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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 |
| 7689416 | System for transferring personalize matter from one computer to another This invention combines methodologies that enhance voice recognition dictation. It describes features for moving speaker voice files eliminating redundant training of speech recognition dictation applications. It defines how to create synthetic voice models reducing... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7603273 | Simultaneous multi-user real-time voice recognition system This invention is a combination of software and hardware components and methodologies that enable voice recognition for multiple users simultaneously. It introduces the concept of a “conversational voice log” and how voice logs are combined to represent the spok... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7510649 | Top loading vertical flow submerged bed wastewater treatment system A system for treating wastewater having a treatment bed of particulate material, inflow distributing plumbing for applying wastewater from a wastewater supply source to upper part of the treatment bed. The wastewater percolates downwardly through the particulate mat... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7431246 | Refuse container holder system A refuse container holder for holding and physically stabilizing refuse containers, especially when those refuse containers are positioned at the curbside in front of the residence. A device includes a vertical element, that includes an upwardly directed hook that a... | 10/07/2008 |
| D552822 | Storage system | 10/09/2007 |
| D552821 | Storage system | 10/09/2007 |
| 7090302 | Supporting apparatus for articles An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that is equipped with a pair of headrest supporting sockets in the backrest and a headrest removably mounted in the sockets. The article supporting device includes a horizontal supporting component, an article ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7047192 | Simultaneous multi-user real-time speech recognition system This invention is a combination of software and hardware components and methodologies that enable speech recognition for multiple users simultaneously. It introduces the concept of a “conversational voice log” and how voice logs are combined to represent the spo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017202 | Bunk bed panel A cover furnishing, generally made of a single continuous piece of rectangular plastic or suitable material affixed to cover and conceal the underside of a top bunk or loft bed system to prevent particles from falling from the mattress or on a ceiling above the top ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6976274 | Traffic control glove A new safety glove for allowing a user, such as a police officer or a road worker, to direct traffic more easily. The inventive device includes a hand cover having an interior hand space, a front or palm panel and a back or dorsal panel the two panel being fastened ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957854 | Supporting apparatus for articles An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that is equipped with a pair of headrest supporting sockets in the backrest and a headrest removably mounted in the sockets. The article supporting device includes a horizontal supporting component, an article ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938766 | Fiber holder The invention is a suspension plate system for providing access to hanks of fiber. The system may include a circular, transparent, plastic disc having a plurality of truncated conic circular bores located equidistant from the center of the disc and being substantial... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935274 | Pet toy The pet toy consists of an inner elastomer ball having an inner ball wall, a squeaker mounted in the inner ball wall, an outer elastomer ball having an outer ball wall, an air hole mounted in the outer ball wall, the inner ball being within the outer ball. The outer... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6703600 | Structural monitoring apparatus An optical encoder for detecting movement of a first structural element relative to a second structural element. The encoder includes a transmitter portion connected to the first structural element and having first and second optical fibers arranged side ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6668783 | Cylinder head for internal combustion engine A modified cylinder head for an internal combustion engine. The cylinder head includes an air inlet cavity that is divided into two channels.... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647161 | Structural monitoring sensor system The present invention is directed to a system for continuous physical integrity monitoring of large civil structures such as bridges and high-rise buildings . . . wherein the relevant sensor data stream is generated continuously and transmitted to the dat... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6632952 | Agricultural oil processing using potassium hydroxide A method of processing agricultural oil in which non-toxic reagents are used, so that a waste stream is evolved suitable for use as a nutrient source and wherein the non-toxic reagents include nutrient source and wherein the non-toxic reagents include nut... