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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178046 | Microfluidic devices with SPR sensing capabilities A microfluidic system including a chip sensor and an SPR optical detector. The chip sensor may be made a non-transparent material, such as polyimide or silicon, allowing non-visible radiation produced by the SPR optical detector to pass through and interact with a s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8153045 | Color variation control process for molding plastic and composite multi-color articles A process to effect random color variation in multi-color molded articles includes feeding individual colors to molding equipment in a pre-established sequence and manner that prevents substantial mixing of the colors, and at pre-established ratios in relation to a ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8122788 | Variable gear ratio ratchet This invention relates to a fastener driving device including a variable ratio gear mechanism that enables the ratio of the rotation of the handle to the rotation of a driving bit extending from the handle to be varied to allow the bit to rotate at different speeds ... | 02/28/2012 |
| D655002 | Tool handle | 02/28/2012 |
| D654589 | Handle | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112943 | Convertible hard side shelter A hard side shelter is convertible between transport and deployed modes. When in the transport mode, the shelter has an envelope identical to an ISO-cargo container. A side section floor and cover are each connected to the center section for rotating between being c... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075856 | Multiple reactor chemical production system The present invention is a multiple reaction set for the production of chemicals by equilibrium limited reactions utilizing plate-type or extended surface heat exchangers. The heat exchangers effectively cool the reaction products in order to condense the methanol c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8052581 | Dual actuation mechanism for braking and stopping rotation of a rotating member A dual actuation mechanism for controlling resistance applied to a rotating member includes a lever, a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator and second actuator are both operably coupled to the lever, wherein the first actuator and the second actu... | 11/08/2011 |
| D648433 | Handle | 11/08/2011 |
| 8037790 | Indicator for torque limiting tool A torque wrench is provided that includes a handle in which is disposed a torque limiting mechanism and a torque indicator engaged with the torque limiting mechanism. The torque limiting mechanism functions to limit the maximum torque that can be transmitted by an i... | 10/18/2011 |
| D646384 | Tool | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007567 | Apparatus and method for biogas purification The present invention is a biogas processing system having a compressor having a biogas input and output, a pump having a water input and output, a scrubber tower having a mixing chamber connected to a biogas input, a water pump input, a water output, and a processe... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7987745 | Variable gear ratio ratchet This invention relates to a fastener driving device including a variable ratio gear mechanism that enables the ratio of the rotation of the handle to the rotation of a driving bit extending from the handle to be varied to allow the bit to rotate at different speeds ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985062 | Apparatus and process for two-sided thermoforming The present invention is a thermoforming device that includes a separate forming mold that can be positioned within a pair of primary mold sections to define a separate mold cavity therein. The separate mold cavity can be used to form details on various sections of ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7966775 | Convertible hard side shelter A hard side shelter is convertible between transport and deployed modes. When in the transport mode, the shelter has an envelope identical to an ISO-cargo container. A side section floor and cover are each connected to the center section for rotating between being c... | 06/28/2011 |
| D638861 | Compaction machine | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946589 | Adjustable projectile target The present invention is an adjustable projectile target that includes a support structure that can hold a body portion of the target at various angular positions with regard to the support structure. The support structure allows the body portion to be rotated along... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7846396 | Sample holder for surface plasmon resonance measuring instruments A droplet sample holder, especially a sample holder for use in a measuring instrument utilizing surface plasmon resonance. The sample holder reduces or minimizes the measurement distortion result of the droplet “pherpheral concentration effect” by surrounding th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7866517 | Vehicle-mounted equipment carrier An equipment carrier for mounting onto a rear component of a vehicle structure, such as a vehicle trunk lid or door, comprises a frame having lower engagement elements engageable with a lower area of the vehicle component, a structure connected to the frame for carr... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865966 | Method and apparatus of automatic scanning probe imaging A method of operating a scanning probe microscope (SPM) includes scanning a sample as a probe of the SPM interacts with a sample, and collecting sample surface data in response to the scanning step. The method identifies a feature of the sample from the sample surfa... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7832623 | Carton with arcuate bottom score and scored side wall and flap A carton particularly well suited for storing packaged dry goods is designed such that the closure flaps that close a top opening of the carton do not obstruct the loading of goods into the carton through the top opening when the carton is placed on its side. The ca... | 11/16/2010 |
