Bizarre Patents
An electrified table cloth for preventing crawling insects from gaining access to the consumer's food or drink.
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 |
| 6001155 | Polyphasic pressurized homogenizer A polyphasic pressurized homogenizer for removing substances, particularly contaminants from a gas environment, the homogenizer having a pressurized gas stream drawing gas from the gas environment and a pressurized liquid stream from a liquid source with ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5987708 | Garbage bag restraint for securing trash liners to containers A pocket sized plastic restraint, having a rigid edge (1a) and flexible center (1b). In the flexible center (1b) is a flexible gripping strip opening (2d) that gathered excess liner material is inserted through and held tight by. The gripping strip openin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5974599 | Spa cover lifting device A spa cover lifting device for lifting a folding spa cover seated on a spa from a seated position to a vertical storage position, the spa cover lifting device having a frame apparatus with a horizontal cross member and a pair of side members with ends hav... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967566 | Light-weight, slip-on pipe flange Improved convoluted flanges including one embodiment having a metal inset in a polymer casing in which the inset has a convoluted configuration similar to the outer convoluted configuration of the casing and another embodiment of a convoluted, slip-on, we... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964592 | Nonmetallic dental post and method A dental prosthetic device and method of making and installing the device, the device being a nonmetallic dental post for tooth restoration, the post being fabricated in a mold from a fiber reinforced, ceramic polymer composite, the post having an anchor ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5954446 | Breakaway tool coupler for robot arm A breakaway unit for a tool mount of a robotic positioner, the breakaway unit having a magnetic coupler mechanism and a mechanical coupler mechanism for omnidirectional collision contacts of the tool and/or tool mount, the magnetic coupler mechanism havin... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5950558 | Foam and concrete float apparatus and method of fabrication A float module that can be combined with other float modules to form a floating dock apparatus with the float module being constructed with a flat concrete deck bonded with a construction grade adhesive to a closed-cell foam pontoon, the exposed surfaces ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5895304 | Toy constructor kit for sand structures A toy construction kit for constructing sand cast structures using a set of different casting molds, support posts installed in the molds during filling and compacting the sand, and support plates that encompass the open part of the mold and that include ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5862792 | Self-injection system A fuel injection system for an engine having a combustion chamber, the fuel injection system in a preferred embodiment having a hydraulic actuator module with a hydraulic actuating fluid for activating a fuel injection piston with fluid in an actuating ch... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5862546 | Combination, self flush, urinal and hand wash lavatory fixture A lavatory fixture having a combination, urinal and hand wash faucet for public restrooms, particularly in high traffic locations such as airports, the lavatory fixture having a urinal and hand sink combined in a single lavatory unit with a self-activated... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5857336 | Thermo-electric power plant with asymmetric exhaust system A power plant system particularly useful for hybrid vehicles driven by electric motors, the power plant system including a positive displacement engine with a bifurcated exhaust forming first and second exhaust passages for expansion gases, each passage b... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845264 | Bar code identification of drugs A system for the identification of medications in pill, capsule, tablet, and caplet for the system including the placement of machine scannable bar code symbols on the surface of the medication and the identification of the medication by use of the bar co... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5832096 | Speaker containing dual coil A loudspeaker including a voice coil and a counter coil connected in series to receive speaker signals. The counter coil is wrapped on the pole pieces in an opposite direction to the voice coil such that a first magnetic field generated by the voice coil ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826852 | Bird feeder support A bird feeder support which is mounted to a surface including a base member. The base member possesses an open channel which is accessible from the outer surface of the base member. An arm having a first end portion, a second portion, and an intermediate ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823346 | Medicine bottle reminder attachment A medicine bottle with an integral medicine dosage reminder forming a medicine bottle unit, the unit has a medicine bottle with a bottom having a skirt extension with a window for viewing an indicator label on an indicator ring. The indicator ring is inse... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820227 | Brake equalizer with housing enclosing piston and shock absorber An improved brake equalizer apparatus for equalizing fluid pressure and damping shock waves or pressure surges in fluid lines of a fluid pressure-actuated system, such as a hydraulic brake system. The apparatus has a shorter reaction time than a conventio... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806474 | Self injection system A fuel injection system for an engine having a combustion chamber, the injection system having at least one fuel injector with a hydraulically operated actuator for amplifying the pressure of fuel injected from the injector into the combustion chamber, th... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5809343 | Photographic film container loading apparatus A loading apparatus for photographic film which is used in conjunction with a camera that may be booth mounted. The apparatus includes a platform which is rotatably linked to a base, such as the booth structure or the floor of the booth. The platform incl... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5801968 | Parameter end point measuring device A monitor device for determining end point measurements of an environmental parameter such as temperature, humidity and the like. The monitor employs a probe which consecutively measures consecutive values of such environmental parameter. Transducing mean... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5797276 | Methods and devices for energy conservation in refrigerated chambers Methods and devices for energy conservation to be retrofitted to refrigerated chambers or boxes of the type comprising an insulated chamber and an associated compression-type refrigeration system. The energy conservation devices disclosed are adapted to b... