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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172659 | Electronic game that is not limited in the number of players or length of play The invention is an electronic game that can have an unlimited number of players and length of play, where in one variation the game includes an electronic scratch card that stipulates either an amount of g-money or a partial electronic image piece that is a member ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7908755 | Adjustable angle framing square apparatus having a straight-edge element with a translational shift mechanism An embodiment is an articulating straight-edge apparatus having an asymmetrical hub with a lobe having a flat edge. The hub has a bearing hole, an axle, a circular side with recesses which provide stopping at pre-set angles. There is a secant slotted channel through... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7898414 | System for locating and preventing the loss of personal items and the like within a geographic range relative to a user The invention is a system for locating and preventing the loss of personal items within a geographic zone. The system components are a personal portable homing center device a having a radio frequency receiver and a transducer that is actuated by a change in a signa... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896568 | Articulite A light on a self-supporting collapsible arm having a plurality of frictionally restrained articulating joints, where the frictional joint has a male half joint with a first plate and an annular shaft with an inner wider diameter. In the surface of the first plate i... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882872 | Protective cover for hair clippers seated in a rack The invention is a pre-conformed cover consisting of panels of a relatively strong flexible material assembled in a conformation that can protectively stretchedly cover and lockedly secure one or more hair clippers on a hair clipper rack. A locking means that has at... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7753545 | Illuminated plastic fuel tank The invention is an illuminable tank that includes a partially translucent plastic tank and an illumination apparatus. The illuminable tank enables a user to determine the level of liquid in the tank, to make the tank more visible at night, and to light the area sur... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7387202 | Sanitary, portable feeding kit for children A convenient, portable, “all-in-one” kit that contains all of the feeding accessories that a child would require for a meal, and also provides a sanitary environment for eating the meal. The kit is comprised of members including a container member, which is a cu... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7360849 | Lava-brick An improved and concealed wall mounted soap storage device having a housing with an opening on one side, and a center rotating door closure member with a vertical wall that serves as a door, and a projecting soap tray that can rotate into the housing. The closure me... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341285 | Chemical fusion of non-metallic pipe joints A pipe joint for joining pipes having a low surface energy and resistance to solvents. The components are an extrudable adhesive; a first pipe having a socket with an inside diameter, where the socket has a mouth, a self-centering bottom, and a cylindrical wall with... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322716 | Extendable articulated flashlight The invention is an apparatus that is an extendable articulated flashlight. The apparatus have an electric power source; a housing for the electric power source, where the housing has a base; a light generating device; and an adjustable extendable collapsible arm co... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281772 | Outdoor storage compartment An outdoor storage compartment with a housing having exterior rectangular side walls, an interior semicircular side wall, with an open-side, a center swinging door with an integral tray, and a magnetic closure. The door has a center elongate bearing, to hingedly rot... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7203979 | Decontamination gate apparatus An improved combination security and decontamination gate to be used at various venues and areas which entertain large numbers of people. The gates may be set up at entrance and exit areas of the venue or area for security purposes, as well as to facilitate quick an... | 04/17/2007 |
| D540511 | Bib | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202774 | Eye shield sleeping device The invention is an eye shield sleeping device that has a strap, a pair of eye shields, a pair of ear covers, a timer, one or more speakers, a microphone, and a voice recognition system. The timer creates an awakening sound when the time on the timer expires. The so... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185903 | Linear suspension spring The invention is a suspension spring apparatus for a vehicle wherein the suspension spring maintains a linear alignment irrespective of the position of the articulating strut, where the articulating strut is selected from the group consisting of: control arms, axle ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169719 | Universal fleecebacked roofing membrane The invented product is a fleecebacked laminate that is suitable as a single-ply fleecebacked roofing membrane. The laminate consists of the following: 1) a thermoplastic reinforced planar sheet, 2) a needle punched fleece formed on both sides of the thermoplastic r... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157034 | Twin-sheet thermoforming process A twin-sheet thermoforming process for the manufacture of vehicle headliners. In the process a first sheet and second sheet of SuperLite material are mounted onto respective frames. The frames transfer the sheets into an oven, where they are heated to a desired temp... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7112145 | Golf training device A golf training device that assists a golfer in sighting the direction to hit, and in the proper alignment of his body with respect to the golf ball. The device has a housing for mounting at least two lasers having a vertical element that provides vertical support f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104620 | Outdoor storage compartment The invention is an outdoor storage compartment. The major components are a housing having an interior with an open-side, a center swinging door with an integral tray, and a magnetic closure. The door can nominally be opened by pressing a designated push point near ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101604 | Footwear sole having a natural grip The invention is footwear having an outer sole(s) with an ergonomic gripping or traction surface. More particularly, the ergonomic gripping or traction surface is a gripping and traction pattern, formed as an integral part of a shoe sole, that is based on a natural ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6993871 | Gutter cover having a unique interlocking bracket The invention is a bracket for installing a gutter cover for ducting rainwater to a rainwater gutter, where the gutter cover prevents debris from entering the gutter. The bracket is roughly shaped like three extended fingers, where each finger is a strut. The struts... | 02/07/2006 |
