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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845468 | Ladder bracket A ladder bracket for hanging a ladder in a trench box is disclosed. The bracket includes a frame, a first arm and a second arm, and a lip. The first arm and second arm each have a first end attached to the frame and a second end extending in a direction away from th... | 12/07/2010 |
| D622320 | File folder | 08/24/2010 |
| 7451535 | Semi-frameless cabinet and method for making the same A semi-frameless cabinet system including a top panel, bottom panel, two side panels, and a back panel. The cabinet may also include one or more middle shelves, drawers, or doors. Each of the forward facing sides of the cabinet include a grooved surface, wherein edg... | 11/18/2008 |
| D548042 | Lock | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237289 | Platform for adjustable height bed A bed frame for supporting a mattress includes at least first and second sections connectable to form a mattress supporting platform. The platform includes a latch to hold the first and second sections together. The latch includes engageable parts on the first and s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223552 | Myeloperoxidase, a risk indicator for cardiovascular disease Diagnostic tests for characterizing an individual's risk of developing or having a cardiovascular disease. In one embodiment the present diagnostic test comprises determining the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a bodily sample obtained from the individual... | 05/29/2007 |
| D541631 | Lock shackle | 05/01/2007 |
| D541630 | Lock | 05/01/2007 |
| D541135 | Lock | 04/24/2007 |
| D540164 | Portion of a packaging carton | 04/10/2007 |
| 7154023 | Transgenic plants with altered levels of phenolic compounds Methods for altering levels in plants of one or more phenolic compounds that are intermediates or final products of the plant phenylpropanoid pathway are provided. One method comprises transforming a plant cell with an expression construct comprising a nucleic acid ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7133822 | Network based diagnostic system and method for programmable hardware A system and method for diagnosing an electronic device remotely using a network is provided. The electronic device includes one or more programmable logic devices that are configurable. A diagnostic microcontroller functions to communicate to the programmable logic... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129701 | Method of inductive proximity sensing A method of non-intrusive, inductive proximity sensing of a target through a conductive barrier comprises the steps of: disposing an inductive proximity sensor on one side of a barrier of conductive material; disposing a target on the other side of the barrier; dete... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100949 | Ferrule with relief to reduce galling High localized loading, galling, and high torque forces have been generally eliminated or greatly reduced in a two ferrule tube fitting assembly through suitable modification of the rear ferrule so as to redirect the reaction forces acting between the front ferrule ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063846 | Outer membrane protein of and Diagnostic tools for for serodiagnosing ehrlichiosis in mammals, particularly in members of the Canidae family and in humans are provided. The diagnostic tools are a group of outer membrane proteins of E. chaffeensis and variants thereof, referred to hereinaf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032270 | Toilet cleaning apparatus and caddy A toilet cleaning apparatus and caddy is provided which includes a tool which may be held in a user's hand. A swab, which is flushable down the toilet after the cleaning process is complete, is provided which is easily attached and detached from the tool. The tool i... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6995244 | Antagonists for human prolactin A modified human prolactin molecule wherein the prolactin molecule comprises at least one mutation in a region selected from i) amino acids 41–57, ii) amino acids 94–110, and iii) amino acids 160–173; and wherein the at least one mutation is selected from dele... | 02/07/2006 |
| D513444 | Toilet cleaning tool | 01/03/2006 |
| 6955846 | Web for fluid filled unit information A web for the manufacture of fluid filled units with a novel machine and process is disclosed. The web includes an elongate heat sealable, flattened plastic tube comprised of face and back imperforate layers. The layers are imperforately joined together along spaced... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6893820 | Detection of methylated CpG rich sequences diagnostic for malignant cells The present invention provides methods for determining the methylation status of CpG-containing dinucleotides on a genome-wide scale using infrequent cleaving, methylation sensitive restriction endonucleases and two-dimensional gel electrophoretic display of the res... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889726 | Method and apparatus for filling portable high pressure cylinders with respiratory oxygen A method of filling a portable tank with compressed oxygen-enriched gas includes the steps of providing a coupling such that when a portable tank is connected with the coupling oxygen-enriched gas can flow through the coupling into the portable tank; directing oxyge... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889739 | Fluid filled unit formation machine and process A machine for the manufacture of inflated plastic dunnage and other fluid filled units is disclosed. In a disclosed and pictured dunnage embodiment, the machine includes a hollow shaft rotatably mounted on a frame. In the preferred embodiment the shaft is solid. Wit... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883457 | Seating for amphibious vehicles Seat 2 is mounted to slide blocks 24 and rails 22, which in turn are mounted to upstanding brackets 20. The fore-and-aft adjustment of the seats is thus raised above the level of floor 16, avoiding fouling by sand and dirt; corrosi... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877181 | Broom with scuff remover A multipurpose cleaning implement that functions both as a broom and a scuff removing device. