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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7937902 | Rain screen system A rain screen system for attaching an array of panels to the outside of a building, by means of a track system. The track system includes a series of horizontal mounting tracks that extend across the entire width of the panel array. Each horizontal mounting track ha... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7895688 | Decubiti ulcer system A system and procedure for preventing and enhancing healing of Decubiti ulcers on patients, comprising the steps of placing the patient on a web adapted to support the patient, the web having a patient contacting portion and a non-patient contacting portion, the web... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7753342 | Pry bar A pry tool [10] comprising an hollow handle [11]; a first claw [16] having a first end [17], and a second end [18], the first end [17] being attached inside the lower end of the handle [11], and the second end [18 | 07/13/2010 |
| D618978 | Pry tool | 07/06/2010 |
| D552822 | Storage system | 10/09/2007 |
| D552821 | Storage system | 10/09/2007 |
| 5435148 | Apparatus for maximizing air conditioning and/or refrigeration system efficiency A compression-type refrigeration system is disclosed, in which "flash gas" formation is eliminated without artificially maintaining condenser temperature and pressure levels. Condenser temperatures and pressures are allowed to fluctuate with ambient opera... | 07/25/1995 |
| 4821654 | Regeneration of bulk materials In order to rationalize the operation of foundries and to avoid environmental stresses, it is endeavored so to rework used molding sand accruing as black sand and to free it from binder residue, so that this sand can be used without restriction like new s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4748574 | Integrated executive desk unit An executive desk pad for defining the working area on a desk comprises a generally flat, portable rectangular base having a planar underside for placement on the surface of the desk. The major portion of the upperside of the base forms a writing area in ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4742755 | Heating attachment for a musical instrument A heating attachment for the mouthpiece of a musical wind instrument for heating the mouthpiece during outdoor playing of the instrument in cold weather. The attachment includes a sleeve which is adapted to be mounted on the mouthpiece and which includes ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4710877 | Device for the programmed teaching of arabic language and recitations A computerized device to teach the basics of the Arabic language and the rules of the recitation of the Qur'an meeting the particular requirements of the Arabic language and the Qur'anic phonetics and script in a convenient and simple manner. The device i... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4699511 | Refraction sensor An index of refraction sensor utilizing a sensor face inclined at the nominal critical angle of an incident beam, refracts or reflects this incident radiation depending upon the wavelength of that radiation and the index of refraction external to it. The ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4676386 | Nipple Baby bottle nipple or pacifier having a mouth portion made of elastomer and a base portion made of semi-rigid thermoplastic polymer. The mouth portion is formed in a hot first mold and the mouth portion is transferred to relatively cold second mold in whi... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4669457 | Orthopedic brace having elongated limiting element bendable in one direction only Brace for use on a body limb having a joint, wherein a cuff is adapted to be attached to the limb above the joint and a cuff to be attached to the limb below the joint, the two cuffs being joined by a connecting member. The connecting member consists of a... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4669813 | Faceplate incorporating an off-axis filter A faceplate for a highly sensitive low-light level imaging device is provided with an off-axis light filter to reduce optical noise. A transparent optical conduit layer includes an absorbing region around the periphery to absorb off-axis light. A transpar... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4664550 | Junction piece for releasably connecting rod-shaped elements with one another A junction piece for releasably connecting rod-shaped structural elements 7, the junction piece consisting of a junction ball K and a pin element 4 to be radially screwed into the ball K. The pin elements 4 are of cylindrical shape and can be inserted wit... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4647152 | Optical apparatus Apparatus for expanding a visual image consisting of a ribbon of optical fibers locked in closely-spaced, parallel relationship and cut across at a narrow acute angle at one end, the surface thus exposed being roughened in texture and the exterior of each... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4571740 | Recreation apparatus Apparatus consisting of an insulated container to the surface of which is attached an auxiliary panel containing a radio and loudspeakers.... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4568615 | Craft substrates A substrate or "canvas" for use in thread-craft is formed of stiffenable sheet-like material in a chosen three-dimensional surface configuration. The substrate is needle-penetrable throughout, or in a dense array of points. The points are arranged so as t... