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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7458472 | Re-usable carrier structure A re-usable carrier structure comprises a carrier frame and a removable stretchable carrier base supported thereby. A tacky adhesive layer is disposed on the carrier base, and semiconductor chips or other article(s) carried adhere to the adhesive layer. When it is d... | 12/02/2008 |
| D551291 | Storage unit | 09/18/2007 |
| D549379 | Portable light | 08/21/2007 |
| D548385 | Mountable light | 08/07/2007 |
| D546941 | Ventilation system for a protective suit | 07/17/2007 |
| 7215084 | Power control arrangement, as for a flashlight In a battery-operated apparatus comprising a load, a battery and a switch in circuit for selectively energizing the load: a comparator compares a potential produced by the battery and a reference potential for de-energizing the load when the battery potential is bel... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7199315 | Pressure actuated electrical switch An electrical switch comprises a dielectric substrate and a deformable contact member overlying the dielectric substrate for contacting an electrical conductor on the dielectric substrate when deformed. The contact member is electrically connected to another electri... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197167 | Registration apparatus and method, as for voting Apparatus and method for registration comprises a computer and a server in communication via a network, an intranet and/or the Internet, means for entry of data into the computer, and a signature or biometric digitizer including coupling software for directly enteri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188978 | Light mountable on a mounting rail A mounting arrangement for a light or other object includes a clamping arrangement, or a keying arrangement, or both a clamping and a keying arrangement for mounting to different mounting rails having different keying features. The clamping arrangement includes a fi... | 03/13/2007 |
| D536116 | Light having a bendable neck | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163314 | Flashlight having an adjustable grip A flashlight comprises a flashlight body and an annular ring slideably fitting on the flashlight body, and means for fixing the annular ring at a desired position on the flashlight body. The means may include a set screw. An optional and/or removable clip may be dis... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158030 | Medical assistance and tracking system and method employing smart tags A medication tracking and/or medical assistance device and method comprises an RFID tag coder for reading from and/or writing to an RFID tag. A processor and a memory process information read from an RFID tag to provide a message based thereon by a visual and/or an ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154046 | Flexible dielectric electronic substrate and method for making same A molecularly flexible dielectric electronic substrate for receiving an electronic device has a modulus of elasticity less tan about 500,000 psi. The molecularly flexible dielectric substrate comprises one or more sheets or layers of a molecularly flexible dielectri... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7036729 | Article tracking method and system A system and method are useful for tracking and/or managing an article at a plurality of stations. An RFID tag including a memory and an antenna is associated with each article to be tracked, or a container, or both. RFID tag readers at the stations communicate with... | 05/02/2006 |