| D510206 | Cabinet-type organizer with adjustable shelves | 10/04/2005 |
| 6799751 | Quick adjusting choke winch The invention is a quick adjusting choke winch, wherein in contrast to a winch where the strap is threaded from an end of the choke strap, the choke strap is side-threaded along a longitudinal edge. The invention is appropriately sized so that multiple width straps ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6575532 | Beach chair having a swivelable means A swivelable beach chair having excellent corrosion resistance, where the chair has a PVC tubing frame, which supports a flexible fabric covering that forms the seat and the back; has a PVC tubing underpinning that supports the seat; has a planar bearing ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6490802 | Orientation sensor An apparatus for precisely measuring the direction and grade of tilt, and the rate of change of tilt. The apparatus consists of a lighted fiber optic cable that is fitted with a flotation collar on one end, and the other end is vertically tethered to the ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488042 | Walking cane having a multifunctional, expandable handle A walking cane having a multifunctional handle, where the handle, which outwardly appears to be a conventional handle, is comprised of articulating elements which can be rotated outwardly, therein transforming the handle into a tripod like structure. The ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6405654 | Muzzle-loader projectile with a plastic insert The invention is an improved ammunition for use in muzzle-loader guns, where the invention is a muzzle-loader projectile that is substantially conventional in overall appearance to prior art, black powder projectiles, but differs significantly in that it ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 5931087 | SpencCracker, an apparatus for shucking pecans An apparatus for shucking pecans having a stator, which is a trapezoidal front plate with a pair of adjoining tapered side-walls with longitudinal edges, a mounting bracket for immobilizing the stator, and a chute which is a reservoir for the pecans, wher... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5503047 | Cordless electric corkscrew A mechanized corkscrew powered by a cordless electric screwdriver, that mimics a winged manual corkscrew, wherein the mechanized corkscrew has a bell shaped flange on a sliding element that retracts up a twin threaded shaft as the corkscrew is twisted int... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5296270 | Process for making a thermally radiant surface A process for producing electrically conductive surfaces on infrared emitting military targets, wherein the electrically conductive surfaces, when electrified, heat up and produce an infrared image on the face of the target, where the process accommodates... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5281288 | Tape for affixing a grip and process for using same A double sided tape comprised of a carrier which is coated with a first pressure sensitive adhesive which is a water swellable adhesive that contains a lubricity component that temporarily, so long as water is present, imparts a high degree of slip to the... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5271999 | Duct tape having a non-depositing adhesive A duct tape having a non-depositing pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein said duct tape can be removed after application to a surface of a substrate, the duration of the application being indefinitely extended for multiple weeks, without leaving an adhesi... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5113588 | Isomorphic trailer hitch alignment guide device A trailer hitch alignment guide device, for a ball and socket hitch, wherein the guides can be mounted either to the rear or side, wherein the sighting elements on the guides are visually emblematic of the coupling elements, where one sighting element is ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5055102 | Swing-away disposable syringe needle cover A needle cover for a needle on a syringe which can be removed through the application of a single finger force against a lever arm that is integral with the needle cover, where said force causes the needle cover to rotate laterally away from the needle sh... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5041001 | Watt-hour meter plug An electrical device for electrifying a building equipped with an in electrical connection with a watt-hour meter box, where the box has a socket that is designed to receive a watt-hour meter and covering glass case, wherein the device is a watt-hour mete... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4993538 | Apparatus for cleaning overhead conveyor trolleys An apparatus for cleaning the wheels of a trolley of an overhead conveyor, particularly overhead conveyors used in poultry processing, where the apparatus is positioned in-line and coextensive with the guide rail, wherein said apparatus is comprised of an... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4928876 | Bifrustoconical beverage container, lid, multi-secitonal straw, and fastening devices A beverage container having a bottom that has been deformed such that it has a fingerlike projection that extends upward over halfway into the center of the container, where the container also has a multi-sectional drinking straw that fits over and is hel... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4870962 | Disposable self-inflating manual resuscitator bag A manually actuated, self-distending, self-inflating resuscitator bag that is substantially shaped like a pleated, handleless bellows where the pleats act like a spring following compression to rapidly re-inflate the bag to its fully recovered state, and ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4712327 | Aerated live well An aerated live well consisting of a double walled vessel where the inner chamber formed by the walls can be filled with ice for the purposes of cooling the water in the vessel, and/or the inner chamber can be filled with pressurized air via an air pump, ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711600 | Heating device for use with asphalt pavement resurfacing equipment An asphalt pavement heating device, for use with an asphalt pavement recycling or repair apparatus which uses heaters to warm the asphalt to a pliable form thereby facilitating the recycling or repair process, wherein a pressurized combustible gaseous mix... | 12/08/1987 |
