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Sir William Preece, chief engineer, British Post Office ; 1878
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167128 | Cupcake securement device An individual cupcake holder having prongs extending inwardly from the outside shell walls in order to secure a cupcake in place within the cupcake holder, either above the baking liner or anywhere below the lip edge of the cupcake baking liner so that the frosting ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8099910 | Roof hatch grab bars A roof hatch grab bar assembly for adding comfort to a person ascending or descending a roof hatch and its complementary through the roof ladder. The roof hatch grab bar assembly includes grab bar handrails and a cross support assembly with side supports on either s... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7972142 | Vehicle battery terminal expansion and power distribution device A remote battery terminal expander for electrically connecting a plurality of appliances to a vehicle battery is disclosed that includes an electrical terminator assembly having a permanent electrical communication with a wire, where the terminator is adapted for el... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7805310 | Apparatus and methods for implementing voice enabling applications in a converged voice and data network environment Human speech is transported through a voice and data converged Internet network to recognize its content, verify the identity of the speaker, or to verify the content of a spoken phrase by utilizing the Internet protocol to transmit voice packets. The voice data ( | 09/28/2010 |
| 7749588 | Protective coverings Protective covering for cabinets, appliances, and residential construction components of multi-layer sheeted materials capable of being die-cut into shapes and configurations suitable for protecting kitchen and bath countertops and appliances, home construction comp... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7682141 | Production apparatus for forming plastic molded articles An apparatus and method for making plastic molded articles generally having a double-skinned configuration with a foamed interior extending between the two skins. Such an article can be produced with a double beauty finish, and various inserts can be placed within t... | 03/23/2010 |
| D602861 | Wind turbine | 10/27/2009 |
| 7530886 | Non-glazing dressing wheel A non-glazing dressing wheel (10) suitable for dressing a grinding wheel surface to be used for maintaining a certain tolerance to assure reliability and quality control of ground parts during the grinding operation. The dressing wheel includes at least a fir... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7435157 | Grinding machine, computer software to operate such a machine, and their uses therefor An extremely precise computer controlled grinding machine having the capability to write its own computer programs for controlling the grinding machine to perform individual tasks, including both grinding and dressing to several millionths of an inch. A new device f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7033209 | Vehicle accessory power connector Power connectors and power adapters for various vehicles including motorcycles, snowmobiles, golf carts, and other off-road vehicles to provide easy access to an electrical system on the vehicle to plug in various accessories, including cell phones, laptop computers... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032977 | Light-duty truck dumping mechanism A light-duty truck dumping mechanism is disclosed for pick-up trucks utilizing singularly molded truck box beds, and the tilting mechanism used to dump the contents out of the pick-up truck box bed. Another embodiment of the invention includes a double-folding ramp ... | 04/25/2006 |
| D518955 | Hat box | 04/18/2006 |
| 6950718 | Computer controlled grinding machine A computer (100) located within an electrical console (102) and a rotationnaly operating machine generally denoted by the number by the numeral (10). As must be noted, the rotating machine of the present example and figures can be used for any r... | 09/27/2005 |