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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380515 | Anti-cavitation system An anti-cavitation plate actuating system incorporates pressurized air selectively applied through a control valve to an air assist cylinder. The cylinder, when pressurized, applies force to anti-cavitation plate return springs; the force is not sufficient to expand... | 06/03/2008 |
| RE40316 | Method and device for glucose concentration measurement with special attention to blood glucose determinations The concentration of glucose in the anterior chamber of an eye is non-invasively measured by guiding a beam through a polarizer (4), a quarter wave plate (6), a polarization modulator (20), and an analyzer (7). After initializing the pola... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347196 | Sight mounting system A riser (102) of an archery bow (100) has plurality of holes (200) at least partially through the riser for use in attaching a sight mount (114) to the bow. In one embodiment, the plurality of holes includes eighteen holes (201-... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326897 | Clip on tubing welder A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operat... | 02/05/2008 |
| D556694 | Wall box | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300576 | Pool cleaning system and safety skimmer A swimming pool cleaning system includes a pump, a first tube coupling a suction port of the pump in fluid communication with a main drain or mobile cleaning device which draws water and settled debris from the bottom of the pool, and a skimming device including an ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297105 | Endotracheal camera A low cost camera and radio frequency transmitter are coupled to an endotracheal tube to obtain an image in real time of tissue at the distal end of the endotracheal tube. The image recorded by the camera is transmitted to a low cost radio frequency receiver nearby ... | 11/20/2007 |
| D555263 | Light coding device | 11/13/2007 |
| D553037 | Remotely controlled animal training receiver | 10/16/2007 |
| D550732 | Narrow faceted slotted ground jaw | 09/11/2007 |
| D550733 | Curved slotted ground jaw | 09/11/2007 |
| D550734 | T-shaped ground jaw | 09/11/2007 |
| D550262 | Wide faceted slotted ground jaw | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257886 | Apparatus for inserting, retaining and extracting a device from a compartment Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254924 | solar reflective ventilated translucent blocks A vented hollow translucent/transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a sheet of solar radiation reflective material disposed therein to define two compartments within the plastic block. A vent is disposed in a side wall of the plastic block in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252051 | Neck motion detector and method for bark control device An electronic apparatus (1) for control of vocalization by a dog includes first and second stimulus electrodes (5) connected to a surface (9) of the housing, a vibration sensor (6), control circuitry in the housing having an input coupled... | 08/07/2007 |
| RE39642 | Spatial light modulator and method A spatial light modulator including a thin layer of solid-state electro-optical material having parallel, opposite first and second surfaces, an elongated first electrode disposed on the first surface and a plurality of spaced, elongated second electrodes disposed o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213275 | Float operated hydraulic suction fuse for swimming pools A hydraulic suction fuse is mounted in a conventional debris collection trap of a swimming pool, spa or the like, to significantly reduce or eliminate any suction force on the bottom or side wall mounted drain of the swimming pool, spa or the like, as a result of th... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211776 | Method for unattended sealing of tubing A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operat... | 05/01/2007 |
| D540098 | Multi-compartment collapsible air pillow | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198009 | Frequency spectrum capture and compare technique for valid bark detection An electronic apparatus (1) supported against a dog's skin to control vocalizing by the dog electronically converts the vocalizing into a sequence of signals representing frequencies of the vocalizing, and operates a controller to determine if each measured f... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188453 | Masonry wall supported fence and method A post tensioned wall includes accessible clamping plates at the ends of selected tensioning rods. Each post of a fence section is welded to a corresponding clamping plate to mechanically attach the post to the tensioning rod extending from a footing or foundation a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187291 | Control system and method for remote launchers A remotely controlled device (3) for controlling a remotely controlled launcher for dog training includes receiving circuitry (26,27) for receiving control information signals from a remote transmitter (2), controller (40) coupled to rece... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178179 | Anti-entrapment drain A drain for swimming pools, spas, whirlpool baths, etc., includes a plurality of first orifices in communication with corresponding serpentine passageways to minimize hair or a body part from covering and entering the first orifices to a degree sufficient to entrap ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162063 | Digital skin lesion imaging system and method New or significantly changed skin lesions are detected by providing digital baseline image data of an area of a subject's skin by placing a calibration piece on the area and then positioning a digital camera to frame the area within a field of view of the camera and... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156518 | Cataract imaging apparatus A method is disclosed for quantifying the extent a cataract impairs vision in an eye having a pupil, an ocular lens, and a retina. The method includes illuminating a localized region of the retina such that light is reflected from the localized region and is transmi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151243 | Method for welding material with a clip on welder A clip on welder includes two pairs of opposed grippers defined by pivotally attached upper and lower frames for latching the welder to heat weldable material, such as a length of tubing, upon actuation of a start button by an operator; thereafter, the welder operat... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143805 | Sunscreen In an adjustable mounting system for a sunscreen a cap on one end of a housing for the screen has a pivot stud that is received in a bearing opening in a post hingedly connected to base. The hinge connection is preferably provided by a cylindrical keyway and cylindr... | 12/05/2006 |
| D532684 | Collar | 11/28/2006 |
| D531888 | Connector with slots transverse to threaded section | 11/14/2006 |
| D531584 | Remote control animal training transmitter | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131639 | Water distribution system for an evaporative cooler An evaporative cooler, including one or more media modules, distributes water from a source of water to each module through a constant flow valve. A distribution unit at each media module includes a spray bar for spraying water through a plurality of uniformly space... | 11/07/2006 |
| D530926 | Card holder | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121506 | Remotely controlled model airplane having deflectable centrally biased control surface A remotely controlled model airplane includes a receiver responsive to signals from a transmitter to control the direction of flight of the model airplane. The receiver, powered by a battery, demodulates the signal transmitted by the transmitter to selectively energ... | 10/17/2006 |
| D528625 | Archery bow | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089607 | Pool drain assembly with annular inlet The swimming pool floor or spa floor drain assembly of the present invention includes a drain body having a mouth positionable in proximity to the pool wall to serve as a fluid flow inlet, a spaced apart fluid flow outlet positionable below the mouth and a sidewall ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089606 | Manually resettable hydraulic suction fuse for swimming pools A hydraulic suction fuse is mounted in a conventional debris collection trap of a swimming pool, spa or the like, to significantly reduce or eliminate any suction force on the bottom or side wall mounted drain of the swimming pool, spa or the like, as a result of th... | 08/15/2006 |
| D526402 | Fixed configuration vent | 08/08/2006 |
