Did You Know...
...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954444 | Reading tool A tool for assisting a reader in grasping the thought expressed in a group of words on a page is disclosed. The tool is a flexible film card which has a window adjacent contrastingly colored film segments of the card. A group of words may be viewed through the windo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7874340 | Laminating machine A laminating machine with upper and lower laminating rollers and upper and lower laminating film supply rollers is disclosed. An upper laminating film extends onto the upper and lower laminating rollers and a lower laminating film also extends onto the laminating ro... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7843326 | Forward illumination headgear with personal rescue system The disclosed system provides headgear, i.e., a Firefighter Helmet, with forward illumination that also acts as a personal rescue detection system for quickly finding a downed of lost firefighter. More specifically, the headgear includes a forward illuminating light... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7704063 | Plastic injection mold assembly and method of molding threaded plastic parts A plastic injection mold assembly is disclosed in which an electric servo motor very precisely controls rotational speeds and amounts of torque applied to cores which extend into the mold cavities as the cores are withdrawn from plastic components being molded and s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7201283 | Plastic bag caddy A rack, or caddy, is disclosed which stores and dispenses used plastic bags. Normally the bags are grocery store or department store sized bags made from a thin film of plastic which have been saved for reuse somehow. The caddy includes a sheet member which may be m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7104514 | Post protector A barrier for protecting a post, or similar vertical column secured to the floor. The barrier being formed to provide an interior enclosure and to be spaced away from the post when positioned around the post. The barrier having structure entirely interior thereto fo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102079 | Electrical wire and cable protection and retrieval system An assembly is disclosed for finding and withdrawing wire and cable ends from locations inside a wall which is being constructed where they have been temporarily brought. The assembly includes a plaster ring fastened to a wall stud. A plaster ring cover plate is tem... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6869055 | Urinal drink coaster A urinal drink coaster is a lightweight apparatus with a rigid body member formed from a lightweight, easily molded plastic material forming a cylinder with an interior wall dividing the cylinder in half. There are raised squares which the drink rest on and groves t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6826788 | Sink anchoring system An improved assembly is disclosed for clamping the perimeter flange of a sink snugly down upon a countertop where the sink is being installed. The assembly utilizes a stud extending downwardly from the underside of the perimeter flange and a link connected to the st... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6820661 | Solid concentrates dissolver system A solid chemical dissolver for making liquid solutions from solid chemicals packed in small containers is disclosed. The solutions are used for cleaning tanks, boilers, cooling towers and similar equipment internally. The dissolver has at least one bowl for receivin... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6618955 | Template for arranging and hanging multiple wall hangings A template for hanging a group of two or more pictures or other wall decorations is disclosed which is conformable to the size of the area to be covered by the hangings and carries the locations of the hangings and hooks therefor onto the chosen area. A m... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6242021 | Pretzel stick snack item A small, bite-sized snack food item is disclosed which combines a pretzel stick and a group of cereal rings annularly disposed on the stick, thereby combining the flavor of the pretzel with the flavor of the cereal in a bite-sized unit. The unit can be he... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5171013 | Detector system for object movement in a game A method and system is provided which is particularly designed for board, lane or field games in which balls, pucks or the like are rolled, slid or otherwise propelled by a player over a horizonal support surface. Radiant energy emitters and detectors are... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5171012 | Detector system for object movement in a game Movements of bowling balls, pool balls and similar objects are simulated in game or other environments by generating indications on a CRT screen in timed and spaced relation to represent the shape of an object, paths of movement of the object, rotations o... | 12/15/1992 |