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5794271 | Helmet shell structure A helmet shell structure utilizing a first inner layer of epoxy resin shaped into a head covering of a desired size and configuration. A second layer of woven fabric is placed atop the first layer of epoxy. A third outer layer of epoxy resin is laid atop ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5789060 | Heat conduction honeycomb core A composite web structure utilizing a thin first layer of material having a plurality of structural fibers arranged to lie essentially in a unidirectional orientation. A thin second layer of material is positioned adjacent the first layer and includes a p... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5788616 | Mechanical weightlifting machine A mechanical weightlifting machine for use with free weights in which the machine has a support structure with an elevated pivot having a pivot axis and an articulating mechanism engaging the pivot. The articulating mechanism having projecting lever arms ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784761 | Vehicle load retainer A load retainer useable with tie down lines on a vehicle. The retainer includes a flexible body having first and second end portions and an intermediate end portion between the first and second end portions. Sites on the flexible body are intended for eng... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782001 | Circular saw guard hold and release device A hold-and-release device for the movable lower guard of a hand-operated circular saw in which the guard is held in its out-of-the-way position by a magnet or latch while a saw cut is being made but is automatically released to assume its normal protectiv... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5775334 | Limb positioning apparatus for surgery A limb positioning apparatus utilizing a structural member having a compartment with an opening thereto. The structural member is supported at a predetermined position relative to the limb and at a certain distance from the limb. A first line is linked or... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5773797 | Induction heated steam generating system The steam generating system utilizing a first container having a liquid chamber. The first container is surrounded by a conducting coil for generating a field and producing eddy currents on the container. Steam produced in the first container is sent to a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765472 | Fruit and vegetable hand slicer A food slicer for slicing a variety of food items, the food slicer having a cutting platform with a housing supporting an adjustable sizing plate, fixed horizontal cutting blade and a receiving plate flush with the cutting blade, the housing having a guid... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762211 | Article organization and display system An article organizer and display system constructed with a front display panel having a plurality of constricted apertures in an array and a plurality of suspension tethers each having one end that engages nd is retained by a selected constricted aperture... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759075 | Propeller guard A guard for a marine propeller utilizing a flange found on the lower drive unit or power leg, thereof. The guard includes a cage which at least partially encloses the propeller and a support member for holding the cage to the lower drive unit. A support m... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5753807 | Brake adjustment indicator system A brake adjustment monitoring system, including a sensor having a movable actuator for mounting in or on a brake service chamber and circuitry which responds to the actuator's position to generate a display indicating whether the brake is correctly adjust... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745243 | Photometer apparatus A photometer for measuring electromagnetic radiation absorption of a sample utilizing a source of the electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is conducted from the source, to a sample sensor, and is passed through the sample utilizing a sampl... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5730920 | Composite structure A composite web structure utilizing a thin first layer of material having a plurality of structural fibers arranged to lie essentially in a unidirectional orientation. A thin second layer of material is positioned adjacent the first layer and includes a p... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5728048 | Back conditioning apparatus A lower-back therapy apparatus that alternately stretches and strengthens lower-back, leg, and abdominal muscles, the apparatus is constructed with a platform unit having a flat cushioned platform table hinged to a motor-actuated, pivoting platform that c... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728200 | Compact deaerator unit and feedwater system A compact deaerator unit used in combination with a boiler feedwater receiver to eliminate corrosion in the feedwater receiver and in other components of a boiler system. The deaerator unit is mounted external to the feedwater receiver for receiving makeu... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725767 | Torsion resistant filter structure A filter cartridge for separation of aqueous colloidal suspensions utilizing a shell which forms a chamber having a colloidal suspension inlet and outlets for permeate and concentrate streams. A core is placed within the shell and includes a plurality of ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722373 | Fuel injector system with feed-back control A fuel injector system for a high speed, high pressure engine, the fuel injector system including a pressurized fuel supply, a fuel distributor with an electronically controlled and electronically monitored fuel metering mechanism and a fuel injector with... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5716197 | High pressure compressor with internal, inter-stage cooled compression having multiple inlets A high pressure gas compressor having an internal two staged compression with a compression chamber formed in part by a positive displacement, stepped piston and cylinder configuration, providing a first stage compression by an enlarged diameter segment o... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713871 | Protective sleeve for hypodermic needle A hypodermic needle having a rigid, clear, protective sleeve encircling the perimeter of the barrel of the hypodermic needle and connected to the plunger of the hypodermic needle, the protective sleeve being drawn toward the bevel of the hypodermic needle... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5709476 | Temperature measuring device A temperature measuring device utilizing a thermometer including a temperature sensor and a temperature indicator for displaying a temperature value. The temperature indicator is mechanically and electrically linked to the temperature sensor. A member is ... | 01/20/1998 |