| D627293 | Balancing weight for a vehicle wheel | 11/16/2010 |
| D627266 | Tricycle | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828540 | Drive unit Disclosed is a drive unit, in particular for an injection unit or an ejector of an injection molding machine, comprising a stroke spindle device with a spindle and a spindle nut, and a prestressing device for prestressing the spindle that is dischargeable in a displ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7800582 | Scene launcher system and method for weather report presentations and the like A system and method for defining and presenting a presentation, e.g., a televised weather report presentation, including a plurality of computer or other generated scenes in which a live on-screen presenter appears as part of the presentation and controls scene sequ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799145 | Biodegradable cleaner The present invention is a cleaning composition for use with firearms and industrial items in which all of the components of the composition are biodegradable. The selected components of the composition also have a combined flashpoint of over 200° F. The low volati... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7753621 | Vibrating plate comprising a remote control that is integrated into a draw bar The invention relates to a vibrating plate for ground compaction, said plate comprising a remote control device for controlling at least one forward or rear journey by the excitation of an oscillation device. The remote control device comprises an emitter unit, whic... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735801 | Vibration absorbing mount for attaching an accessory to a portable power source A generator has an accessory mounting member adapted to mount an electrical accessory that provides isolation of the electrical accessory from the generator such that transfer of vibratory forces generated during operation of the generator is mitigated. The accessor... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731105 | Vibratory pump with adapter and high pressure mechanism The present invention is a vibratory pumping apparatus that increases the ease and effectiveness of use of the apparatus. More specifically, the apparatus includes an adapter engageable with a conventional motive member, such as an electric drill, in order to enable... | 06/08/2010 |
| D613552 | Multiple pour pitcher | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690597 | Flap actuator A flap actuator is provided for controlling movement of a flap on a wing of an aircraft. The flap actuator includes a housing having a leading end and a trailing end. A ball nut is rotatably supported in the housing. A motor has a rotatable drive shaft that is rotat... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7665349 | Method and apparatus for rapid automatic engagement of a probe A method and apparatus of engaging a probe with a sample surface including automatically reducing the spacing between a probe of a probe based instrument and a sample from an initial separation to one in which the probe is positioned for obtaining a sample surface m... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7650821 | Torque-limiting mechanism A torque-limiting mechanism is provided for use in a variety of torque-applying tools. The mechanism includes a handle defining a housing in which are disposed a slip gear and a fixed gear. The fixed gear is attached to the housing while the slip gear is attached to... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7641130 | Methods and apparatus for optimizing aerosol generation with ultrasonic transducers The invention is an apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance and protecting one or more aerosol generating transducers from deterioration while operating in a chemically reactive aqueous solution by utilizing one or more protective barrier techniques to ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7617719 | Method and apparatus for obtaining material property information of a heterogeneous sample using harmonic resonance imaging A method and apparatus for its practice are provided of differentiating at least one component of a heterogeneous sample from other component(s) using harmonic resonance imaging and of obtaining information regarding the sample from the differentiation. In a preferr... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7596919 | Lightweight composite roofing tiles A composite roofing tile with multiple tile images is adapted for presentation of the individual tile images in a non-repeating manner, and for interlocking with adjacent stacked and installed tiles. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595156 | Genes for synthesis of FR-008 polyketides The present invention relates to the base sequence of whole genes involved in the biosynthesis of FR-008 polyketides derived from Streptomyces sp. FR-008. This base sequence comprises genes coding for ketosynthase (KS), acyl transferase (AT), acyl carrier pro... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7587886 | Lawnmower with cutter deck locator assembly A lawnmower cutter deck is fitted with a side-to-side deck locator comprises first and second laterally spaced bearings that are disposed longitudinally between the cutter deck and the lawnmower frame. Each of the bearings is laterally spaced from a corresponding st... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7576305 | Heat-generating element of a heating device A heat-generating element of a heating device for heating air including at least one PTC element, electric strip conductors lying on the PTC elements and a longish positioning frame that forms at least one frame opening for holding the minimum of one PTC element. A ... | 08/18/2009 |
| D597175 | Faucet | 07/28/2009 |
