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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909295 | Wall- or arm-mounting for an all-in-one personal computer A mounting for an all-in-one personal computer (10) that has a stand (12) for supporting the computer on a table or desk to enable the computer to be mounted on a wall or at the end of an articulated arm. A bracket (16) has a first wall (16 | 03/22/2011 |
| 7798468 | Valve closure system and valve closure assembly A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing a railway tank car valve (V1, V2, V3, V4), characterized by improved convenience in mounting on a tank car dome (160) and adaptability to various dome geom... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793916 | Electric-motor-operated valve closure system A valve closure system (30) for operating a valve (32) of a fluid-holding cylinder (CYL) between an open and a closed position to allow and disallow communication of the interior of the cylinder through the valve. A coupler (118) engages and rot... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7710107 | Force or field balance device and method for measuring position A device and method for disclosing position of a positionable input by positioning the input over a range of positions to cause the magnitude of the directional component of a vector representing a field or force produced by a source to change from a reference magni... | 05/04/2010 |
| D614401 | Wrestling ankle band | 04/27/2010 |
| 7673509 | Magnetically coupled drive for a sealed liquid level sender The internal movement of one embodiment of a sealed fuel level sender employs two magnets disposed diametrically opposite each other about a pivot. The actuator that is operated by in-tank fuel level has two magnets disposed diametrically opposite each other about t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7624654 | Automated system and method for probe measurement of stack gas flow properties A system and method for the automated measurement of properties related to a stack gas stream, flow velocity for example. A probe assembly (24) is introduced into a stack through a test port and operated by an automated mechanism mounted on the test port to p... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621305 | Foldable grocery bag organizer A collapsible and erectable organizer for holding bags and their contents, such as bags containing grocery items, upright during transport, such as in the trunk of a car. The organizer has Velcro® pieces on its bottom that resist slipping on a carpeted surface and ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7578991 | Concurrent low-pressure manufacture of hypochlorite A process for efficient, low-pressure production of sodium or potassium hypochlorite. A liquid containing hypochlorite is introduced into a mixing chamber to create a dispersed liquid phase moving generally downward through the mixing chamber. Cl2 is intr... | 08/25/2009 |
| 6851315 | Hermetic fuel level sender An in-tank fuel level sender (26) for signaling the level of liquid fuel in a motor vehicle fuel tank (22). An enclosure (31) forming a hub of the sender provides an interior that is sealed against intrusion of fuel. An actuator (110, 122... | 02/08/2005 |
| 7328589 | Cover for a through-wall air-conditioner unit A cover (30) for covering the exterior of a through-wall air-conditioner installation in a building. A sheet of material has a shape that provides a rectangular outer wall (32) for covering a rectangular outer face of the through-wall air-conditioner i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7207547 | Valve operating assembly and system for operating lever-operated valves An assembly for swinging an external handle of a tank dome valve on a tank dome about a generally horizontal axis has a gearbox and an air motor. In a preferred embodiment, a housing is cooperatively formed by the gearbox casing and the motor cover. The gearbox cont... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175824 | Manufacture of high-strength, low-salt sodium hypochlorite bleach A process and apparatus for the manufacture of high-strength, low-salt sodium hypochlorite. An aqueous solution that comprises certain weight percentages of sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide and that is essentially free of sodium chloride (salt) crystals, an ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7151468 | Stop alert warning system An on-site roadway warning system for alerting a driver of an approaching vehicle of a need to brake the vehicle. A transceiver radiates electromagnetic energy toward the approaching vehicle and receives reflected energy from the vehicle. A processor processes data ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140803 | Passive traffic lane marking for on-board detection of lane boundary A system and process for detecting a traffic lane boundary before it is potentially violated by a moving vehicle traveling in the lane. Passive RF tags or labels are embedded in a paint stripe running along pavement. A sensor in the vehicle emits an RF signal at a f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7079005 | Mechanically buffered contact wiper An electric device contains a medium interposed between first and second electric elements to provide electric continuity between the first element and a defined reference point of the second element throughout a defined range of sliding travel of one of the element... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6990862 | Hermetic fuel level sender having tank bottom referencing A fuel level sender (26) for signaling liquid fuel level in a fuel tank (22). An enclosure (31) forming a hub of the sender provides an interior that is hermetically sealed against intrusion of fuel vapor and liquid. An actuator (110, 122... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957802 | Valve closure system and valve closure assembly having torque limiting A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing a railway tank car valve (V1, V2, V3, V4), characterized by improved convenience in mounting on a tank car dome (160) and adaptability to various dome geom... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6908068 | Adapters and adapter systems for valve closure systems and valve closure assemblies A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing railway tank car valves (V1, V2, V3, V4) characterized by a series of novel adapters (180, 240, 242, 244, 252, 254) for enabling one valve closure assembly... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890651 | Water- and oil-absorbent medium comprising milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat Sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat is milled to create a multitude of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns. Particles of milled sphagnum m... