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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091893 | Food prep board game A board game containing a board with multicolored squares laid out in a rectangular path and playing pieces to which specialized pieces are added connected as the player advances the playing piece around the board. The specialized pieces to be added to the playing p... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7993726 | Matting product A matting construction includes a multilayer thickness for supporting at least a user thereon, the multilayer thickness may have an outer layer which enables a user to ambulate without slipping thereon; a compressible layer for absorbing at least a portion of the we... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7954782 | Picture hanging position finder and wall marking device Picture Hanging Position Finder And Wall Marking Device has an elongated adjustable vertical support with a hanger at the top to accept and hold a wire or bracket for a framed picture or other hanging object, wherein the device may lean against a wall with the back ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950328 | Blast hole liner A borehole liner comprising a continuous length of polymer tubing of alternating diameters forming undulations sized for creating undulations in the liner to optimize the annular air gap alternating with full bore hole diameter loads of explosive to effectively redu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7926651 | Bottle box package A see-though package for shipping and displaying bottles of beverage vertically upright. A rectangular box is provided for receiving and holding a bottle therein. The box is formed from a top and bottom panels connecting to side panels and back support slat members ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913423 | Ergonomic insole The present invention provides individual solutions to workplace fatigue and stress by determining the specific support needed for each individual. Specifically, the present invention defines and utilizes an ergonomic interaction factor to enable selection of a prop... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7832713 | Guard rail mounting block and guard rail system incorporating the same An improved guard rail system spacer block having a front face, a rear face and an outer circumferential undulating surface surrounding a plurality of individual spaced apart cavities that extend from one of such faces to the other. Lugs project from the rear face t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7818903 | Vehicle front-end quick connect hitch and lift assembly A hitch and adapter assembly for connecting an implement to the front end of vehicles such as all terrain vehicle providing a rigid connection with limited motion for reduced vibration operation. The hitch has two spaced apart sockets on a rigid frame that pivotally... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7721400 | Spiked plate A plate (10) with spikes (11) projecting therefrom to impale a log on respective opposite sides of a crack (20) in the end of the log and wherein the plate has pull tabs (18, 19) integral therewith and grippingly engageable by a tool (... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7685961 | Survey marker A survey marker having a rod with a pointed tip and a shank extending therefrom composed of a rod or rebar material. A head extending from a distal end of the rod opposite the point may include means for retaining a survey flag, means for engaging a drive tool, and ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682122 | Article retrieving and positioning system and apparatus for articles, layers, cases, and pallets A warehousing system and apparatus for retrieving articles from a preselected storage area containing a quantity of the same and delivering them to a designated area spaced therefrom. A track extends a selected distance along a predetermined path that is offset a se... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7607711 | Power operated retractable tailgate assembly A power operated retractable tailgate assembly for a vehicle that includes a tailgate with opposite end edges thereof connected via sliding pivots to a respective one of a pair of elongate slide rails. The slide rails mount in lateral spaced apart relation on the un... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7537412 | Breakaway signpost A sectional I-beam post for use along a roadside in which the post has a first elongate lower section securable via a first slip type coupling to a base anchored in the ground. Slip movement of such coupling is in a direction across the length of the post. The first... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7449432 | Gear oil composition containing nanomaterial The present invention relates to a novel use of nanomaterials as a viscosity modifier and thermal conductivity improver for gear oil and other lubricating oil compositions. The gear oils of the instant invention have a higher viscosity index, higher shear stability,... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445671 | Formation of metal oxide nanowire networks (nanowebs) of low-melting metals A method of producing networks of low melting metal oxides such as crystalline gallium oxide comprised of one-dimensional nanostructures. Because of the unique arrangement of wires, these crystalline networks defined as “nanowebs”, “nanowire networks”, and/o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434529 | Live/bait well ventilation vent A sport or pleasure fishing boat having a closed live well for holding a selected volume of water and a live well ventilation vent unit mounted in a top wall overlying well. The live well vent unit is an open ended elongate sleeve that projects through the wall into... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422262 | Power operated retractable tailgate assembly A power operated retractable tailgate assembly for a vehicle that includes a tailgate with opposite end edges thereof connected via sliding pivots to a respective one of a pair of elongate slide rails. The slide rails mount in lateral spaced apart relation on the un... | 09/09/2008 |
| D576292 | Ladder platform | 09/02/2008 |
