Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D588444 | Purse hook | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488000 | Adjustable book cover and method of making an adjustable book cover An adjustable book cover that includes a fabric panel with a hook-and-loop connecter system to maintain the panel in a selected size, and two endless resilient bands that maintain the panel in position on the book. The panel is folded to the correct size to fit the ... | 02/10/2009 |
| D584772 | Pen | 01/13/2009 |
| 7474300 | Position detecting apparatus and position pointer In a position detecting apparatus, electric power of a position pointer is turned on only when the position pointer is put within a particular range from a tablet to minimize consumption of a battery disposed in the position pointer. When the position pointer is bro... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7470845 | Musical shaker A percussion instrument, such as a shaker, has a first disc-shaped member having an outer annular flange defining a first outer perimeter and a second disc-shaped member defining a second outer perimeter different than the first outer perimeter. The first and second... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7461408 | Head ornamentation An improved head ornamentation such as a mask, cap, hat or headdress which is designed to be supported by a wearer's head and is moveable relatively thereto by the wearer's body movements or a mechanical device controlled by the wearer. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462849 | Sterilizing lamp The invention relates to a UV-C sterilizing lamp for the treatment of a medium with UV-C radiation in order to kill the microorganisms contained therein by means of at least one UV-C emitter (2). The emitter has an elongated emitter foundation (3) and ... | 12/09/2008 |
| D581814 | Watch case | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458911 | Drive system for motor vehicle A drive system designed to use a vehicle's existing hydraulic system to operate a controllable limited slip differential assembly. The limited slip differential assembly may be associated with the front axle, the rear axle, or the driveline between the front and rea... | 12/02/2008 |
| D581509 | Combined ceiling fan and light | 11/25/2008 |
| D581300 | Measuring device | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452036 | Vehicle wheel assembly with transition ring member A vehicle wheel assembly comprises a wheel having a central axis, an annular rim portion having outboard and inboard bead seats for mounting a pneumatic tire thereon and disk portion including a central hub portion provided with a plurality of lug mounting apertures... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452434 | Methods and apparatus for surface preparation and dual polymeric layer coating of continuous-strip flat-rolled sheet metal, and coated product Processes and apparatus for manufacturing an engineered-composite combining rigid flat-rolled sheet metal continuous-strip and selected polypropylene thermoplastics, which are formulated into dual polymeric coating layers for extrusion deposition, as distinct layers... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452301 | Externally actuated torque coupling for drivetrain A torque-coupling device comprising a hydraulically actuated friction clutch pack and a gerotor pump provided for generating hydraulic pressure actuating the friction clutch pack. The gerotor pump is selectively actuated by a device external to the gerotor pump and ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454264 | Method of beveling an ophthalmic lens blank, machine programmed therefor, and computer program The present invention is directed to a machine programmed to edge an ophthalmic lens blank. The machine includes an edger device for forming a bevel in a peripheral edge of the lens blank, a central processing unit operably associated with the edger device for contr... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452456 | Recreational spas, sanitization apparatus for water treatment, and related methods A water sanitization apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a power unit, a housing with inlet and outlet openings for permitting the passage of water containing a bromide salt into the housing and water containing a free bromine and a sanitizing metal ion ou... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451785 | Flexible tube A flexible tube 10 of the present invention is disposed downstream of a exhaust path from an engine E, and formed of an outer bellows 3 as an outer tube and an inner bellows 4 as an inner tube; pleats 4c,4c of the inn... | 11/18/2008 |
| D580219 | Saucepan handle | 11/11/2008 |
| D580355 | Power inverter | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448482 | Electro-magnetic actuator for torque coupling with variable pressure-relief valve A torque-coupling assembly comprises a rotatable torque-coupling case, a friction clutch assembly for selectively engaging the torque-coupling case and an output shaft, a hydraulic pump for generating a hydraulic fluid pressure and a variable pressure-relief valve a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446250 | Stave construction method of drum manufacture A percussion instrument, comprising a plurality of wood blocks or staves interlocked to each other through tongue and groove joints, such that the interlocked blocks form a solid surface having the shape of a cylinder with two open ends. A drum head is in contact wi... | 11/04/2008 |
