependency on amplitude and phase of a plurality of high frequency signals, preferably in the synchrotron accelerator of elementary particles. The essence of the solution according to the invent... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061644 | Incrementally adjustable level winding mechanism A reel having an adjustable deployment angle including a frame, a drum mounted in the frame and having a core and end flanges, a level wind assembly having a carriage, a lead screw and an indexing finger or fingers, and a guide frame element or elements coupled to t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060045 | Method for compensating the non-linear distortions of high-frequency signals and device for carrying out said method The present invention refers to a method for compensating the non-linear distortions of high-frequency signals, especially when observing the amplitude modulated signals with narrow band receiver. The invention refers also to a device to carry out the said method. I... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057147 | Self-drilling anchor A self-drilling anchor for use in a friable material or a semi-rigid material comprises a body having an axis, an axial bore adapted to receive a fastener, a proximal end, a drilling end, a proximal portion adjacent the proximal end having high threading having a cr... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8016137 | Wall-mountable storage system A wall-mountable storage system, comprising a plurality of uprights having a mounting flange, an extending surface and a bracket interfacing flange, each upright having a plurality of openings spaced each of the mounting flange, the bracket interfacing flange and th... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007637 | Method for producing flue-cured type tobacco sheet by papermaking process This invention relates to a production process of tobacco sheet by papermaking. The technical arrangement of this invention are: (a). to immerge and to extract tobacco stem and leaf scrap respectively by water-soluble solvents to respectively obtain solid tobacco st... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7983986 | System for card activity-based mortgage crediting An electrical digital computer machine and a data processing system, methods of making and for using the machine, products produced thereby, as well as data structures and articles of manufacture pertaining thereto, and all necessary intermediates of that which is d... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981397 | Partial oxidation of hydrocarbons A process of catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, particularly methane and/or natural gas to form a product containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide where the first catalyst at the inlet has a higher thermal conductivity than that of a second catalyst closer ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972100 | Three piece garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling drywall fastener, a wall engaging base plate having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the base plate for holding an object. In another aspect,... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971768 | Guidance system for fasteners A fastener driving tool for driving fasteners toward a work surface comprises a body having a forward end, a rear end, and a cylinder with an axis, a piston mounted within the cylinder, a power source for driving the piston axially forwardly, a driver blade extendin... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7952053 | Mirrored styling iron A device for enhancing vision for a hair curling iron for conventional curling iron of the general type having clamping members, two heating members, two bases and two styling members wherein the improvement comprises a mirror element attached to one of the bases. I... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7935182 | Solution for wood preservation A solution for wood preservation is suitable for preservation of wood against wood pests (fungi, insects, termites) that increases resistance of wood against biotic and abiotic factors of decay. The solution for wood preservation comprises an aqueous solution of ami... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934895 | Self-drilling anchor A self drilling anchor for use in a friable material mounted on a member comprises an elongated body having an axis, an axial bore adapted to receive an elongated fastener, a flared end having torque transmitting surfaces therein, a proximal portion, an intermediate... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7909487 | Lighting system and method of making same A retrofit can lighting system is disclosed. The retrofit can lighting system may be configured to be mounted in an opening in a ceiling above a plane of the ceiling, wherein an existing fixture ceiling ring is proximate the opening and also is above the plane of th... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896210 | Fastener actuation system A fastener actuation system for driving fasteners into a work surface separated a significant distance from a user, the system comprising a fastener actuation tool coupled to a pole assembly, the assembly including a lockout mechanism. The tool may have a firing pin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883307 | Self-drilling fastener A self-drilling fastener from which objects may be hung, for use in a friable material with or without an underlying member at the point of use or in a semi-rigid material such as a hollow core door comprises an elongated body having a threaded exterior with separat... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882674 | Building blocks and wall assembly utilizing same Molded concrete building blocks consisting of three block walls and block webs so located as to provide an increased path through the width of the block to reduce transmission of thermal and acoustic energy. The blocks may incorporate features, e.g., male projection... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845644 | Game apparatus A game playing apparatus configured to facilitate playing a game is provided. The apparatus includes a body having a plurality of sides. The body includes a plurality of receptacles, wherein each receptacle has an ingress with an inclined surface extending downward ... | 12/07/2010 |
| D629673 | Utility hook | 12/28/2010 |
| D629672 | Utility hook | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849959 | Exhaust pipe structure for vehicle A vehicle (1) is provided with an exhaust pipe (2) extending from an engine mounted in the front part of the vehicle to a branch part (24) in the rear part of the vehicle, and right and left branch pipes (25, 26) extending from the branch... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7788857 | Closure rail for roofing and method using same A closure rail may be secured along a ridge, hip, or eave of a roof to receive and secure panels in a roofing system. A closure rail may be made from a sheet of metal, folded or creased to create a cover, expanse, extension, flange, and hinge. The hinge may connect ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784622 | Bicycle rack A bicycle storage rack has at least one bicycle tire receiving channel member which is an elongated channel having a width and a depth, and a channel mounting frame adapted to accommodate a plurality of channel members. A holding arrangement is provided for holding ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784417 | Sailboat with a canting ballast system A sailboat includes a canting ballast system configured to rotate with respect to a hull. The sailboat includes the hull having a port side and a starboard side, and an external surface. An arcuate member is coupled to the starboard and port sides extending above th... | 08/31/2010 |
| D622133 | Utility hook | 08/24/2010 |
| 7766337 | Game apparatus A game playing apparatus is provided. The apparatus is configured to facilitate playing a game. The apparatus includes a body including at least one first column including at least one receptacle and a second column coupled to the at least one first column. The seco... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762751 | Anchor A self-drilling anchor for use in a friable material comprises a body having an axis, a flanged rear end, a drilling front end and a generally cylindrical portion therebetween having an outer surface with a thread disposed thereon, wherein the body forks, beginning ... | 07/27/2010 |
| D619881 | Hook | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748152 | Image display apparatus and method for making same An apparatus for the display of images comprises one or more graphical images, a rigid image support, at least one stand off, and a rigid display structure. A graphical image is affixed to the rigid image support typically through the use of adhesive. One end of the... | 07/06/2010 |
| D619200 | Water wheel and well | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727608 | Adhesive pads for footwear An adhesive pad kit for footwear has a schematic having an indication of footwear. The adhesive pad kit has at least two pairs of thin adhesive backed pads. Each pad in the first pair has a predetermined shape having a length and a width. The length is at least four... | 06/01/2010 |
