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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6621357 | Power oscillator for control of waveshape and amplitude An RF power oscillator for contactless card antennas shapes a carrier signal at the operating frequency utilizing a delay circuit having a number of taps for delaying the carrier signal by different lengths of time. The delayed signals are input into a bu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6595416 | System for rapidly dispensing and adding value to fare cards An add value terminal provides an automatic fare collection environment with a compact, easy to use, and easy to install device that re-values and issues transit fare cards exclusively utilizing credit and debit functions. The add value terminal alleviate... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6596830 | Silicon-containing polymer and bilayer resist composition based thereon Polymeric compounds for use in a chemically amplified resist are represented by the following chemical formulas 1 and 2: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, are each selected from the group consisting of ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586950 | Volume charge density measuring system A capacitive sensor is shielded against external electric fields to maximize measurement accuracy. The sensor may include two coaxial, tubular conductors with a chamber between them into which a material sample to be measured is introduced. A measurement ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586949 | Volume charge density measuring system A capacitive sensor includes one or more chambers through which a material can flow. Two conductors are located to partially surround the flow chamber so that the material flows between the conductors. Where more than one chamber is used, additional condu... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6547148 | Contactless proximity automated data collection system and method with collision resolution A collision resolution system and method for enhanced non-contact automated data collection. The data collection system generally includes a plurality of portable fare tags or token ("smart") cards and a stationary target terminal. Each tag exchanges a se... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514161 | Baseball striking practice device A ball hitting practice device featuring a practice ball slidably locateable upon a tether. The tether is attached to a support structure thereby placing the practice ball in a target position to be hit by a user. The support structure may be any versatil... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514313 | Gas purification system and method A gas purification system has at least one purifier in a purifier line with a gas supply inlet at one end and a process outlet at an opposite end for connection to a process tool using the purified gas. A vent line having a vent outlet is connected to the... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511066 | Apparatus and method for scoring dart games A dart game scoreboard intended for use in association with regulation size dartboard. The scoreboard contains a removable game piece that allows players to play established dart games such as "cricket" and "301" or "501." Additionally, the removable game... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6510647 | Animal trapping apparatus and method A live animal trap includes only two basic parts, an elongate hollow tube and a pivot support stand on which the tube is pivotally mounted. The tube has a first, closed end for holding bait and a second, open end. The tube is pivotally mounted on the stan... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6502297 | Circuit board card cage with one-piece, integral card guide units A card guide unit for use in guiding and positioning circuit boards in a card cage, which guide unit is integral, having front and rear cross members that are integral with machined elongated card guides, having machined spaces between the card guides, an... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6490374 | Accelerated signal encoding and reconstruction using pixon method The method identifies a Pixon element, which is a fundamental and indivisible unit of information, and a Pixon basis, which is the set of possible functions from which the Pixon elements are selected. The actual Pixon elements selected from this basis dur... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6480101 | Contactless proximity automated data collection system and method A fast data transfer collection system using message authentication and contactless RF proximity card technology in non-contact storage and retrieval applications. The system is generally comprised of Host computers (application computer systems), Target ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6471818 | Procedure to fix a closed zipper-stripe inside a flexible container during its packaging A process for applying a portion of a closed zipper inside a container of flexible material, in which a segment or portion of a closed zipper-strip is first applied by a fixing device upon the inner sides of a film of flexible material, prior to cutting o... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468333 | Gas purifier apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus used for gas purification in a manner that allows for higher flow rates without an unacceptable increase in the pressure vessel diameter. The purifier contains inner and outer filter sleeves. Between the sleev... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6468616 | Joint apparatus and method A joint apparatus for joining two objects together with end faces in face-to-face engagement includes first and second flat elongate plates for attachment to faces of the respective objects adjacent the end face. Each plate has a first side edge for facin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464405 | Wet-mateable electro-optical connector An underwater connector has a plug and a receptacle unit each having an internal chamber in which a respective contact module is located. Each module has an end face having contacts for engagement with corresponding contacts on the other module when the u... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460786 | Drip irrigation tape with indicia Indicia are formed on the outside surface of drip irrigation tape by deforming the strip of flexible material when it is in a semi-molten state and cooling the strip while it is deformed. The indicia may include alphanumeric characters, logos or symbols t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457643 | Voting system This invention relates to a voting system. In particular, this invention relates to a ballot paper which includes an option section and response section, whereby the response section is adapted to be separable from the option section. The option section p... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6456327 | Multi-lenses optical device A multi-lenses optical device with high resolution and low cost is provided for converting an image into electronic signals. The optical device includes a plurality of focusing units for focusing a plurality of sections of the image respectively, and corr... