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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074370 | Horizontal centrifugal device for moisture removal from a rug A device for removing moisture from a rug or other item, such as a tent or a tarp, etc. in a short time while preventing compression of the rug or the item and the resultant crushing of fringe comprising a shaft disposed on a horizontal axis having a large diameter ... | 12/13/2011 |
| D622217 | Electric plug | 08/24/2010 |
| D596571 | Electric plug | 07/21/2009 |
| 7392645 | Bed knife gage holder for adjusting lawn mower cutters An accessory to a bed knife gage and bar that holds the bar in place against the rollers on a lawn mower cutter. The accessory comprises a movable permanent magnet attached to a rod and handle, the rod, in turn, attached to the bar. Engagement of the permanent magne... | 07/01/2008 |
| D570676 | Cable tether | 06/10/2008 |
| D567037 | Food cutter | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353918 | Brake assembly for a bicycle A novel brake assembly is provided for a bicycle. The assembly is composed of an arrangement of a pair of brake pads each connected to a rod member in turn guided for axial movement by a base fixed on the bicycle frame. A bifurcated control cable actuates wedge memb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343813 | Multicapacitor sensor array A new capacitive sensor array comprises a first plurality of conductors separated by a compressible insulator from a second plurality of conductors lying in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The second plurality of conductors are paired to partially overla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343704 | Lighted safety and warning signs Illuminated warning signs of familiar shapes employ back lighting through letters of smoked translucent plastic or glass. The back lighting is produced by incandescent lights or light emitting diodes located behind the letters. Thus, for example, in daylight a stop ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340118 | Fuel injectors with integral fiber optic pressure sensors and associated compensation and status monitoring devices Fuel injectors (10) for internal combustion engines are modified and equipped with fiber optic fuel pressure sensors (12) and fiber optic combustion pressure sensors (14). The combustion pressure sensors (14) are located in separate chann... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7315235 | First warning system for automotive vehicles A laser-based first warning system for vehicles is principally intended to be used when a vehicle is moving or about to move and can't be seen by oncoming drivers or pedestrians. The first warning system provides lasers on both sides, the front and back of the vehic... | 01/01/2008 |
| D545069 | Tie holder | 06/26/2007 |
| 7121175 | Wheel nut tool A device for use with a tool for rotating a wheel nut of a vehicle. The device is fittable to a diameter of a wheel to facilitate the turning of a wheel nut for loosening for removal of the wheel from the vehicle or for tightening the wheel to the vehicle. The devic... | 10/17/2006 |
| D529725 | Tie and pocket square holder | 10/10/2006 |
| 7018090 | Holding device for holding a bucket while mixing materials contained within bucket A device for holding a container (bucket) containing material to be mixed without the need for an operator to hold the container comprises a frame having multiple rings. An upper ring and a lower ring are attached to vertical connectors. Horizontal connectors extend... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6967568 | Rear turning signal sensor The invention is a sensing and indicating device for determining the presence of a second vehicle near to a first vehicle and indicating the presence of the second vehicle. A sensor is positioned and electrically connected between the light socket and the light bulb... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6585151 | Method for producing microporous objects with fiber, wire or foil core and microporous cellular objects A method for producing microporous objects with fiber, wire or foil core with periodic welding of nodes by movement of the substrate and the making of a porous mat. Microporous objects are created by deposition of small dimension of solid from liquid stre... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550302 | Sheet metal stamping die design for warm forming In metal stamping dies, by taking advantage of improved material flow by selectively warming the die, flat sections of the die can contribute to the flow of material throughout the workpiece. Local surface heating can be accomplished by placing a heating ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6443819 | Device for dressing grinding wheels A movable frame assembly to move a device for dressing a grinding wheel for the sharpening an ice skate blade. The device uses a housing surrounding a grinding wheel and movable frame with a swing arm. A dressing tool is mounted in the dresser swing arm a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6227036 | Multiple microphone photoacoustic leak detection and localization system and method A method and system for multiple microphone photoacoustic leak detection and localization. The leak detection technique uses photoacoustic sounds produced by the interaction of a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser turned to 10.6 microns and a photoactive tracer g... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6208739 | Noise and vibration suppression method and system A method and system for attenuating the effects of unknown, unmeasurable and time-varying exogenous disturbances on multiple-input multiple-output dynamical systems are described. The disturbance rejection system is characterized in terms of an ARMARKOV o... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5987687 | Handle for a bristle holding portion of a brush A handle for a bristle holding portion of a brush. The handle is ergonomically shaped to fit a user's hand. The handle is configured into a longitudinal cylinder and can be resilient to further increase the user's comfort. The handle can be sanitized for ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5897428 | Device for contouring and sharpening ice skate blades A device and method for contouring and sharpening an ice skate blade. The device uses a fixture for holding the ice skate. The fixture employs retractable depending cam rollers to be guided by cam templates recessed into the top surface of the table of th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5857424 | Position-adaptor for milking machine inflations A device for positioning a milking machine inflation onto an animal's teat. The device is rubber and has an opening through the device. The device fits over the head of an inflation with the inflation head stopping at an inflation plate inside the device.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5791974 | Device and method for contouring ice skate blades A device and a method for contouring an ice skate blade. The method comprises the steps of measuring the overall length of the soleplate of the boot and calculating the center point of the soleplate, transferring the center point of the soleplate to the b... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5726369 | Musical instrument and a device for connecting accessories thereto A device and method for automatically controlling accessories connected with a musical instrument. A switch on a movable arm of an instrument stand indicates the presence of the instrument. The switch is normally closed activating all connected accessorie... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5679081 | Golf tee adjustable for different heights A golf tee and a method of adjusting the golf tee to different heights. The golf tee has different sized body sections that are separable and may be reattachable. The top different sized section has a golf ball supporting concavity. The tee can be used bo... | 10/21/1997 |