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871834 | Circuit for operating a valve closure system A circuit (10) for operating a bi-directional air motor (12) of a valve closure system for enabling a tank valve to be discretionally operated to either open or closed condition either at the tank by attending personnel or from a remote location, with ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6840503 | Right-angle valve closure system An air motor (34) is arranged at a right angle to the valve stem (54), through a right angle gear drive (36) that provides torque amplification. A bracket (40) associates the motor with the valve body (48), having a flat ring (6... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6773606 | System for straining septic tank effluent before discharge to a drain field A system for limiting the size of particulate matter entering a septic tank pump contains a strainer that has a straining screen through which the pump draws liquid from the septic tank. A nozzle receives some of the effluent being pumped by the pump and is aimed to... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6555007 | Medium and method for binding chlorine gas A fiber-based medium and method for binding chlorine gas utilizes sphagnum, a fibrous wetlands plant that is commercially available in dried form as sphagnum moss and sphagnum peat moss. It has been discovered that sphagnum moss is capable of binding up t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6508933 | Self-cleaning shallow water strainer A strainer for immersion in liquid, especially shallow water, to prevent debris from entering a pump connected by a suction pipe to the interior of the strainer. The strainer has a cylindrical housing that is closed at the bottom and covered by a circular... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6363840 | Fryer The present invention relates to a fryer that can supply suitable moisture for oil therein, as well as refine the used oil conveniently. The oil contained a frying vessel can keep sufficient moisture through two connecting pipes connected with both the fr... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363834 | Multipurpose fryer The present invention relates to a multipurpose fryer that can be used for cooking various foods. The fryer is composed of; a heater arranged in lower portion in the fryer; a net screen arranged over the heater; and a control unit arranged at an upper por... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6244603 | Hand truck for transporting land-and water-craft A hand truck for transporting a craft such as a jet ski, snowmobile, or sailboat has a frame that is open at one lengthwise end, having lengthwise extending sides for placement alongside a craft that is to be transported. Wheels on the sides of the frame ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6231764 | Septic tank pump arrangement including a self-cleaning rotary strainer A system for pumping effluent out of a septic tank contains an electric pump unit disposed coaxially within a tube. A rotary self-cleaning strainer has a cylindrical filter screen that filters certain solid material from the effluent flow through the tube... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220181 | Ergonomic CAD (computer aided design) workstation A computer workstation stand has a platform having a generally horizontal support surface large enough to support a monitor. A table is disposed frontally of the platform and has a flat support surface with a center expanse large enough to support a compu... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6170801 | Valve closure system A valve closure system for rotating a rotatable actuator of a valve relative to a body of the valve to operate the valve from open to closed. The system contains a motor having a rotatable shaft, a mounting that comprises plural parts including a bracket,... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6142490 | In-line roller skate frame Improved support and adjustment of the frame on the boot are obtained by providing mounting brackets that extend transversely outwardly and beyond the underlying side walls between which the roller wheels are mounted and that contain transverse mounting s... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131564 | Watering means for a fryer This invention relates to a watering means for a fryer to supply suitable moisture required during frying operation. A fryer including a watering means for a fryer according to the invention comprises a heating device such as a heating pipe or a heater fo... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5993652 | Self-cleaning strainer having rotating strainer frame assembly journaled on central core by sets of wheels A novel all-wheel journaling of the rotary portion of a rotary self-cleaning strainer on a stationary central core. Respective sets of circumferentially spaced wheels are provided on respective end closures of the rotary portion that close opposite axial ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5937779 | Single-hand sailboat having novel spinnaker raising and lowering system A spinnaker raising and lowering system is provided for a sailboat. The system includes a first pulley mounted in a movable mounting. A second pulley contained in a mounting which is fixed to the deck of the sailboat. A third pulley contained in a mountin... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5800167 | Dental arch bite registration device A dental arch bite registration device in the form of a thin disk having a plan shape corresponding to that portion of opposing dental arches whose registration is to be taken. The disk has an outer perimeter frame of polymeric material. Polymeric bite re... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5582517 | Multi-laminar dental impression tray assembly A multi-laminar impression material is supported in a tray to form an impression tray assembly. The impression material comprises two lamina that are bonded together. One lamina is relatively softer than the other. The one lamina faces the arch while the ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575640 | Burner for gas burning apparatus A burner for a gas burning apparatus is disclosed including: a swirl plate in which a plurality of mixing pipe seats having through-holes are formed at predetermined intervals on the same circumference of the central portion; a lowest flame holder having ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5571011 | Dental arch bite registration device A dental arch bite registration device in the form of a thin disk having a plan shape corresponding to that portion of opposing dental arches whose registration is to be taken. The disk has an outer perimeter frame of polymeric material for peripherally b... | 11/05/1996 |