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6447537 | Targeted UV phototherapy apparatus and method A targeted UV phototherapy apparatus has a UV radiation source for emitting UV radiation at a first wavelength and a phosphor element separate from the source for converting the UV radiation in the first wavelength to a different UV wavelength in the ther... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446578 | Spraying methods and apparatus The present invention relates to methods and apparatus, preferably adapted to spray a veterinarian preparation. The apparatus includes: (a) a mixture delivery line to deliver preparation from a source through a lance to a mixture chamber, and (b) air deli... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443878 | Leg exercise apparatus for exercise machine An exercise apparatus has a support frame and a seat mounted on the support frame having a forward end. A leg exercise arm has a first end pivoted to the support frame adjacent the forward end of the seat, and a second end. The arm has a continuous curve ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442843 | Knife and sheath assembly A knife and sheath assembly includes a knife having a handle and a blade and a sheath having a cavity for releasably receiving the knife blade in a storage condition. A first end portion of the blade is adjustably mounted in the handle and a second end po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443494 | Removable optical security film placed on printed surfaces and/or products containing such film An optical security article has a substrate with printed information and an optical security coating adhered to the substrate over the printed information. The security coating contains engraved optical elements which cannot be readily duplicated. The coa... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439778 | Optical fiber connector assembly An optical fiber connector assembly has releasably mating first and second units each having a through bore and a respective ferrule mounted in the through bore and having a front end face having a plurality of optical contacts for mating, face-to-face en... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439229 | Pressure support ventilation control system and method A system and method of controlling the termination of the inhalation phase in a pressure support ventilation system is disclosed, in which an expiratory trigger sensitivity, or ratio of inspiratory flow rate to peak inspiratory flow rate at which the insp... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435595 | Retractable tarpaulin cover apparatus for open-topped container A cover apparatus for an open-topped container such as a trailer or truck bed has a cover for extending over the open top of the container, a plurality of spaced, parallel bows extending between opposite sides of the cover, each bow having a guide at each... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435479 | Load-securing device The invention provides a device for securing the upper terminal position of a liftable and lowerable object, comprising cable means having a hoist-side end and an object-side end; a stationary bracket having an aperture disposed in a substantially horizon... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427993 | Pipe fitting apparatus and method A pipe fitting apparatus includes first and second connector units for releasable connection to respective first and second pipe sections adjacent pipe ends to be coupled, so as to hold the pipe sections relative to one another in the desired relative ori... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6426822 | Method and apparatus for reducing non-linear characteristics of a signal modulator by coherent data collection A pilot signal is generated and injected into the input (108) of a signal modulator (104). The harmonic signal of a pilot signal produced at the output (110) and due to the non-linear transfer function of the signal modulator (104) is coherently sampled i... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6413268 | Apparatus and method for targeted UV phototherapy of skin disorders A UV phototherapy apparatus has a base unit containing a UVB arc lamp and an output port for delivery of UVB radiation within a predetermined range. A flexible, elongate optical guide is connected to the output port at one end and to a handpiece at the op... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409637 | Weight stack frame A weight stack frame for supporting the weight stack of an exercise machine is designed for positioning alongside a seat and exercise device. The frame has spaced upper and lower struts, and front and rear upright struts extending between the front ends a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406000 | Load-securing device The invention provides a device for securing the upper terminal position of a liftable and lowerable object, comprising cable means having a hoist-side end and an object-side end; a stationary bracket having an aperture disposed in a substantially horizon... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402539 | Self-contained underwater cable branching apparatus and method A cable branching apparatus for installation underwater has a circuit distribution unit with first and second ports connected to respective cables, and at least two additional, third and fourth ports. A switch assembly in the circuit distribution unit sel... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6383242 | Mobile enclosure unit A mobile enclosure unit for containment of contaminants has a vertical, wheeled frame assembly having an open upper end and a lower wall. The frame assembly is adjustable in height so that the open upper end can be positioned in contact with a ceiling, al... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6359788 | Circuit board card cage with one-piece, integral card guide units A card guide unit for use in guiding and positioning circuit boards in a card cage, which guide unit is integral, having front and rear cross members that are integral with machined elongated card guides, having machined spaces between the card guides, an... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354442 | Filter with counter flow clearing A filter system (10) comprising a filter medium (11) for filtering contaminants from a process fluid, having a filtration side on which contaminants collect and a filtrate side from which filtrate flows; a counter-flow generator (20) located on the filtra... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6351953 | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents and method for its manufacture A container having a container body, a thermic module at one end of the body, and a closure at the other end of the body initiates an internal exothermic (or, alternatively, endothermic) chemical reaction to heat its contents when a user actuates the ther... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6338701 | Cable and puley linkage for exercise machine A cable and pulley assembly has a first floating pulley unit having a pulley housing and a pair of pulleys rotatably mounted side-by-side in the housing for rotation about a single pulley axis, and a second floating pulley unit having a pulley housing and... | 01/15/2002 |