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6615457 | Button replacement device An apparatus for temporarily holding a button on a garment to replace a button which has been detached or lost from the garment. The apparatus includes a spring-like U-shaped clip that has an upper planar portion and a lower planar portion. The upper and ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601914 | Supporting apparatus for articles An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that is equipped with a pair of headrest supporting sockets in the backrest and a headrest removably mounted in the sockets. The article supporting device includes a horizontal supporting component, ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595902 | Weight training and toning device A weight training and toning device that has a frame which supports a horizontal platform. A roller assembly is mounted on the frame for movement between an inactive position to an active position. When the roller is in the active position, the device is ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592929 | Method of exposing and developing a fingerprint from the surface of an oxidized metal object A method is used to expose a fingerprint on the surface of a metallic object which is covered with a layer of a metallic oxide such as rust. The metallic oxide is dissolved with a reagent which reacts with the metallic oxide. The dissolved metallic oxide ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6532692 | Breech plug for muzzle loading firearm A breech plug assembly for a muzzle loading firearm. The breech plug assembly is screwed into the back opening at the breech end of the barrel of the firearm. The forward end of the conical projection has a tapered or conical projection for supporting the... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6532679 | Fixture for a table saw A self-adjusting accessory for a table saw that includes a guide for sliding in the guide groove of the work supporting table of a table saw and which is biased against the edge of the guide groove which is closest to the cutting blade. The guide bar is u... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523740 | Floral container A floral container which is tapered from a relatively large horizontal cross-section at the upper end of the container to a relatively small horizontal cross-section at the lower end of the container. The container has a pair of forward walls, a pair of r... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6487914 | Structural monitoring sensor system The present invention is directed to a system for continuous physical integrity monitoring of large civil structures such as bridges and high-rise buildings . . . wherein the relevant sensor data stream is generated continuously and transmitted to the dat... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6476377 | Structural monitoring system An optical encoder for detecting movement of a first structural element relative to a second structural element. The encoder includes a transmitter portion connected to the first structural element and having first and second optical fibers arranged side ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471176 | Staff holder In general, the invention consists of a staff holder that includes a supporting base, a vertical post attached to the supporting base and a hand actuated chuck at the top of the post. The chuck includes an inner ring fixed to the post, a plurality of grip... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461281 | Kick bag for physical therapy A striking bag assembly which includes a primary bag suspended from a fixed support and an anchor bag suspended from the primary bag. The anchor bag is smaller and heavier and, therefore, considerably denser than the primary bag. More specifically, the an... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6426113 | Agricultural extraction products and processes The inventive developments disclosed in this application include the following features and combinations thereof: extracting oil from spent bleaching earths for animal feed; using earths and acid water as soil amendment/fertilizer; efficient extraction of... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6423946 | Apparatus for and method of developing fingerprints An apparatus for and method of developing fingerprints on an object by cyanoacrylate fuming. The apparatus includes a container having a chamber, an opening to the chamber and a mechanism for evacuating air from the chamber. The apparatus also includes a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422978 | Exercise rope A jump rope consisting of an elongated cord extending between a pair of handles. The cord has a pair of end portions connected to the handles, a mid portion and a pair of intermediate portions between the mid portion and the end portions. Each of the inte... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412324 | Apparatus and method for forming a double ended upset pipe Apparatus for and method of extruding a metal pipe having a substantially uniform inner diameter. The forward and rearward end sections of the pipe are thicker than the middle section of the pipe. A heated metal billet having a cylindrical longitudinal bo... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394935 | Therapeutic exercise apparatus A therapeutic exercise apparatus having a weight and pulley system mounted on a supporting frame. The pulley system includes upper and lower pulley blocks slidably mounted on a vertical post. Either of the pulley blocks can be releasably fixed to the post... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6393669 | Button replacement device The present invention consists of an apparatus for temporarily holding a button on a garment to replace a button which has been detached or lost from the garment. The apparatus includes a spring-like U-shaped clip that has an upper planar portion and a lo... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390048 | Valve apparatus for internal combustion engine A gas valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a combustion chamber. The gas valve apparatus includes a rotary intake valve located between an outer intake port and inner intake port at the combustion chamber and a rotary exhaust valve loc... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6371068 | Air intake for internal combustion engine A modified air intake mechanism for an internal combustion engine. The air intake mechanism includes an air passageway that contains a fixed vane located in a plane that is parallel to the air flow within the passageway. More specifically, the vane is sta... | 04/16/2002 |
