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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7205901 | Removable battery and alarm system The present invention relates to a removable battery system for a smoke detector having a low battery detection circuitry and an audible alarm. The system includes a pair of battery receivers each adapted to receive a battery therein and being electrically coupled t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7036514 | Intra-oral cavity surgical device An intra-oral cavity device for preventing contact between upper and lower teeth of an anesthetized patient. The device includes an elongate pillow that when gripped between the teeth of a patient, prevents contact between the teeth and/or gums and thereby prevents ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6935871 | Electrical cord plug lock A locking device for use with an electrical plug having a pair of spaced prongs, each prong having an aperture spaced from its free end portion, the locking device including a body member, a pair of spaced apart arm members, and an elongated member extending between... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6830493 | Flushing device The present invention provides a device for flushing a cavitation plate water intake outboard motor. The invention includes as coupling for attaching the device to a water source such as a hose, a flow passage for directing water through the device and into the outb... | 12/14/2004 |
| H2214 | Method and system for accessing, managing and developing information regarding philanthropic organizations and donations A method for facilitating at least one donor's management of charitable monies held in at least one donor account is provided wherein the method includes the step of providing at least one central system having organization information regarding at least one philant... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7289949 | Method for routing electronic correspondence based on the level and type of emotion contained therein A system, method, and computer program product for determining the emotional content of an electronic correspondence to route or prioritize the information, to set the expectations of a customer support worker, to flag those workers who are using inappropriate langu... | 10/30/2007 |
| D549012 | Pedestal display table | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253451 | III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device The present invention relates to an III-nitride semiconductor light emitting device in which a single layer or plural layers made of SixCyNz(x≧0, y≧0, x+y>0, z>0) are inserted into or under an active layer and it is directed to a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249679 | Expansible shoe rack A self-standing shoe rack or other type of shoe rack such as a hanging shoe rack which can expand lengthwise due to telescoping shoe support bars. Opposite frame sides may have equal-size sockets that receive identical end tubes. The end tubes fit telescopically in ... | 07/31/2007 |
| D547094 | Wire drawer | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243376 | Cut away vest A vest is provided that may be quickly and easily removed from a wearer of the vest. The vest includes a waist belt, an optional cummerbund, and shoulder straps which may be easily released from the vest by the use of a flexible retainer in cooperation with a connec... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244865 | Process for preparing benzhydrylthioacetamide The present invention is directed to an improved process for preparing modafinil wherein benzhydrylthioacetamide is prepared in high yield and purity by the reaction of a haloacetamide with the reaction product of thiourea and benzhydrol in aqueous solution. The rea... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243802 | Inlet structure for clarifiers A clarifier is provided with an improved inlet structure which receives influent from influent column ports and discharges the influent uniformly around the entire circumference of the inlet structure. The influent column ports may be baffled. Angled guide vanes on ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243671 | Chatter resistant shuttle valve A chatter resistant shuttle valve is provided to direct fluid flow from at least two sources of pressurized fluid to a downstream apparatus. The shuttle valve includes a valve body with a shuttle valve member movably mounted inside. A dampening chamber is provided w... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242808 | Method and apparatus for analysis of variables Various components of the present invention are collectively designated as Analysis of Variables Through Analog Representation (AVATAR). It is a method, processes, and apparatus for measurement and analysis of variables of different type and origin. AVATAR offers an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229391 | Resistance exercise machine with stacked resistance packs A resistance exercise machine has a frame that includes a base on the floor and upright posts on the base. Resistance packs mounted for adjustment up and down on the posts are equipped with cams that compensate for the increased resistance resulting from increasing ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225831 | Fluid flow control valve A fluid flow control valve that may be used as both a check valve and a relief valve. The valve includes a moveable valve member having a surface capable of forming two or more valve seal areas with two or more valve seat surfaces on a valve seat member. The valve s... | 06/05/2007 |
| D543383 | Store window display fixture with stripe | 05/29/2007 |
| D543354 | Modular holster with trigger guard | 05/29/2007 |
| D543353 | Modular holster with trigger guard | 05/29/2007 |
| D543217 | Fuel pump | 05/22/2007 |
| RE39638 | Hanging shoe rack A hanging shoe rack for supporting shoes in an angular manner. A pair of side frame members having an elongate body section. A plurality of support arms project outwardly and downwardly from each main body section. Pairs of retaining bars are positioned between said... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220176 | System and method for production of exact weight ground meat A method and system for producing portions of ground meat having a predetermined target weight is disclosed. This system includes a pump assembly that is capable of extruding a stream of ground meat, a conveyor that is capable of transporting the stream of ground me... | 05/22/2007 |
| D542128 | Container with lid | 05/08/2007 |
| D541817 | Fuel pump | 05/01/2007 |
| D541148 | Container with lid | 04/24/2007 |
| D540625 | Vacuum container | 04/17/2007 |
| D539564 | Display table | 04/03/2007 |
| D539030 | Modular holster with trigger guard | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194920 | Sensor probe and pipeline construction and method A sensor and carrier device are provided in combination with a pipeline for either placing a sensor element within the flow stream of the pipeline or a device to divert flow outside of the pipeline to measure a parameter of the conditions within the pipeline or of t... | 03/27/2007 |
| D537893 | Ball catching device | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185397 | Floor cleaning machine A floor cleaning machine is provided with at least two movable squeegees to provide coverage of the liquid applied to the floor in a path with the squeegees extending beyond the outer perimeter sides of the liquid path both during straight ahead movement and during ... | 03/06/2007 |
| D537246 | Modular holster with trigger guard | 02/27/2007 |
| 7185174 | Switch complex selectively coupling input and output of a node in two-dimensional array to four ports and using four switches coupling among ports A switching element for switchably coupling a two-dimensional array of circuit elements comprises an input, an output, means for switchably coupling the input to the output; a first input/output port, a second input/output port, a third input/output port, and a four... | 02/27/2007 |
| D536886 | Combination chair and folding table | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178294 | Ridge cap roofing product The present invention generally encompasses a ridge cap roofing product that is formed from a composite material. The ridge cap has a cross section that is generally in the shape of an inverted V with a rounded apex and includes a front section and a back section. T... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174925 | Tire purge/fill apparatus and method for use in a racing environment A tire purge/fill apparatus for both purging air and other contaminants from a tire to be filled and for filling a tire with nitrogen or other gases to a pre-determined pressure, the apparatus including a supply of gas, a filter member for filtering the gas before e... | 02/13/2007 |
| D536220 | Vacuum container | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172677 | Method for inhibiting calcium salt scale Compositions and method for improving inhibition of calcium salt scale formation under the conditions found in chemical pulp processes in which an effective amount of selected phosphonates or phosphonate blends is admixed with the aqueous digester composition in a c... | 02/06/2007 |