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4379560 | Turbine seal Seal for two concentric tubular elements of a gas turbine, consisting of rings associated with each element and having facing grooves, and of a connector extending between the grooves and consisting of two annuli which are in concentric spaced relationshi... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4322782 | Flashlight Flashlight with means permitting operation in a voltage mode with memory, in a conductivity mode, and in a lighting mode.... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4319651 | Weighing device Weighing device consisting of a hollow housing in which is mounted a leaf spring and having slots which expose the spring for receiving an object and for indicating the amount of deflection of the spring due to the weight of the object.... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4319169 | Safety control unit Safety control unit using a self-starting single-phase synchronous a.c. motor with a register closure.... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4316452 | Solar collector Solar collector, using air as the flowing heated medium, including a glass enclosure, and using a thin metal diaphram in tightly-stressed condition as a heat absorbing agent.... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4313250 | Tool for replacement of golf club grip A tool useful for the placement of a golf club grip. The tool includes a handle with an elongated notch and an elongated blade parallel with the notch and is tapered to a point. The blade also is provided with a convex arcuate surface on one side and a fl... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4309600 | Machine tool This invention has to do with an automatic manufacturing system and, more particularly, to a plurality of work stations to which a variety of workpieces are carried by a network of conveyors, in which means are provided to identify each workpiece and mean... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4304399 | Workpiece clamp Workpiece clamp for use on the table of a machine tool, provided with an inverted T-shaped slot, the clamp consisting of a main body which overlies the table and is telescopingly mounted for vertical sliding motion on a base slidable in the T-shaped slot.... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4299103 | Rolling mill A method of and apparatus for rolling metal strips in a rolling mill having a 4-high roll stand and a tension roll stand comprising a plurality of pairs of combined rollers. The method comprises advancing the metal strips through the 4-high roll stand and... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4299338 | Valve system Valve system having a primary valve for excluding air, mounted in series with a secondary valve for controlling the flow of powder.... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4296838 | Automotive oil system System for changing motor oil, consisting of two related containers, one to receive used oil drained from the vehicle, and the other carrying new oil for introduction into the vehicle.... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4295506 | Wedge A wedge having two opposite faces lying at an acute angle to define a cutting edge and having a point that extends beyond the edge to assist in introducing the wedge into the grain of a log.... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4287073 | Water-based forging lubricant A lubricant composition comprising water, graphite, an organic thickener, sodium molybdate, and sodium pentaborate. Other additives are sodium bicarbonate, ethylene glycol, or mica. The composition is effective in the hot forging of metals, is virtually n... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4274171 | Lifeboat Lifeboat in the general form of a hollow prolate spheroid having a hatchway opening in the upper portion and a weighted keel in the lower portion. The lifeboat comprises a main body having inner and outer skins spaced apart in a parallel relationship and ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4270769 | Ski binding Ski binding for use with cross-country skis, having a stamped sheet metal main plate with integral boot pins and a hinged wire clamping bail.... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269203 | Anti-smoking device A device for injecting an unpleasant odiferous substance into cigarettes contained within a package includes a hollow carrying case with an upper chamber for receiving a package of cigarettes and a lower chamber containing the odiferous substance. Hollow ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4261523 | Granulator Granulator having a rotary cutter and bed knife with V-shaped conjugate cutting edges, movable hopper, and sound-absorbing panels.... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4261160 | Weed removal apparatus Apparatus for weed removal from a pond, the apparatus including a buoyant raft, a vacuum pickup hose, and a collecting means.... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4261071 | Shoe tree Shoe tree which has been blow-molded from an elastomer plastic and having a hollow bellows existing between a toe piece and a heel piece.... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260358 | Molding device A molding device for the manufacture of hollow plastic articles comprising of a two part separable mold, a pre-cast station, a blow station, means for moving the mold halves between the closed and open positions, and means for moving the mold between the ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4257207 | Construction system Construction system consisting of a flat main body having recesses at its edges and a centrally-hinged connecting member having opposed parts that fit in the recesses.... | 03/24/1981 |