| D579849 | Windshield wiper | 11/04/2008 |
| D580042 | Ceiling fan | 11/04/2008 |
| D579401 | Windshield wiper | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438542 | Fluid pump assembly A fluid pump assembly comprises a pump housing and a fluid pump disposed within the pump housing. The fluid pump has axially opposite first and second side faces and includes cooperating impeller and rotor members. The fluid pump assembly further comprises inlet and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438407 | Method and apparatus for creating an image on an article, and article resulting therefrom The present invention is directed to a method of printing an image on an object, such as a door facing or a door. An object having an exterior surface is provided. A first image component is printed on the exterior surface. A first transparent coat is applied on the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439442 | Radiant element housing A housing has two housing modules that are releasably connected to one another. The housing modules are releasably connected to one another at oppositely located wall regions via corresponding pairs of slots and hooks in engagement therewith. A snap-lock device is p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434661 | Portable ladder The present invention may be used for climbing over a fence or a vertical barrier. A body may have a plurality of steps attached orthogonal to the body. The body may have a width and length to fit between two vertical bar fence elements and to position the steps gen... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435919 | Operation device for vehicle ignition switch In an operation device for a vehicle ignition switch includes a rotational member for changing the switching mode, an operation knob connected with the rotational member while permitting the rotational operation to a LOCK, ON, OFF positions, etc. a block member capa... | 10/14/2008 |
| D577649 | Front face of a vehicle wheel | 09/30/2008 |
| D577748 | Blocker for eyeglass lenses | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426806 | Reverse molded panel, method of manufacture, and door manufactured therefrom A reverse molded wood composite door skin, comprises a molded wood composite panel having a first surface adapted to be exteriorly disposed and an opposite second surface adapted to be interiorly disposed in order to be adhesively secured to a surface. The panel com... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423629 | Position detection system and position detector A position detection system includes a position pointer and a position detector. The “blind” area in which a position pointed to by a position pointer is undetectable is minimized. A transmission coil selector selects one of a plurality of transmission coils. A ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421840 | Energy conversion and dissipation system A hydraulic energy conversion and dissipation system comprises a hydraulic retarder pump driven by a source of a mechanical energy needed to be dissipated for converting the mechanical energy into a waste hydraulic energy, a hydraulic flow retarder provided for conv... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419560 | Extruded molten polymeric film bonding of solid polymeric film to flat-rolled sheet metal continuous strip Method steps and apparatus combinations for continuous in-line polymeric coating of rigid corrosion-protected flat-rolled sheet metal continuous-strip substrate utilizing a thermoplastic polymeric material having adhesive characteristics, capable of molten thin-film... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417857 | Power-electronic-cooling device A device which is used to cool the power electronics of a vehicle, by circulating a liquid through a cooling circuit which is mounted under a plate bearing the power electronics. According to the invention, the cooling circuit can include deflectors and/or turbulato... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413066 | Hydraulically controlled torque coupling device A hydraulically actuated torque coupling device is provided for transmitting a drive torque from an input to at least one output. The torque coupling device comprises a rotatable hydraulic manifold block having a plurality of cylinder bores defined therein, a multi-... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413692 | Fibrous composite articles and method of making the same Fibrous composite articles and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The preferred fibrous materials have average fiber lengths of less than about 2 millimeters, and are obtained from industrial hemp hurd, kenaf hurd, and/or the culms of various species of... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413649 | Treatment apparatus with modular chemical containing units having one-way valve assemblies A fluid treatment system that includes at least one treatment module (“pod”) with rigid and impermeable inner and outer surfaces, and an annular center passage which is designed to provide an alternative flow path during the pod backwashing process. At least one... | 08/19/2008 |
| D574833 | Multi-source power adapter for USB port | 08/12/2008 |