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plastic base that serves as the attachment point for (i) a plurality of bristles (ii) a handle, and (iii) a dev... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871122 | Method of adjusting globally performance parameters of a power driven wheelchair A method of adjusting globally performance parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive programs thereof comprises the steps of: programming a microcontroller with a plurality of drive programs for operating the wheelchair, each drive program inc... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6807466 | System and method for steering a multi-wheel drive vehicle A system and method of controlling a multi-wheel drive vehicle is provided. The invention is preferably applicable to the steering of such a vehicle and determines the individual velocities for each wheel drive. In this regard, the invention includes two general ste... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805122 | Oxygen conserving device utilizing a radial multi-stage compressor for high-pressure mobile storage An apparatus and process for supplying low pressure oxygen-enriched gas to a patient and at a moderate pressure to a radial compressor, whereupon it is compressed and fed to a high pressure storage tank. The oxygen-enriched gas is prioritized so that it is continuou... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6794836 | Electric motor drive controller with voltage control circuit operative in different modes An electric motor drive controller for an electric vehicle driven by a motor with permanent excitation and powered by an energy source comprises: a power control stage coupleable to the motor for generating a drive signal at a voltage to control the motor at a desir... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6772926 | Retractable vehicle roof mounted carrier A retractable carrier system (10) is provided for carrying luggage and other objects on the roof of a vehicle. The carrier system (10), which may be original equipment on the vehicle or an after market addition, includes a collapsible container (20 | 08/10/2004 |
| 6665063 | Distributed laser obstacle awareness system A distributed laser based obstacle awareness system for use on-board an aircraft comprises: a plurality of obstacle detecting sensors disposable at a corresponding plurality of locations of the aircraft for emitting laser energy from the aircraft into a p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662650 | Method and apparatus for detecting a dry/wet state of a dual exposed thermistor bead liquid level sensor A method of detecting a dry/wet state of a dual thermistor bead sensor over a wide operating temperature range comprises the steps of: conducting first and second predetermined currents through one and another of the thermistor beads of the sensor, respec... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6650407 | Wide field scanning laser obstacle awareness system A wide field scanning laser obstacle awareness system (LOAS) comprises: a plurality of first optical elements configured to direct a portion of a pulsed laser beam generated by a light source to a light detector, and to direct the pulsed laser beam to a b... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647407 | Blackboard-centric layered software architecture A computer software architecture for an embedded computer system. The architecture includes a hierarchy of software object classes. One classification includes a common information blackboard object. Data is written to the blackboard object by processes i... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644103 | Method and apparatus for detecting a dry/wet state of a thermistor bead A method of detecting a dry/wet state of a thermistor bead comprises the steps of: generating a current waveform that transitions between first and second current levels; conducting the current waveform through the thermistor bead; measuring a voltage wav... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6642824 | Magnetic encoder with snap action switch The disclosure is directed to an encoder apparatus that is capable of resolving magnetically axial and/or rotational displacements of a knob shaft thereof independently and includes a magnetic snap action switch, and a method of assembling the same. In on... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6393874 | Lock construction The present invention is directed to a lock construction for securing to a trailer socket and thereby preventing attachment of the trailer socket to a connecting member of an unauthorized towing vehicle. The lock construction comprising a base with a firs... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6373041 | Image tracker having means for eliminating systematic error in centroid determination of reconstructed images A system and method which substantially eliminates systematic error in a centroid determination of reconstructed waveforms from images generated by an image sensor. In accordance with the invention, a predetermined wavefront error is added to an input wav... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6312141 | Simulated fireworks lamp assembly The lamp assembly includes an emitting framework, a supporting ball, radiating levers and electronic-controller. The emitting framework is connected to the radiating levers via the supporting ball; the radiating levers to which explosion lamps and flashin... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6305198 | Padlock A padlock is provided with a multi-layer protective metal shell having non-aligned, alternating seams among the various layers, primary and secondary key-operable locks attached to the shackle of the padlock by a drive linkage that will fail before the pr... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6276632 | Axi-symmetric mixed compression inlet with variable geometry centerbody A mixed compression supersonic inlet system is provided which includes an external cowl, and an axisymmetric centerbody which preferably translates fore and aft. The centerbody of the inlet system is further provided with indexing segments which circumfer... | 08/21/2001 |