| D574677 | Planting tool | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406817 | Mower discharge sliding door An industrial grade mower that has a cutting blade rotating in horizontal plane under an inverted dish like housing that has a cuttings discharge opening in a side wall of the housing, and a easily removable mulch plate held in a dual channel receiver mounting syste... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407599 | Acid based antifreeze composition The present invention relates to a carboxylic acid based antifreeze coolant formulation for heavy duty applications such as for diesel engines which may be used for inhibition and prevention erosion and corrosion of aluminum and the corrosion of other metals exposed... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406720 | Glove with support for hyper-extension resistance A hand glove for the participant of an active sport in which at least one of the participants fingers maybe subjected to hyper-extension from contact received from participating in that sport. The glove has respectively oppositely disposed palm and dorsal faces, a p... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404228 | Paint roller frame A yoke type paint roller frame having a pair of arms joined at one end and each one terminating at the opposite end on which a roller of selected length can be journalled. A cross bar is connected to respective ones of the pair of arms at a preselected location ther... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374592 | Cleaning and polishing composition for metallic surfaces A polish composition for metallic surfaces containing a polish and abrasive alumina nanoparticles in a water in oil emulsion composition composed of surfactants, suspending agents, and aluminum oxide particles of high purity of 200 nanometers or less having a median... | 05/20/2008 |
| D551826 | Clothing having detachable portions | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252811 | Low temperature synthesis of silicon fibers This invention presents a process to produce bulk quantities of nanowires of a variety of semiconductor materials. Large liquid gallium drops are used as sinks for the gas phase solute, generated in-situ facilitated by microwave plasma. To grow silicon nanowires for... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240527 | Key turning device A device to facilitate manipulating a key by persons having restricted finger and/or hand use that includes a key holding unit with a socket in one end thereof and means to removably secure a key to such unit. The device also includes a hand tool that has a hand gri... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234687 | Guardrail support, attachment, and positioning block A block used to space guardrails from support posts. The positioning or spacer block is a generally rectangular block having corded-out cavities to reduce weight and tabs or projections for cooperatively engaging the sides and top of a support post as well as the ed... | 06/26/2007 |
| D543472 | Clock | 05/29/2007 |
| 7119053 | Wheel and tire cleaner composition comprising an ethoxylated quaternary ammonium surfactant An aqueous wheel cleaning solution for removing the dirt form the surface of aluminum, chrome, stainless steel, painted steel, painted aluminum, clear coated aluminum, rubber, and plastic wheels and tires without scrubbing by applying the cleaning solution to the wh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066553 | Furniture structure Slat furniture generally of the outdoor type having a pair of laterally spaced apart supports and slats disposed there between and connected thereto and in which the slats individually or in groups are snap fittingly connected to the supports in a rigid manner such ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059419 | Tractor hitch lift arm adaptor An adapter that converts a tractor hitch coupling from a ball and pin type to a hook type. The adapter is a tubular member having an opening at one end into which an end of the hitch arm is inserted and a hook extends therefrom at the opposite end. A locking dog is ... | 06/13/2006 |
| D514659 | Fishing lure | 02/07/2006 |
| 6895788 | Appliance safety valve assembly A water supply safety valve kit for an appliance in which the kit includes an individual solenoid actuated normally closed valve unit for each water supply line to the appliance and a control unit that plugs into a conventional electrical female household outlet. Th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6860565 | Vehicle tilt seat handle coupling A coupling member for connecting a conventional handle to a lock release actuating shaft of an vehicle tilt seat mechanism. The coupling member comprises a relatively short shaft having contiguous first and second portions that are of different outer dimensions tran... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860182 | Band saw self cooling roller guide The band saw self cooling roller guide is defined by a main cylindrical roller body having a front portion of reduced diameter forming a collar for mounting coaxially around a shaft, and a flange extending from the rear portion thereof forming a shoulder. The thin r... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6783746 | Preparation of stable nanotube dispersions in liquids The introduction of nanotubes in a liquid provides a means for changing the physical and/or chemical properties of the liquid. Improvements in heat transfer, electrical properties, viscosity, and lubricity can be realized upon dispersion of nanotubes in liquids; how... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774091 | Lubricant and additive formulation A lubricant additive formulation for increasing the performance of conventional engine lubricants for use as an engine treatment oil additive formulated for addition to conventional motor oil to improve the lubricating properties of the engine oil and enhance the pe... | 08/10/2004 |
| D493022 | Bread shell | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758627 | Guard rail support, attachment, and positioning spacer block The guard rail support attachment and positioning block or spacer block is used to space guard railing away from posts such as “I” beams which are driven into the ground. The spacer block keeps automobile wheels from impacting the I beams and initiating a roll o... | 07/06/2004 |
